Program Information 2013 KOICA KDI Schoo Master's Degree Program in Deveopment Poicy (MDP) January 3th, 2013 ~ January 31th, 2014 Seou, Korea
CONTENTS PART I. KOICA & SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 04 PART II. PROGRAM OVERVIEW 07 PART III. HOW TO APPLY 08 PART IV. PROGRAM CONTENTS 10 1. ACADEMIC SCHEDULE 10 2. KOICA ORIENTATION 12 3. KDI SCHOOL ORIENTATION 13 4. CURRICULUM 14 5. REGULATION FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS 22 6. EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES 23 PART V. TRAINING INSTITUTE 25 1. GENERAL INFORMATION 25 2. ACCOMMODATION & FACILITIES 27 3. OTHER INFORMATION 31 PART VI. SUPPORT SERVICES 33 1. TRAVEL TO KOREA 33 2. EXPENSES FOR STUDY AND LIVING 33 3. INSURANCE 34 PART VII. REGULATIONS 37 1. PARTICIPANT'S RESPONSIBILITES 37 2. WITHDRAWALS 38 3. TEMPORAL LEAVE 39 4. ACCOMPANYING OR INVITING FAMILY 39 5. OTHERS 40 PART VIII. OTHERS 41 1. CONTACT INFORMATION 41 APPENDIX 1. HOW TO JOIN THE KOICA COMMUNITY 42 APPENDIX 2. STORY ABOUT KOREA & KOICA 43 APPENDIX 3. HOW TO GET TO THE ICC 45
PART I. KOICA & SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM Part I KOICA & SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM The Korea Internationa Cooperation Agency (KOICA) was founded as a government agency on Apri 1, 1991, to maximize the effectiveness of Korea s grant aid programs for deveoping countries by impementing the government s grant aid and technica cooperation programs. In the past, deveopment cooperation efforts were focused on meeting the Basic Human Needs (BHNs) of deveoping countries and on fostering their Human Resources Deveopment (HRD). However, the focus has now shifted to promoting sustainabe deveopment, strengthening partnerships with deveoping partners, and enhancing the oca ownership of beneficiaries. Additionay, goba concerns such as the environment, poverty reduction, gender mainstreaming, and popuation have gained significant importance among donor countries. Due to the continuousy changing trends in deveopment assistance efforts and practices, KOICA is striving to adapt to these changes by using its imited financia resources effectivey on areas where Korea has a comparative advantage. In particuar, since Korea has the unique experience of deveoping from one of the poorest countries in the word to one of the most economicay advanced, this knowhow is an invauabe asset that heps KOICA to efficienty support the sustainabe socioeconomic deveopment of its partner countries.
PART I. KOICA & SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM Korea s ODA & Framework Officia Deveopment Assistance (ODA) is composed of grants or concessiona oans, which are provided to deveoping countries with the purpose of promoting economic deveopment and wefare. Korea s ODA is cassified into three areas: 1) biatera aid (grant aid & technica cooperation), 2) biatera oans, and 3) financia subscriptions and contributions to internationa organizations (mutiatera). Biatera aid is comprised of technica cooperation and various types of transfer (made in cash, goods or services) with no obigation for repayment, and is impemented by KOICA under the authority of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in the Repubic of Korea. Biatera oans are provided on concessiona terms under the name of the Economic Cooperation Deveopment Fund (EDCF), impemented by the Export-Import Bank of Korea under the Ministry of Strategy and Finance. Mutiatera assistance is deivered either as financia subscriptions or contributions to internationa organizations.
PART I. KOICA & SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM Korea's Experience and KOICA's Program for Human Resources Deveopment Human Resources Deveopment (HRD) has been the most important factor in Korea s escape from vicious cyce of poverty and underdeveopment that had existed for many decades. With scarce natura resources, HRD payed a vita roe in modern Korea s deveopment. Ceary, Korea has emerged as an exempary showcase of nationa deveopment powered by HRD. From its own deveopment experience, Korea came to fuy recognize the significance of HRD, specificay in regard to Korea s coaboration with other deveoping countries. With much experience and know-how in HRD, Korea contributes greaty to the internationa community by sharing its unique deveopment experience with other nations. Since its estabishment in 1991, KOICA supported a variety of internationa cooperation programs for HRD, mainy in project-type aid form, focusing on education and vocationa training with a concentration in buiding a foundation for HRD. The training and expertise-sharing programs hep our partner countries buid administrative and technica expertise in both the pubic and private sectors. In order to share experience at the grassroots eve, under the name of Word Friends Korea, KOICA dispatches Korea Overseas Vounteers to provide services in the fieds such as education, regiona deveopment, computer science, heath care and nursing. Approximatey 7,806 vounteers have been dispatched to 57 countries thus far.
PART I. KOICA & SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM The training program provides opportunities to individuas from deveoping countries to gain first-hand knowedge of Korea s deveopment experience. The purpose of the program is to enabe the participants to appy what they earned for the deveopment of their home country or oca community. Since 1991, KOICA has offered 2,519 courses to 39,962 participants from 177 countries. There are a wide range of topics covered in the training program, incuding administration, economic deveopment, science and technoogy, information and communication technoogy, agricuture and heath. In order to meet the changing needs of partner countries, KOICA aways strives to renovate and improve its HRD programs. Types of KOICA Training Programs KOICA offers five major types of training programs: 1. Country Training Program Taiored programs that are specificay designed for an individua partner country 2. Reguar Training Program Programs that are open to any interested partner countries 3. Specia Training Program Programs that are temporariy avaiabe owing to particuar commitments of the Korean as we as partner governments 4. Joint Training Program Programs conducted in partnership with internationa organizations and other agencies 5. Schoarship Program Master s degree programs offered to individuas from partner countries
PART I. KOICA & SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM KOICA's Schoarship Program With the mission to nurture taented students from deveoping countries, KOICA invites high-caiber students from deveoping countries and heps them gain professiona and systematic knowedge that wi pay a key roe in their home country s deveopment. To accompish this mission, KOICA has been operating master s degree courses with eading Korean universities in the fieds of economics, trade, women s empowerment, rura area deveopment, etc. In particuar, this program has significanty strengthened the reationships between Korea and the student s home country. Students, who have been given an opportunity to see Korea s experience in poverty reduction and socio-economic deveopment, wi gain a deeper understanding of Korea and contribute to the future socia, poitica and economic ties between the two nations. From 1997 to 2010, the program has assisted a tota of 977 students through 51 courses. And as of 2011, 280 participants are currenty participating in the program at tweve different universities. KOICA s Schoarship Program is fuy committed to the Miennium Deveopment Goas (MDGs) and is determined to expand its efforts to nurture future taents from deveoping countries to promote their countries sustainabe economic growth and socia deveopment.
