Namseoul University-Jeonbuk Office of Education Sign IBEC Training Business Agreement

Goal to Train 34 IBEC Teachers for Elementary, Middle, and High Schools This Year

Namseoul University announced on the 1st that it has signed a business agreement with the Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province Office of Education to foster IBEC.

This agreement was established to ensure the establishment and stable operation of the program in the educational field, covering the overall operation of IBEC and the organization of the curriculum in cooperation with the Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province Office of Education.

IBEC is an IB teacher certification issued to teachers who have completed competency-based curricula through the IB program, including △concept understanding and inquiry learning activities △education pursuing learners' self-directed growth.

On this occasion, the two institutions plan to train 34 teachers selected for the IBEC course this year (9 elementary, 23 middle, and 2 high school teachers).

With this business agreement with the Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province Office of Education, Namseoul University has further strengthened its position as the first IB educational institution in Korea certified for the PYP (Primary Years Programme), MYP (Middle Years Programme), and DP (Diploma Programme) programs.

Yoon Seung-yong, president of Namseoul University, said, “Our university was the first in Korea to be certified for the IB DP, the high school course, and the MYP, the middle school course, and has been operating all elementary, middle, and high school training courses since 2022. We will further enhance the status of the IBEC training program with a systematic system.”

Meanwhile, Namseoul University is currently conducting the IBEC training program with the Chungcheongnam-do Office of Education as of January this year, following the Gyeonggi-do Office of Education last year.

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