Yu Eun-hye, a candidate for Gyeonggi Provincial Superintendent of Education, met with college students at the start of the new semester to discuss education and career issues in the AI era.
On the 27th, Yu visited Gachon University in Seongnam, shared a meal in the student cafeteria and listened to students’ concerns.
The visit was timed to the start of the semester to observe students’ daily lives and concerns on the ground and to ensure the voices of young people are reflected in education policy.
That afternoon at Gachon’s Vision Tower student cafeteria, Yu ate with students and, in an informal setting, heard about their worries over campus life, academics and career planning in the AI era. The menu included a teriyaki scallion chicken rice bowl, vegetable jjambbong soup, deep-fried glass noodle rolls (gimmari), and a chilled cucumber-and-imitation-crab salad.
She then held a meeting with the student government in the student union building to hear about education issues and policy requests. Attendees included student body president Park Jun-gi; vice president Ban Seon-jong; Director of External Affairs Jang Min-gyu; Lee Ha-min, president of the College of Business student council; and Jo Young-hak, chair of the Gyeonggi region of the National Student Council Association.
Students raised a range of issues, including support for exam-focused and AI-era education, the deepening of non-face-to-face relationships after COVID-19, calls for half-price tuition, establishment of a 1,000 KRW (approximately $0.75) campus shop, career- and employment-linked education, and broader youth support policies.
Yu said, \"The university campus at the start of a new semester is where students’ hopes and concerns show up most vividly. I will use the voices I heard directly on site to help shape the direction of Gyeonggi education.\"
She added, \"Education isn’t completed inside the classroom alone; it connects to students’ lives as a whole. I will continue to visit a variety of educational settings and maintain ongoing communication.\"
Observers described the visit as a hands-on outreach effort, timed to the new semester, aimed at meeting students on their level and engaging directly with their concerns.
