President Moon Jae-in visited Osan High School in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, on the afternoon of the afternoon of the 29th of last month, four days before the 2021 University Aptitude Test, and checked the quarantine preparation situation, such as sitting in the seat of the test taker and looking at the distance between the test room partitions. Are doing. yunhap news
It was revealed that the Ministry of Education invested 30 million won in an event to check the quarantine status of the test center ahead of the 2021 college entrance exam (SAT). Criticism of using excessive expenses for promoting’K-Defense’, the Ministry of Education said, “It was an unavoidable expenditure due to the nature of the video conference.”
According to the contract information for the ‘2021 SAT quarantine on-site inspection event service’ that was released on the National Comprehensive Electronic Procurement System on the 25th, the Ministry of Education signed a service contract worth 30 million won with an event agency on the 27th of last month. This is for the on-site inspection of the SAT quarantine in Osango, Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 29th of last month. The event was attended by President Moon Jae-in, Vice Prime Minister Yoo Eun-hye and Minister of Education, and Seoul City Superintendent Cho Hee-yeon.
Four days before the SAT, the on-site inspection was conducted for a total of 50 minutes. Participants listened to the quarantine measures plan of the separate testing center for self-quarantine for 20 minutes, and looked at the test room, toilet, etc., where the examinee would stay and the supervisor’s protective gear changing room. For the next 30 minutes, a real-time video conference was held with the principal of a high school in Busan designated as a general examination site, the scholar of the Jeollanam-do Office of Education in charge of quarantine for the SAT, and the parents of the students.
President Moon Jae-in visits Osan High School in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, which was prepared as a separate test site for self-quarantine candidates on the afternoon of the 29th of last month, four days before the 2021 college entrance exam, and makes a speech after checking the preparation status of the test site through video connection. yunhap news
President Moon Jae-in said at a conference that day, “foreign media are also watching with extraordinary interest about Korea’s carrying out a large-scale group test, including the confirmed and quarantined people.” “I asked.
Some pointed out that the event cost was excessive. Previously, when the Ministry of Education held a real-time video conference on the situation of the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19), there was no expense such as signing a service contract or lending video equipment. Some netizens responded, “Isn’t it wasting tax to promote K-quarantine rather than to check the quarantine status of the SAT test site?”
President Moon Jae-in visited Osan High School in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, on the afternoon of the afternoon of the 29th of last month, four days before the 2021 University Academic Competency Test, and sits in person at the candidate’s seat while listening to the explanations of Yu Eun-hye, Minister of Social Affairs and Ministry of Education. Are checking. yunhap news
In response, the Ministry of Education explained that the on-site inspection was necessary as the spread of Corona 19 was accelerating ahead of the SAT.
An official from the Ministry of Education explained, “There is a great deal of concern about whether the SAT can be properly taken, so the government and education authorities needed to check the overall preparation situation.” In addition, he added, “We also held video conferences to comprehensively check various types of test sites, such as general test centers in non-capital regions,” he added.
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