The Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province Office of Education and national universities within the province have joined forces to build a sustainable regional education ecosystem. On the 9th, the Jeonbuk Office of Education signed a business agreement with Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju National University of Education, and National Gunsan University in the auditorium on the 2nd floor of its main office and held an “Education Cooperation Declaration Ceremony.”

The purpose of the agreement is for the education office and universities to collaborate in actively responding to changing educational environments, jointly addressing regional educational issues, and establishing a foundation for nurturing future talent. The declaration ceremony was attended by approximately 80 people, including Seo Geo-seok, Director of the Jeonbuk Education Office; Yang Oh-bong, President of Jeonbuk National University; Park Byung-chun, President of Jeonju National University of Education; Eom Gi-wook, Acting President of National Gunsan University; and department heads and professors from the education office and universities.

Through the declaration ceremony, the Jeonbuk Education Office and the three national universities agreed to actively cooperate in strengthening the linkage between elementary, middle, and high school education and higher education to build a sustainable education ecosystem that complements and grows together. They also presented a shared vision for realizing the public nature and social responsibility of education and for the mutual growth of education and the region.

Under the agreement, cooperation officers will be dispatched to each university in July to formalize the educational cooperation system with the universities. In addition, the three parties plan to share and utilize human and material resources in various fields, including research on academic support and curriculum development, cooperation in the development and operation of high school-university linked curricula and joint programs, the establishment of a support system for the cultivation of local talent, and cooperation in the discovery and operation of customized programs in the field of educational welfare.

This agreement is significant in that it goes beyond simple business exchanges and lays the institutional foundation for a qualitative leap in Jeonbuk education. The operation of linked educational curricula and the development of joint programs between high schools and universities are expected to strengthen students' career planning capabilities and form an integrated educational ecosystem in which various educational resources based on the expertise of universities are organically linked with elementary and secondary education.

Additionally, it is anticipated that this initiative will contribute to the establishment of a Jeonbuk-type education model where education and the region develop together by creating a structure where local talent grows and settles in the region.

Gyeok-seok Seo, the education supervisor, stated, “I deeply appreciate the presidents of Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju National University of Education, and National Gunsan University for sharing their vision for the future of Jeonbuk education. We will strive to strengthen the cooperative framework with national universities within the province and dedicate our efforts to creating a Jeonbuk-style educational ecosystem that nurtures local talent together.”

[News Source: Jeonbuk Education Office]