▲ 군포시가 지난해 진행한 ‘장애인 평생학습도시 운영 사업’의 한 장면.     ©

군포시가 2년 연속으로 교육부 국립특수교육원이 주관한 ‘2025년 장애인 평생학습도시 운영 사업’ 공모에 선정돼 국비 5,500만원을 확보했다.

군포시는 지난해 장애인 평생학습도시로 신규 선정돼 14개 기관과 업무협약을 통해 네트워크를 구축하고, 26개 장애 유형별 맞춤형 평생교육 프로그램을 운영한 성과를 인정받아 2년 연속 공모 사업에 선정됐다.

군포시는 이번 공모 선정으로 확보한 국비를 포함 총사업비 1억1,000만원으로 관내 장애인 평생학습기관과 연계한 다양한 사업을 추진할 계획이다.

군포시는 ‘장애인과 비장애인이 함께 평생학습으로 소통·참여·변화하는 교육문화 도시 군포’를 비전으로 △장애 유형별 특화 프로그램 △장애·비장애 통합교육 △장애인식개선 △장애인 평생교육 관계자 역량강화 연수 등 총 28개 사업을 운영할 계획이다.

교육부는 장애인 평생교육 활성화와 평생학습을 통한 사회통합을 위해 장애인 평생학습도시 사업을 추진하고 있다.

하은호 군포시장은 “우리 군포시가 2년 연속 장애인 평생학습도시로 선정되어 그동안 구축해온 장애인 평생교육 기반을 더욱 견고히 다질 수 있게 됐다”며 “장애인의 평생학습권 보장과 장애 친화적 평생학습 여건 조성을 위해 더욱 힘쓰겠다”라고 말했다.

아래는 위 기사를 ‘Google 번역’으로 번역한 영문 기사의 ‘전문’이다. ‘Google 번역’은 이해도를 높이기 위해 노력하고 있다. 영문 번역에 오류가 있을 수 있음을 전제로 한다. <*The following is [the full text] of the English article translated by ‘Google Translate’ and amended. ‘Google Translate’ is working hard to improve understanding. It is assumed that there may be errors in the English translation.>

Gunpo City, selected as a lifelong learning city for the disabled for two consecutive years, secured 55 million won in national funds

Operating 28 projects with the vision of ‘Gunpo, an educational and cultural city where people with disabilities and non-disabled people learn together’

Gunpo City was selected for the ‘2025 Lifelong Learning City for the Disabled’ project hosted by the National Institute of Special Education of the Ministry of Education for two consecutive years, securing 55 million won in national funds.

Gunpo City was newly selected as a lifelong learning city for the disabled last year, and was recognized for its achievements in establishing a network through business agreements with 14 organizations and operating customized lifelong education programs for 26 types of disabilities, and was selected for the project for two consecutive years.

Gunpo City plans to promote various projects in conjunction with lifelong learning institutions for the disabled in the jurisdiction with a total project cost of 110 million won, including the national funds secured through this public offering. Gunpo City plans to operate a total of 28 projects, including △specialized programs by disability type △integrated education for the disabled and non-disabled △improvement of awareness of disabilities △training to strengthen the capacity of lifelong education officials for the disabled, with the vision of ‘Gunpo, an educational and cultural city where people with disabilities and non-disabled people communicate, participate, and change through lifelong learning together’.

The Ministry of Education is promoting the lifelong learning city project for the disabled to vitalize lifelong education for the disabled and promote social integration through lifelong learning.

Gunpo Mayor Ha Eun-ho said, “Our Gunpo City has been selected as a lifelong learning city for the disabled for two consecutive years, which will allow us to further solidify the foundation for lifelong education for the disabled that we have built so far,” and “We will work harder to guarantee the right to lifelong learning for the disabled and create a lifelong learning environment that is friendly to the disabled.”