Dongdaemun-gu Selected as Lifelong Learning City in Ministry of Education Contest

‘2020 Regional Lifelong Education Activation Support Project’ Contest... Outstanding Local Governments Building Lifelong Learning Foundations Receive 56 Million KRW in National Funding to Promote Customized Lifelong Learning and Strengthen Networks with Lifelong Education Institutions

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Dongdaemun-gu (Mayor You Deok-yeol) announced that Dongdaemun-gu has been selected as a lifelong learning city in the Ministry of Education's '2020 Regional Lifelong Education Activation Support Project' competition.

The lifelong learning city project selects and supports excellent local governments every year to improve individuals' quality of life through lifelong learning and to establish a sustainable regional lifelong learning foundation.

Dongdaemun-gu has made significant efforts to activate lifelong learning by building a lifelong learning center, assigning lifelong education instructors, establishing a mid- to long-term comprehensive plan for lifelong education, and increasing related budgets annually, and has now borne fruit through this evaluation.

The district plans to utilize the 56 million KRW in national funding received from being selected as a lifelong learning city to promote nine projects, including Lifelong Learning Life Cycle, Customized Lifelong Learning, and D.learning mall operation, and to further expand the base of lifelong education by strengthening networks with local lifelong education institutions.

You Deok-yeol, Mayor of Dongdaemun-gu, stated, "We have made many efforts to realize a lifelong learning city that opens the dreams of residents, and we will continue to strive to make Dongdaemun-gu a lifelong learning city where people learn together, grow together, and share together through lifelong learning."

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