Uzbekistan Bukhara Province Education Director Visits Gyeongbuk Office of Education ... Tours Educational Facilities

The Gyeongbuk Office of Education announced that on the 18th, the head of the Bukhara Province Office of Education in Uzbekistan visited the Gyeongbuk Office of Education.

This event was organized to provide overseas education institution officials with opportunities to experience and observe excellent educational resources, aiming to establish Gyeongbuk education as a global standard in education. As part of the K-EDU governance to build a global education network with overseas institutions, education officials from Uzbekistan were invited as the first visitors.

Faruk Kurbonov, Head of the Education Office of Bukhara Province, Uzbekistan (second from the right in the photo), and staff members of the Education Office are taking a commemorative photo with Jong-sik Lim, Superintendent of Gyeongbuk Office of Education (third from the left).

The delegation of four, led by Kurbonov Faruq, head of the Office of Education, began their visit on the 18th with a tour of the Andong Math Experience Center and the Gyeongbuk Office of Education. Over the course of three nights and five days, they will visit various experience centers operated by the Gyeongbuk Office of Education, including the Gyeongbuk Office of Education Invention Education Experience Center and the Gyeongju Korean Language Education Center located in Gyeongju.

In particular, at the Gyeongju Korean Language Education Center, they will observe Korean language classes and have a conversation session with about ten students from Uzbekistan regarding daily life in Gyeongbuk and Korean language learning.

On the 19th, they will visit experiential education facilities and schools involved in international exchange, such as Seondeok Girls' Middle School and Wolsung Elementary School, a multicultural research school, to observe vivid educational sites.

Kurbonov Faruq, head of the Office of Education, said, “Due to the influence of K-POP and other factors, there is a strong favorable sentiment toward Korea and great enthusiasm for Korean language education,” adding, “We hope for exchanges in various areas such as student and school international exchanges and Korean language education.”

Lim Jong-sik, Superintendent of the Gyeongbuk Office of Education, stated, “Introducing the advanced educational resources of the Gyeongbuk Office of Education and furthering educational policy, exchanges between students and schools, and attracting excellent international students, Uzbekistan will be an excellent partner in building the ‘K-EDU governance.’ We will continue to expand the network to China, Taiwan, Malaysia, and beyond.”

The Gyeongbuk Office of Education is actively conducting exchanges between students and schools through the ‘Theme-based Global Understanding Education Project,’ which involves online, mutual visits, and invitations with Uzbekistan. In November 2022, they signed a letter of intent for exchange with the Tashkent Korean Education Center.

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