Korean Educational Development Institute(KEDI)

A Study on Analysis and Improvement Plans of the Government Funding Project for University Lifelong Education

The government has established and offered degree and non-degree programs to employees and adult learners in the form of the government’s financial support for university lifelong education since 2008. While being assessed as a timely policy project to foster talents who will lead the future society, this project has been funded from the government over the last ten years. However, it was revealed that some problems failing to meet the objective of the project have occurred as follows: the social situation where adult learners have difficulties in entering university's regular programs, the unique characteristics of the project linked with higher education and lifelong education, and the limitations of the project undertaken as the government funding. As a result, the government budget has been reduced, resulting in a blow to the universities involved in this project.

With this backdrop in mind, this study aims to suggest practical plans for universities to proactively respond to the future society and for the government to link and develop higher education-lifelong education by scientifically analysing the government-funded project for university lifelong education that have been undertaken so far.