Seongdong-gu Selected for Ministry of Education's 'Regional Lifelong Education Specialization Project' Competition

Following designation as a lifelong learning city, the only Seoul district selected for the regional lifelong education specialization project... Operating the education program for youth and universities, 'Cheongchuneul Dudeurida, TAP Youth!' project

Seongdong-gu operates various lifelong education programs through the Dokseodang Humanities Academy and others (Photo is from the Afternoon Tea Making Program).

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Seongdong-gu (Mayor Jeong Won-oh) announced that it has been selected for the "Regional Lifelong Education Activation Support Project (Specialization)" hosted by the Ministry of Education and organized by the National Institute for Lifelong Education.

The district achieved consecutive successes, following its selection as a new lifelong learning city last year and now being chosen for the specialization project.

This specialization project received excellent evaluations for presenting a win-win model involving universities and the local community, and among the 17 selected cities nationwide, Seongdong-gu was the only one selected in Seoul.

The district will receive a Ministry of Education subsidy of 50 million KRW to promote lifelong education advancement projects such as public-academic cooperative education, future education, and entrepreneurship education. The core theme of the project is "TAP Youth! Knocking on Youth," aiming to provide essential educational programs to residents by utilizing youth and universities, groups with low participation rates in regional lifelong education.

The acronym TAP, meaning "knocking," stands for "Thinking Youth," "Acting Youth," and "Progressing Youth," representing a smart, practical, and advanced lifelong learning city project.

The Thinking Youth program includes ▲ public-academic cooperative research focused on solving local issues in collaboration with Hanyang University ▲ operation of a resident-participation neighborhood art gallery ▲ establishment of a makerspace in cooperation with the local community. By utilizing a neighborhood art gallery closer to residents and a makerspace full of new experiments, the project aims to provide residents with higher-quality lifelong education programs.

The Acting Youth program plans to activate lifelong learning center study clubs through talent donations by Hanyang University students and offer humanities academy lectures by outstanding professors from Hanyang University.

The Progressing Youth project promotes startup entrepreneurship education for prospective entrepreneurs and smart mom education using AI to create smart farms.

This specialization project is led by the Seongdong-gu Lifelong Learning Center Reading Hall Humanities Academy Center and the Seongdong 4th Industrial Revolution Experience Center, supported by Hanyang University ICPBL Center and Social Innovation Center, as well as private sectors such as Hello Museum and Seoul Forest Doombeong.

A district official said, "If the three main entities?private, public, and academic?work together and steadily implement the planned projects, Seongdong-gu will become a model case creating a new model of lifelong learning city."

Jeong Won-oh, Mayor of Seongdong-gu, said, "I am pleased that the efforts to improve the quality of life for residents through high-quality lifelong education programs have been recognized," adding, "Having achieved the triple crown as a UNESCO Global Learning City, a lifelong learning city designated by the Ministry of Education, and re-designation as a Convergence Innovation Education Special Zone, we will continue to do our best to create a premium education city where learning and sharing coexist."

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