Kim Seong, Jangheung County Governor, Keeps Promise to Donate 10% of Salary to Scholarship Fund

Donation of 10 Million Won Scholarship for Talent Development at the Opening Ceremony on the 2nd

County Governor Kim Seong: "We Will Create a Virtuous Cycle Where Local Talents Change Jangheung's Future"

On the 2nd, Kim Seong, the governor of Jangheung County, fulfilled his promise to donate 10% of his salary as a scholarship by contributing 10 million won to the Jangheung County Talent Development Scholarship Foundation.

According to the county, this is the second scholarship donation ceremony after donating 5 million won following six months of work in his first year in office.

Governor Kim said, “Upon taking office, I promised the residents that I would donate 10% of my salary to the Talent Development Scholarship,” and added, “I will continue to donate scholarships every year throughout the 8th term of the elected government.”

(On the right) Kim Seong, Jangheung County Governor, is donating 10 million won to the Jangheung County Talent Development Scholarship Foundation and taking a commemorative photo. [Photo by Jangheung County]

Governor Kim currently plans to increase the Jangheung County Talent Development Scholarship Fund from 15.7 billion won to 20 billion won during his term.

The secured funds will be used to nurture the dreams and visions of youth through overseas vision camps, historical and cultural explorations, scholarship student selection, and operation of foreign language experience centers.

Additionally, to ease the educational burden on parents, the county is consulting with the Ministry of Health and Welfare on the “Jangheung County Middle and High School Student Learning Incentive Payment Plan.”

Governor Kim Seong’s vision and interest in youth education were formed through meeting students in educational settings.

In fact, from 2010, Governor Kim conducted vision education and lectures for over 5,000 youths in more than 100 sessions over five years.

Governor Kim Seong stated, “Talents raised in a good educational environment will create a virtuous cycle that changes the future of the region,” and added, “I will become the catalyst for nurturing local talents together with the residents.”

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