Yongsan-gu to Provide 758.4 Million Won in Education Funding to 20 Schools in Second Half

Upgrading Aging School and Cafeteria Facilities, Strengthening the Foundation for AI Education

Yongsan-gu, Seoul (District Mayor Kim Gyeongdae) will invest more than 700 million won in the second half of the year to renovate aging facilities at elementary, middle and high schools in the district and create digital classroom environments. Yongsan-gu announced on October 20 that it will provide a total of 758.4 million won for school environment improvement and educational technology projects in the second half of the year.

Yongsan District Office. Provided by Yongsan-gu.

The funding will support 25 projects at 20 elementary, middle and high schools in the district. The district finalized the support after deliberation by its Education Expenses Subsidy Committee on October 14. In the first half of the year, it provided 681.6 million won for 18 projects at 16 schools, bringing the total support for this year to 1.44 billion won.

The funding reflects the needs of individual schools, with a focus on upgrading aging and safety-related facilities and cafeteria facilities, as well as improving learning spaces. It will also support efforts to build the foundation for information technology education using artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technologies.

A total of 601.6 million won will go toward school environment improvements, supporting 20 projects at 17 schools. Key projects include improving the school entrance at Namjeong Elementary School, upgrading the cafeteria at Shinkwang Girls' Middle School, and renovating restrooms at Seoul Digitech High School.

Another 156.8 million won will be allocated to educational technology projects, supporting five projects at five schools. The funding will be used to create classrooms equipped for digital device use and provide equipment and materials needed for internet-based classes and AI education. Projects include installing electronic whiteboards in subject classrooms at Hangang Elementary School, establishing a digital learning environment and modernizing specialized classrooms at Yongsan Middle School, and replacing desktop computers and beam projectors at Sunrin Internet High School.

“Because the educational environment at schools directly affects students’ safety and learning, it is important for the local community to carefully consider the needs of each school,” District Mayor Kim Gyeongdae said. “We will continue listening to the people working on the ground and work to create a future-ready educational environment where students can develop their dreams and abilities in a safe and comfortable setting.”

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