Jeonbuk Self-Governing Province signed a business agreement with the Financial Supervisory Service, the Provincial Office of Education, and the Mayor’s Council. Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province (hereinafter referred to as ‘Jeonbuk Self-Governing Province’) held a meeting with the Financial Supervisory Service (hereinafter referred to as ‘Financial Supervisory Service’), Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province Office of Education (hereinafter referred to as ‘Office of Education’), and Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province Mayors and County Governors Council (hereinafter referred to as ‘Council’) at Jeonbuk Self-Governing Province Office on the 2nd. A mutual cooperation business agreement was signed to strengthen the financial capabilities of Jeollabuk-do residents.
Representatives of the four organizations, including Governor Kim Kwan-young, Financial Supervisory Service Director Lee Bok-hyeon, Superintendent of Education Seo Geo-seok, and Mayor and County Governors’ Association Chairman Jeong Heon-yul, attended the agreement ceremony on this day and decided to join forces to revitalize the financial education ecosystem in Jeonbuk Self-Governing Province.
Through this agreement, Jeonbuk Self-Governing Province plans to utilize the financial education content and programs of the Financial Supervisory Service to strengthen customized education for residents such as students, youth, and the elderly, and the Office of Education and cities and counties will also actively participate to improve the financial capabilities of residents.
In the future, the four organizations plan to cooperate and promote projects such as strengthening practical financial education for youth, operating a customized financial counseling program for Jeonbuk youth, operating a financial academy for residents, strengthening the financial education capacity of elementary, middle, and high school teachers, and strengthening financial fraud prevention education.
In relation to this, Jeonbuk Self-Governing Province decided to prepare a specific implementation plan to smoothly promote the cooperative project and establish and operate a 6 to 8 experiential financial education course for elementary, middle, and high school students.
In addition, for the youth, we plan to provide various financial information contents to participants in provincial youth policy projects, and for the middle-aged and elderly, we plan to tour cities and counties to provide special financial lectures and financial fraud prevention education.
In addition, the Jeonbuk Self-Governing Province and the Financial Supervisory Service shared a consensus on the need for financial education for youth in relation to social issues such as damage to young people from poverty and increased debt, and the two organizations decided to organically cooperate in the future to promote various policies.
Director Lee Bok-hyeon said, “The importance of financial education to lead a rational and responsible financial life is increasing, and such financial education is even more important for students and young people who will lead the future society,” adding, “We signed a business agreement with Jeonbuk Self-Governing Province to revitalize financial education.” “I am very pleased to have signed this agreement, and I hope that the financial education cooperation model between Jeonbuk Self-Governing Province and the Financial Supervisory Service will have a positive impact on other regions as well,” he said.
Superintendent Seo Geo-seok said, “Quality financial education is essential for the correct financial life of children who will lead our country,” and added, “We will actively cooperate for mid- to long-term financial education along with strengthening the financial education capabilities of elementary, middle, and high school teachers.”
Council Chairman Jeong Heon-yul said, “The 14 cities and counties will work together to become Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province, a leader in financial education.”
Governor Kim Gwan-young said, “I am sincerely grateful to the Financial Supervisory Service, Provincial Office of Education, and the Council of Mayors and County Governors for coming together to provide financial education for the citizens of the province, including forming healthy financial habits among teenagers and young adults, the future generation, and preventing damage to the financially vulnerable.” “Through this agreement, our citizens will continue to experience various financial education programs in their daily lives to improve their financial capabilities, and furthermore, it will be a powerful first step for Jeonbuk Self-Governing Province to become a global asset management-centered financial city,” he said.
Reporter Queen Choi Hana
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2024-10-02 18:19:29