Im Taehee, Superintendent of Education, "UNESCO Forum, a Valuable Opportunity to Discuss the Future of Gyeonggi Education"

Lim Tae-hee, Superintendent of Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education, stated on the 2nd, at the opening of the UNESCO International Forum on the Future of Education, that he hopes the event will serve as an opportunity to derive practical measures and programs applicable to educational sites beyond theoretical discourse on future education, through the field of Gyeonggi education, in the face of global crises and an era of great transformation.

Superintendent Lim attended the ‘2024 UNESCO International Forum on the Future of Education,’ which opened at the Suwon Convention Center with participation from over 1,800 people from 90 countries, and said, "I consider it an honor to have this precious opportunity to discuss the future of education," adding, "I hope this will be a meaningful time to seek a new vision."

He continued, "Education has played an important role in transforming and developing individuals, as well as changing national societies and, ultimately, human society," emphasizing, "Now, we are facing an era of global crisis and great transformation symbolized by the global environmental crisis and the advancement of AI digital technology."

Lim Tae-hee, Superintendent of Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education, is delivering a greeting at the opening of the "2024 UNESCO International Forum on the Future of Education," held at the Suwon Convention Center on the 2nd, with participation from over 1,800 people from 90 countries. Photo by Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education

He further stated, "This era of change demands new challenges and responsibilities from education," stressing, "The question of ‘how education should prepare and what role it should play’ is a core topic we must solve together."

Superintendent Lim expressed, "Gyeonggi education, as the center of education in the Republic of Korea, is making multifaceted efforts to create a new future education model," and expressed hope that "this forum will be an important starting point for designing a framework for future education that the whole world can participate in and for preparing concrete measures to implement it."

Moreover, he added, "I hope that the wisdom and insights of education experts gathered from around the world will unite to become a powerful driving force in creating a peaceful and sustainable future not only for students of each country but for all humanity."

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