The Jeonbuk Office of Education is collaborating with six universities in the province, including Jeonbuk National University, to operate weekend courses for general high school students in order to support their in-depth career exploration.

These courses are credited as high school-university collaborative courses, where 2nd and 3rd year students can experience in-depth learning under the guidance of university professors. Upon completion, students can receive credit recognition from both high school and university. The offered subjects include: understanding of government and administration at Gunsan National University, nursing understanding and exploration at Gunsan College of Nursing, exploration of artificial intelligence and programming at Woosuk University, exploration of transition economy, basic practical skills in special sports, literature, and humanistic imagination at Wonkwang University, life and moral psychology at Jeonbuk National University, and advanced physics at Jeonju University, totaling 8 subjects.

Classes will be held for 9 weeks from September 20 to December 13, totaling 34 hours. Applications can be made through the Joint Education Program platform (https://jbecredit.kr) from August 20 at 8 p.m. to August 26 at 10 p.m. Recruitment will be conducted on a first-come, first-served basis or through interviews (Jeonju University).

Among the five cities and provinces participating in the high school-university collaborative credit recognition system, Jeonbuk has opened the most subjects as part of the Ministry of Education's pilot project. Choi Eun-i, the head of the Secondary Education Department, expressed a strong willingness to support the initiative, stating, "We hope this will be an opportunity for students to design their educational paths autonomously and deepen their learning in various fields."