Ulju-gun Selected for National Funding in Disability Lifelong Learning City Project for 3 Consecutive Years

On the 19th, Ulsan Ulju-gun announced that it has been selected for the '2025 Lifelong Learning City for Persons with Disabilities Operation Contest,' hosted by the National Institute of Special Education under the Ministry of Education, for the third consecutive year, securing 72 million KRW in national funding.

The Lifelong Learning City for Persons with Disabilities is a project promoted by the Ministry of Education to support the development of local capacities for persons with disabilities and to establish a foundation for revitalizing community-centered lifelong education for persons with disabilities. Ulju-gun was designated as Ulsan's first Lifelong Learning City for Persons with Disabilities in 2023.

Including the national funding secured this time, Ulju-gun plans to promote various lifelong learning projects for persons with disabilities in collaboration with related organizations such as local disability groups, with a total project budget of 144 million KRW.

With the goal of "Creating a Lifelong Learning City for Persons with Disabilities in Ulju where learning, sharing, and growing together," the plan includes operating 28 programs across three tasks: △ Establishing a sustainable lifelong learning foundation for persons with disabilities △ Customized education by type of disability △ Education supporting the independence of persons with disabilities.

An official from Ulju-gun stated, "We will do our best to create Ulju-gun where persons with disabilities are guaranteed lifelong learning rights without exclusion and where the capabilities of both persons with and without disabilities are fully realized."

Ulju County Office.

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