Education partnership established with Daegu city, education office and public institutions
KCGF staff to co-teach classes on finance and entrepreneurship
![Korea Credit Guarantee Fund Chairman Kang Seung-jun (second from left) and Daegu Mayor Choo Kyung-ho (third from left) pose with representatives of partner institutions at a signing ceremony held Tuesday at the Sangyeok office of Daegu Metropolitan City for a cooperative agreement on regional education development and future talent cultivation. [Korea Credit Guarantee Fund]](https://wimg.heraldcorp.com/news/cms/2026/11/04/news-p.v1.20261104.6024cc47640f4d3c9342dd7338d8323c_P1.jpg)
The Korea Credit Guarantee Fund will provide specialized education in AI and digital finance to high school students in Daegu. The fund also plans to run a program in which its employees participate directly in classroom instruction, sharing practical experience in finance and entrepreneurship.
The fund announced Wednesday that it signed a memorandum of understanding with five institutions Tuesday — the Daegu Metropolitan Government, the Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education, Gangdong High School, Korea Gas Corporation and the National Information Society Agency — to improve the local education environment and cultivate future talent.
The agreement was drawn up to support Gangdong High School's participation in the "Autonomous Public High School 2.0" program. Located in Daegu's innovation district, the school will operate under a system in which schools partner with local governments, universities, companies and public institutions to design and run curricula tailored to regional needs.
The signatory institutions agreed to cooperate on developing education programs, supporting students' career exploration and extracurricular activities, and strengthening teacher capacity. Each institution will also make its specialist staff and educational resources available at the school.
The fund will develop specialized courses on AI and digital finance drawing on its expertise in finance and entrepreneurship. It plans to introduce a co-teaching model in which current employees lead classes alongside teachers, giving students direct exposure to the knowledge and practices used in the financial industry.
"We hope this specialized program will give students a deeper understanding of the financial sector and a meaningful opportunity to explore their career paths," fund Chairman Kang Seung-jun said. "Going forward, the Korea Credit Guarantee Fund will continue to contribute to building an educational environment that supports regional education development and the cultivation of future talent, drawing on our expertise in finance and entrepreneurship."
Meanwhile, the fund signed a separate MOU with the Export-Import Bank of Korea last month to promote productive and inclusive finance. Under that agreement, it plans to use contributions from the Export-Import Bank to provide phased guarantee fee support over three years to small and medium-sized enterprises in new growth industries such as AI and in the exports sector.
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