
AI-generated summary
The amendment to the Enforcement Decree of the Local University Development Act has been announced. The regional talent selection originally targeted local high school graduates, but the requirement to graduate from a local middle school will be added starting for students entering the school in 2028. Currently, legal qualifications are limited to general middle schools, so special schools, various schools, and alternative schools are excluded.
Special schools, various schools, and alternative schools are expected to be included in the middle school graduation requirements to apply for local talent screening at local universities.
On the 5th, the Ministry of Education announced a partial amendment to the enforcement ordinance of the 'Act on Local Universities and Balanced Regional Talent Development' (Local University Development Act) containing these contents.
The revised bill added special schools, various schools, and alternative schools to the scope of middle schools related to the 'graduation from a middle school located in a non-metropolitan area' regulation among the local talent qualification requirements for the mandatory selection system for local talent such as medicine and nursing schools at local universities.
However, online schools or foreign schools are not included.
Regarding the revision, the Ministry of Education said, "As the scope of middle school qualifications for local talent is expanded, we expect to ensure even opportunities for local talent to be admitted."
The local talent selection originally targeted local high school graduates, but starting in 2028, the requirement to graduate from a local middle school will be added.
However, according to the current law, qualification requirements are limited to general middle schools, so special schools, various schools, and alternative schools where middle school academic qualifications are recognized are excluded.
Accordingly, some graduates of various schools have urged the government to improve the system, saying that they did not know that these restrictions would apply when entering middle school and that there is no relief plan, which is against fairness.
Seven second-year high school students from Honam Sahmyook Middle School recently filed a lawsuit against the president of Chonnam National University requesting cancellation of part of the university admissions screening plan in protest against the exclusion of graduates from 'various schools' from the local talent selection for the 2028 school year and the local doctor selection process for the 2027 school year.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
It is highly likely that the amendment will be applied from college admissions in 2028 through the legislative notice process.
Likely · Within months
Depending on the outcome of the lawsuit against the president of Chonnam National University, some plans to implement the admissions process may be canceled.
Possible · Within months

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