Changwon Special City Hosts Delegation from Balanga City, Philippines

Benchmarking Advanced Administration and Promoting International Exchange

On the 21st, Changwon City in Gyeongnam Province welcomed a delegation of 10 exchange visitors led by Francis Garcia, the mayor of Balanga City in Bataan Province, Philippines, and held a discussion on ways to promote exchanges between the two cities.

This visit was arranged at the request of Balanga City to share advanced administrative practices such as Changwon City's civil servant training system and to discuss various exchange plans between the two cities.

Changwon Special City welcomed an exchange delegation led by Francis Garcia Balanga, the mayor of Bataan Province, Philippines, on the 21st.

Balanga City, with a population of 100,000, is the capital city of Bataan Province in the Philippines and is one of the international education cities that joined the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities in 2015. Balanga City is home to Bataan State University, which signed an international exchange agreement with Changwon National University in 2021 and has maintained active exchanges.

Francis Garcia, mayor of Balanga City, said, "We appreciate Changwon City's hospitality and this opportunity to observe Changwon's advanced administration, including the civil servant training system," and added, "We hope that substantial and diverse exchanges between the two cities will continue in the future."

Mayor Hong Nam-pyo said, "We welcome the delegation from Balanga City, the capital city of Bataan Province, and hope that this meeting will help both cities grow together as mutually beneficial partners in the global era."

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