Kangwon National University Blocks Medical School Enrollment Increase by Withdrawing Agenda for Academic Regulation Amendment

The procedure for revising Kangwon National University's academic regulations to increase the medical school quota has been halted.

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On the 8th, the University Council of Kangwon National University withdrew the agenda item for the 'revision of academic regulations to increase the medical school quota' that was proposed by the university administration.

As cases of rejection of academic regulation amendments occurred consecutively at Pusan National University and Jeju National University, the university administration, fearing a similar outcome, requested the council to withdraw the agenda, which the council accepted.

With the university administration requesting the withdrawal of the agenda on that day, the discussion on the matter was temporarily suspended.

The university administration is expected to resubmit the agenda after observing the results of the appellate trial for the suspension of execution regarding the medical school quota increase, which is currently being reviewed by the Seoul High Court.

The Seoul High Court plans to receive and review the government's basis for the medical school quota increase by the 10th and reach a conclusion around next week.

Earlier, Kangwon National University decided at the faculty meeting on the 29th of last month to reflect 50% of next year's medical school quota increase (83 students) in the recruitment, finalizing the number of selected students to increase from 49 to 91, an increase of 42 students. Subsequently, the agenda for revising the academic regulations was submitted to the University Council, the highest deliberative and decision-making body within the university.

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