Yongin City Holds Lifelong Education Council Meeting... Discussing Tasks for the Second Half of the 8th Elected Term

On the 25th, Yongin City in Gyeonggi Province held the '2024 Yongin City Lifelong Education Council' at the mayor's reception room in the city hall, the city announced on the 26th.

At the meeting, the city appointed 11 members of the 10th Yongin City Lifelong Education Council and discussed the development direction of lifelong education for the second half of the 8th term of the elected government.

Lee Sang-il, Mayor of Yongin (5th from the left), is pledging the development of lifelong education with the newly appointed members of the Lifelong Education Council.
[Photo by Yongin City]

The city set the vision for lifelong education in the second half of the 8th term as "Yongin, a lifelong learning city growing through citizens' learning," and presented three major strategies: ▲a fundamental transformation of the lifelong learning city system ▲creation of a virtuous cycle lifelong learning ecosystem ▲promotion of balanced lifelong learning. To achieve this, six key tasks will be pursued: ▲restructuring and sustainable operation of lifelong learning projects ▲establishment of a digital and data-based lifelong learning environment ▲linking learning and jobs in a cyclical manner ▲building lifelong learning networks and sharing values ▲installation and operation of nearby lifelong learning centers ▲discovery and expanded support for learning-disadvantaged groups.

The council members agreed on the achievements so far and the direction to move forward, advising that lifelong learning policies should be proactively prepared in response to population changes and various era changes to meet citizens' needs.

Mayor Lee Sang-il of Yongin said, "We will continue to implement various policies so that our citizens can receive high-quality lifelong learning programs suitable for the rapidly changing times."

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