Incheon City Introduces 'Citizen Professor Certification System' to Promote Lifelong Education

Participation in Delivery Lecture Projects Tailored for Vulnerable Groups and Local Areas

Incheon City announced on the 4th that it will implement the 'Citizen Professor Certification System' to discover excellent lifelong education instructors and promote lifelong learning.

The Citizen Professor Certification System is a lifelong education project in which Incheon City selects and certifies experts or outstanding instructors in various fields as citizen professors, who then give back their talents and knowledge to the local community through diverse educational activities.

To select the first citizen professors this year, the city will publicly recruit participants for the certification system from the 17th to the 28th via the Incheon Citizen University Citizen Life College website.

Eligibility includes Incheon residents with a degree in the relevant field or more than three years of experience, employees of businesses or institutions located in the city, and instructors at lifelong education institutions. Selected citizen professors will participate in customized delivery lecture projects that dispatch instructors mainly to lifelong education vulnerable groups and areas.

The city plans to select 100 citizen professors starting this year and a total of 300 by 2025. The first citizen professor appointment ceremony will be held in October in conjunction with the 'Incheon Lifelong Learning Citizen Festival.'

An official from Incheon City said, "The Citizen Professor Certification System is meaningful as citizen experts from all walks of life participate in social contribution through educational activities based on their talents and knowledge," adding, "We hope many citizens will show interest and participate in creating a world-class lifelong learning city with learning and sharing."

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