Chairman of Bongam Academy, Kang Young-joong School Corporation, National Order of Merit, Mugunghwa Order of Merit

Chairman Kang Young-joong of Bongam Academy, a school corporation that operates Gyeonggi Foreign Language High School, 2024 On November 6, he was awarded the Mugunghwa Medal of the National Order of Merit.

The National Medal of Merit is an order of merit that contributes to the improvement of the welfare of the people and the development of the country by contributing to politics, economy, society, education, and academic fields.

Chairman Kang has been honored since 2008 for his contribution to educational development as the chairman of Bongam Academy of Gyeonggi Foreign Language High School.

Chairman Kang has maintained a deep interest in education and culture, including public education, and has continued to support scholarship projects, educational support projects, cultural activities, academic support projects, multicultural families and sports activities, and social service activities through the Daekyo Cultural Foundation.

In particular, the Eye Level Education Award, established in 1995, contributed to the development of education, including the restoration of teaching authority, over a period of 33 years.

Chairman Kang was awarded the Mugunghwa Medal of the National Order of Merit following the Presidential Commendation of Distinguished Service in the Year of the World Family in 1995 and the Ok Director of the Order of Culture in 2004.