Candidate Superintendent Lee Jeong-seon Recruits Numerous Education Experts in Climate and Environment

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] On the 28th, Lee Jeong-seon, a preliminary candidate for Gwangju Superintendent of Education in the June 1 local elections, recruited a large number of 18 experts in 11 educational fields, including Yoon Won-tae, CEO of the International Climate Environment Center, and Yang Bong-ryeol, former ambassador to Malaysia.

On the same day, the candidate held a recruitment ceremony at the campaign office and stated, “We have gathered educational experts to advise on diverse and specialized curricula such as career guidance focused on students' dreams and global education fostering world citizens of democracy, human rights, and peace.”

The 11 educational experts recruited by the candidate include ▲Character Education: Park Nam-joo, Director of the Character Education Promotion Institute ▲Climate Environment: Yoon Won-tae, CEO of the International Climate Environment Center ▲Global Education: Yang Bong-ryeol, former ambassador to Malaysia ▲School Safety: Song Chang-young, Chairman of the Korea Disaster Safety Technology Institute, Park Nam-gyu, former Director of Industrial Safety at the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency ▲Economic Education: Ko Doo-gap, Head of the Mokpo University Economic Education Center (Professor of Economics), among others.

For career education, experts with school field experience were appointed, including Jeong Hyun and Ahn Jung-seop, former principals with over 20 years of career guidance experience, Kim Ae-ok, professor at Jeonnam Provincial College for early childhood care, and Kim Hyun-woo, professor at Chosun University for school physical education.

In the field of special education for disabilities, advising on the candidate’s educational philosophy of responsible education that does not give up on a single child despite different student environments, Kim Kang-nam, Chairman of the Se-gwang School Foundation, and Hong Ki-young, Chairman of the Gwangsan District Gwangju Integrated Special Nursery, were appointed.

Additionally, labor education experts who incorporate the value of labor into the curriculum include Kim Hong-kwan, advisory member of the National Human Rights Commission, and four former and current union chairpersons. In the field of civic education, representatives such as Byun Won-seop, former head of Participation Autonomy 21, and Lee Kyung-hee, founding chairman of the May 18 Memorial Foundation Comrades Association, were appointed.

These educational experts will lead a major transformation in Gwangju education and act as policy brains to implement innovative inclusive education. They will serve as advisory committee members for Lee Jeong-seon’s campaign, proposing various educational policies and conveying voices from the field to the candidate.

In particular, in response to the post-COVID-19 era and the Fourth Industrial Revolution, they are expected to provide expert insights on new curricula such as climate environment, AI digital education, the Fourth Industrial Revolution, global education, and school safety.

The candidate said, “The new Gwangju education that Lee Jeong-seon dreams of is to nurture global talents with international mindsets and students with labor and economic sensitivity who will be leaders of the Fourth Industrial Revolution,” adding, “Such future-oriented education will be promoted through the participation and collaboration of various educational experts.”

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