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Busan City Selected for the Ministry of Education’s “2025 Regional Lifelong Education Promotion Project”

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Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) announced that it has secured over KRW 100 million in national funding after being selected for the Ministry of Education’s 2025 Regional Lifelong Education Promotion Project, with one consortium and two districts winning the bid. The City plans to implement various regional educational programs.

The project aims to build a lifelong learning system where residents can access education anytime, anywhere. Busan was selected under the category of “Specialized Support for Existing Lifelong Learning Cities.”

In the “Lifelong Learning Intensive Promotion Zone” category, a consortium composed of Busan City, 11 districts and counties (Jung-gu, Seo-gu, Dong-gu, Yeongdo-gu, Dongnae-gu, Buk-gu, Saha-gu, Geumjeong-gu, Suyeong-gu, Sasang-gu, and Gijang-gun), and the Busan Women and Family Foundation for Lifelong Education (hereinafter “the Foundation”) secured KRW 50 million in national funds.

In the “Locally Customized Program (Lifelong Learning City)” category, Nam-gu (KRW 27 million) and Yeonje-gu (KRW 30 million) were selected, receiving a total of KRW 57 million in national funding.

This year marks the first implementation of the Lifelong Learning Intensive Promotion Zone model. The aim is to reduce gaps in infrastructure among regions by forming consortiums that include metropolitan and district-level lifelong learning institutions, local universities, and companies.

Busan City, along with the Foundation, 11 districts, regional universities, and local companies, will jointly implement the “Dreaming of Tomorrow in LA-LA LAnd” project (referring to “Life-long, Life-wide, Life-deep Alliance”). Key components include:

• ●[Learn LA]: Work-linked education programs connecting local industry, academia, and research

• ●[Link LA]: Integrated lifelong learning networks to turn learning into one’s personal future

• ●[Act LA]: Support for growth-oriented citizen engagement in lifelong learning

In the Locally Customized Program category:

• ●Nam-gu will create an AI-integrated learning environment through the “On+ Learning with AI” initiative. This includes five programs such as an AI Learning Coach Training Course and Digital Literacy Academies at lifelong learning centers. A Digital Literacy Volunteer Corps will also support AI-based learning and reduce the digital divide.

• ●Yeonje-gu will promote the “Everyday IT, Digital Transformation, and Learning City Yeonje” initiative, launching 24 programs in 9 categories. Starting in June, the district will train and deploy AI and digital mentors, and recruit participants for a Digital Challenge that spans multiple generations.

Kim Gwi-ok, Director General of Busan’s Youth and Industry-Academia Bureau, stated:
“By establishing lifelong learning clusters among universities, companies, and local communities, and implementing programs tailored to each region, we will expand practical learning opportunities. We aim to connect learning outcomes to employment and startups, generating real economic ripple effects across the city.”