Busan Metropolitan City opened the 'Busan-type RISE B-LiFE Center' in Zone E of the Deokcheon Underground Shopping Center on Metro Line 3.
The B-LiFE Center is a community-based lifelong learning hub built on 'Busan-type RISE (Regional Innovation System & Education).' The center focuses on improving citizen accessibility by integrating vocational and lifelong education programs that were previously scattered across universities, district offices, and other institutions.
The core objective is to establish a virtuous cycle that provides desired educational information through online and offline platforms, connecting consultation, course enrollment, and post-education career management.
The center houses themed spaces including classrooms, a smart work center, an adult learner counseling center, an event zone, and a media studio. The facility will operate as a complex platform where learning, networking, and content creation occur simultaneously, going beyond simple lecture spaces.
Universities, the city government, districts, and the Lifelong Education Promotion Institute will collaborate to train 'lifelong learning managers' who provide one-stop services from educational information to online and offline counseling and program referrals.
With the center's opening, the city plans to accelerate its '15-minute lifelong learning city' initiative. The strategy aims to establish a structure where citizens can easily access learning opportunities near their residences while local universities expand their functions as permanent lifelong learning platforms.
The center also represents a field base for the RISE policy, which directly connects university educational capabilities to regional innovation.