People, Learning, Libraries and Happiness
Gwanak-gu District is located in Seoul, the capital city of South Korea. As the home of the Korean Association of Lifelong Learning City, Gwanak-gu enjoys a strong infrastructure of lifelong learning facilities.
Vision and Motivation
Gwanak-gu endeavours to offer all its citizens equal access to education. It looks to build ‘people-centered networks’ in the belief that ‘people make the city, and the city makes people’.
Challenges and Goals
- Defining the concept of lifelong learning
- Developing a culture of lifelong learning
- Improving governance
- Building a sustainable community
Plan and Implementation
- Defining the concept of lifelong learning
Helping all citizens acquire literacy and basic skills - Creating a learning environment
Establishing small local libraries and ensuring that no one is more than ten minutes away from their local branch - A united library network
Any library book can be delivered to another branch upon request using the internet or smartphone - University cooperation
Opening the facilities of the Seoul National University to the community; cooperating with colleges and affiliated facilities, such as museums - Provision of lifelong learning courses
Specialized programmes to ensure lifelong learning for children, homemakers, retired and older people - Establishing the Lifelong Learning Festival
Hosting an annual event to promote a lifelong learning culture
We will establish a learning network with cities and regions across the world.
Mr Joonhee Park
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