Gwangju and Jeonnam Offices of Education Hold First Meeting of Education Administration Integration Teams

Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education's ‘Gwangju-Jeonnam Educational Administration Integration Working Preparation Team’ and Jeollanam-do Office of Education's ‘Jeonnam-Gwangju Educational Administration Integration Promotion Team’ held their first consultation meeting at the Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education on the 5th to discuss stable integration measures. Photo by Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education

The "Gwangju-Jeonnam Education Administration Integration Practical Preparation Team" (hereafter referred to as the Gwangju Preparation Team) from the Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education and the "Jeonnam-Gwangju Education Administration Integration Promotion Team" (hereafter referred to as the Jeonnam Promotion Team) from the Jeollanam-do Office of Education announced on March 5 that they have held their first consultation meeting and officially began discussions on integration.

This meeting, which took place at the Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education, marks the first official event since the passage of the special law establishing the Jeonnam-Gwangju Integrated Metropolitan City.

At the meeting, both the Gwangju Preparation Team and the Jeonnam Promotion Team agreed to pursue the integration of education administration as equal partners between Gwangju and Jeonnam.

In particular, they reached a consensus on ensuring zero disadvantages for students, parents, and faculty members; providing uninterrupted administrative services; and prioritizing stability over speed in the integration process. Both sides also pledged to actively cooperate so as to prevent any confusion at educational sites.

The Gwangju Preparation Team and the Jeonnam Promotion Team plan to enhance the connectivity of integration preparation tasks through regular working-level consultations, while jointly reviewing and managing key issues and initiatives to minimize administrative gaps and confusion during the transition period.

Yoon Yangil, Head of the Jeonnam Promotion Team, stated, "The core of this integration is not merely merging organizations, but ensuring that educational activities and public administrative services at schools continue without interruption. During the integration process, we will closely examine standards and procedures to ensure that changes experienced by the educational community do not lead to a decline in service or support gaps."

Kim Chigon, Head of the Gwangju Preparation Team, said, "As this is the first attempt at metropolitan-level education administration integration in the country, we will focus all our capabilities to make it a successful case that opens a new chapter for educational autonomy in Korea. Gwangju and Jeonnam will join forces to generate positive synergy and do our utmost to achieve a stable integration."

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