Hwaseong-si Designated as a 'Lifelong Learning City' for the Second Consecutive Time

Hwaseong City in Gyeonggi Province has been designated as a lifelong learning city for the second consecutive time.

Hwaseong City announced on the 2nd that it was re-designated as a "Lifelong Learning City" in the "2nd Cycle Lifelong Learning City Evaluation" conducted by the Ministry of Education this year.

This evaluation is an important indicator in which the Ministry of Education and the National Institute for Lifelong Education review the overall policies of local governments to promote regional lifelong learning. Hwaseong was first designated as a lifelong learning city in 2013. Since then, it was re-designated in the 1st cycle evaluation in 2021 and again in this 2nd cycle evaluation.

The re-designation evaluation for lifelong learning cities is conducted every three years for cities that have been designated as lifelong learning cities for more than four years. The 2nd cycle re-designation evaluation comprehensively assessed the overall lifelong learning city projects from 2021 to 2023, including project implementation systems, project operations, and project outcomes.

Hwaseong received high marks in the project implementation system category by expanding citizens' learning accessibility through initiatives such as promoting the nearby lifelong learning center project, opening Hwaseong Citizen University to expand lifelong learning spaces, and establishing an integrated information system for citizen instructors.

Additionally, Hwaseong was also highly evaluated in project operations and outcomes by designating itself as a lifelong learning city for the disabled, developing and operating an honorary degree system at Hwaseong Citizen University, supporting lifelong scholarships for Hwaseong citizens, and discovering and supporting learning-disadvantaged groups such as small and medium-sized enterprise employees and slow learners.

Jung Myung-geun, mayor of Hwaseong City, said, "We will continue to strive for growth as a sustainable lifelong learning city in Hwaseong, a special city with a population of one million."

Meanwhile, to spread a sustainable lifelong learning culture, the city plans to hold a Lifelong Learning Week event for one week from October 28 to November 2 around Hwaseong Citizen University and Hwaseong Lifelong Learning Center.

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