Concerns over a “recession of publicness” continue as concerns are raised over the closure of the Daejeon Academy in South Chungcheong Province.

Statement from the Daejeon Academy Alumni Association… “To discuss expansion of support for students residing in the province”

(Hongseong = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim So-yeon = As South Chungcheong Province is considering the closure of Daejeon Dormitory, a dormitory for local students who entered universities in the Daejeon region, voices are raising concerns about a decline in publicness.

The South Chungcheong Province Daejeon Dormitory Alumni Association issued a statement on the 24th and urged, “South Chungcheong Province should stop discussing the closure of Daejeon Dormitory, which is arbitrary and difficult to understand.”

The Alumni Association said, “Although deficits are cited as a reason for considering closure, dormitories are not facilities operated with the expectation of economic profit in the first place,” and added, “Closing the Daejeon Dormitory, which is public, based on the logic of capital, shows Governor Tae-heum Kim’s poor philosophy and leadership.” “He pointed out.

He continued, “The fact that students using Daejeon Dormitory do not return to Chungcheongnam-do after graduation is also being cited as a reason for considering closure, but this is because the province has not established a policy to attract talented people.” “We need to think about it,” he emphasized.

The Alumni Association added, “I felt a sense of love and pride through Daejeon Dormitory in that it was a service that I could enjoy as a citizen of South Chungcheong Province, and many of them returned to their hometown of South Chungcheong Province and are now living their lives.”

Prior to this, the Sejong Chungnam Headquarters of the Public Transport Workers’ Union of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions also claimed on the 4th that “public nature is retreating after the consolidation of public institutions,” and cited the review of the closure and sale of the Daejeon Academic Building as an example.

Daejeon Dormitory, established in Daejeon in 2000, is a dormitory to ease the burden of living expenses for college students from South Chungcheong Province, and is used by about 240 students every year.

The discussion on closing the Daejeon Academic Building began last March when Governor Kim Tae-heum, while receiving reports on the work of public institutions, ordered, “Abolish the Daejeon Academic Building and prepare a plan to support college students in the province using the proceeds from the sale.”

The province explained that discussions on the closure have not yet begun in earnest and that the purpose is to prepare a policy for college students residing in the province.

A provincial official said, “We are not discussing closure because of the deficit,” and added, “As discussions are actively taking place on fostering local universities, such as through the Regional Innovation-Oriented University Support System (RISE), it is more justified to provide support, including dormitories, to universities in the province.” “We are discussing this at the level of whether or not this exists,” he explained.

He added, “Because housing costs are relatively high in Seoul, the Daejeon Dormitory was considered for closure (before the Seoul Dormitory),” adding, “Nothing has been decided as a draft regarding the closure review has not yet been written.”

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