12 Areas Including Haeundae-gu, Busan Newly Designated as the 3rd Phase of Education Internationalization Special Zones
On the 12th, the Ministry of Education announced the results of the new designation for the '3rd Phase of Education Internationalization Special Zones (2023?2027)'.
The newly designated areas this time are ▲Hwaseong, Gyeonggi-do ▲Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju ▲Suseong-gu, Daegu ▲Nam-gu, Busan ▲West Busan (Saha-gu and Sasang-gu), Busan ▲Jung-gu, Busan ▲Haeundae-gu, Busan ▲Sejong ▲Jeju (Seogwipo City) ▲Dangjin, Chungnam ▲Cheonan, Chungnam ▲Hongseong and Yesan, Chungnam, totaling 12 locations.
The Ministry of Education designates and operates Education Internationalization Special Zones in regions that have excellent conditions and demand for activating internationalized education, aiming to cultivate professional personnel with internationalization capabilities, strengthen the nation's international competitiveness, and promote balanced regional development. Currently, six regions are in operation.
The 12 newly designated regions received excellent evaluations in the designation review for their firm commitment from local government heads and superintendents, and especially for promoting various educational innovations such as international joint classes with overseas schools and customized foreign language education utilizing EdTech.
In the designated special zones, special exceptions can be applied for school designation and operation that do not follow Article 23 (Curriculum) and Article 29 (Textbooks) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act for the next five years (2023?2027), allowing the promotion of education internationalization projects reflecting regional characteristics. They can also receive financial support from both central and local governments.
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Song Geun-hyun, Director of Global Education Planning at the Ministry of Education, stated, "As a result of operating the 2nd phase of Education Internationalization Special Zones, by running distinctive curricula through autonomous internationalization pilot schools, student satisfaction has increased, and accessibility to international education for local residents has improved, achieving significant outcomes. We will actively support creating a leading model of education internationalization that overcomes the crisis of regional extinction and revitalizes regions centered on the Education Internationalization Special Zones."
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