Gwangju-Jeonnam Education Office Joins Hands with Google... Accelerating AI and Digital Education

From AI Learning Support to Google Certification Training
Superintendent Kim Daejung: "AI Is a Core Educational Resource"

The Gwangju-Jeonnam Integrated Metropolitan Office of Education is accelerating its efforts to create an AI- and digital-based future educational environment and to strengthen personalized education for students by partnering with global IT company Google.

On October 6, the Office of Education announced that it had held a working-level meeting with Google for Education, Google’s cloud-based learning platform, in the situation room at the Gwangju Office Building. The meeting focused on creating a future educational environment and strengthening personalized education for students.

The Gwangju Office of Education in Jeonnam held a working-level meeting with Google for Education to create a future educational environment and strengthen personalized education for students. Provided by the Gwangju Office of Education in Jeonnam

This meeting was organized to expand the scope and content of cooperation in line with the launch of the Office of Education, building on the business agreement signed in 2025. The session was attended by Superintendent Kim Daejung and Sophy Bae, Head of Google for Education Northeast Asia, and focused on AI-driven personalized classes for students, as well as ways to strengthen teachers’ competence in utilizing AI.

In particular, both organizations agreed to expand cooperation so that students can develop the essential skills needed in future society by utilizing various digital collaboration tools. Key areas of cooperation include: ▲ supporting interactive lessons between teachers and students using Google educational services within the AI Education Platform; ▲ introducing an ethics education program for proper AI usage; and ▲ supporting the development of global talent capabilities. Focusing on these efforts, both institutions plan to enhance their cooperative framework to boost the AI and digital competencies of both teachers and students.

Previously, Google for Education had supported the enhancement of AI utilization capabilities by conducting generative AI hackathons and Google certification courses for 1,000 teachers in the Gwangju region.

Sophy Bae, Head of Google for Education Northeast Asia, stated, “We will provide full support so that Google’s advanced educational tools and generative AI technologies can take root deeply in the education field in Gwangju-Jeonnam, fostering creative learning approaches. I am confident that, through this, both students and teachers will grow into global talents who will lead the society of the future.”

Superintendent Kim Daejung remarked, “AI and edtech are not simply educational support tools, but core resources that drive students’ future growth and enhance teachers’ expertise. Building on our cooperation with Google for Education, we will actively support students and teachers so that they can acquire the essential skills needed in this era of digital transformation.”

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