Busan Office of Education Appoints Expert Citizen Auditors for Integrity-Vulnerable Areas

On the 28th at 2 p.m., the Busan Metropolitan Office of Education appointed citizen auditors at the annex of the city education office.

The event was attended by citizen auditors and related public officials.

This year's appointed citizen auditors consist of experts in corruption-vulnerable fields, professors, members of civic groups, retired principals and teachers, totaling 30 members including 12 newly appointed and 18 existing citizen auditors.

Throughout the year, they will engage in activities such as ▲participating in various audits of the city education office ▲joint inspections of corruption-vulnerable areas like school sports teams and after-school programs ▲investigations into school violence and sexual violence cases that require expertise and fairness.

Hayunsoo, Superintendent of Busan Metropolitan Office of Education (first from the left), is presenting a certificate of appointment at the '2023 Citizen Auditor Appointment Ceremony and Capacity Building Workshop.'

In his greeting, Superintendent Ha Yoon-su said, “I am grateful to the citizen auditors appointed today and ask for your strength and wisdom to realize a more transparent Busan education in the future.”

Since 2012, the Busan Metropolitan Office of Education has operated the citizen auditor system composed of external experts as an ‘external corruption control device’ for major projects and corruption-vulnerable areas.