Gyeongsang National University and Gyeongnam Provincial Office of Education Sign Agreement for Local Talent Development

Agreed to Form a Collaboration Committee to Share Progress on Various Future Education Projects

The Provincial Office of Education and Gyeongsang National University are signing a business agreement.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Gyeongsang National University and the Gyeongsangnam-do Office of Education signed a business agreement on the morning of December 21 in the conference room of the Gyeongsangnam-do Office of Education to foster talents who will lead the development of the local community.

The signing ceremony was attended by Kwon Soon-ki, President of Gyeongsang National University, Park Jong-hoon, Superintendent of Gyeongsangnam-do Office of Education, and other officials from both institutions.

The two institutions plan to collaborate to establish a future talent development system that nurtures the talents needed in Gyeongnam within the region, with the Gyeongnam Office of Education responsible for primary and secondary education and Gyeongsang National University as a national flagship university.

This agreement was concluded following practical department consultations and the preparation of a detailed project plan, initiated by Gyeongsang National University’s proposal in June.

In the agreement, both institutions agreed to cooperate on ▲forming and operating a collaboration committee to discover joint projects for future talent development ▲sharing and collaborating on future education projects currently promoted by the university and the education office for sustainable development ▲sharing and collaborating on personnel to strengthen the linkage between high school and university curricula ▲sharing and collaborating on educational resources between the university and the education office to operate student support programs in the Gyeongnam region.

In January next year, the two institutions will hold the first collaboration committee meeting to explore specific implementation plans such as teacher training to enhance future education capabilities, operation of programs to improve future education talent competencies, support for the high school credit system, and establishing a linkage foundation.

President Kwon Soon-ki emphasized, “We will transform the educational environment and system to be student-customized,” adding, “We will share leading facilities for future education, involve excellent teachers from the education office in university curricula, and utilize university educational resources to solve educational issues together with the Gyeongnam Office of Education.”

Superintendent Park Jong-hoon stated, “To resolve the concentration in the metropolitan area and further strengthen regional capabilities, an education system that nurtures local talents within the region must be established.”

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