Vice Minister of Education Choi Eunok Inaugurated... "Strengthening Government Responsibility for Public Education"

Emphasizing the Strengthening of Public Education and Nurturing Future Talent in the AI Era at the July 14 Inauguration Ceremony

On July 14, Choi Eunok, the newly appointed Vice Minister of Education, stated, "I will do my utmost to ensure that the government's responsibility for public education is strengthened and realized."

At her inauguration ceremony held at the Sejong Government Complex on the same day, Vice Minister Choi outlined key policy directions, including strengthening public education, fostering future talent in the era of artificial intelligence (AI), promoting civic consciousness through communication and discussion, and achieving balanced national development through education.

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Regarding public education, Vice Minister Choi said, "We will actively respond to the demand for care by providing high-quality education and care services from early childhood to elementary levels," and added, "I will faithfully fulfill my responsibilities to ensure that public education can be trusted once again."

On plans to nurture future talent in the AI era, she stated, "I will lead a paradigm shift in education so that the Republic of Korea can take another leap forward through the power of education," and continued, "We will expand humanities education to foster critical thinking, questioning skills, and human imagination, and strengthen the development of fundamental academic disciplines."

In terms of balanced national development through education, she said, "We will cooperate with universities, local governments, and relevant ministries to improve the structure of higher education and promote sustainable co-growth between regions and universities," and added, "We will strive to create a virtuous cycle in which local talent can continue to live in their regions even after graduation."

Vice Minister Choi remarked, "Education is often called a 'hundred-year plan' because it must be established with a long-term perspective, but when I reflect on our education policies, I wonder how much we have truly considered the essence of education," and continued, "The Ministry of Education will listen more closely to the field, communicate more closely, and support meaningful changes on the ground."

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