Yongin City and Yongin Education Support Office Provide 6.45 Billion KRW for 'Future Education Cooperation District' Project

Promotion of 22 Detailed Projects in 9 Fields

Yongin City in Gyeonggi Province and the Yongin Office of Education will invest over 6.4 billion KRW for region-tailored future education. On the 12th, Yongin City announced that it signed an annex agreement with the Yongin Office of Education to proceed with detailed projects for the '2024 Future Education Cooperation District.'

The agreement contains detailed projects and budget plans based on the '2023 Yongin Future Education Cooperation District Business Agreement' signed last year between the city and the Office of Education. The agreement period is from March this year to February next year.

The 'Future Education Cooperation District' is a city or county where the Gyeonggi Provincial Superintendent of Education and the heads of basic local governments have signed an agreement to support students in realizing their dreams and growing into future talents. The Yongin Future Education Cooperation District aims for 'Yongin Education that connects everyone and grows together with the region,' with both the city and the Office of Education working together.

The site of the 'Youth International Etiquette Camp' conducted through Yongin City's 'Future Education Cooperation District' project. Yongin City and the Yongin Office of Education are investing a budget of 6.455 billion KRW this year to promote various region-specific future education projects.
[Photo by Yongin City]

The two organizations set three goals: ▲ a regional education community growing together through the activation of educational autonomy ▲ closing the education gap through region-linked student-tailored education ▲ realizing region-tailored future education for nurturing glocal convergence talents. To this end, Yongin City will invest 4.89197 billion KRW, and the Yongin Office of Education will invest 1.563 billion KRW.

According to the agreement, the city and the Office of Education will establish an education cooperation system and expand educational infrastructure utilizing local institutions. Additionally, they will jointly carry out 22 detailed projects in nine areas, including strengthening career education for nurturing glocal convergence talents and sustainable education development.

Looking at the detailed projects, 3.355 billion KRW will be allocated to 'Dream-Finding Education,' which supports school-specific specialized curricula, and 383 million KRW will be provided for 'Career Education Drawing the Future' to nurture glocal convergence talents.

2 billion KRW will be invested in 'My Hometown Yongin Cultural Experience,' which allows students to experience Yongin’s history and cultural sites, and 1.74 billion KRW will be allocated to the 'Survival Swimming Class' that teaches students survival swimming skills.

Furthermore, the two organizations will newly establish 'School Laboratory ? Education We Draw,' where students independently find solutions to school problems and propose policies, and 'Movement Maker Education,' an arts creative convergence course.

A city official said, "We will closely cooperate with the Yongin Office of Education so that local youth can grow into talents equipped with character and capabilities."

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