Gurye-gun Designated as a 'Lifelong Learning City'

Received Certificate Plaque Award from the Ministry of Education

Gurye-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Kim Soon-ho) announced that it received a lifelong learning city certificate and plaque at the 8th Korea Lifelong Learning Expo.

The expo was held for three days from November 2 to 4 at the aT Center in Yangjae-dong, Seoul, under the theme "Innovation of a Learning Nation, Great Transformation of Lifelong Learning," hosted by the Ministry of Education and organized by the National Institute for Lifelong Education.

[Photo by Gurye-gun]

The expo events consisted of the Lifelong Learning Awards ceremony, lifelong learning city plaque awarding ceremony, exhibition hall conferences, and academic seminars.

Each province operated a themed pavilion, and Gurye-gun ran a pressed flower piggy bank making experience pavilion, which received enthusiastic responses from many visitors.

Meanwhile, Gurye-gun was designated as a lifelong learning city in 2023 and is conducting 12 projects with residents, including visiting adult literacy classes, lifelong learning village schools, learning networks, and lifelong learning clubs, with a total project budget of 200 million KRW, including 90 million KRW in national subsidies.

Governor Kim Soon-ho said, "We will create a universal lifelong learning city enjoyed by all residents and actively respond to the risk of local extinction by promoting various jobs and vocational education through learning."

Gurye = Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yuk Mi-seok hss79@asiae.co.kr