KOICA s role in promoting global citizenship and awareness of international development cooperation

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1 Happiness for All, with Global KOICA KOICA s role in promoting global citizenship and awareness of international development cooperation November 21, 2017 Soyeon Shin Manager, Office of PR and Communications, KOICA

2 Happiness for All, with Global KOICA Contents 1. Why we do 2. What we do and for whom 3. Going forward 2

3 1. Why we do For promoting global citizenship Happiness for All, with Global KOICA Need to keep building support for sustainable development from the future generation in Korea Agenda in the international community - Global Education First Initiative, UNESCO midterm strategy, SDGs - Recommendations from OECD DAC Peer Review on Korea in 2012 National Master Plan for International Development Cooperation of Korea KOICA s Midterm Strategy & KOICA s Mid-term Strategy for Global Citizenship Education We matter accountability and transparency for the future generation by rising empathy with developing partners 3

4 2. What we do and for whom For promoting global citizenship KOICA ODA Education Centre (since 2010) Happiness for All, with Global KOICA - Established as the first professional education institution in Korea to raise public awareness and understanding of int l dev cooperation and to train specialists working in the field - Provides various education programs for global citizenship - Major activities Special lectures, Education for Student Clubs, and Essay contests for school students GCED Teacher Training both online and offline for school teachers Lectures and Dissertation competition for university students Customized course for small and medium enterprises who wants to enter into ODA industry KOICA-NGO Development Education Workshop ODA Certificate 4

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6 We are global citizens - textbooks for teachers Development Education Story of the UK and Ireland 6

7 KOICA Partnership on Global Citizenship Education University Supporting 30 University s International Development Education Private Company MOU with Sigong Media -Developing online teacher training course on GCED KOICA Regional Centers Providing GCED Educational Materials Education office Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education Overseas Inviting overseas Experts to KOICA to Have a Lecture on GCED, Exchanging Information NGO GCED workshop with NGOs, Curriculum development To avoid duplication and improve its effectiveness and efficiency

8 2. What we do and for whom For promoting global citizenship KOICA Global Village (since 2010) - Enhances public understanding of diverse culture and local information in KOICA s partner countries - Introduces KOICA and enlightens public the necessity of ODA - Induces visitors to take actions as a global citizen in partnership with local governments by a variety of experience programs - Delivers global citizenship education in conjunction with exhibitions - Major activities Exhibition (about 10 months, different country each time) GCED for elementary school students Food culture experience Happiness for All, with Global KOICA 8

9 KOICA Global Village For promoting global citizenship 9

10 Global Citizen Gallery 10

11 Culture Gallery - The 11 th 11 exhibition of Arco Iris on Central America

12 We move exhibition stuff to World Friends Korea Education Center in Young-wol, Gangwon Province after the regular exhibition in Global Village in KOICA HQ so that local people also can enjoy the Global Citizenship Education Elementary school students in Global Citizen Gallery Cultural education for elementary school students in Culture Gallery 12

13 Every year around 42,000 visitors enjoy exhibition and 7,000 students experience a variety of food culture in KOICA s Global Village. Special education program on SDGs for elementary and middle school students 13

14 2. What we do and for whom For promoting global citizenship KOICA Development History Hall (since 2015) Happiness for All, with Global KOICA - Commemorates South Korea s extraordinary development path, transitioning from an aid recipient to a donor in only half a century - Increases the public understanding of how our country has developed with foreign assistance during the transition period - Shares more than 270 historical records and videos - Provides visitors with Korean and English docent program Visitors are mainly from developing countries and universities in Korea on request. 14

15 3. Going forward Boost the quality of the education and strengthen expertise - Developing the education program and textbooks - Improving the quality and quantity of the instructors - Adding depth to the education with mores research Build an integrated platform for GCED Happiness for All, with Global KOICA - Strengthening partnership with GCED organizations in Korea and GCED organizations overseas - Eliminating the gap between understanding of global issues with students/teachers in local areas and in capital regions Disseminate GCED gradually by focusing on each target - Promoting GCED within the public education system, and in the sectors outside the public education system in Korea 15

16 Reading is a technology of perspective-taking by Steven Pinker 16

17 Thank you Happiness for All, with Global KOICA