Gwangju Office of Education Announces '2025 Integrity Improvement Plan'

Improving Corruption-Prone Areas Such as School Sports Teams and After-School Programs

The Gwangju Office of Education announced the "2025 Comprehensive Plan for Improving Integrity" on the 15th to implement transparent and ethical educational administration.

Gwangju Office of Education building.

This plan was developed based on last year's comprehensive integrity evaluation results and consists of 12 projects and 56 detailed tasks under three major strategies: ▲Building an integrity infrastructure ▲Improving corruption-prone areas ▲Fostering a public service culture.

The Office of Education will focus on enhancing the "external perception," which was identified as a major cause of the decline in integrity ratings. School sports teams will establish a Parents' Ethics Committee to conduct regular monitoring with administrators and staff, and assign one auditor per sport to prevent unfair practices in advance.

Additionally, after-school programs will strengthen communication with external instructors, and for field experience learning, joint contracts will be expanded and contract documentation will be simplified to increase fairness in bidding and contracting procedures.

An anti-corruption and integrity council will be newly established to oversee integrity initiatives, and a "Integrity Supporters" group composed of faculty and staff will also be operated.

The evaluation of integrity efforts will be expanded from existing education support offices and affiliated institutions to all departments at the main office, with each department identifying and implementing one new project.

Integrity education for high-ranking officials will be increased from once to twice a year, and the disclosure of personnel-related information will also be strengthened.

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