Former Jeonnam Superintendent Kim Dae-jung to Discuss 'Wando Future Education' Next Year

Attending the 'Edu Concert'... Time Shared with Local Community

Kim Dae-jung, Superintendent of Education for Jeonnam Province, attended the ‘Superintendent Invitation Edu Concert’ at the Wando Life Culture Center on the 11th, where he spent time discussing next year’s educational direction with the educational community of the Wando region.

On this day, the concert was held under the theme ‘Wando Education, Yes! Let’s Smile Together!’ with the attendance of Lee Cheol, Vice Chairman of the Jeonnam Provincial Council, and Assemblyman Shin Ui-jun. They discussed ‘2025 Wando Education’ with about 150 participants including students and parents.

Former Jeonnam Superintendent of Education Kim Dae-jung attended the '2025 Wando Education Edu Concert' and had a Q&A and discussion session with the Wando regional education community. Provided by Wando Office of Education

At this event, organized as part of establishing next year’s Jeonnam education and Wando education plans, Superintendent Kim stated, “Education has never stopped,” and added, “In addition to symbiotic education, we will focus on the basics.”

The attendees freely asked questions and made suggestions regarding Jeonnam education policies and educational issues in the Wando region, sharing various opinions. In particular, parents showed keen interest in career and college admission issues, faculty housing, the ratio of new teachers, and future education, to which Superintendent Kim responded.

Regarding improving the living conditions for faculty members in Wando, Superintendent Kim said, “Teachers are the core of education. We are making efforts to expand faculty housing,” and added, “We will actively support this through cooperation with local governments.”

He continued, “To support students’ career and college admissions, we are operating visiting career education, hub centers, and mobile counseling linked with the Education Support Office,” emphasizing, “We will also actively consider counseling through online portals and support from the most popular instructors in the metropolitan area.”

On the high ratio of new teachers in the Wando region, he explained, “Among the approximately 19,000 teachers in Jeonnam, there are difficulties due to regional preferences based on living conditions. We are enhancing teacher professionalism through various training programs and striving to have experienced teachers enter less preferred areas by improving the personnel system,” adding, “We are discussing prioritizing the placement of regular teachers in Wando and assigning contract teachers to urban areas.”

In particular, Superintendent Kim mentioned the ‘2030 Classroom’ showcased at the Glocal Future Education Expo, expressing his commitment by saying, “We will do our best to ensure that many small schools in Wando develop global citizenship competencies through the ‘2030 Classroom’ and joint curriculum.”

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