Incheon National University Launches Petition Campaign with 1 Million Signatures to Urge Establishment of Public Medical School

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] Incheon National University has launched a citywide petition campaign to urge the establishment of a medical school.

Incheon National University announced on the 5th that it has embarked on a petition campaign to establish a public medical school at Incheon National University, aiming for the participation of one million citizens by the end of December.

Incheon National University is conducting the petition campaign not only offline but also online through social networking services (SNS), QR codes, and phone connections.

They are encouraging voluntary participation in the petition campaign targeting public institutions, schools, companies, and various organizations, and through cooperation with Incheon City, districts and counties, and the city council, they have installed homepage pop-up windows and online petition sections to make it easy for anyone to participate.

Since the petition campaign related to the establishment of the Incheon National University public medical school began on the 1st, it is reported that more than 5,800 citizens have participated so far.

Earlier, Kim Gyoheung, a member of the National Assembly Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee from the Democratic Party of Korea, introduced a bill to amend the law for the establishment of the Incheon National University public medical school.

The amendment designates Incheon National University as a regional public health support university to establish a medical school, and stipulates that the state must fully support students' tuition and practical training expenses necessary for their studies.

It also designates Incheon Medical Center as the educational and practical training institution for the Incheon National University medical school, and requires graduates to work for 10 years at public health institutions in Incheon after obtaining their licenses.

Park Jongtae, president of Incheon National University, said, "We need to train medical personnel who can respond to various infectious diseases, including the COVID-19 crisis," and added, "We will improve the poor public healthcare system in the region through the establishment of the Incheon National University public medical school."

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