Yangcheon-gu to Open ‘Y Education Expo 2026’ on May 14

Experience Booths, Street Exhibitions, and Lectures Featuring AI

Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, announced on April 21 that the ‘Y Education Expo 2026’ Lifelong Learning Festival will be held for three days from May 14 to 16 at the parks and streets around Yangcheon-gu Office and Mokdong Gaon-gil.

Last year's street view of the "Y Education Expo 2025" Lifelong Learning Festival. Provided by Yangcheon District.

This year’s festival theme is “AI Big Bang: Borderless Education, Limitless Learning.” Marking the 21st anniversary of its designation as a lifelong learning city, Yangcheon-gu plans to propose a vision for future-oriented lifelong learning with hands-on programs incorporating artificial intelligence.

On the first day, May 14, the “2nd Lifelong Learning Senior Writing Contest” will take place. Poems and illustrated works created by about 70 senior participants from literacy classes will be transformed into digital animations using multimodal AI and showcased at the festival.

For three days starting May 14, the “Lifelong Learning Street Exhibition with AI” will be held along Mokdong Gaon-gil (from the back gate of Yangcheon-gu Office to Yangcheon Police Station). Works by lifelong learners and children in special education will be reinterpreted by AI and displayed. In addition, 35 experience booths will be set up between Yangcheon Park and the government office, offering activities such as creating AI passport photos and making AI-generated music and perfumes.

The festival will also feature a lecture program. On May 15, Kwon Il-yong, Korea’s first profiler, will give a lecture on “The Reality of Digital Crime and How to Respond in the AI Era.” On the morning of May 16, writer and actor Cha In-pyo will speak on “Limitless Learning,” and in the afternoon, communication and relationship expert Park Jaeyeon will present a talk titled “When Words Change, Relationships Change.” Food booths will also operate alongside the main events.

The festival is open to everyone, and detailed schedules are available on the official website of the ‘Y Education Expo 2026.’

A district official stated, “Now that AI technology is deeply embedded in our daily lives, the determination of seniors who challenge themselves through learning truly represents the power of lifelong education. We hope families will come together to this intergenerational festival to experience the value of learning that never stops, even in the age of AI.”

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