Cheongsong County and Gyeongbuk Provincial Office of Education Sign Agreement to Promote Education Development Special Zone

Cheongsong County in North Gyeongsang Province signed a business agreement with the Provincial Office of Education at the Ungbigwan of the Gyeongbuk Provincial Office of Education on the 14th to apply for designation as a pilot area for the Educational Development Special Zone.

Cheongsong County and Gyeongbuk Provincial Office of Education signed a business agreement to promote the Education Development Special Zone.

The signing ceremony was attended by Lim Jong-sik, Superintendent of Gyeongbuk Office of Education, Lee Cheol-woo, Governor of North Gyeongsang Province, and the mayors and county heads of 10 local governments, including Cheongsong County, which is preparing to apply for special zone designation. They pledged mutual understanding and cooperation to promote the pilot project for the Educational Development Special Zone.

The Educational Development Special Zone is a system in which local governments, education offices, companies, and public institutions cooperate to comprehensively support regional education innovation and the cultivation and settlement of local talent within the broader framework of regional development. After applying for the public contest by the end of June and going through the selection process in July, the project will be carried out using special grants from the Ministry of Education's local education finance and matching funds from local governments.

County Governor Yoon Kyunghee said, "Through this agreement, we will present a region-led, customized model for responsible care and student growth support," and added, "We will do our utmost to develop a special zone model tailored to the Cheongsong region."