Regional Education Cooperation Center
The Regional Education Cooperation Center envisions education as a driving force for revitalizing local communities.
We actively promote university-community partnership projects, collaborate with state and municipal education offices on various joint initiatives, and support a graduate program specializing in regional education cooperation research.
Through these efforts, we aim to create opportunities for sustainable growth and development.
Key Initiatives
We collaborate with schools, universities, and local communities, bringing together public, private, and academic sectors to tackle real-life issues.
- Utilizing university expertise to analyze regional issues and propose practical solutions
- Training practice-oriented education professionals to address local education challenges, including educational disparities, demographic shifts, and changes in the educational environment
- Promoting sustainable education activities and fostering creative, interdisciplinary education-research- service initiatives for regional development
1. Contributing to the Community Through Regional-Based Action Research
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Strengthening universities’ contributions to local communities by working with state education offices, educational support offices, and research institutions
Collaborating with local governments, state education research institutes, and other organizations to conduct research on designated education development zones, formulate mid-to-long-term development plans, and study education policies.
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Implementing the national university development project "SuperVision for Gangwon," forming teams with selected regional education support offices in Gangwon State to conduct comprehensive evaluations and provide consulting
Analyzing project outcomes and providing consultations for Innovative Education Zones (transitioning from "Happy Education Zones" to "Better Education Zones").
Producing and distributing annual comprehensive evaluation reports for each city.
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Strengthening universities’ engagement with local communities through collaboration with state education offices, educational support offices, and research institutions.
2. Publishing the "Regional & Education Cooperation" Webzine and Hosting Academic Events
- Publishing a bi-monthly webzine featuring timely topics such as regional population decline, digital education, and the outcomes of the Better Education Zones initiative.
The webzine includes professors’ columns, expert contributions, and graduate students' issue papers.
- Hosting annual academic conferences in collaboration with the Korean Educational Research Association’s Gangwon Branch, the Gangwon Culture Research Institute, and other organizations. These conferences focus on topics relevant to key education stakeholders, enhancing understanding.
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