Being selected as the agency to implement Saemaul Undong Invitation Training Project by the Ministry of Public Administration and Security

Training for public officials of three countries, i.e. Ethiopia, Malawi, and Zambia

Performance of education/training in Saemaul International Development area was internationally accepted.

[March 18, 2022]

<Saemaul Undong Training with invitation of 2019 Ethiopian SNNPR Leaders>

YU (President CHOI Oe-chool) was selected as the agency for 2022 Saemaul Undong Invitation Training Project by the Ministry of Public Administration and Security.

  This project is a part of ODA (Official Development Assistance) to contribute in eradication of poverty and improvement of local citizens’ life in developing countries by sharing development experiences and Saemaul Undong in Korea with the public officials and village leaders, etc. of developing countries.

  Public contest was conducted for five educational courses for eight countries in 2022 and YU was selected for two Saemaul Undong Invitation Training Courses for three countries, i.e. Malawi, Ethiopia, and Zambia. YU intends to provide training two times in July and August for about eveey 10 days with invitation of more than 30 public officials and village leaders, etc. from three countries.

  YU intends surveyed situation and educational demand in three African countries for this training In advance, deduced strategic points of Saemaul Undong, and intends to provide education about local application measures for Saemaul Undong in systematic, mental, and practical aspects through the training.

<Saemaul Undong Training with invitation of 2019 Ethiopian SNNPR Leaders - Field learning for Gyeongsan-si Mushroom Farmers>

  President CHOI Oe-chool of YU said, “The performances of YU accumulated in Saemaul International Development area were accepted. Korea had been supported by international societies but was officially accepted as an advanced country last year. Now, Korea has to play an elegant role of an advanced country in international society. YU intends to make a new start for “cultivation of talents to contribute in human society” this year, i.e. 75th anniversary. YU will contribute to common prosperity and sustainable development of global human beings over regions and countries.”

Saemaul International Development Education/Training of YU has been domestically/internationally accepted already. YU has been providing Saemaul Undong Invitation Training for the Ministry of Public Administration and Security every year since 2018, was recently selected as the agency to implement KOICA 2022 Global Training Project, and intends to operate “Azerbaijan infectious disease prevention/management course” for frontline health staff and high-level staff of Azerbaijan. Ethiopian SNNPR (Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region) Saemaul Undong Policy Training” program conducted by YU was selected as the best example in “Excellent 2018 KOICA Global Education/Training Case Contest.

  Such performances were possible because YU had organizational foundation specialized in and experiences and expertise accumulated for a long time in education, research, and business areas in Saemaul International Development Area. YU Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul (PSPS) and International Development & Cooperation Center are the representative cases. PSPS was established in November 2022 to cultivate global Saemaul Leaders for developing countries. Graduates from PSPS are working as professionals of Saemaul Development and regional development in the whole world and form a global human network for globalization project of Saemaul Undong. Also, YU International Development & Cooperation Center plays the role of a global base education agency in Saemaul International Development area to provide local public officials and public agency employees with education/training programs to establish development strategies and support regional development policies in developing countries.