PART II. PROGRAM OVERVIEW Part II PROGRAM OVERVIEW Master s Degree Program in Deveopment Poicy (Name of Degree: Master of Deveopment Poicy, MDP) Concentrations of MDP Course Tite - Deveopment Track (Required) - Pubic Management and Leadership (PM) - Entrepreneurship and Private Sector Deveopment (EN) - Goba Finance and Reguation (GF) - Fisca and Socia Poicy (FS) - Trade and Industria Poicy (TI) - Regiona Deveopment and Environment (RE) - Goba Governance and Poitica Economy (GP) 13 months (January, 2013 ~ January, 2014) Duration *Coursework and fina draft of thesis shoud be compete within 13 months at the KDI Schoo. Degree wi be awarded in August 2014 if you submit your competed thesis from your home country before May 2014. Course Objectives Foster deveopment poicy experts who can contribute towards domestic and internationa economic deveopment by conveying Korea s economic deveopment experience and various poicy exampes Foster word-cass internationa experts equipped with knowedge of internationa reations and the abiity to dea with fuctuations of the goba economy Training Institute KDI* Schoo of Pubic Poicy and Management (*Korea Deveopment Institute) (Website: http://www.kdischoo.ac.kr) Number of Participant Language 30 persons Engish
PART III. PROGRAM CONTENT Part III HOW TO APPLY 1. APPLICATION ELIGIBILITY Appicants who satisfy one of the foowing conditions are wecome to appy: Both the appicant and his/her parents hod foreign citizenship Competed the entire 16-year education outside Korea (from eementary schoo to university) 2. APPLICATION & SELECTION PROCESS 1) Admission Decision Procedure a. Round 1: Evauation of Documents b. Round 2: Interview by phone or Skype *Note: Interview wi be conducted ony for those appicants who have passed Round 1. The phone/skype interview wi be conducted stricty in Engish. 2) Appication & Registration Timetabe a. Appication Period: September ~ November 9 th b. Document Review: November 12 th ~ November 16 th c. Interview : November 19 th ~ November 22 nd d. Fina Decision : by December 6 th ** Appication package has to arrive before the deadine. ** This schedue is subject to change depending on circumstances. 3) Admission Schedue a. Arriva in Korea: January 3 th, 2013 b. KOICA Orientation: January 6 th ~ 7 th, 2013
PART III. PROGRAM CONTENT c. Move to KDI schoo: January 8 th, 2013 d. Orientation for Preiminary Session: January 8 th, 2013 e. Preiminary Term: January 8 th ~ February 1 th, 2013 4) Checkist of Documents to Be Submitted Documents Required or Additiona Pease mark each bank with "V" if submitted KOICA Appication Form Onine appication resut page Statement of Purpose (Must use schoo form) Candidates shoud use this portion of the appication to expain their motivation and quaifications for pursuing their education at the KDI Schoo (A4-sized paper: doube-spaced, singe-sided). Officia transcript from undergraduate institution(s) An officia transcript is required from the coege or university attended, incuding graduate schoo where appicabe. If the transcript is not written in Engish, it must be submitted with a notarized transation in Engish. Certified Dipoma from undergraduate institution(s) A certified copy of a dipoma (or certificate of graduation) is required from the coege or university attended, incuding graduate schoo where appicabe. If the dipoma is not written in Engish, it must be submitted with a notarized transation in Engish. Officia transcript from graduate institution(s) Certified Dipoma from graduate institution(s) Recommendation* A recommendation provides an opportunity for the Admissions Board to gain additiona information about your performance in professiona and academic settings. A appicants are required to submit a recommendation. Two Photos (3cm X 4cm) or Photo fie upoad Copy of Passport Required Required Required Required Required if appicabe if appicabe Required Required Required TOEFL, IELTS score report** Score report(s) must be for TOEFL, TOEIC, TEPS, IELTS or other internationay recognized standardized exams. The tests must have been taken within 2 years of the proposed date of admission. Empoyment Verification strongy recommended if appicabe * KDI Schoo typicay requires two recommendations, however, since KOICA appicants are being recommended by KOICA they ony need to submit one recommendation etter. * Candidates who received their bacheor's or higher degree from an Engish-speaking country are exempted from submitting the Engish test score report. Candidates who graduated from a degree program offered in Engish may submit the certificate of medium of instruction instead of the test resut.
