Incheon Office of Education and Inha University Sign Agreement to Operate High School Credit System Linked with Local Community

At the 'Inha University-Incheon Metropolitan Office of Education Business Agreement Ceremony for the Operation of the Community-Linked High School Credit System' held at Inha University on the 7th, Do Seong-hoon, Superintendent of Incheon Metropolitan Office of Education (left), and Jo Myung-woo, President of Inha University, are taking a commemorative photo with the attendees.
[Photo by Inha University]

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] The Incheon Metropolitan Office of Education and Inha University signed a business agreement on the 7th to operate a community-linked high school credit system.

The high school credit system, which will be fully implemented in 2025, is a system where students select subjects based on their career and aptitude, grounded in basic literacy and fundamental academic skills, and earn and accumulate credits for subjects that meet the completion criteria to graduate.

Through this agreement, both parties agreed to share human and material resources for operating the community-linked high school credit system, and to cooperate in establishing operation plans, budget support, curriculum development, and the development and operation of teacher professional development training programs.

Inha University has been actively participating since last year in the Dreamdure joint curriculum operated by the Incheon Metropolitan Office of Education to establish the foundation for introducing the high school credit system and to realize career-tailored education for students.

In the initial semester, courses such as Education, Psychology, Philosophy, Social Inquiry Methods, Sports Game Analysis, and Sports Game Fitness were offered, and in the second semester of this year, advanced convergence subjects required by the Fourth Industrial Revolution era, such as Artificial Intelligence Mathematics, Advanced Life Science, and Big Data Analysis, are being offered and operated.

Do Seonghun, Superintendent of Incheon Metropolitan Office of Education, said, "Through active mutual cooperation as a regional educational community with Inha University, we will operate various curricula suitable for social changes so that students can grow into key talents leading the future society."

Jo Myungwoo, President of Inha University, said, "We will actively cooperate to share the university's excellent educational infrastructure and develop curricula that meet social changes and consumer demands, enabling students to participate in various subjects and discover their infinite potential and aptitude to develop the capabilities to challenge the future."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.