Eunpyeong-gu to Establish One University in Each Neighborhood

"One University per Neighborhood"... Eunpyeong-gu Establishes Eunpyeong University

'Eunpyeong University' with 16 Community Centers as Campuses... Providing High-Quality Lifelong Education in Collaboration with Universities

Residents Develop and Collaborate with Universities to Create Neighborhood-Specific Specialized Programs

Kim Mi-kyung, District Mayor, "Meeting Residents' Educational Aspirations... Expecting High-Quality Education"

Eunpyeong-gu (Mayor Kim Mi-kyung) is promoting the establishment of 'Eunpyeong University,' which integrates excellent human and material resources from universities into lifelong learning, designating 16 neighborhood community centers as campuses.

'Eunpyeong University' is a project linking one university per neighborhood to improve the quality of lifelong education and increase residents' accessibility. The initiative aims to respond to residents' educational aspirations by creating a high-quality lifelong education environment in Eunpyeong, where universities are relatively scarce.

The 16 neighborhood community centers serving as hubs for 'Eunpyeong University' operate specialized programs in collaboration with universities, providing high-quality lifelong education with professionalism.

Through consultations with each neighborhood residents' autonomy committee, educational programs reflecting local characteristics and residents' needs are developed, and memorandums of understanding are signed with universities and departments to operate the programs. Programs are proposed and developed directly by residents, supported by the universities' excellent resources to ensure expertise. Lifelong learning activists are also assigned to each neighborhood to support smooth operation.

The neighborhood campuses of Eunpyeong University consist of community centers and lifelong learning facilities. To improve residents' information access and convenience, 39 public lifelong learning facilities, including community centers, libraries, and welfare centers, are designated as 'Eunpyeong Baeumirang' and managed as a unified system.

The Eunpyeong-gu lifelong learning portal 'Eunpyeong Baeummoa' supports the operation and promotion of 'Baeumirang' and plans to accept course registrations through its own website. In the future, facilities designated through applications from citizens, institutions, and organizations in the private sector who sympathize with the formation of learning communities will be increased.

On the 10th at 2 p.m., the district signed the first memorandum of understanding for Eunpyeong University. The agreement involved the Korea Aerospace University Lifelong Education Center and the Susaek-dong Residents' Autonomy Committee. They plan to strengthen the professionalism of local lifelong education. On the 12th, a memorandum of understanding between Eungam 2-dong and Myongji University is scheduled.

Kim Mi-kyung, Mayor of Eunpyeong-gu, said, "I hope that high-quality programs will be created through the demand for quality lifelong learning desired by residents and the educational capabilities of universities," adding, "We will leap forward as a sustainable lifelong learning city with various high-quality educational programs that utilize local characteristics."

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