Kim Sung-soo, head of the Service Trade Promotion Division of the Incheon Free Financial Zone (IFEZ) Authority, offers a briefing on its plan to pick a international college basis in Midan Metropolis throughout an data session in Incheon, Monday. Courtesy of IFEZ
By Kang Seung-woo
The Incheon Free Financial Zone (IFEZ) Authority efficiently held an data session to pick a international college basis for a brand new worldwide college in Midan Metropolis, in Incheon’s Yeongjong Worldwide Metropolis, Monday.
In accordance with the IFEZ, quite a few nonprofit international college foundations, stakeholders and native residents keen on collaborating within the undertaking attended the session. Members obtained a briefing on the undertaking overview and particular particulars of the general public providing, adopted by a Q&A session to share opinions and ask questions.
The IFEZ goals to draw prestigious worldwide colleges to reinforce dwelling circumstances for international residents of Yeongjong Worldwide Metropolis and to revitalize the world. This data session was organized to offer honest participation alternatives for events and to assemble suggestions.
Given the worldwide nature of the undertaking, the session was livestreamed on YouTube with simultaneous interpretation, permitting international college foundations that might not attend in individual to take part on-line in actual time by way of the IFEZ’s YouTube channel. The video will stay accessible for reference concerning the general public providing.
IFEZ Commissioner Yoon Gained-seok emphasised the importance of building a world college in Midan Metropolis as a pivotal undertaking for Yeongjong Worldwide Metropolis, urging attendees to assist the event of a well-rounded, superior instructional curriculum suited to international requirements.
Kim Sung-soo, head of the Service Trade Promotion Division, opened the presentation by highlighting Korea’s dedication to training, famously often called the “Miracle on the Han River,” and the IFEZ’s fame for pioneering developments, as evidenced by its observe document.
Kim defined that after the event of Midan Metropolis is full, the inhabitants of Yeongjong Worldwide Metropolis is anticipated to achieve 200,000. Demand from international firms, together with Encourage Resort and the Incheon Airport Built-in Logistics Advanced, is rising steadily.
He additionally famous that the residential setting of Midan Metropolis is ready to endure transformation by 2025. The opening of the Hansang IC early subsequent yr will join Midan Metropolis with Hansang Dream Island, whereas the completion of the third Yeongjong Bridge and entry roads by the top of 2025 will considerably enhance connectivity between the Seoul metropolitan space and Midan Metropolis.
The IFEZ plans to announce the general public providing by Jan. 10 subsequent yr, adopted by the submission of enterprise proposals and an analysis within the first quarter to pick a most popular negotiation candidate. The purpose is to open the college round 2028-29.
This worldwide college recruitment effort is anticipated to be the primary profitable case in Korea of building a international college basis via a world public contest, quite than by direct contract.
As soon as accomplished, the IFEZ’s plan to determine worldwide colleges in Songdo, Yeongjong and Cheongna can be realized.
At present, the IFEZ is house to Chadwick Worldwide Faculty and Calvin Manitoba Worldwide Faculty in Songdo, in addition to Dalton International Faculty in Cheongna. With the addition of a world college in Yeongjong, there can be 4 prestigious Okay-12 international colleges within the space, additional establishing Incheon as a world training hub.
