Professor Kim Hee-gyu of Silla University Appointed President of the National Association of Private Colleges of Education Deans

Kim Hee-gyu, Dean of the College of Education at Silla University.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Professor Kim Hee-gyu of the Department of Education at Silla University was recently appointed as the president at the regular general meeting of the National Association of Private Colleges of Education Deans.

Professor Kim will serve as president for one year starting from March 2022, leading the association.

Professor Kim has served as a researcher at the Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation and as a policy advisory member for the Ministry of Education. Currently, he is the president of the Korean Holistic Convergence Education Society and the dean of the College of Education at Silla University, dedicating efforts to creative convergence education and teacher talent development.

Professor Kim stated, “The function of teacher training must shift from a simple quota management system to specialized pre-service teacher education that leads future education.”

He also pointed out, “To achieve this, it is necessary to develop and generalize a leading model on a national scale.”

The National Association of Private Colleges of Education Deans is a consultative body composed of deans from 33 private colleges of education nationwide. It focuses on teacher training through exchanges for the development of colleges of education nationwide and cooperation with the Ministry of Education and metropolitan and provincial offices of education.

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