"North Korean Defector Students, Receive Financial Education from FSC at School"

On the afternoon of the 9th, the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) signed a multilateral memorandum of understanding at the Inter-Korean Relations Management Office in Samcheong-dong, Seoul, to strengthen the financial capabilities of North Korean defectors. The agreement was made with the North Korean Defectors Settlement Support Office (Hana One), Hankyoreh Middle and High School, Yeomyeong School, and the Institute for Unification Culture. Attendees at the signing ceremony included Lee Bok-hyun, Governor of the FSS; Lee Seung-shin, Director of Hana One; Lee Jin-hee, Principal of Hankyoreh Middle and High School; Jo Myung-sook, Principal of Yeomyeong School; and Ra Jong-eok, Chairman of the Institute for Unification Culture.

Through this collaboration, the FSS will develop a financial education program for North Korean defector youth and provide regular financial education opportunities. Financial education will be incorporated into the curricula of Hankyoreh Middle and High School, a specialized school for North Korean defector youth, and Yeomyeong School, an accredited alternative school for North Korean defector youth.

The FSS plans to expand financial education for North Korean defectors affiliated with Hana One and hold special lectures by financial experts outside the regular curriculum for those interested. Additionally, financial education materials will be produced and distributed to encourage defectors to acquire essential financial knowledge. The educational materials will cover topics such as ▲using banks, insurance, and credit cards ▲understanding financial investment products ▲using housing-related financial products ▲and methods to prevent financial fraud.

Lee Bok-hyun, Governor of the FSS, stated, "Financial education is very important for North Korean defectors to firmly establish themselves as members of the Republic of Korea community. I am pleased that we can provide regular financial education opportunities for North Korean defector youth through school curricula, and we will make multifaceted efforts to support their settlement in Korean society through financial education."

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