Hwaseong City Concludes MOU for '1,000-Won Breakfast' Program

[Suwon Ilbo=Choi Ki-ho] On the 16th, Hwaseong City signed a memorandum of understanding with Hwaseong Medical Science University and Korea Polytechnic University Hwaseong Campus at the conference room of the Dongtan branch of Hwaseong City Hall for the '1,000-Won Breakfast' program.

The MOU signing ceremony, held to alleviate the financial burden on universities and expand student support through establishing a mutual cooperation system between the city and universities in the area, was attended by Hwaseong Mayor Jung Myung-geun, Hwaseong Medical Science University President Kim Jin-young, and Korea Polytechnic University Hwaseong Campus Dean Hwang Bong-gab.

The '1,000-Won Breakfast Program' is an initiative that provides breakfast to university students at 1,000 won to promote rice consumption and spread the culture of eating breakfast, addressing high rates of skipped breakfasts among students due to steep price increases and time constraints.

The agreement stipulates that universities will secure funding from government and local government support, school budgets, and donations to operate the '1,000-Won Breakfast' program, while Hwaseong City will provide partial support for the schools' financial burden.

Hwaseong Mayor Jung Myung-geun said, "We will continue to cooperate with universities in the city to improve the quality of life and health rights of Hwaseong's university students while also contributing to revitalizing rice consumption."