Suncheon-si Selected as a 'General Financial Support University' Based on Basic Competency Diagnosis Results of All Universities in the Area

Sunchon National University, Sunchon Jeil University, and Cheongam University to Receive Financial Support for Three Years Starting Next Year

[Suncheon=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Suncheon City, Jeollanam-do (Mayor Heo Seok) announced on the 19th that Suncheon National University, Suncheon Jeil University, and Cheongam University located in the city were selected as ‘General Financial Support Universities’ in the Ministry of Education’s ‘2021 University Basic Competency Diagnosis’ evaluation held on the 17th.

The ‘University Basic Competency Diagnosis’ is a policy that comprehensively evaluates every three years based on related indicators such as university development plans and achievements, educational conditions, classes and curriculum, student support, and educational outcomes to normalize university education and reduce university quotas due to the declining school-age population.

Suncheon National University’s re-entry as a ‘General Financial Support University’ this time is significant as it is the result of efforts by university members to reform the academic structure and curriculum and improve the quality of education, along with Suncheon City enacting the Local University Promotion Ordinance and providing annual support of 1 billion KRW, demonstrating cooperative efforts between the university and local government for university normalization.

The general universities selected in this University Basic Competency Diagnosis evaluation will receive about 4.8 billion KRW annually, and junior colleges will receive about 3.7 billion KRW annually, supported for three years from next year until 2024.

Mayor Heo Seok of Suncheon said, “I hope our universities in Suncheon will rise as central universities of the southern central region, the counterbalance to the metropolitan area, riding the wave of balanced development in an era of population extinction and regional extinction,” and added, “We are also operating a win-win cooperation council for mutual growth between universities and the region and will actively support the revitalization of local universities.”

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