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Busan City has been promoting educational innovation projects since being designated as a leading educational special zone pilot area in February 2024, and has received excellent evaluations for establishing cooperative governance between local governments and offices of education, special grant execution rate, and achievement of performance goals.
(Busan = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Seon-ho = Busan City announced on the 15th that it achieved an A grade in the performance management evaluation of the operation of the special educational zone pilot area by the Busan Office of Education and the Ministry of Education in 2025.
This is the highest rating for two consecutive years following last year.
Special education zones are projects in which local governments and offices of education cooperate with universities, industries, and public institutions to comprehensively support innovation in local education and the nurturing and settlement of local talent.
Busan has been promoting various educational innovation projects since being designated as a leading educational special zone pilot area in February 2024.
Busan City explained that it received excellent evaluations across the entire project, including establishment of cooperative governance between local governments and offices of education, special grant execution rate, and achievement of performance goals.
The 'SW·AI Education Base Center', which established a permanent operating system for students to experience and learn about software (SW) and artificial intelligence (AI) both inside and outside of school, was evaluated as outstanding.
The special education zone pilot project will be completed this year, and regional education innovation policies will be promoted starting next year, focusing on 'education innovation leading regions'.

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