Calls Grow for Expedited Establishment of National Medical School at Integrated University in South Jeolla Province
Joint Statement by Governor Kim Yungrok, Lawmakers Kim Woni and Kim Moonsu
Presidents Song Hacheol of Mokpo National University and Lee Byungwoon of Suncheon National University Join the Call
On September 4, Kim Yungrok, Governor of South Jeolla Province, issued a joint statement with Song Hacheol, President of Mokpo National University, Lee Byungwoon, President of Suncheon National University, and National Assembly members Kim Woni and Kim Moonsu, urging the Ministry of Education to expedite the establishment of a national medical school at the integrated university in South Jeolla Province.
This statement comes in response to the Ministry of Education presenting a detailed implementation roadmap for the establishment of a national medical school in South Jeolla Province, which outlines the opening in 2030 rather than 2027 as previously proposed by the province during a recent National Assembly members' workshop.
In their joint statement, Governor Kim Yungrok and the others said, "While we welcome the inclusion of the national medical school in South Jeolla Province as a state agenda item and the announcement of a detailed implementation plan, the Ministry of Education's position to open the school in 2030 has left the province's 2 million residents disappointed and concerned."
They went on to strongly urge the Ministry of Education to consider that the establishment of a national medical school at the integrated university in South Jeolla Province is a matter of residents' right to life and health, as well as a key national policy of the Lee Jaemyung administration, and to announce a revised roadmap that advances the opening date through consultations with the province and the two universities.
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They also expressed their gratitude to the residents who have shown strong support for the establishment of the national medical school at the integrated university in South Jeolla Province, stating, "South Jeolla Province will work closely with the universities and government ministries to ensure the medical school is established as soon as possible, and will do its utmost to push forward with the allocation of student quotas, preliminary evaluation certification, and other necessary procedures."
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