폐교대학 시설활용을 위한 지방정부의 역할: 협력적 거버넌스 관점에서

Abstract

Just as the Yoon Seok-yeol government has adopted collaboration and linkage between local universities and local governments as a very important national policy task for balanced regional development and fostering local human resources, policies related to closed universities should also be centered on local governments, and for this, it is necessary to establish a collaborative governance system to establish its own support system at the regional government level. This article examines the role of local governments in the utilization of closed university facilities from a collaborative governance perspective in recognition of these problems. The main reasons for the closure of schools can be said to be corruption in the school corporation and a decrease in the number of students. Looking at the prior domestic research on closed universities, studies focusing on liquidation and subsequent processing of closed universities are mainstream, while only a few studies are on the utilization of facilities of closed universities. In order to utilize closed university facilities, it is necessary to consider the characteristics of closed university facilities, the welfare of local residents, residents’ satisfaction, and the linkage with surrounding facilities, and programs suitable for this. The local government’s policy on the utilization of closed university facilities should use closed university facilities as a driving force for local revitalization and regional development. To this end, it is necessary to establish a collaborative governance system that can lead to collaboration and consensus among various stakeholders in the region, such as the national government, local governments, and local residents. In addition, local governments should become entrepreneurs who create new value through innovation so that closed university facilities can become a driving force for local revitalization and regional development.