Samsung Electronics-Requested International School... Jeonnam-Gwangju Begins Reviewing Establishment

Follow-Up Measures to Improve Living Conditions Near National Semiconductor Industrial Complex
Education office and other agencies take part in discussions on location and financial support
City also considers forming a task force dedicated to establishing an international school

Jeonnam-Gwangju Integrated Special City is considering establishing foreign educational institutions, including an international school, near a national semiconductor industrial complex in the Honam region at Samsung Electronics' request.

Jeonnam-Gwangju Integrated Special City said it held a meeting on the establishment of foreign educational institutions at its Gwangju office on November 12, with relevant departments and the integrated special city office of education in attendance.

Jeonnam Gwangju Integrated Special City

The meeting followed up on Samsung's request to expand educational facilities during Mayor Min Hyung-bae's visit to Samsung Electronics' Pyeongtaek Campus on October 20. Samsung Electronics requested the establishment of an international school and a foreign school, citing strong interest among its employees. It also called for roads with at least eight lanes and facilities to supply reclaimed water from a sewage treatment plant near the industrial complex.

The meeting addressed issues in various areas, including school location, construction costs, financial support, establishment procedures, and organization and personnel. The city also considered forming a task force to establish an international school under its Semiconductor Industry Support Office.

In August, Gwangju Special City formed a dedicated task force on improving living conditions and has since discussed ways to improve education, housing, and transportation for semiconductor industrial complex workers and their families.

For the proposed international school, the city is looking to the example of Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province. Pyeongtaek City signed an agreement with Annie Wright Schools in the United States to establish and operate an international school in Godeok International New City, targeting an opening in September 2030.

Jeonnam-Gwangju currently has one foreign school that admits Korean students, but no English-language international school whose credentials are recognized as equivalent to those of regular high schools in South Korea.

Gwangju Special City plans to hold additional meetings to detail the tasks assigned to each department and discuss the direction of the establishment effort.

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