PART III. PROGRAM CONTENT Part IV PROGRAM CONTENTS 1. ACADEMIC SCHEDULE Term Schedue Remarks Preiminary Session (4 Weeks) (Jan. 8 Feb. 1) Jan. 8(Tue) Jan. 8(Tue)-Feb. 1(Fri) Jan. 31(Thu)-Feb. 8(Fri) Jan. 28(Mon)-Feb. 3(Sun) Feb. 2(Sat) Feb. 5(Tue)-Feb.7(Thu) Feb.6(Wed)-Feb.8(Fri) Orientation for KOICA schoarship receivers Winter Semester Spring Semester Tuition Payment Due (Continuing Students) Appication for Leave of Absence/Extension of Leave of Absence/ Reinstatement New Student Orientation/Course Presentation Session (For part time students) New Student Orientation/Course Presentation Session (For fu time students) Spring Semester Course Registration Arriva Feb. 9~Feb.11 Lunar New Year* Spring Semester (12 Weeks) (Feb. 12 - May 6) Feb. 11(Mon) Feb. 12(Tue)-Feb. 16(Sat) Feb.28(Thu) Mar.4(Mon)-Mar.9(Sat) Apr. 8(Mon)-Apr. 19(Fri) Apr. 18(Thu)-Apr. 27(Fri) Apr. 19(Fri) Apr. 22(Mon)-Apr. 27(Sat) Apr. 23(Tue)-Apr. 29(Mon) Apr. 30(Tue)-May 6(Mon) Start of Spring Semester Course Add & Drop Period Research Project Submission POS Committee Composition Appication for Leave of Absence/Extension of Leave of Absence/ Reinstatement Course Evauation Summer Semester Course Presentation Session Summer Semester Course Registration Reading Period, Research Pan Submission Period Fina Examinations Mar. 1 Independence Movement Day* Spring Break (1 week) (May 7 - May 12) May 7(Tue)-May 12(Sun) May 6(Mon)-May 10(Fri) Spring Break Summer Semester Tuition Payment Due Summer Semester (12 Weeks) (May 13 - Aug. 3) 1 st Sess ion May 13(Mon) May 13(Mon)-May 15(Wed) May 13(Mon)-May 17(Fri) May 27(Mon)-Jun.14(Fri) May 31(Fri) Jun. 3(Mon)-Jun8(Sat) Jun. 10(Mon)-Jun. 16(Sun) Jun. 17(Mon)-Jun. 18(Tue) Jun. 19(Wed)-Jun. 22(Sat) Start of 1 st Summer Session Course Add & Drop Period Summer Semester Tuition Payment Due (Fina Payment/ Schoarship & Status Change) Appication for Graduation (For students competed a graduation requirements) Research Project Submission POS Committee Composition/ Course Evauations Reading Period Fina Examinations May 17 Buddha s Birthday* June 6 Memoria Day*
PART III. PROGRAM CONTENT Term Schedue Remarks Summer Semester (12 Weeks) (May 13 - Aug. 3) 2 nd Sess ion Jun 24(Mon) Jun.24(Mon)-Jun. 26(Wed) Ju. 8(Mon)-Ju. 19(Fri) Ju. 18(Thu)- Ju. 27(Sat) Ju. 22(Mon)- Ju. 27(Sat) Ju. 29(Mon)-Ju. 30(Tue) Ju. 31(Wed) -Aug. 3(Sat) Start of 2 nd Summer Session Course Add & Drop Period Appication for Leave of Absence/Extension of Leave of Absence/ Reinstatement Course Evauations Fa Semester Course Registration Reading Period, Research Pan Submission Period Fina Examinations Summer Break (5 Weeks) (Aug. 4 - Sep. 8) Aug. 4(Sun)-Sep. 8(Sun) Aug. 6(Tue)-Aug. 9(Fri) Aug. 26(Mon)-Aug. 30(Fri) Summer Break Korea Fied Research and Study(KFRS) Fa Semester Tuition Payment Due Aug.15 Independence Day* Fa Semester (12 Weeks) (Sep. 9 - Nov. 30) Sep. 9(Mon) Sep. 9(Mon)-Sep. 13(Fri) Sep. 9(Mon)-Sep. 14(Sat) Sep. 23(Mon)-Oct. 11(Fri) Sep. 27(Fri) Sep. 30(Mon)-Oct. 5(Sat) Oct.25(Fri) Nov. 4(Mon)-Nov. 15(Fri) Nov. 18(Mon)-Nov. 23(Sat) Nov. 18(Mon)-Nov. 23(Sat) Nov. 25(Mon)-Nov. 30(Sat) Start of Fa Semester Fa Semester Tuition Payment Due (Fina Payment/ Schoarship & Status Change) Course Add & Drop Period Appication for Graduation (For students competed a graduation requirements) Research Project Submission POS Committee Composition/ Admission Appication Deadine for 2014 Appication for Leave of Absence/Extension of Leave of Absence/ Reinstatement Course Evauations Reading Period, Research Pan Submission Period Fina Examinations Sep. 18~Sep. 20 Korean Thanksgiving Day* Oct.3 The Nationa Foundation Day of Korea* Winter Break / Thesis Writing (Dec. Jan. 31, 2014) Dec. 6(Fri) Mid Jan. 2013 Commencement Thesis Proposa Presentation Departure *Nationa Hoidays
PART III. PROGRAM CONTENT 2. KOICA ORIENTATION When you first arrive, there wi be an orientation for 2-3 days for KOICA s schoarship program at the ICC of KOICA. The orientation aims to provide participant with usefu information on the program as we as genera information on iving in Korea that you wi need during the program. Usuay, the orientation is composed of three parts; KOICA s wecoming session, Seou City Excursion and Medica Check-up. The order of each part is subject to change. 1) KOICA s Wecoming Session In the first part of the orientation, you wi have wecoming session which incudes KOICA s wecoming reception, introduction of KOICA and course outine. Through this session, you can have an overview of the Schoarship Program. Lectures about Korean cuture and basic Korean anguage and genera information regarding daiy ife in Korea wi aso be deivered in this session. 2) Seou City Excursion KOICA provides Seou City Excursion to every participant of the training program. Seou is the capita of Korea. You wi have a chance to visit the cutura heritages and downtown area of Seou. The excursion wi hep you get accustomed to new cuture and surroundings in Korea. 3) Medica Check-Up KOICA wi impement a medica check-up after each participant s arriva in Korea to assure their heath condition. After the medica check-up, KOICA wi officiay accept each participant as a KOICA trainee for the program. If any case incuding AIDS or pregnancy which may hamper the schoarship in Korea is found in the medica check-up, the participant wi be required to return home. The status as the participant for KOICA SP wi be finaized and the acceptance for the program wi be confirmed after medica check-up.
