Government to Promote Youth Fairness Projects with 9 Universities

Kwonikwi "Focusing on Discovering Fairness Tasks for the 2030 Generation and Promoting System Improvement"

Chairman Eunjeong Park of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission. / Photo by Dongju Yoon doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] The government announced that it will focus on identifying fairness issues perceived as unfair by the 2030 generation and promote institutional improvements.

On the 26th, the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission stated that last year, complaints from young people in their 20s and 30s accounted for as much as 50.2% of the total.

The 2030 generation raised issues on the national complaint portal, including ▲ difficulties with graduate school admission procedures requiring professor recommendation letters ▲ the practice of not disclosing grading criteria and model answers for national qualification exams.

The Commission reported that among the complaints from young people, there were many grievances and demands for improvement regarding 'fairness' in education, exams, and recruitment.

Accordingly, the government plans to ▲ listen to young people's opinions through the 'National Idea Box' ▲ operate youth participation programs linked between universities and the government ▲ collaborate with related organizations to improve blind spots. The goal is for young people to feel the effects of these improvements.

In particular, it plans to collaborate with nine universities including Konkuk University, Sangmyung University, and Seoul Women's University to identify activity themes such as youth life-related issues, regional concerns, and unfairness issues.

It will also establish a cooperative system with related organizations that research, formulate, or implement youth-related policies.

In collaboration with research institutes such as the Korea Youth Policy Institute, it will widely publicize excellent cases of youth policies by local governments. It will actively cooperate to improve policy blind spots to ensure no marginalized areas such as non-college-going youth are left out.

Gwon Seokwon, Director of the Policy Improvement Bureau at the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, said, "We are well aware of the high expectations and demands of young people regarding 'fairness,'" adding, "We will strive to improve systems based on the voices of youth so that they can feel the changes in their daily lives."