Goyang City Conducts 'Visiting Population Education' at Joongbu University

Over 100 Students from Joongbu University Attend
Understanding Population Changes and Preparing for the Future
"Low Birthrate and Aging Society: Creating Jobs is Key"

Goyang Special City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Lee Dong-hwan) announced on the 21st that it conducted a "Visiting Population Education" program on the 20th at the Sejong Hall of Joongbu University under the theme "Understanding Population Changes and Preparing for the Future."

Lee Dong-hwan, Mayor of Goyang Special City, is delivering a greeting at the "Visiting Population Education" event held on the 20th at the Sejong Hall of Joongbu University, themed "Understanding Population Changes and Preparing for the Future." Photo by Goyang Special City

About 100 Joongbu University students participated in the education session, taking time to reflect on the reality of the population crisis and the future.

Before the education session, Mayor Lee Dong-hwan of Goyang Special City emphasized, "To respond to low birth rates, it is necessary not only to implement support policies tailored to each life cycle but also to create and preserve urban growth engines, fundamentally creating a livable environment through quality jobs."

Mayor Lee stated, "Along with the currently promoted Free Economic Zone, we will focus on transforming the industrial structure around the Goyang Ilsan Technovalley into advanced industries such as bio-precision medicine, K-Culture, and urban air mobility, attracting anchor companies to help young people achieve their dreams."

Following this, Lee Woo-taek, a policy research committee member of Population and Future, who was invited as a lecturer, conducted the education. On this day, Researcher Lee gave lectures on △ the current status and issues of low birth rates and an aging society △ cases of advanced countries △ and response measures for our society.

A Goyang Special City official said, "We hope that this education will serve as an opportunity for university students to feel the population crisis and change their values regarding marriage, pregnancy, and childbirth from the perspective of the future of the city and the nation."

Meanwhile, according to statistics, Goyang Special City's total fertility rate in 2023 was 0.695, which is lower than the national average of 0.721 and the Gyeonggi Province average of 0.766. Additionally, in 2022, the city experienced its first natural population decline, exposing it to the crisis of low birth rates and aging.