PART III. PROGRAM CONTENT 3. KDI SCHOOL ORIENTATION After arriva at the KDI Schoo, an orientation wi be conducted for the KOICA SP students in the beginning of the preiminary semester. The orientation wi incude: Introduction to the KDI Schoo and SP program Outine of the Academic Program - Academic Caendar - Curricuum & Course List - Graduation Requirements - Academic Rues and Reguations Introduction to Student Support and Services - Visa & Immigration Process - Monthy Stipend - Dormitory Introduction and Reguations - Extracurricuar Programs - Student Networking Programs - Dormitory Rues and Reguations - Opening a Bank Account - Insurance & Emergency Contact
PART III. PROGRAM CONTENT 4. CURRICULUM 1) Detais of MDP Curricuum Based on KDI's hands-on experience on deveopment poicy for more than forty years, the Master of Deveopment Poicy (MDP) program offers a curricuum where students can examine various issues of socio-economic deveopment in both theoretica and practica frameworks. The program specificay targets internationa professionas, incuding government officias, deveopment consutants and regiona speciaists who wish to contribute to deveopment poicymaking. The program is aso focused on fostering professionas in the fied of officia deveopment assistance (ODA). Students must take required and eective courses from the deveopment track, but may aso decare a concentration from among 7 concentrations. a. Core Courses: Introduction to Deveopment Poicy Anaysis of Market and Pubic Poicy Introduction to Research Methods b. Deveopment Track: Aid and Deveopment Anti-Corruption Reform and E-Governance Deveopment Assistance and Roe of NGOs Economic Growth Entrepreneurship and Deveopment Goba Governance and Deveopment Innovation and Deveopment Institutiona Reform and Sustainabe Deveopment Internationa Deveopment Management and Aid Effectiveness Korean Economic Deveopment Macroeconomic Poicy Market Economy and Government
PART III. PROGRAM CONTENT c. 7 Concentrations: Pubic Management and Leadership (PM) Entrepreneurship and Private Sector Deveopment (EN) Goba Finance and Reguation (GF) Trade and Industria Poicy (TI) Fisca and Socia Poicy (FS) Regiona Deveopment and Environment (RE) Goba Governance and Poitica Economy (GP) <Concentrations and Reated Courses> Concentrations Feature Pubic Management and Leadership (PM) Courses Strategic management and eadership skis are in Advanced Workshop for Muti-Party Dispute growing demand for managing pubic sector Resoution and Negotiation organizations, which are characterized by binding Change Management mission and mandates, imited interna capacity, Dispute Resoution and Negotiation and resources constraints, and externa poitica Human Resource Management in Government environment. On top of providing essentia Participatory Governance in Pubic Decision Making management theories and anaytica toos, this Pubic Strategy concentration is designed to deveop a keen Strategic Approach to Pubic Management insight through case studies and buid up practica Manageria Accounting skis to sove rea-word probems, incuding Technoogy Strategy and Pubic Poicy conficts resoution and pubic sector Monitoring and Evauation for Pubic Poicy management. Anti-Corruption Reform and Good Governance
PART III. PROGRAM CONTENT Entrepreneurship and Private Sector Deveopment (EN) Entrepreneurship and private sector deveopment are Customer Reationship Management the key drivers of economic growth, job creation, and FDI Promotion and Marketing poverty reduction. This concentration aims to provide Goba Business Management students with the theoretica knowedge, poicy Negotiation for Management perspectives and practica skis in the emerging fied Private Sector Deveopment in Deveoping of entrepreneurship and private sector deveopment. Countries Some of the key issues incude the roe of Socia Entrepreneurship for Deveopment entrepreneurship in economic deveopment, IT for Deveopment government poicies to promote entrepreneurship, Innovation and Deveopment firm-eve strategies for growth and innovation, and Manageria Accounting internationa comparison of entrepreneurship poicies Technoogy Strategy and Pubic Poicy and strategies. Target students incude government Foreign Direct Investment poicy makers, pubic and private sector managers, Corporate Financia Poicy and future entrepreneurs interested in this dynamic Financia Statement Anaysis and Vauation fied. Goba Finance and Reguation (GF) The concentration on Goba Finance and Reguation Capita Markets and Investment Centra Banking: Monetary Poicy Strategy aims to hep students understand the theory, the Credit Markets and Risk Management practice, and the poicy issues in the areas of Financia Derivatives macroeconomics and finance. Target students incude Financia Instruments and Markets mid-career professionas in finance ministries, centra Goba Financia Crisis and East Asia banks, financia supervisory authorities, sefreguatory agencies, and others who aspire to work in Internationa Financia Management Internationa Financia Poicy such institutions. The rich ist of finance courses can Issues in Macro Economic Poicy of Korea aso meet the needs of students from the private Corporate Financia Poicy sector. Upon competion, students are expected to Financia Accounting have a fu understanding of two key agendas in recent Financia Statement Anaysis and Vauation G20 summits: goba imbaance and internationa Introduction to Financia Anaysis financia reguatory system. Macroeconomic Poicy Pension and Persona Finance Aid and Deveopment
PART III. PROGRAM CONTENT Trade and Industria Poicy (TI) In this era of gobaization, no country can enjoy economic prosperity without engaging in internationa trade. Whie domestic industries strugge to adjust themseves in the goba market, industria poicy can faciitate the process. This concentration aims to offer theoretica knowedge and practica skis in the fied of internationa trade and industria poicy. Lega and institutiona arrangements in the word trade wi be anayzed in the context of contemporary issues such as FTA, FDI, internationa trade negotiations, dispute resoutions, and etc. Target students incude midcareer professionas in trade-reated ministries and business entities or internationa organizations, as we as those students who aspire to work in such institutions upon graduation. Assessing Reguation and Competition Poicies Competition and Industria Poicy Competitive Strategy Poicies for Sma- and Medium-sized Enterprises Resource and Energy Poicy Theory and Poicy of Internationa Trade Trade Law and Poicy in Practice Understanding the Word Trading System Southeast Asian Economy Foreign Direct Investment Industriaization and Economic Deveopment Korean Economic Deveopment Fisca and Socia Poicy (FS) The market is an indispensabe mechanism for efficient resource aocation and ong-term growth. The workings of the market, however, are often accompanied by extreme poverty, externaities, information asymmetry, and coordination faiures, thereby entrapping vunerabe individuas and communities at a ower end of possibe equiibria. To promote efficiency, equity and soidarity is a significant goa of pubic poicy in this ight. On the basis of economics and other socia science discipines, this concentration expores ways to tacke these chaenges through taxes, government expenditures, and prudent reguations. Target Anaysis and Design in Cutura Poicy Anaysis of Education Poicy in Comparative Perspectives Civi Society and Socia Capita Cutura Poicy Gender and Deveopment Human Capita and Economic Deveopment Labor Economics and Pubic Poicy Labor Market Institution and Poicy Managing Human Capita Popuation, Migration, and Pubic Poicy Pubic Finance and Pubic Poicy Socia Security and Wefare Poicy students incude mid-career professionas working in Taxation and Fisca Management the fieds of fisca poicy, poverty aeviation, Goba Heath and Deveopment education, heathcare, socia insurances, abor Deveopment and Socia Change in Korea protection, and cutura poicy.
