Naju-si Holds 'Lifelong Education Council' Meeting... Discussing Project Goals and Plans

Published 12 Apr.2023 10:46(KST)

Naju City, Jeollanam-do (Mayor Yoon Byung-tae) announced on the 12th that it recently held the ‘2023 Lifelong Education Council’ at the City Hall Ihwa Room.

The council discussed the major achievements of 2022 and this year’s business goals and plans, and elected Jo Jun, Director of the Lifelong Education Center at Dongshin University, as the new vice chairman.

Naju City recently held the '2023 Lifelong Education Council' at the City Hall Ihwa Room. <br>[Photo by Naju City]

Naju City recently held the '2023 Lifelong Education Council' at the City Hall Ihwa Room.
[Photo by Naju City]

Previously, last year, the city operated 250 lifelong learning courses for about 5,600 citizens through ‘inclusion’ learning for marginalized groups such as the elderly and disabled, and ‘linkage’ learning based on cooperation with universities and institutions.

The participant satisfaction survey recorded a very high score of 97.13 out of 100 points, close to a perfect score.

In particular, through lifelong learning in various fields, 150 people obtained certifications, and 60 people achieved employment or entrepreneurship outcomes.

The city also solidified its status as a prestigious lifelong learning city in Korea through excellent award achievements.

In the 19th Korea Lifelong Learning Awards hosted by the Ministry of Education, the city won the Excellence Award following a special award the previous year, and received the Excellence Award for two consecutive years in the 2022 Jeollanam-do City and County Lifelong Education Evaluation.

Public project competitions that will further strengthen the learning infrastructure were selected for two projects hosted by the Ministry of Education (Adult Literacy and Eco Change Maker) and three projects hosted by Jeollanam-do, providing various lectures and experience programs to citizens.

This year, the city plans to promote lifelong education policies aimed at ‘strengthening universal lifelong learning and guaranteeing lifelong education opportunities for all citizens’ to develop individuals’ capacity to respond to social changes through learning.

The city will launch the province’s first ‘Naju愛 Learning Voucher’ new policy from September to provide learning opportunities for all citizens.

It plans to support learning activity tuition fees (cards) worth 150,000 KRW per person annually for 2,500 citizens aged 19 and older, excluding beneficiaries of similar voucher programs.

The city has significantly expanded the existing National Lifelong Learning Voucher system, which registered 9 institutions and about 60 courses, to about 200 courses to offer more diverse and broad learning rights enjoyment.

Mayor Yoon Byung-tae said, “Based on the optimal lifelong learning infrastructure and advanced policies, we will realize public value through learning and build a premium lifelong learning city in Korea.”