"Seoul Jung-gu Office Employees Are Lucky?"...Sending Employees Abroad for 2 Years of Study

Jung-gu Sends Employees for Long-term Overseas Training to Develop Job Experts

Kim Gil-seong, Mayor of Jung-gu

Jung-gu, Seoul (Mayor Kim Gil-seong) is promoting long-term overseas training to cultivate talent with professional expertise.

This is the second time following last year. The two-year training program is the first of its kind among Seoul's autonomous districts.

By April, one person will be selected and sent to top-ranked overseas universities such as those in the UK and the US for a master's degree program. The selected employee must return to Jung-gu after obtaining the degree and serve obligatorily in the related job field, contributing the results of the overseas training to the development of the district administration.

The district will select candidates from public officials at grade 7 or higher who are under 50 years old and have worked for more than five years, and who meet the language requirements. Language scores, education plans, past contributions to district administration, and remaining service period will be comprehensively reviewed, and the suitable candidate will be chosen through in-depth interviews and a final review by the screening committee.

Long-term overseas training for public officials is based on the Local Public Officials Education and Training Act and the Seoul Metropolitan Government Overseas Training Operation Regulations.

Kim Ju-hee, an administrative officer who has been pursuing a master's degree in digital policy at King's College London since September last year, said, "Studying in London with students from various nationalities allows me to experience diverse values and cultures, so there is much to learn beyond academics," and added, "If given the opportunity, I hope others will apply to broaden their horizons."

Kim Gil-seong, Mayor of Jung-gu, stated, "We will systematically nurture employees with international sensibility and expertise every year to respond to the rapidly changing administrative environment and provide advanced administrative services that benefit Jung-gu residents."

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