Busan Metropolitan City Office of Education Analyzes Education Policies in Eight Countries, Seeks Solutions for Future Education

[Financial News] The Busan Metropolitan City Office of Education is analyzing education policy trends in major countries around the world and exploring ways to apply them in Busan schools in an effort to find solutions for future education. 
The office said it held the “Second-Half 2026 Interim Briefing by Overseas Education Correspondents” online over three days, from the 10th to the 12th, and discussed the results of education policy research in each country and ways to apply them to education in Busan.
Overseas education correspondents are a research organization made up of education experts living abroad, including local university professors, teachers at Korean schools, and people specializing in education. The office has operated this program since 2021 and is conducting country-specific education policy research linked to Busan education’s five major policy directions.
Key research areas include improving elementary school students’ literacy, supporting students who refuse to attend school, school-based learning support, arts and physical education, student mental health, digital-based instruction, and language support for students from immigrant backgrounds.
Education correspondents from eight countries—Canada, Japan, China, Thailand, the United Kingdom, France, Singapore, and Germany—took part in the briefing and presented interim research findings and policy implications for their respective countries. Policy departments, representatives of research schools, field research committee members, and others then used a question-and-answer session to assess whether overseas best practices could be applied in Busan schools.
The office plans to incorporate the views presented at the briefing into its research, publish the final findings in a report analyzing overseas education trends, and share it with schools.
Busan Superintendent of Education Kim Seok-jun said, “Overseas education correspondents are playing a role in connecting global education trends with classrooms in Busan.” He added, “We will ensure that research findings on overseas education policies lead to personalized education for every student and the development of future education policies.”

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