Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education to Hold Jeonnam Education Policy Council Meeting in December

The Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education announced on the 14th that it held the ‘December Jeonnam Education Policy Council’ in the main conference room of the office building to realize future education that reflects the characteristics of Jeonnam.

At the council meeting, more than 60 people, including education superintendents from 22 cities and counties, heads of 12 affiliated institutions, and department heads from the main office, shared the ‘2024 Jeonnam Education Major Work Plan’ and the operational direction of the Jeonnam-type future schools.

Additionally, Jo Ok-hyun, Chair of the Education Committee of the Jeonnam Provincial Council, and Na Gwang-guk, a provincial council member from the Muan area, attended to support the realization of ‘Jeonnam-type educational autonomy.’

The Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education held the 'December Jeonnam Education Policy Council' to realize future education that reflects the unique characteristics of Jeonnam. Photo by Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education

‘2024 Jeonnam Education’ aims to actively respond to social changes by adopting ‘Glocal Education from the Region to the World’ as the direction for a major transformation in Jeonnam education, and plans to establish a ‘Jeonnam-type Future School’ model.

The attendees discussed ways to embody the vision of future education that everyone desires at the ‘2024 Korea Glocal Future Education Expo,’ which will be held for five days from May 29 to June 2 next year at the Yeosu World Expo Center.

They also reaffirmed their commitment to promote four major educational indicators linked with the region through presentations on key policy achievements and future development directions of three education support offices and one affiliated institution: ▲ Schools of learning with questions, elasticity, and laughter ▲ Future education of imagination, challenge, and creativity ▲ Educational communities of participation, cooperation, and solidarity ▲ Trust administration of fairness, safety, and respect.

Superintendent Kim Dae-jung stated, “Next year, we aim to enhance the competitiveness of Jeonnam education by realizing region-centered future education and to establish the foundation for glocal education early. I hope the educational community will unite to lead social change through education in this rapidly changing society.”

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