Government Council Finalizes Plan to Select 3 Flagship National Universities for 100 Billion Won Annual Support

Specific criteria have been established to select three flagship national universities that will each receive an annual budget of 100 billion won.

The Ministry of Education held the 'Pan-Government Council for Regional Talent Development Linked to Growth Engines' at the Government Complex Sejong today (June 17) and finalized the '2026 Package Support University Selection Plan' in cooperation with seven relevant ministries, including the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.

Under this plan, a working-level committee led by the Vice Minister of Education will evaluate which universities best align with the 'National Spatial Transformation and Balanced Growth Strategy,' based on implementation plans jointly developed and submitted by universities, local governments, and the private sector.

The selection criteria consist of four categories: consistency with the national spatial transformation project strategy, regional conditions and readiness, university conditions and readiness, and overall educational and research innovation and structural reform at the university.

The working-level committee plans to identify universities that can maximize policy synergy by utilizing not only the submitted implementation plans but also comprehensive data from the National Data Portal, university information disclosures, and administrative records from each ministry.

The Ministry of Education will notify each university of this selection plan and expects to receive implementation plans from flagship national universities by the end of next month.

Following this, the 'Pan-Government Promotion Council for National Spatial Transformation,' chaired by the Prime Minister, will conduct a final review, with the three universities selected for package support scheduled to be announced within the third quarter of this year.

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