Minister of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs should withdraw an agenda about the establishment of KIOST | |||
작성자 | Department of External Cooperation | 작성일 | 2011-10-10 |
조회수 | 1353 |
Minister of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs should withdraw an agenda about the establishment of KIOST | |||||
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Minister of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs should withdraw an agenda about the establishment of KIOST. - The issue of establishing KIOST was criticized for handling a matter with more haste than caution without bilateral agreement with universities which have led the field of marine science. - Many people including PKNU faculty requested that the matter of founding KIOST should be withdrawn. ![]() △ It is the whole view of Daeyeon campus in PKNU. The issue of establishing KIOST which Minister of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs are pushing criticized because it turned out to be the desk plan. Many people including PKNU faculty, student council, and graduates’ association announced a statement on September 27th. They spoke as follows. “Even though the matter of establishing KIOST is very important, Minister of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs are pushing it without any agreements with the related universities and academies which have led many researches on the field of marine science. Therefore, this matter must be withdrawn instantly.” In addition, they stated as follows. “It is totally wrong that only a few universities which are specialized in the field of marine transportation made a decision because it seems to be misconception that marine transportation is all to the field of marine science.” Moreover, they pointed out the problem as follows. “After Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries was abolished, the field of marine science has increasingly contracted. In this situation, Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology delegated authorities for the education of the field of marine science to Minister of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs. As a result, Minister of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs made a decision to found KIOST. In other words, it means that government gives up promoting the education of the field of marine science. They asked Minister of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs and Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology to set up a new rational project by collecting public opinions and by letting the universities which have led the field of marine science take part in this plan. Furthermore, among the member of the National Assembly Kim Se Yeon and Park Yeong Ah who belong to the Grand National Party-Hannara pointed out the problem at 2011 parliamentary inspection of the administration which was held on September 20th because it is not fair that only a few universities participate in this project to establish KIOST without collecting public opinions. Meanwhile, Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology and Minister of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs are pushing ahead with alternative plan by setting up a cooperative system with Korea Maritime University and Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute because many relevant institutions are against establishing KIOST on September 7th. <Pukyong Today> <translator; Park Ha Won, dhzl0121@naver.com> |