South Korea makes progress on issue of increasing medical school enrollment... Presidential Office: ”It's good that uncertainty for applicants and their parents has been resolved”

On the 19th, the South Korean Presidential Office announced that in response to the rejection of the request by medical professors and students to suspend the increase in the number of students, "The government will expedite related procedures, including changes to the implementation plan for university entrance examinations in 2025."
"We will complete the process of the entrance exams for 2025 smoothly," he said. He also asked universities to ensure that the entrance exams for 2025 are conducted smoothly. Chang Sang-yoon, the senior vice president for social affairs at the presidential office, said at a press conference,
"I am glad that the uncertainty for students and parents who have been anxiously preparing for university entrance exams, paying close attention to the outcome of this decision, has been resolved," he said, calling on universities to revise their medical school admissions quota rules as soon as possible.
He also said, "This decision was made because the government's policy to increase the number of medical school staff is absolutely necessary and urgent from the perspective of the interests of the entire nation, and because the government's policy to increase the number of medical school staff is
"By confirming that research, investigations, and discussions have been continued to be conducted to achieve this goal, the legality and legitimacy of the process of promoting healthcare reform has been recognized within the judicial process."
As the issue of increasing medical school enrollment reaches a new turning point, Chairman Zhang called for constructive and constructive discussions with medical residents, students and the medical community.
He called for active submission of opinions and stressed the importance of starting a dialogue without setting unrealizable preconditions.
Earlier on the 16th, the Seoul High Court announced that medical professors, medical residents, students, and examinees
In the appeal hearing on the case against the Ministry of Education and the Minister of Health and Welfare, in which applications were filed to suspend the implementation of the increase and allocation of medical school enrollments, the applications of medical school professors, resident doctors, and applicants were rejected, while the application of medical school students was dismissed.