Osan Selected as 'Gyeonggi Province Lifelong Learning Special Opportunity District'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park Chan-hyuk] Osan City announced on the 2nd that it has been finalized selected for Gyeonggi Province's '2025 Lifelong Learning Opportunity Special District Support Project.'

This project was conducted by Gyeonggi Province to discover and support lifelong learning models reflecting the characteristics of each region among 31 cities and counties in the province. Osan City was selected after applying for Type 1, centered on a single basic local government.

The core of the 'Gyeonggi Province Lifelong Learning Opportunity Special District Support Project' is to establish a locally customized lifelong education system in response to complex social challenges such as rapid aging, low birth rate, regional imbalance, and AI and climate change.

The city plans to transform lifelong learning through this project from a simple educational dimension into a 'sustainable regional growth strategy' linked with welfare, culture, and employment.

The city has set its vision as 'Hundred Year Learning City Osan where people and resources connect.'

It plans to build an integrated learning ecosystem encompassing education, welfare, and culture, and strengthen 'local government-industry-academia governance' through collaboration among local government, industry, and universities. Additionally, it will systematically connect regional resources to enable easy participation by any citizen.

Mayor Lee Gwon-jae said, "This selection is an opportunity for Osan to move forward once again as a leading lifelong learning city," and "Through learning, we will improve citizens' quality of life and create a Hundred Year Learning City connected through jobs and community."