Busan Office of Education Selected as an Excellent Case in the Education Development Special Zone Pilot Area

Busan's Educational Innovation Begins with Neulbom and Public Education Change
Anticipation for Nationwide Expansion

The Busan Metropolitan Office of Education announced on the 20th that it was selected as an 'Outstanding Case in the Pilot Areas for Educational Development Special Zones' hosted by the Ministry of Education, and jointly received the Minister of Education Award with the city of Busan.

Busan Metropolitan Office of Education, selected as an excellent case in the pilot area of the Education Development Special Zone, is taking a commemorative photo. Photo by Busan Metropolitan Office of Education

Since being selected as a 'Pilot Area for Educational Development Special Zones' jointly applied for with the city of Busan in February last year, the Office of Education has been promoting various projects with the goal of making Busan a great city for raising and educating children.

There are currently 56 Educational Development Special Zones designated and operating nationwide. In these zones, the Office of Education and metropolitan or local governments cooperate to comprehensively support regional education innovation, nurture local talent, and promote settlement in the area.

In this evaluation, initiatives promoted by the Busan Metropolitan Office of Education such as Morning Change, Busan Neulbom School, Character and Academic Camps/Weekend Schools, Busan-style Academic Change, and Star Light Library, as well as the restructuring of vocational high schools focusing on strategic and new industries in the Busan region, including Busan Aviation High School (opening in 2024) and Busan Naval Science and Technology High School (opening in 2025), received high marks.

Noh Jangseok, Director of Planning at the Busan Metropolitan Office of Education, said, "This result recognizes our efforts to help Busan students grow into citizens of Busan through public education. We hope that the outstanding cases of the Busan Educational Development Special Zone pilot project will spread nationwide, and we will continue to do our best to realize better education in Busan."