Superintendent An Minseok Declares Start of Great Transformation of Gyeonggi Education Today

An Minseok, Superintendent of Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education, announced the "Great Transformation of Gyeonggi Education," including smartphone-free schools, as his first message upon taking office.

At his inauguration ceremony, held at 5 p.m. on July 1 in the main auditorium of the annex of Jowon Government Complex in Jangan-gu, Suwon, with teachers, students, parents, and citizens—the Gyeonggi education community—in attendance, Superintendent An pledged, "I will complete the Great Transformation of Gyeonggi Education through an educational revolution," adding, "Through this, I will take the first step toward a new Gyeonggi education where students are excited to go to school, teachers are respected, and parents can feel at ease."

He continued, "As the first superintendent of education in the AI era, and as the head of education for Gyeonggi Province, which has one-third of the nation’s students and teachers, I stand here with a tremendous sense of responsibility to open the doors to a new era of Gyeonggi education," adding, "Starting today, I will set in motion the Great Transformation of Gyeonggi Education."

An Minseok, Superintendent of Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education, is declaring a major transformation of Gyeonggi education at the inauguration ceremony on the 1st. Provided by Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education

He then presented the main tasks of the Great Transformation of Gyeonggi Education: ▲ Phone-Free Schools ▲ Gyeonggi-Style Arts and Sports Education, called 'LAS Education' ▲ the establishment of an "Education Activity Protection Bureau" to protect teachers and students ▲ educational autonomy through the "Open Recruitment of Education Office Heads" ▲ and the "Breaking Down Walls in Education" initiative to dismantle barriers between educational administration and general administration.

Superintendent An also stated, "I will begin a new dawn for Korean education here in Gyeonggi," adding, "We will not just pursue change in education, but carry out a sweeping revolution—boldly, properly, and on a grand scale with the Great Transformation of Gyeonggi Education."

Meanwhile, the inauguration ceremony was attended by members of the National Assembly, heads of local governments, Gyeonggi Provincial Council members, heads of district education support offices, heads of affiliated agencies, and heads of departments at the main office.

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