Kim Sung-jin Gwangju Gwangsan Third Pledge Keyword 'Education' as Preliminary Candidate

‘Suwan-Singa·Sinchang-Cheomdan, Promising the Creation of a Future Education Hub’

Attracting Prestigious Private High Schools and Utilizing Existing Schools to Alleviate Overcrowded Classes

Kim Seong-jin, a preliminary candidate for the National Assembly election in Gwangsan-gu (Eul), Gwangju Metropolitan City, announced his third pledge to establish ‘Suwan-Singa·Sinchang-Cheomdan, a future education mecca.’

On the 4th, Candidate Kim stated, “We will nurture future talents who respond most swiftly to the 4th Industrial Revolution by establishing a Future Industry Education Center.”

He continued, “Gwangsan is the center of Korea’s advanced industries leading the 4th Industrial Revolution, including artificial intelligence and robotics, as well as traditional key industries like manufacturing. Through a future education center unlike any other, we will provide experience-based future education based on AI, big data, and the Internet of Things, including VR, drones, 3D, and robotics, to cultivate talents who will proactively enter Korea’s Silicon Valley,” presenting his blueprint.

He also proposed solutions to the urgent issue of overcrowded classes in Gwangsan-gu.

He emphasized, “Currently, the average number of students per class in Gwangsan-gu is 28.2, which is higher than Gwangju’s 23.9 and the national average of 22.6. The situation will become more severe as planned redevelopment projects proceed. Due to a shortage of high schools, one out of every ten high school students in Gwangsan-gu is assigned to other districts, suffering infringements on their right to learn and health due to long-distance commuting.”

To address this, he said, “To solve the shortage of high schools and create more competitive learning conditions, I will attract prestigious private high schools. One way to do this is to first relocate old downtown high schools to new urban areas by expanding incentives such as changing the use of the former sites and providing the new sites free of charge.”

Furthermore, he stated, “It is difficult to solve overcrowded classes solely with national finances due to limited resources and time required. Various preferential policies, such as tax credits, should be introduced to allow companies to invest a portion of their profits in local education.”

He also explained, “We intend to urgently resolve the overcrowded high school class issue in Gwangsan-gu by utilizing standard high schools that can immediately expand their capacity.”

He added, “By attracting a career and college admission center and the Gwangsan Office of Education, we will transform Gwangsan into an educational hub. Through the Gwangsan branch of the Gwangju Career and College Admission Center, we will create the best educational information mecca by providing customized consulting, including college entrance consulting at the level of famous instructors in Gangnam and career planning for students.”

He also announced, “We will actively attract the Gwangsan Office of Education to promptly and comfortably handle residents’ educational administrative needs.”

Candidate Kim Seong-jin emphasized, “In a country like ours, which lacks natural resources, education directly determines future national competitiveness. I will develop Gwangsan into a future education mecca to enhance our children’s future competitiveness.”

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