Original title: For the first time in 27 years, the number of medical schools in South Korea will expand to 1509 in 2025

On the afternoon of the 24th local time, the Korean University Education Agreement Meeting held a meeting to review and approve the 2025 academic year enrollment plans submitted by Korean universities.

The plan of enrolling 4567 students in 2025 submitted by 40 medical schools in South Korea was approved. Starting from the 2025 academic year, the Korean Medical College will officially realize its first enrollment expansion in 27 years. The enrollment expansion scale is 1509 people reported and summarized by all medical schools before.

It is reported that after the enrollment plan is approved, the universities will announce new enrollment plans one after another before the end of this month to officially start enrollment.

Since February this year, because of dissatisfaction with the medical reform measures such as the expansion of medical school enrollment implemented by the Korean government, young interns and residents in South Korea have launched a collective strike, insisting on the government to withdraw the enrollment expansion policy. In this regard, the Korean government said that South Korea's medical reform is imminent, and the expansion of medical students is imperative. It called on young doctors who left their posts to return to patients as soon as possible. (Chief reporter Tang Xin)