Sang-il Lee, Mayor of Yongin, "Committed to Improving Educational Environment and Expanding Infrastructure During Term"

Attendance at Samgye High School's 'Future Education Environment Improvement Completion Ceremony'
Library Renovation, Lawn Playground, and Rest Area Development

Lee Sang-il, Mayor of Yongin City, Gyeonggi Province, reaffirmed his commitment to improving the school education environment and expanding infrastructure during his term. On the 20th, Mayor Lee made these remarks while attending the 'Future Education Environment Improvement Project 3.0 Completion Ceremony' held at Yongin Samgye High School in Pogok-eup, Cheoin-gu.

Lee Sang-il, Mayor of Yongin (fifth from the left), is cutting the commemorative tape with school officials and students at Yongin Samgye High School on the 20th during the completion ceremony of the 'Future Education Environment Improvement Project 3.0'.
[Photo by Yongin City]

Yongin Samgye High School has been carrying out the 'Future Education Environment Improvement Project 3.0' with support from Yongin City and the Yongin Office of Education, which includes improvements to the library environment, the creation of an eco-friendly artificial turf sports field, and the establishment of student rest areas and waiting spots for school buses. The completion ceremony was attended by Mayor Lee, Kim Hee-jung, Superintendent of the Yongin Office of Education, students, parents, teachers of the school, and principals from local schools.

Earlier, after hearing the school's difficulties due to the suspension of corporate support last year which made school bus operations challenging, Yongin City urgently provided 39 million KRW in project funds and additionally supported 47 million KRW this year to increase the number of school buses by one.

Along with this, the city supported a budget of approximately 95 million KRW for improving the outdated library environment and purchasing equipment for electronic device-based learning, and invested about 72 million KRW for the creation of the eco-friendly artificial turf sports field. In 2022, the city also supported 51 million KRW for the improvement of the school's gymnasium environment.

Mayor Lee said, "During my term, I am working with the determination to actively improve the educational environment to support and encourage students, who are the future of Korea," adding, "I will do my best to expand educational infrastructure so that students can achieve their dreams."