Gyeonggi Province Office of Education Joins Hands with 31 Municipal and County Governments to Nurture Future Talent Rooted in Local Communities

[Suwon Ilbo=Correspondent Jung Jun-seong] The Gyeonggi Province Office of Education has joined hands with 31 basic municipal and county governments in the province to realize locally-centered future education.

This effort aims to help schools and local communities work together so that students can realize their dreams and grow as talented members of their local communities.

To this end, the Gyeonggi Province Office of Education signed business agreements and supplementary agreements on Future Education Cooperation Districts with 30 cities and counties from January to May. The office plans to hold an agreement ceremony with one additional region in June.

The provincial education office and local governments have pledged mutual cooperative communication and faithful implementation centered on locally customized projects to: △implement educational autonomy to strengthen the autonomy of education communities and their members; △eliminate educational disparities through a foundation for educational cooperation between schools and local communities; and △realize locally tailored future education to nurture glocal convergence talents.

Through this, local issues in 31 cities and counties have been shared, and ways to promote local education cooperation projects have been explored while establishing a foundation for local government education cooperation.

This business agreement has laid the groundwork for creating a shared school platform that supports customized student growth by utilizing diverse educational resources in local communities and learning spaces outside of schools.