Gyeongnam Education Superintendent-elect Kwon Sungi Launches Transition Committee ... "Starting Point for Designing a New Direction for Gyeongnam Education"

Kwon Sungi, who ran as a single conservative-moderate candidate and won a hard-fought victory in the 9th National Simultaneous Local Elections, completed the formation of the Gyeongnam Education Superintendent Transition Committee on June 11 and has begun outlining a new vision for Gyeongnam education.

Kwon explained, "The transition committee consists of individuals with both professional expertise in education and a strong sense of representation for Gyeongnam residents."

Sungki Kwon, Governor-elect of Gyeongnam Province (third from left), and the members of the incoming committee are taking a commemorative photo at the signboard ceremony for the Gyeongnam Provincial Office of Education Transition Committee.
Photo by Gyeongnam Office of Education

The transition committee is composed of four subcommittees: the Curriculum Subcommittee, the Student Welfare, Safety, and Teachers' Rights Subcommittee, the Future Education Subcommittee, and the Administration and Finance Subcommittee, as well as the Operations Department to support the committee's work.

The chair of the transition committee is Lee Suo, former president of the National Changwon University and chairman of Kwon's campaign sponsorship committee.

The members include: Choi Haebeom, former president of National Changwon University; Choi Byeongheon, former director general of education at Gyeongnam Office of Education; Kim Seungo, former superintendent of Haman Office of Education; Kwon Sangtae, former director at Gyeongnam Office of Education; Kang Sungsang, former principal; Jeon Seokja, former library director; Son Jungwoo, professor at Gyeongsang National University; Kim Jeongin, parents' representative; Jang Yeonjeong, head of Changwon Disabled Persons Association; and Lee Jeongi, head of Migration Background Policy. In total, there are 11 members.

Kwon Sungi, Governor-Elect of the Gyeongnam Provincial Office of Education (center), and members of the Transition Committee for the Gyeongnam Provincial Office of Education are taking a commemorative photo to mark the launch of the committee.
[Photo by Gyeongnam Provincial Office of Education]

On this day, the transition committee held a plaque ceremony at its office on the 3rd floor of the Research and Information Center at the Gyeongnam Office of Education, officially beginning its activities.

Going forward, the committee plans to establish the vision and key policy initiatives for Gyeongnam education by reviewing major reports from the Office of Education, evaluating policies, and gathering feedback from educational sites.

Chairman Lee stated, "We will thoroughly review the pledges made by Governor-elect Kwon to the residents—such as improving academic achievement, advancing AI-based future education, and restoring teachers' rights—and develop them into feasible, concrete policies."

Kwon emphasized, "The transition committee is not simply an organization for handing over work, but rather the starting point for designing the new direction of Gyeongnam education. I hope the committee lays a strong foundation for building 'Gyeongnam education where it is good to raise children.'"

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