Ministry of Science and ICT Launches Competition to Designate and Convert Gifted Science Schools Affiliated with Science Institute

Key points in 3 lines

1. The Ministry of Science and ICT launched a competition on August 7 to convert up to three high schools in seven regions without a gifted science school into gifted science schools affiliated with a science institute.
2. The target regions are Gangwon, Gyeongnam, Gyeongbuk, Ulsan, Jeonbuk, Jeju and Chungnam, and education offices, local governments and a science institute consortium must submit applications by October 16, aiming to open the schools in March 2029.
3. Applicant schools will be evaluated in November and, after review by the Central Gifted Education Promotion Committee, finally designated around December, with education offices allowed to recommend only one school per region.

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