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Busan Opens B-LiFE Center as First Step Toward a “City Where Learning Becomes Life”

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Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) announced that it held an opening ceremony yesterday (26th) at 3:00 p.m. for the “Busan-style RISE (Regional Innovation System & Education) B-LiFE Center” (hereinafter referred to as the B-LiFE Center), a community-based lifelong learning hub, in Zone E of Deokcheon Underground Shopping Mall on Metro Line 3.

Approximately 80 attendees participated in the event, including representatives from the City Government, Busan Metropolitan Council, Buk-gu Office, Busan RISE Innovation Institute, Busan Women and Family Development Institute & Lifelong Education Promotion Institute, local universities, and district offices. The ceremony proceeded in the following order: a progress report, welcoming remarks, a lifelong learning partnership ceremony, and a facility tour.

Based on the Busan-style RISE initiative, the B-LiFE Center connects vocational and lifelong education resources that have been operated separately by universities and district governments, supporting all citizens in accessing the education they desire so they can learn and grow.

Previously dispersed across district offices and universities, these vocational and lifelong education resources have now been integrated into the B-LiFE Center. Through both online and offline platforms, the center plans to establish a virtuous cycle of education in which citizens can pursue learning tailored to their life stages, leading to employment and income opportunities, and ultimately to systematic career management.

The B-LiFE Center features themed spaces, including lecture rooms, a smart work center, an adult learner companion counseling center, an event zone, and a media studio, all of which are open for citizens to freely visit and use.

In particular, through cooperation among universities, the City, district governments, and the Lifelong Education Promotion Institute, the center will train lifelong learning managers and provide a “one-stop service” that supports citizens from the provision of educational information to online and offline counseling and participation in educational programs.

With the opening of the B-LiFE Center, the City plans to accelerate the realization of a “15-minute lifelong learning city” accessible to all citizens and to actively support local universities in expanding their roles as permanent platforms for lifelong learning.

Mayor Park Heong-joon stated, “The opening of the B-LiFE Center marks an important turning point in closely connecting the excellent educational resources of our universities with the local community.” He added, “We will create a ‘Happy Learning City, Busan,’ where citizens can learn and grow anytime and anywhere, and where learning leads to better jobs and an improved quality of life.”