Gwangju International Center Delivers
KOICA Fellowship Program
▲ Source: Gwangju International Center
From October 19 to November 1, Gwangju International Center (GIC) is conducting the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) Fellowship Program titled “Capacity Building for Local Governments on Human Rights Administration Enhancement Education in Asia”.
The three-year program, which began in 2024, is designed to enhance local government officials’ awareness of and sensitivity to human rights, with a main focus on promoting the realization of human rights at the local level.
Now in its second year, the program invited 15 mid-level government officials from five Asian countries–Bangladesh, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Turkmenistan–to participate in a diverse range of programs, including expert lectures on human rights-related themes such as AI ethics, climate change, and human rights administration, as well as study visits to key institutions in Seoul and Gwangju, and various extracurricular and cultural activities.
The program commenced with a Welcoming Ceremony at the KOICA International Cooperation Center in Seongnam on October 20. The day continued with country report presentations by representatives from each of the five participating countries, through which they analyzed the current state of human rights administration within their respective countries.
With the program’s core objective of developing practical action plans that address the human rights issues identified in the country reports, over the course of two weeks, the participants are expected to draw on the knowledge and experience gained through lectures, discussions, and workshops, connecting analysis with practice by proposing feasible strategies to improve human rights governance within their local contexts. The program will conclude with action plan presentations by each country team, outlining initiatives to be implemented over the next year in their respective countries.
In its final year, 2026, working-level government officials will be invited to participate in a field-oriented, solution-driven human rights training program, building on the achievements and outcomes of the previous years’ courses.
Gwangju International Center Delivers
KOICA Fellowship Program
▲ Source: Gwangju International Center
From October 19 to November 1, Gwangju International Center (GIC) is conducting the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) Fellowship Program titled “Capacity Building for Local Governments on Human Rights Administration Enhancement Education in Asia”.
The three-year program, which began in 2024, is designed to enhance local government officials’ awareness of and sensitivity to human rights, with a main focus on promoting the realization of human rights at the local level.
Now in its second year, the program invited 15 mid-level government officials from five Asian countries–Bangladesh, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Turkmenistan–to participate in a diverse range of programs, including expert lectures on human rights-related themes such as AI ethics, climate change, and human rights administration, as well as study visits to key institutions in Seoul and Gwangju, and various extracurricular and cultural activities.
The program commenced with a Welcoming Ceremony at the KOICA International Cooperation Center in Seongnam on October 20. The day continued with country report presentations by representatives from each of the five participating countries, through which they analyzed the current state of human rights administration within their respective countries.
With the program’s core objective of developing practical action plans that address the human rights issues identified in the country reports, over the course of two weeks, the participants are expected to draw on the knowledge and experience gained through lectures, discussions, and workshops, connecting analysis with practice by proposing feasible strategies to improve human rights governance within their local contexts. The program will conclude with action plan presentations by each country team, outlining initiatives to be implemented over the next year in their respective countries.
In its final year, 2026, working-level government officials will be invited to participate in a field-oriented, solution-driven human rights training program, building on the achievements and outcomes of the previous years’ courses.