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National lifelong learning festival opens in Cheonan
Cheonan opened the third National Lifelong Learning Cities Festival on October 23 at the Cheonan Museum in South Korea.
The event, run with the National Association of Lifelong Learning Cities, brings together city leaders and education officials to share policies and experience.
A forum and awards will highlight local policies and discuss ways to develop them.
Cheonan will present its AI lifelong learning policies, under a theme about connecting daily life through learning and artificial intelligence.
Cheonan was designated a lifelong learning city in 2007 and says it has expanded opportunities for residents to keep learning.
A separate city learning festival is scheduled for October 24 at Cheonan Samgeori Park and the Cheonan Heungtaryeong Hall area, while the national event runs through that day.
Cheonan opened the third National Lifelong Learning Cities Festival on Oct. 23.
The festival is being held at the Cheonan Museum in Dongnam-gu and runs through Oct. 24.
Cheonan is co-hosting the event with the National Association of Lifelong Learning Cities.
Officials and lifelong education professionals are sharing city policies and experiences, with a forum and policy awards scheduled.
Cheonan is presenting its lifelong learning policies involving artificial intelligence.
- Who
- Cheonan City and the National Association of Lifelong Learning Cities are co-hosting the festival. Officials from lifelong learning cities and lifelong education professionals are attending.
- What
- The third National Lifelong Learning Cities Festival opened, bringing participants together to share policies and experiences.
- When
- It opened on Oct. 23 and runs through Oct. 24, 2026.
- Where
- The Cheonan Museum in Dongnam-gu, Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province.
- Why
- To share effective policies and experiences and consider directions for developing lifelong learning cities.
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Cheonan opened the third National Lifelong Learning Cities Festival at the Cheonan Museum.
The festival is scheduled to conclude, and the 17th Cheonan City Lifelong Learning Festival is also scheduled to take place near Cheonan Samgeori Park and the Cheonan Heungtaryeong Hall.
- Festival edition
- Third National Lifelong Learning Cities Festival
- Opening date
- Oct. 23, 2026
- Venue
- Cheonan Museum, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan
- Co-host
- National Association of Lifelong Learning Cities
- Concurrent local event
- 17th Cheonan City Lifelong Learning Festival, Oct. 24
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What people are saying
In Cheonan, where roads from across the country once met, the experiences and wisdom of lifelong learning cities now meet.
We will expand learning opportunities so that every citizen can learn in daily life and take part in change.