PART III. PROGRAM CONTENT Regiona Deveopment and Environment (RE) Sustainabe Deveopment and Green Growth are keywords in the 21st century deveopment discourse. Leaders in the pubic sector need to understand the dynamic reations among economic deveopment, environmenta protection and societa deveopment. With this concentration, students deveop the knowedge and skis to 1) draft regiona deveopment projects and poicies considering environmenta consequences, 2) conduct environmenta impact assessments, 3) faciitate stakehoder participation and orchestrate environmenta dispute resoution, and 4) understand compex poicymaking procedures in regiona deveopment and environmenta management programs. Cimate Change and Environmenta Poicy Economic Anaysis of Investment Operations Green Growth and Urban Governance Innovation Custer and Deveopment Loca Administration and Finance Panning and Managing Loca Deveopment Projects Pubic Investment and Economic Deveopment Rea Estate and Deveopment Seminar on Project Appraisa and Evauation Cases Urban Economics and Pubic Poicy Urban Transportation Poicy Agricuture and Rura Deveopment Urbanization for Economic Deveopment Graduates may find positions as oca or regiona deveopment panners and decision makers, environmenta anaysts in state, nationa, and internationa agencies and NGOs, or infrastructure deveopment in the private sector. Goba Governance and Poitica Economy (GP) As the chaenges of deveopment and pubic poicy Foreign Poicy Anaysis are inexoraby connected with the forces of Goba Governance and Dipomatic Practice gobaization, to study them requires an Gobaization and Nationa Identity interdiscipinary approach. This concentration Internationa Reations and Economic focuses on the reciprocity between poitics and Gobaization in 21 st Century economics, investigating how poitica factors Internationa Reations in Northeast Asia infuence economic processes and vice versa. The Leadership and Ethics concentration aims to educate mid-career Midde Powers in Goba Governance professionas and future pubic servants to acquire North Korean Economy and Inter Korean
PART III. PROGRAM CONTENT anaytica skis, inteectua depth and high pubic spiritedness, necessary to pay a eading roe in the increasingy goba, interdependent fied of poicymaking. Economic Cooperation Poitica Economy of East Asia: Theory and Practice Resource Dipomacy Understanding the Word Economy Goba Governance and Deveopment Institutiona Reform in Deveoping Countries Pubic Management for Internationa Deveopment The G20 and Goba Economic Governance 2) Graduation Requirement In order to graduate from the KDI Schoo with a Master s degree, a master s students must compete a minimum of 45 credits of graduation requirement courses. a. Requirements for the first year (Competion of 42 credits) Students must take 3 core courses (9 credits: Anaysis of Market and Pubic Poicy, Introduction to Research Methods, and Introduction to Deveopment Poicy). Students must take at east 3 courses (9 credits) from the deveopment track. Students can choose 1 concentration and take up to 3 courses (9credits) from the concentration. Choosing a concentration is optiona for MDP students. Students must aso take two Engish courses, one from basic eve and one from advanced eve. Engish courses wi be counted towards graduation requirement credits for up to 6 credits. Students must take Korean Language and Cuture I. This course wi be counted toward graduation requirement credits. Students who pan to write a thesis or do a capstone project for Research Project must take the Advanced Research Seminar (3 credits) offered in the 3rd semester and submit the first draft paper in the seminar. Students who pan to do an SRP must take one more eective course.
PART III. PROGRAM CONTENT Students are required to present their first draft of the research project before they return to their home country b. Requirements for the second year (Competion of 3 credits) In order to compete the thesis before returning home, students need to spend one and a haf months after commencement on revising and working on their thesis with their thesis supervisors. Students shoud submit their thesis by January 31, 2014. Students who are unabe to compete their thesis before eaving Korea must submit their thesis by May, 2014 upon return to home country. <Course Pan for KOICA SP Students> First Year Second Year (KDI Schoo) KDIS Home Country Semester Winter Spring Summer Fa Winter Break Spring Summer Courses 2 courses (6 credits) 4 courses (12 credits) 4 courses (12 credits) 4 courses (12 credits) - - 3 credits Research Project* - - POS Committee Formation & Research Proposa Submission Submission of Research Project (1st draft) Submission of Research Project (fina draft) & Presentation Submission of Research Project (fina draft) Evauation of Research Project & Graduation *Research Project: KOICA SP students must compete the Research Project by doing one among Thesis 1, Capstone Project 2, and Supervised Research Project (SRP) 3 as a part of graduation requirement. 1. Thesis is a research paper with an aim to advance generaizabe knowedge (basic or appied) in the chosen fied. Typicay, a thesis research invoves an attempt to empirica test of hypothesis or a set of hypotheses in an attempt to vaidate, or refute, their truth status. 2. Capstone project is practica, probem-soving research which addresses a rea-time poicy or management concern faced by a particuar agency or a community of your interest. 3. Supervise Research Project (SRP) is an option designed for students whose main educationa objective is to seek ife-ong, continuing education through which to buid persona competency in the areas of one s need.
