Gimpo City Signs Agreement with Gimpo Science and Technology High School to Foster Specialized Cooperative High Schools

Officially Announcing the Challenge for the Ministry of Education's Contract-Type Specialized High School Contest
Kim Byung-su: "Nurturing Science and Technology Talents... Gimpo Will Become a Prestigious City"

Gimpo City in Gyeonggi Province and Gimpo Science and Technology High School signed an agreement ceremony on the 26th to transition into a contract-type specialized high school. Starting with this agreement, the city will challenge the Ministry of Education's contest for contract-type specialized high schools.

Gimpo City and Gimpo Science and Technology High School are holding a signing ceremony on the 26th to transition into a partnership-type specialized high school. Photo by Gimpo City

The agreement ceremony was attended by various dignitaries, including the Mayor of Gimpo, the Gimpo Education Superintendent, Sunjin Group, the President of Gimpo University, and the Gimpo Chamber of Commerce and Industry, adding prestige to the event.

Kim Byung-su, Mayor of Gimpo, stated, “If we attract a contract-type specialized high school following the establishment of an education special zone and the autonomous public high school, Gimpo will establish itself as a premium educational city nurturing science and technology talents.” He expressed his determination, saying, “Gimpo City will actively work to nurture science and technology talents and settle as a prestigious city.”

A contract-type specialized high school is a model that provides an educational curriculum tailored to regional characteristics and fosters excellent technical talents through cooperation with local governments, education offices, and regional companies. If selected in the contract-type specialized high school contest, Gimpo Science and Technology High School will receive up to 4.5 billion KRW in special grants from the Ministry of Education and be granted autonomy in curriculum organization and operation. In particular, Gimpo Science and Technology High School has designed an educational curriculum to nurture specialized talents in future technology fields, including Urban Air Mobility (UAM) industry, and plans to strengthen cooperation with local industries.

As Gimpo is actively working as a leading city for UAM, it expects the UAM education program to be the most specialized program that Gimpo can excel in. Gimpo City has laid the foundation by being the first local government to enact a UAM ordinance and signing a business agreement with the Korea Testing Laboratory (KTL).

Meanwhile, since the launch of the 8th civil administration, Gimpo City has been transforming the educational landscape through numerous achievements such as the establishment of an education development special zone, selection of regionally specialized autonomous public high schools, signing a business agreement with Seoul City for Seoul Run, and educational cooperation with Yonsei University. Through this Ministry of Education contest, 10 schools are expected to be selected as contract-type specialized high schools, with the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education reviewing in April and the Ministry of Education announcing the final results in June.

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