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Introduction

of Seoul
Metropolitan
Office of

Education’s

District Offices

District Offices of According to Articles 34 and 35 of the “Local Education Autonomy Act,” the Seoul Metropolitan
Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education runs 11 district offices, with up to three administrative districts under their
Office of Education respective jurisdiction, such as Dongbu, Seobu, Nambu, Bukbu, Jungbu, Gangdong-Songpa,
Gangseo-Yangcheon, Gangnam-Seocho, Dongjak-Gwanak, Seongdong-Gwangjin, and Seongbuk-
Seoul Science The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education operates the Science Exhibition Center in
Gangbuk. The District Offices carry out tasks delegated by the Superintendent related to education,
the arts, and science conducted by the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education; guidance and Exhibition of the Seoul Nakseongdae and three affiliated exhibition centers (Namsan, Dongbu and Nambu). As the
supervision of national/public/private kindergartens, elementary schools, middle schools, civic Metropolitan Office of center of science education in Seoul, the exhibition centers provide students, teachers, and
schools, high civic schools, or their equivalent; and other tasks stipulated by ordinances. Education citizens with opportunities to benefit from hands-on experiences of science. While attempting
to popularize science among the general public, the centers take the lead in fostering
convergent science talents who will shepherd major scientific development in the 21st century.

Introduction
of Affiliated

Organizations

Seoul Education The Seoul Education Research and Information Institute studies educational theories and
Research and practices, and develops and distributes relevant data to apply these findings to classroom settings, Seoul Education Seoul Education Training Center offers a variety of training programs aimed towards
Information Institute which include policy research designed for the development of education in Seoul, support for Training Center of the reinforcing the professional capacity of those participating in the realization of “innovative,
efficient school evaluation related to the realization of school autonomy, assistance in curriculum Seoul Metropolitan Office future-oriented education,” such as teachers of kindergartens, elementary schools, and middle 38
establishment and operations and faculty empowerment, promotion of guidance related to career of Education schools, public officials in general service, laborers in the education sector, and administrators
or college application, and support for the establishment and operation of ICT in education. of private schools. 39