Changwon Special City Signs Win-Win Development Agreement with Masan University

Opening Doors to Adult Learners through the LiFE2.0 Project

On the 21st, Changwon Special City in Gyeongnam signed a governance agreement with Masan University, which is participating in the ‘University Lifelong Education System (LiFE2.0) Project,’ for the mutual development of the region and the university at the international conference room on the 3rd floor of the main building of Masan University.

The signing ceremony was held with the attendance of Ha Jongmok, the 1st Vice Mayor of Changwon Special City, Lee Hakjin, President of Masan University, key project stakeholders, and related public officials.

The Ministry of Education’s ‘2nd Cycle University Lifelong Education System (LiFE2.0) Support Project’ is a program that supports universities with excellent infrastructure to flexibilize curricula and improve their systems so that working adults and adult learners, who face significant spatial and temporal constraints, can receive quality university education.

Changwon Special City signed a governance agreement with Masan University on the 21st for the mutual development of the region and the university.
[Image provided by Changwon Special City Hall]

Through the Ministry of Education’s ‘2nd Cycle University Lifelong Education System (LiFE2.0) Support Project,’ the city plans to strengthen the lifelong vocational education system for adults and accelerate the restructuring of the lifelong learning system, which the city is prioritizing.

The city and Masan University will jointly promote the exchange of lifelong education infrastructure and content, identification of adult learners’ needs, joint development of lifelong education courses, activation of lifelong vocational education, and joint response to regional issues through this agreement.

President Lee stated, “We plan to establish our position as an adult learner-friendly university in the region by reorganizing the curriculum, including the establishment of five departments such as the Department of Sports Industry Creators under the Future Convergence Creator College, and operating related degree courses and non-degree programs.”

Vice Mayor Ha said, “I hope this will be the first step to overcoming the decline in the local population and the crisis of local universities through lifelong education as a medium,” and added, “We will actively cooperate to improve the living conditions in Changwon City and ensure mutual growth with universities through project promotion linked to key regional sectors.”

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