Seoul City to Resume New Registrations for 'Seoul Run' from February... Enrollment Open for New Elementary, Middle, and High School Students

Providing 'SeoulRun' Original Content Including Admission Materials Available to Non-Members and Study Method Lectures by Education Experts

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] With the new year budget for ‘Seoul Run’ aimed at restoring the educational ladder confirmed at 13.3 billion KRW, the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on the 6th that new registrations for ‘Seoul Run’ will resume in mid-February ahead of the new semester.

Youth who meet the income criteria (basic livelihood security recipients and those with median income below 50%), out-of-school youth, multicultural family youth, youth from legally single-parent families, and North Korean defectors who did not register in 2021, including elementary, middle, and high school students, are all eligible to join.

For existing ‘Seoul Run’ members, new online lectures for preview and review are being provided on each site during the winter vacation period of January and February to help them prepare effectively for the new school year.

Additionally, Seoul has introduced the latest admissions and learning content that can be accessed even by those who are not ‘Seoul Run’ members. This is open content available to anyone without login.

First, for examinees who have completed the CSAT and prospective examinees preparing for the new year’s CSAT, the ‘2022-2023 Regular Admissions (Entrance Exam) Guidebook’ is provided. This is exclusive content created by current and former teachers participating in ‘Seoul Run’. It comprehensively covers useful information that admissions candidates need to know, including the 2023 college entrance schedule and key features, special admissions for equal opportunity, and promising departments in junior colleges. Anyone can download it from the ‘Seoul Run’ website.

Educational expert Jin Dong-seop, a former admissions officer at Seoul National University, offers a ‘Real Study Method Special Lecture’, and ‘Career Coaching’ for teenagers considering their future paths, both of which are open lectures beneficial to elementary, middle, and high school students alike.

In the new year, Seoul will continue to provide online lecture content from private education companies and mentoring for low-income elementary, middle, and high school students, out-of-school youth, and multicultural family youth. The city will also showcase a variety of specialized content it produces independently, covering study methods, career planning, and general knowledge. Furthermore, edu-tech (edu+tech) based content utilizing digital methods, such as metaverse entrance exam briefings, is also planned.

Lee Dae-hyun, Director of Lifelong Education at Seoul City, said, “In the Year of the Black Tiger, we will strive to make the ‘Seoul Run’ project a service that is even more helpful to our students. Based on the experiences gained from last year’s pilot project, we will do our best to instill confidence and dreams in youth. We ask for your continued interest and support for the increasingly diverse ‘Seoul Run’ content and services.”

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