Suwon City Invested Over 279.6 Billion Won in Education Support Over Five Years

From 2003 to 2007, Suwon City allocated a total of 279.64 billion won in its education support projects, with investment in educational facilities accounting for 47 percent of the total, the highest proportion.

According to Suwon City, since Mayor Kim Yong-seo took office, the city invested a total of 279.64 billion won in the education sector over the past five years.
Among this, direct support to schools—including school meal facility expansion, library maintenance, native English teacher support, and school forest development projects—accounted for 28 percent, or 78.67 billion won. Indirect support, comprising educational facility investments (library construction, English villages, international school construction, etc.) and education policy projects (scholarship foundation operations, student overseas training, We Start programs, etc.), made up 72 percent, or 200.97 billion won.

By sector, direct school support projects comprised 19 categories, with investment in school sports and cultural facilities accounting for the highest proportion at 24.22 billion won, followed by special-purpose high school support and school meal facility improvements. Indirect investments totaled 35 categories, with educational environmental facilities receiving the highest support at 132.647 billion won, followed by educational project investments at 68.325 billion won.

A city official stated, "We have allocated budgets to make Suwon the nation's premier education-focused city," and added, "Going forward, we will establish more long-term and systematic plans to make Suwon the best education city."