POSTECH Medical School Establishment Petition, 300,000 Participants Successfully Join

Active Participation from All Walks of Life... Achieving 150% of the 200,000 Target, Confirming Strong Determination

Mayor Lee Gang-deok: "Gathering the Earnestness and Aspiration of Local Residents to Establish POSTECH Medical School Without Fail"

Pohang City announced on the 8th that the "POSTECH Medical School Establishment Signature Campaign," conducted to prevent the collapse of local healthcare and improve the severe regional medical imbalance, has been successfully completed, far exceeding its target.

Last December, attendees of the Jaegyeong Pohang Hyangwoo Association's regular general meeting performed a demonstration wishing for the establishment of POSTECH Medical School.

The city held the signature campaign from November 27 last year, starting with the POSTECH Medical School Establishment Pan-Citizen Resolution Rally, until December 31 of the same year. A total of 305,803 people participated, surpassing the original goal of 200,000 by 153%, successfully concluding the campaign.

Despite the freezing weather fluctuating below zero degrees Celsius, the campaign surpassed 100,000 signatures within just one week and reached the initial target of 200,000 signatures ahead of schedule within fifteen days, demonstrating the passionate desire and earnestness of local residents to prevent the collapse of regional healthcare.

During the signature campaign period, the city established a cooperative system with local governments, public institutions, schools, community organizations, local businesses, agricultural and fisheries groups, and cultural and artistic organizations to conduct the campaign simultaneously and extensively.

Signature booths were set up not only at major key locations such as Space Walk, Yeongildae Beach, and Jukdo Market but also at the KTX station and the intercity bus terminal, where the necessity of establishing the POSTECH Medical School was explained and participation in the signature campaign was encouraged.

Additionally, at various year-end events, resolution performances were held alongside continued participation in the signature campaign. In particular, Pohang hometown associations in Seoul and Daegu, as well as cities and counties within the province such as Gyeongju, Uljin, Yeongdeok, and Ulleung, actively joined, showing that all local residents united in their will to prevent the collapse of regional healthcare.

The city expects this signature campaign to serve as an important catalyst for the "Establishment of POSTECH Medical School" and plans to convey the heartfelt voices of local residents striving to prevent the collapse of local healthcare to government ministries such as the Presidential Office, Ministry of Education, and Ministry of Health and Welfare at an appropriate time.

Mayor Lee Kang-deok expressed, "I deeply thank everyone who actively signed to urge the establishment of POSTECH Medical School," adding, "All citizens have the right to receive the best medical services, and no region should be an exception. We will properly convey the earnestness of over 300,000 citizens to the government and ensure the establishment of the POSTECH Medical School."

Although Pohang City has officially concluded the signature campaign, voluntary signature activities will continue at various institutional and organizational events to keep gathering the citizens' aspirations.

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