Gyeongnam Office of Education Energizes International Education Exchange by Seizing COVID-19 Opportunity

Despite the COVID-19 crisis, students in Gyeongnam are strengthening their future capabilities by continuing various international exchanges through the 'On-Nuri Learning Program'.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Saerom] Gyeongsangnam-do Office of Education announced on the 9th that it is continuing international educational exchanges online amid the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation.

In response to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, the Gyeongnam Office of Education is operating the 'On-Nuri Learning Program' to activate online international educational exchanges. This year, 233 students from 18 elementary, middle, and high schools in Gyeongnam are exchanging with students from seven countries including Japan, China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Taiwan, India, and Vietnam.

On the 30th and December 6th, students from Changwon Hyeondong Elementary School and Sacheon Middle School will respectively meet online with students from Okutsu Elementary School in Okayama Prefecture, Japan, and Okita Middle School. On the 29th of last month, students from Hamyang Seoha Elementary School held a real-time online class presenting traditional cultures of each country in English with Ananta Vidyaniketan School in India.

Park Minseo, a 3rd-grade student who participated in the class, said, "Preparing a presentation in English was difficult, but it was amazing to meet friends from other countries online."

Students from Sacheon Middle School's English club shared opinions on saving the global environment with students from an Indonesian SMP school in September. The Gyeongnam Office of Education's International Exchange Center plans to produce and distribute an international education exchange guidebook to each school to expand online exchanges.

Hong Jeonghee, Director of Career Education, said, "Even in a crisis where face-to-face exchanges have become difficult, if there is will, students can have international exchange opportunities in various ways," adding, "We will turn this crisis into an opportunity and continue sustainable international educational exchanges."

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