Busan Seo-gu and Yeonje-gu Selected as 'Excellent' Lifelong Learning Cities in National Top 5

All 10 Districts and Counties of Busan Pass the Newly Introduced 'Lifelong Learning City Re-designation' by the Ministry of Education

Busan Seo-gu and Yeonje-gu have been recognized as excellent lifelong learning cities by the Ministry of Education. Among the five local governments nationwide selected as "excellent," two are in Busan.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Seo-gu and Yeonje-gu in Busan have been selected as excellent lifelong learning cities, and all 10 districts and counties in Busan have been re-designated as lifelong learning cities.

On the 17th, Busan City announced that all 10 districts and counties were re-designated in the lifelong learning city re-designation evaluation of the '2020 Regional Lifelong Education Activation Support Project' by the Ministry of Education, and that two districts, Seo-gu and Yeonje-gu, were selected as excellent lifelong learning cities, securing 60 million KRW in national funding.

The lifelong learning city re-designation evaluation was first implemented this year by the Ministry of Education to manage the performance of the 'Lifelong Learning City Creation Project,' which started in 2001 to promote community-centered lifelong education.

The lifelong learning cities are divided into three groups, and every three years, a comprehensive evaluation is conducted on each city's lifelong education system, project operation, and achievements to determine whether to re-designate them as lifelong learning cities.

Among the 15 lifelong learning cities nationwide, Busan's 10 districts and counties (Seo-gu, Yeongdo-gu, Busanjin-gu, Nam-gu, Haeundae-gu, Saha-gu, Geumjeong-gu, Yeonje-gu, Sasang-gu, and Gijang-gun), which have been designated as learning cities for four years, were subject to this first cycle evaluation, and all passed the re-designation evaluation.

Among them, two autonomous districts (Seo-gu and Yeonje-gu) were recognized for their outstanding performance management through efforts to secure a lifelong education foundation and the operation of distinctive programs. They were selected as excellent lifelong learning cities, an honor given to only five cities among 42 nationwide, and will receive an additional 30 million KRW each in national funding.

Byun Sung-wan, Acting Mayor of Busan, said, "Through this evaluation, the excellent capabilities of Busan as a lifelong learning city have been recognized once again," and added, "We will continue to strive to activate citizen-centered lifelong education that reflects Busan's unique characteristics and to operate the lifelong learning city projects solidly."

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