Gyeonggi-do Resumes In-Person 'Knowledge Concert' After 3 Years

Gyeonggi Province will resume the face-to-face format of the Knowledge Concert in Siheung on the 20th after three years.

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province and the Gyeonggi Lifelong Education Promotion Institute will hold a "Knowledge Concert" at 7 p.m. on the 20th at the ABC Hall of Siheung ABC Happy Learning Town. This is the first face-to-face event in three years since COVID-19.

Under the theme "Learning More," the event features five speakers: Sam Richards, a professor at Pennsylvania State University in the U.S.; announcer Lee Geum-hee; Jang Kang-myung, the popular novelist of "Jaesusa"; marketing expert CEO Jo Seo-hwan; and Han Dong-il, a lawyer at the Vatican Supreme Court.

The lecture topics include ▲ How Everyone Can Be a Winner, K-Future (Sam Richards & Lori Mulvey) ▲ One Word Can Help People Grow (Lee Geum-hee) ▲ Lessons Learned Through Two Resignations (Jang Kang-myung) ▲ Why We Must Learn Beyond Life’s Obstacles (Jo Seo-hwan) ▲ Study Methods for Wandering Adults (Han Dong-il).

The Knowledge Concert is a large-scale offline lecture tour visiting 31 cities and counties in the province through the Gyeonggi Lifelong Learning Portal, GSEEK. Since its first event in Suwon in 2017, it has toured cities and counties such as Gwangmyeong, Uijeongbu, Paju, and Goyang. So far, a total of 54 notable figures have participated as speakers.

To participate in the Knowledge Concert, visit the Gyeonggi Lifelong Learning Portal GSEEK homepage and click the Knowledge Concert banner (image) at the top of the first page, then apply online. Applications are accepted until 3 p.m. on the 19th, and 300 selected applicants will receive admission tickets via text message through a lottery.

Lee Hwa-jin, Director of the Lifelong Education Bureau of Gyeonggi Province, said, "It is meaningful as a face-to-face event resuming after three years since COVID-19," and added, "Starting in Siheung in October, a total of three concerts will be held until December in Gimpo and Pyeongtaek."

Meanwhile, the Gyeonggi Lifelong Learning Portal GSEEK is a lifelong education platform operated by Gyeonggi Province, offering over 1,500 online courses including parenting education, youth learning, foreign languages, information technology (IT), and humanities, as well as real-time video learning and one-on-one video counseling services.

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