PART III. PROGRAM CONTENT <Summary of Graduation Requirements for MDP Program> Category MDP Graduation Requirements Core Courses Requirement: 3 courses (9 credits) Anaysis of Market and Pubic Poicy Introduction to Deveopment Poicy Introduction to Research Methods Deveopment Track Requirement: 3 courses (9 credits) Concentration Eective: 4 courses (12 credits) MDP students may decare a maximum of 1 concentration when they compete 3 courses from the concentration. (Optiona) Entrepreneurship and Private Sector Deveopment (EN) Fisca and Socia Poicy (FS) Goba Governance and Poitica Economy (GP) Goba Finance and Reguation (GF) Pubic Management and Leadership (PM) Regiona Deveopment and Environment (RE) Trade and Industria Poicy (TI) Research Project Requirement: (choose one among options) Advanced Research Seminar (3 credits) + Thesis (3 credits) Advanced Research Seminar (3 credits) + Capstone (3 credits) 1 course (3 credits) + Supervised Research Project (3 credits) Language Requirement: 3 courses (9 credits) 2 Engish courses (6 credits) Korean Language and Cuture I (3 credits) Tota 45 credits
PART III. PROGRAM CONTENT 5. REGULATTION FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS 1) Acknowedgement of Credits a. Registration: Credits are ony given for courses for which students have officiay registered through designated registration procedures. Students auditing courses wi not receive credits. b. Attendance: A students must attend at east 5/6 of a casses in a given semester to receive credits for that course. 2) Grading System & GPA Students are graded according to the foowing system. W and IW are recorded on the transcript but are not counted towards the GPA. Grade A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- T I W IW F Points 4.00 3.67 3.33 3.00 2.67 2.33 2.00 1.67 - - - - 0.00 3) Academic Probation and Expusion a. Academic Probation: Those students whose GPA fas beow B- (2.67) sha be paced on an academic probation. Once they are paced on an academic probation, a financia aids in the form of schoarships, iving aowances, and tuition waivers, etc., wi be terminated, and such students wi no onger be eigibe to appy for CA (Cass Assistant) and AA (Administrative Assistant) positions.* * KOICA SP students wi become ineigibe to maintain the schoarship when a GPA is beow 3.0(B) every semester. b. Academic Expusion: If a student is paced on an academic probation for a second time, he/she wi be expeed from the schoo and wi not be considered for readmission.
PART III. PROGRAM CONTENT 6. EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES 1) Cutura Events and Site Visits Throughout the year, the Schoo arranges various cutura events and site visit opportunities for internationa students to hep their understanding on Korean cuture and society (The ist is subject to change every year.) a. Cutura Events Korean Cuture Presentation Korean Fok Viage Traditiona Performance The 3 rd tunne or DMZ Loca Festiva (Gimje Horizon Festiva) Internationa Food Festiva Nanta Performance b. Site Visits POSCO, Hyundai Heavy Industry, Hyundai Motors, Wosong Nucer Power pant, etc. Centra/Loca Government, Nationa Assemby, Bank of Korea, Bue House Various Governmenta Organizations and Corporations 2) Student Networking Program The KDI Schoo offers various programs to promote interaction and friendship between internationa students and Korean students. Internationa students can have a chance not ony to minge but aso to deveop friendship and networking Home Visiting Program Sports Day Mountain Hiking Song & Dance Festiva Happy Hour Buddy Program Various Cub Activities
PART III. PROGRAM CONTENT 3) Specia Lectures and Seminars The KDI Schoo Carries out specia ectures during the year by inviting experts and foreign schoars speciaizing in their fieds. Aso reguar seminars where presentations of research topics by the KDI Schoo facuties and outside experts are made, and where students are free to participate and engage in discussions. < List of Specia Lectures up to date of year 2012 > No Date Lecturer Topic 1 Feb. 3 2 March 7 3 March 16 4 May 25 5 June 22 6 June 26 7 Juy 12 Cyri Muer (Vice President, Word Bank) Johnny Mattias Munkhammar (Member of Pariament in Sweden) Danny Leipziger (Prof., George Washington Univ.) Dr. Myeong Chin Cho (Member of Security Experts Group, Security Unit, Externa Reations- Directorate-Genera, European Commission, European Union) Christopher A. Sims (Prof., Princeton Univ., The winner of the Nobe Prize in Economics in 2011) Genn C. Loury (Prof., Brown Univ.) Aan V. Deardorff (Prof., Univ. of Michigan) Word Bank : Latest Deveopments to Promote Deveopment Effectiveness and Openness Nordic Success and Lessons for Korea Common Mistakes in Deveopment Poicy Understanding European Integration : from a non- European Insider's perspective The Way Forward in Econometric Modeing for Macroeconomic Poicy Race, Imprisonment and Inequaity in America: Trends in Deveoping Countries Ways Forward with Trade Barriers
PART IV. TRAINING INSTITUTE Part V TRAINING INSTITUTE 1. GENERAL INFORMATION 1) About the KDI (Korea Deveopment Institution) and KDI Schoo Ever wanted to meet the brain behind Korea s rapid economic and Socia Deveopment? KDI Schoo of Pubic Poicy and Management was estabished in 1997 in partnership with the KDI, Korea s eading think tank. KDI has been rated by the Economist as one of the most infuentia and best connected research institutions in the word. One of important missions of the KDI Schoo is to educate and deveop the next generation of eaders in today s rapidy changing and gobaizing economy. The KDI Schoo offers an innovative educationa program focusing on poicy and deveopment issues. Aiming to transform mid-career professionas into eaders of their respective fieds, KDI Schoo has been committed to equipping our students with new knowedge, vision and a goba perspective. The KDI Schoo aso draws on a weath of research and resources from the Korea Deveopment Institute (KDI), Korea s eading think tank, to share Korea s unique deveopment experience with the goba community.
