The Bank of Korea (BOK) has proposed a significant reform for the country’s university admissions system in order to address economic inequality that stems from South Korea’s intensely competitive academic culture.

The proposal suggests implementing a “regional proportional selection system,” where university spots would be allocated based on youth populations across the country’s regions.

If implemented as proposed, the plan would help to distribute university students more evenly across the country, lessen the concentration and population density around the Seoul Metropolitan Area and combat entrenched economic inequality.

Proponents believe the reform could help students choose majors that better match their