Gwangju City Holds 2024 Lifelong Education Council Regular Meeting

Gwangju Mayor Bang Se-hwan is holding the 2024 Gwangju Lifelong Education Council on the 23rd at the Vision Hall on the 6th floor of the city hall to discuss the 2025 Gwangju Lifelong Education Project Operation Plan (draft).

Gwangju City, Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Bang Se-hwan) announced on the 24th that it held the 2024 Gwangju City Lifelong Education Council on the 23rd at the Vision Hall on the 6th floor of City Hall to discuss the 2025 Gwangju City Lifelong Education Project Operation Plan (draft).

On this day, nine committee members, including Bang Se-hwan, chairman of the Lifelong Education Council, attended the meeting.

The council held discussions to establish a sustainable lifelong education system and prepare a virtuous cycle system of lifelong learning that supports citizen demand-based learning, emphasizing the importance of lifelong learning to strengthen adult capabilities in response to technological innovations such as the development of artificial intelligence (AI) and the increase in the elderly population.

In particular, various opinions were shared on discovering a differentiated lifelong learning model reflecting the unique characteristics of Gwangju City, including the operation direction of the lifelong learning center scheduled to open in 2025 and activation plans for the Eup/Myeon/Dong lifelong learning centers and Geomcheon Learning Center.

Chairman Bang Se-hwan said, “Lifelong education is now an essential element of life, not a choice, and we plan to promote various projects so that everyone from children to adults can enjoy the benefits of lifelong learning.” He added, “Next year, with the opening of the lifelong learning center and the provision of lifelong learning support funds for low-income groups, a new chapter in lifelong learning is expected to open.”

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