PART IV. TRAINING INSTITUTE 2) The KDI Schoo Distinction a. Innovative Academic Programs The KDI Schoo offers comprehensive and rigorous academic programs focusing on rea-word, poicy issues in both the pubic and private sector. A courses are conducted in Engish in a truy internationa environment. b. Outstanding Facuty The KDI Schoo s facuty possesses a rich bend of internationa, academic, and poicy experience, Aong with a common commitment to exceence in teaching and research. c. Diverse Student Composition The majority of students are mid-career professionas with 5-10 years of working experience in government, business, NGOs, media or academia. Internationa students account more than 50% of the student body (from 100 different countries), further promoting the internationaism of the Schoo and the creation of a powerfu goba aumni network. d. Dynamic Location The KDI Schoo campus is ocated in Seou, the heart of Korea and its capita. As a strategic hub of Northeast Asia, Seou offers an abundance of socia and cutura events and a truy dynamic educationa experience for students studying in Korea.
PART IV. TRAINING INSTITUTE 2. ACCOMMODATION & FACILITIES 1) Dormitory (on-campus) Accommodation during studies at the KDI Schoo can either be the Schoo's on campus dormitory (Haejungsa) or off campus dormitory (dormitory apartment). These dormitories are assigned mainy to internationa students who have no accommodation in Korea. To consider KOICA SP participants convenience, KDI Schoo wi assign KOICA students to on-campus dormitory with priority. The on-campus student dormitory is ocated about a 10 minute wak from the schoo buidings. There is no mea pan; so residents may prepare their own meas in the communa kitchen, or use the schoo cafeterias for on-campus dining. a. Rooms Genera Rooms A genera rooms are doube rooms and are equipped with beds, wardrobes, desks, a teephone (for intra- campus cas), booksheves, an air conditioning and heating system, and an internet system (eectrica outets: 220V). A set of bedding (banket, bed cover, bed sheet, bed pad, piow) are provided for students when they check in to their rooms. Whie staying in the dormitory, it is the responsibiity of the residents to keep their room and bedding cean.
PART IV. TRAINING INSTITUTE Studio Rooms Haejungsa has eight studio rooms. Studio room is for 3 peope and it has its own shower and toiet inside. A set of bedding is aso provided to students when checking in. The rooms are equipped with beds, wardrobes, desks, a teephone (for intra-campus cas), booksheves, an air conditioning and heating system (eectrica outets: 220V). b. Dormitory Lounges Main Lounge on the 1st foor The main ounge is ocated on the first foor and is a pace where students can reax, watch TV, check their emai, do homework, read, or just hang out and it aso offers comfortabe surroundings for casua conversation. This pace has a sateite TV, some couches, two desktop computers, a printer, microwaves, a water dispenser, irons & ironing boards. There is a vending machine on the right side of the entrance. Lounges on each foor The ounges ocated in the center of haways on the second, the third and the fourth foors are equipped with refrigerators and water dispensers. There are aso some aundry hangers to dry your cothes after washing.
PART IV. TRAINING INSTITUTE Communa Showers and Toiets Because genera rooms in the dormitory don t incude shower rooms or toiets inside, residents must use the communa showers and toiets ocated at the end of each foor. Washing machines are ocated in the communa toiets of each foor. Residents shoud use detergent for drum washing machine ony. Snack Bar The snack bar ocated on the top foor is a communa kitchen where a residents can cook for themseves using cooking materias depending on their tastes. It incudes some tabes, chairs, eectric burners, microwaves, refrigerators, a sink, cooking utensis, a sateite TV, and a pubic phone. 2) Other Faciities Video Conference Room, Ambassador Ha, Lincon Ha: the main faciities for either word-cass video conferencing and internationa conferences Lecture and Conference Room
PART IV. TRAINING INSTITUTE Computer Lab, Chambers, Prayer Room, Gym and Lounges are avaiabe for a KDI Schoo students on campus. The computer ab is open to students 24 hours a day, providing them with internet access as we as newy instaed computers, printers, and scanners. The student chambers are aso accessibe to students 24 hours a day. Each chamber incudes desks and a ocker, providing a space for students to study, do research, cass assignments, team projects, or have a rest in their free time. Convenient Faciities The ibrary archives books, academic pubications, and other materias essentia for student, facuty, and staff research. Working papers of renowned institutions such as NBER, CEPR, FRB, and Word Bank are aso avaiabe onine. Pubications and materias are avaiabe on areas of business, economics, poicy, and much more. For more detaied information, visit http://ibrary.kdischoo.ac.kr Library
PART IV. TRAINING INSTITUTE 3. OTHER INFORMATION 1) Heath Care Service a. On-campus Heath Care Center For minor injuries and aiments, students can go to the heath care center ocated on the 2 nd foor of the Student Union Buiding on-campus. - Service Hours: Mon - Fri, 09:00-18:00 (Lunch: 12:00-13:00) b. Korea University Medica Center (Internationa Heathcare Center) Having entered into MOU with KDI Schoo, Korea University Medica Center serves as a convenient site for KDI students to find medica service. In Korea University, Korean assistant fuent in Engish wi hep internationa patients from reception to prescription, faciitating communications with doctors or staffs during medica treatment. Advantages of using the Korea University Medica Center are beow: Less Waiting Time: The Internationa Cinic Office of Korea University Hospita wi provide a separate service for a internationa patients. Less Language Barrier: A designated assistant wi provide individua escort service within the hospita, expaining and transating necessary information Convenient Payment System: No immediate payment at the time of your visit. Expenses wi be deducted from your monthy stipend 2 months ater - Service Hours: Mon - Fri, 09:00-17:00 (Lunch: 12:00~13:30) c. Kyunghee University Medica Center Kyunghee University Medica Center is the nearest hospita. It s a renowned genera hospita, but crowded with many peope a the time. If symptoms are not that serious, the schoo recommends students to visit a private hospita initiay. - Admission Hours: Mon - Fri, 08:30-16:00, Sat: 08:30-11:30
