Ministry of Education "Started Audit of Seoul Medical University"...Tactile of the spread of approval for leave of absence

Medical students submit leave of absence to protest the expansion of medical school capacity

Ministry of Education said, "It's not a legitimate reason for taking a leave of absence...Never"

Seoul National University Medical School approves application for leave of absence for the first time

[Anchor]
When Seoul National University Medical School approved medical students' applications for leave of absence for the first time, the Ministry of Education decided to send more than 10 auditors to Seoul National University to conduct an intensive on-site audit.

In the midst of this, it has been confirmed that other universities are also having internal discussions about the approval of leave of absence.

I'll connect you to a reporter for more information.

Reporter Baek Jong Kyu!

The government repeatedly announced its strict response policy after the move to spread approval for alliance leave of absence to medical schools nationwide, right?

[Reporter]
Yes, medical students have taken a leave of absence and are not taking classes after the government announced its policy to expand the number of medical schools in February this year.

The government has adhered to the principle of not approving "alliance leave" in the form of collective action, saying it is not a legitimate reason for taking a leave of absence.

However, yesterday, Seoul National University Medical School rebelled against the government's "no leave of absence approval" policy for the first time and approved medical students' applications for leave of absence for the first semester.

Seoul National University's school regulations state that the final decision to approve medical students' leave of absence is the dean of the medical school,
The head of
approved his application for a leave of absence without discussing it with the university headquarters.

Seoul National University Medical School's justification for taking a leave of absence is educational disruption.

Medical school professors say that even if medical students who took a leave of absence from the first semester return in November this year according to government guidelines, they will not be able to properly conduct a year's worth of education until February next year.

However, the government expressed strong regret and said it would immediately pursue an on-site audit.

This afternoon, we will send 12 auditors to the Gwanak Campus School Office at Seoul National University to conduct an on-site audit.

The Ministry of Education has just announced its plan to conduct an intensive audit as much as possible.

Although the school has the authority to approve leave of absence, the Ministry of Education can supervise each university's leave of absence approval measures under the Higher Education Act.

If any academic violations are found, administrative measures such as corrective orders, reduction of capacity, and suspension of student recruitment are possible, so schools have not been able to approve the leave of absence because they have been wary of the Ministry of Education.

However, as Seoul National University Medical School accepts applications for leave of absence, there is a prospect that approval for leave of absence will spread to other universities.

First of all, about 10 out of 40 medical schools, including Seoul National University, have the right to approve the leave of absence, not the president, and medical professors say there is no problem with the procedure even if the dean approves the leave of absence.

Professors' consistent opinion was that the emergency committee of medical professors nationwide should approve the leave of absence from school during a call with YTN,

However, it was a matter of who would take the lead first, he said, explaining that internal discussions are taking place at each school as the first case of approval for a leave of absence came out.

In addition, he added that the issue will be discussed at a closed joint meeting of the Korean Medical Association, medical professors and deans at 12:30 p.m. soon.

An official from the Korean Medical Association also said that at today's joint meeting, the agenda for taking a leave of absence from the alliance, including the medical personnel supply and demand estimation committee, will be discussed.
He said he would express his position in the medical community on the issue of gathering
will.

I'm BAE JONG KYU from the Ministry of Social Affairs.