Gyeongnam Office of Education Achieves 100% Completion of Unused Closed School Utilization Project

Gyeongnam Office of Education is announcing the final results of the '2131 Project'.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Saerom] The Gyeongsangnam-do Office of Education has achieved 100% completion of the '2131 Project,' a project utilizing unused closed schools.

The '2131 Project' is a program that operates a total of 29 unused closed schools to expand local education finances and improve the efficiency of managing shared assets.

Among the 14 schools sold, 13 are used by local governments as facilities to increase residents' income and convenience facilities. Ten leased schools have been contracted for use as community sports facilities and shared-use facilities, and the remaining five schools are utilized by the provincial office of education as special schools, experience centers, archives, and more.

In 2022, a local public contest project was promoted to use closed schools as tourist ecological forests, health walking trails, healing campsites, etc., presenting a model of closed school utilization supported by local governments and operated by local residents.

Hwang Dulsuk, head of the finance department, said, "We will do our best to breathe new life into the increasing number of closed schools, enhance educational utilization, and establish a future education system."

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