Osan City Embraces Educational Innovation Initiative

The entire Osan City will be designated as an Innovation Education District.

The Gyeonggi Province Office of Education announced on the 10th that it will hold an MOU signing ceremony with Osan City for the designation of an Innovation Education District on the 11th at 3 p.m. in the third conference room of the Provincial Office of Education.

The Provincial Office of Education selected Osan City as a local government for priority negotiation of the Innovation Education District project in December of last year, and has since conducted working-level and formal negotiations including project coordination and consulting.

The MOU signing ceremony will be held with the attendance of Kim Sang-gon, superintendent of Gyeonggi Province Office of Education, Kwak Sang-uk, mayor of Gwangmyeong City, Song Moon-yong, superintendent of Hwaseong-Osan Office of Education, and relevant officials from the Provincial Office of Education and Osan City Hall.

Through this agreement, the entire Osan City will be designated as the Osan Innovation Education District and will be operated for the next five years. Osan City is home to 36 schools in total, including 21 elementary schools, 9 middle schools, and 6 high schools.

The Gyeonggi Province Office of Education and Osan City will invest a total of 4.753 billion won in the Osan Innovation Education District in 2011.

An allocation of 2.008 billion won will support three major projects with five detailed projects in the public education innovation sector, and 2.745 billion won will be allocated to six major projects with six detailed projects in the future talent development and regional specialization sector.

Additionally, following project evaluation and other procedures, plans are in place to continue investing in the Innovation Education District project over the next five years.