FILIPINO YOUTH IN EXCHANGE PROGRAM VISIT PH EMBASSY IN SEOUL
By: Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines, Seoul
SEOUL, 27 July 2016 ? A delegation consisting of nine outstanding Filipino youths selected by the National Youth Commission (NYC) for participation in the 2016 Philippines-Korea Youth Exchange Program on 20-29 July 2016, called on Philippine Ambassador to Korea Raul S. Hernandez at the Embassy Chancery on Thursday, 21 July 2016.
Philippine Ambassador to Korea Raul S. Hernandez (center) welcomes the Philippine delegation participating in the 2016 Philippines-Korea Youth Exchange Program organized by the Korea Youth Work Agency (KYWA), together with two accompanying officers from the KYWA-run Korea Youth Exchange Centre (KYEC), Ms Joo Mira and Mr Kang Wan-sub (1st from the right, 5th from left respectively) to the Embassy Chancery on 31 July 2016. The 10-member Philippine delegation, which was led by Ms Marielou A. Chua of National Youth Commission (NYC), was made up of eight undergraduate students from different campuses in the University of the Philippines system and one graduate student from the University of Batangas. The KYWA, a key institute for youth activity and entrusted by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (MOGEF), runs the program to enhance the Filipino participants��� interest and understanding about Korean culture through homestay program and site visits in Seoul, Jeonju and Suwon.
Starting 2013, KYWA has promoted various projects through the Korea Youth Exchange Centre (KYEC) in order to equip young men and women with professional attributes and leadership skills to ensure the necessary self-confidence and sense of accountability required of young global citizens in the future.
The Philippine delegation, which was led by Ms Marielou A. Chua of NYC and accompanied on the courtesy call to the Embassy by two KYEC officers Ms Joo Mira and Mr Kang Wan-sub, was made up of eight undergraduate students from different campuses in the University of the Philippines��� system and one graduate student from the University of Batangas.
The Filipino delegates are among 300 youths from 19 countries, including Brunei and three other ASEAN countries, as well as Bulgaria, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Turkey and the UAE, visiting Korea from April to November to enhance mutual understanding, friendship and cooperation through activities such as classes, excursions, and company study visits.
Korea��셲 International Youth Exchange Program was initiated in 1979 through the Korea-Malaysia Youth Interchange Agreement executed in 1965. The Philippines and Korea signed the MOU on Cooperation in the Field of Youth in 1996. As of April 2016, 34 countries have signed agreements with Korea, with 10,498 participants having joined the program by 2015.
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