Training Programs in Korea for Developing Countries
□ Purpose
◦ To introduce training programs operated in Korea to partner countries that have established MOUs on forest cooperation with the Republic of Korea, and to encourage more participation from those countries
◦ Current training programs operated by Korean organizations are participated mostly by officers or students from developing countries. Participatory outcomes of these programs are to be enhanced and linked to results of bilateral forest cooperation under the established MOUs.
□ Current training programs by Korean organizations (Source: Education Program Plan 2013)
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Course/Organization |
Program |
Eligible applicants/countries |
Capacity |
Period |
Total |
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Short-term Training Course |
KOICA |
2013 Forest Management in Climate Change Adaptation
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Myanmar |
15 participants |
3 weeks
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57 countries (690 persons)
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Africa and others |
To be confirmed at the end of December |
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Dongguk University |
Capacity-Building of Combating Desertification |
Mongolia, Myanmar, Tunisia Indonesia |
2 per year |
1～2 weeks |
– |
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INFOCO (Chungnam University) |
Invitational Training for foresters from Southeastern Asia Countries
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Laos, Mongolia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Cambodia |
3～5 per year |
1 weeks |
5 countries (10 persons) |
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National Forestry Cooperation Federation |
Training of mountain villagers in Western Java, Indonesia
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Indonesia (Mountain village leaders or personnel of Perum Perhutani) |
10～20 per year |
2 weeks |
4 times (52 persons) |
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Long-term Master ‘s /Doctor’s Course
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Korea Green Promotion Agency
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Others |
Scholarship of graduate courses for developing countries |
Developing countries
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3 per year |
2～3 years |
8 countries (20 persons) |
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Yeungnam University |
Scholarship at Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul |
Developing countries |
2 per year |
2～3 years |
3 countries (6 persons) |
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※ Application procedure and period
– Korea Green Promotion Agency : Application(Feb.~ Mar.) → Selection(Mar.) → Entrance(Sep.)
– Yeungnam University : Application(Oct.29~ Dec.5, 2013) → Selection(Dec.14) → Entrance(March)
□ For further information
◦ Those interested can contact the bilateral cooperation team of Global Forest Resources Team, International Affairs Bureau, the Korea Forest Service, simply by emailing at leesunmi@forest.go.kr, or nohys@forest.go.kr. The bilateral cooperation team can provide assistance with communicating with concerned organizations.