Dongdaemun-gu Mayor Ilhyung Lee Signs Language Mentoring MOU with HUFS

Photo of Ilpyeong Lee, Mayor of Dongdaemun-gu (left), and Jungwoon Park, President of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, posing for a commemorative photo after signing a business agreement

Dongdaemun-gu (Mayor Lee Pil-hyung) signed a business agreement on the 10th with Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (President Park Jung-woon) for a ‘Language Mentoring’ program for elementary school students from educationally vulnerable groups in the region.

At the ‘Language Mentoring’ business agreement ceremony, Lee Pil-hyung, Mayor of Dongdaemun-gu, and Park Jung-woon, President of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, discussed establishing a mutual cooperation system for the language mentoring project and the efficient operation direction of the language mentoring program.

The Dongdaemun-gu language mentoring project connects elementary school students eligible for educational welfare in the region with outstanding talents from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies as mentors and mentees, providing more systematic and high-quality language education opportunities to reduce learning gaps and support academic achievement.

The main contents of the agreement include ▲encouraging participation of foreign exchange students and enrolled students at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies ▲formation and management of a carefully selected mentor group ▲active discovery of mentees in need of educational welfare ▲and provision of necessary expenses for the mentoring project.

In particular, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies plans to newly launch the ‘Language Kidari Supporters’ mentor group and actively promote participation of enrolled students with excellent English conversation skills in the language mentoring program.

Lee Pil-hyung, Mayor of Dongdaemun-gu, said, “I am pleased that this business agreement will provide good learning opportunities for elementary school students eligible for educational welfare in the region,” adding, “We will continue to support children growing up to take an interest in learning and nurture various dreams.”

Meanwhile, Dongdaemun-gu, buoyed by the great response to the mentoring project that has continued since 2012, plans to recruit a total of 140 mentors and 280 mentees in three fields?language, academics, and school linkage?and actively operate the program from April this year.

Gangdong-gu Signs Safety Experience Education Agreement with Samsung Engineering

Provides On-site Safety Education to Residents, Employees, and Local Construction Workers at Samsung Engineering’s 500㎡ Safety Experience Center

Gangdong-gu (Mayor Lee Soo-hee) announced on the 9th that it signed a safety experience education business agreement with Samsung Engineering to prevent major accidents and create a safe working environment.

The contents of this agreement to support safety experience education for Gangdong-gu residents, employees, and local construction workers include ▲supporting experiential safety education programs to enhance industrial site safety capabilities and crisis response skills ▲sharing program information and mutual exchange to spread safety culture in Gangdong-gu ▲and administrative support such as recruiting participants and promotion.

The safety experience center, opened in 2019 at Samsung Engineering’s headquarters Global Engineering Center in Sangil-dong, Gangdong-gu, consists of five zones including construction safety and daily life safety, with 23 facilities that can be directly experienced. It is a practice-oriented experience center designed to reproduce on-site situations to prepare for actual accidents.

Accordingly, the district signed a safety education business agreement with Samsung Engineering, which owns the 500㎡ safety experience center, to provide on-site safety education to not only district workers but also local construction-related personnel and residents, aiming to prevent major accidents in advance and contribute to spreading a safety culture.

Lee Soo-hee, Mayor of Gangdong-gu, said, “It is most important to establish a safety culture where people voluntarily participate while adhering to basics and principles,” adding, “We will strive to create a safe Gangdong with zero major accidents by combining Samsung Engineering’s specialized safety management know-how with our district’s capabilities.”

Seongheon Lee, Mayor of Seodaemun District (center), is reading aloud the "Pledge for Active Administration Practice and Compliance with Conflict of Interest Prevention" at the district office's planning situation room on the 5th.

Seodaemun-gu Selected as an ‘Excellent Institution for Proactive Administration’ in the Ministry of the Interior and Safety Evaluation

Received High Praise in Public Evaluation and Civil Servant Awareness, Ranking 2nd Among Seoul’s Autonomous Districts

Government Conducted the First Independent Evaluation of ‘Proactive Administration,’ Previously an Indicator in Local Government Innovation Evaluation

Seodaemun-gu (Mayor Lee Sung-heon) announced on the 10th that it was selected as an excellent institution in the ‘2022 Local Government Proactive Administration Comprehensive Evaluation’ hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.

This evaluation was conducted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety targeting 243 metropolitan and basic local governments nationwide.

It is analyzed that the significance and reliability of this evaluation are further enhanced as the government conducted the first independent evaluation of ‘proactive administration,’ which had been one of the indicators in the ‘local government innovation evaluation.’

The evaluation panel, composed of government officials and private experts, reviewed 16 detailed indicators across five major categories including plan establishment, efforts by the head of the institution, performance of proactive administration, perceived effectiveness, and promotional efforts. Public evaluation was introduced for excellent cases.

Seodaemun-gu received high scores in all areas including public evaluation and civil servant awareness, ranking 2nd among 25 autonomous districts in Seoul and was selected as an excellent institution. Accordingly, the district will receive awards and financial incentives from the government.

Lee Sung-heon, Mayor of Seodaemun-gu, said, “This selection is a sign that the district administration is moving in the right direction desired by residents, and we will continue to engage in proactive administration with a more transformed attitude to enhance residents’ happiness.”

Seodaemun-gu has recently received consecutive good evaluations from the government, including achieving a 2nd grade in the ‘Public Institution Comprehensive Integrity’ evaluation by the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission in January this year, improving one grade from last year.