Busan Office of Education Introduces Internationally Accredited IB Curriculum Program
[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] The Busan Metropolitan Office of Education is introducing the internationally accredited educational program ‘IB (International Baccalaureate) Program’ to cultivate global talents with creative competencies.
The IB program, operated in over 160 countries worldwide, is an internationally accredited curriculum developed by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO), headquartered in Switzerland.
The program aims to foster students' thinking through question-based learning, collaborative inquiry, and written and essay-type assessments.
To operate the IB curriculum, schools must undergo evaluation and review by the IBO and be certified as IB World Schools.
The Busan Metropolitan Office of Education plans to select and support a total of four schools as IB research and autonomous schools starting next year: two elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school.
The selection of IB research and autonomous schools will be conducted through a public competition.
To develop a leading operational model for the IB curriculum and to secure excellent human resources stably, the Busan Office of Education will carefully review the budget and support measures required from the interest and candidate school stages through the certification process as a World School, and select research and autonomous schools accordingly.
The Office of Education also plans to establish the foundation for IB operation and gather opinions from the educational community through IB forums and future education public discussions.
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Ha Yun-su, Superintendent of the Busan Metropolitan Office of Education, stated, “The internationally accredited IB program is a new alternative for future education that breaks away from the rote learning, which has been pointed out as the biggest problem in Korean education. Through the operation of IB research and autonomous schools, we will present the direction of a future-oriented curriculum centered on global competencies.”
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