Suwon's Lifelong Learning Center Renamed to 'Global Lifelong Learning Center'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Chung Jun-seong] The Suwon City Lifelong Learning Center and Foreign Language Village, marking their 10th anniversary, have changed their names to 'Suwon Global Lifelong Learning Center.'

Suwon City announced on the 14th that as the 'Partial Amendments to the Suwon City Lifelong Education Promotion Ordinance' were promulgated beginning the 12th, the names of the two institutions operated in integration have been changed to Suwon Global Lifelong Learning Center.

The amended ordinance, passed at the 359th Suwon City Council special session in April, consolidates the relevant ordinances that had been divided into the Suwon City Lifelong Education Promotion Ordinance and the Suwon City Foreign Language Village Installation and Operation Ordinance, in line with the integrated operation of the Suwon City Lifelong Learning Center and the Foreign Language Village since last year.

In particular, 'Suwon Global Lifelong Learning Center' selected from a naming contest conducted in April and May of last year is being used, and network cooperation support between institutions has been included in the scope of operations to solidify the hub function of 'Global Lifelong Learning City Suwon.'

The city also included provisions in the amended ordinance to conduct actual condition surveys on citizens' lifelong education participation status and satisfaction levels every two years, which will be utilized in promoting lifelong education.

Accordingly, the Suwon Global Lifelong Learning Center is promoting the '2021 Project: Global Lifelong Learning First Year, New Beginning, Closer to Citizens' as a key initiative this year.

The most notable aspect is the improvement of accessibility for beneficiaries requiring social consideration. The city plans to expand programs that include both care recipients and care providers in the scope of education, and expand the scope of tuition exemption to include those in the near-poor class and youth in social welfare facilities.

Moreover, the center is planning various lectures with themes of healing and rest to provide emotional stability to citizens.

A city official said, "As the institution that opened in 2011 marks its 10th anniversary amid the first year of integration, it is expected to fulfill a strengthened hub role as a dedicated lifelong learning institution."