PART IV. TRAINING INSTITUTE 2) Student Counseing Service The KDI Schoo provides Counseing Services for esteemed students. Whie the new semester can be an exciting chaenge, some of students may cope with a variety of issues, incuding persona and academic concerns. Therefore, this program is dedicated to supporting the KDI Schoo students through counseing services and the goa is to maximize the satisfaction of students so they can take fu advantage of the opportunities and enjoy their stay at the KDI Schoo. What are some common concerns? Students may seek counseing for various reasons. No topic is off imits, but common concerns are: Academic issues Cutura adjustment issues Homesickness Reationship probems Stress and anxiety Depression Grief and oss 3) Suggestions Wecome The KDI Schoo wecomes any suggestions and opinions via Suggestions Wecome board on the KDI Schoo webpage that students may have and tries to integrate them into the schoo s administration as much as possibe. A students are encouraged to make suggestions and give ideas. Paying keen attention to the quaity of student ife, KDI Schoo is aways eager to hear about your schoo experience. You may voice your opinions on: Academic inconveniences, student services or faciities Any productive ideas that can hep the Schoo s deveopment Probems with sexua harassment and other discriminatory incidents you have experienced
PART V. SUPPORT SERVICES Part VI SUPPORT SERVICES 1. TRAVEL TO KOREA KOICA arranges and pays for the participant to trave to and from Korea. Participants are to trave by the most direct route between Incheon Internationa airport and a main internationa airport in home country. KOICA wi cover economy cass, round-trip airfare. If a participant wants to change the fight itineraries, he or she shoud pay the additiona fare. Participants are responsibe for the issuance of visa necessary for this schoarship program. If a participant accompanies or invites famiy members, he or she must be responsibe for a the reevant costs and other administrative measures necessary (pease refer to the 4. Accompanying or Inviting Famiy of Part VII. Reguations). 2. EXPENSES FOR STUDY AND LIVING The foowing expenses wi be provided by KOICA and the KDI Schoo during the participant s stay in Korea. 1) Tuition 2) Aowances 4 Living aowance: KW 17,000 per day (subject to change) Meas: in kind or cash equivaent KW 21,600 per day (subject to change) Textbook and materias: KW 800,000 (distributed 1/3 of the tota amount over 3 different times) 4. Living aowances and meas expenses for the period of temporary eave to home country or a trip abroad during the vacation which exceed 15 days wi not be provided.
PART V. SUPPORT SERVICES 3) Sundry Expenses Sundry expenses (visa fee, taxi fare, passenger service charge, etc.) incurred between the times of entry into and departure from Korea wi bear for participants up to KW 200,000. 4) Other Expenses Accommodation (mainy dormitory of a training institute) Various Study visits and fied trips, etc during the Program A medica check-up after arriva Overseas trave insurance Pease Note: Each participant is advised to maintain some pocket money of their own for incidenta expenses that might be incurred during his or her trip to Korea. Since bank are cosed on every weekend, participants who arrive on the weekend shoud exchange money at the airport 3. INSURANCE During the program, participants wi be covered by the overseas trave Accident insurance. The insurance covers expenses for medica treatment and hospita care caused by diseases or accident within the scope and imit of insurance coverage. Participants shoud pay themseves first and be reimbursed for the expenses ater on the condition that the case fas under the coverage of the insurance. 1) Limit of Coverage Death or Permanent Disabiity by Accident: KW 100 miion Medica Expenses by Accident: KW 10 miion Death by Diseases: KW 50 miion Liabiity: KW 10 miion Loss of Persona Effects: KW 1 miion Airpane Hijacking: KW 1.4 miion * US$1= approx. KW 1,100 (as of September 2012)
PART V. SUPPORT SERVICES 2) Main Scope of Coverage Death or Permanent Disabiity by Accident & Death by Diseases: The insurance sha pay the insurance money up to the above imit. Medica Expenses by Disease and Accident: The insurance sha cover the medica expenses at actua cost within the imit of the medica insurance subscription amount per case (for detais, refer to the insurance poicy) Medica check-up at a participant s option, fee for medica certificate and diseases caused by the pre-existing medica conditions, etc. are not covered by the insurance. Pease Note: The foowing ARE NOT covered by the Overseas Trave Accident Insurance poicy: 1. Medica treatments for pre-existing inesses. 2. Medica treatments reated to, or resuting from, pregnancy or chidbirth. 3. Expenses for denta bridgework or cosmetic surgery. 4. Brain disease or menta iness. 5. Immunization or routine medica examinations and vaccinations. 6. Medica treatment for iness or injury caused by wifu misconduct. 3) Additiona Insurance If a participant woud ike to suppement the insurance poicy provided by KOICA, he/she is eigibe to obtain additiona insurance, at their own expense, for incidents and disease not covered by the KOICA poicy. The additiona insurance is an optiona insurance that provides greater coverage and utiizes a different payment system. The additiona insurance is provided by the Nationa Heath Insurance Cooperation (http://www.nhic.or.kr) and is a poicy independent from the poicy provided by KOICA. If a participant woud prefer additiona coverage at their own expense, he/she shoud take the foowing steps
PART V. SUPPORT SERVICES Carefuy read the guideines for the insurance poicy or visit the NHIC Engish website. To find the cosest branch of the NHIC, check their website, or ca their service center at 1577-1000. Engish is avaiabe. To register for an insurance poicy, the participant shoud visit a branch of the NHIC, in person.
PART VI. REGULATIONS Part VII REGULATIONS 1. PARTICIPANT S RESPONSIBILITES Participants are required to take up the schoarship in the academic year for which it is offered(deferra is not aowed) to foow the training program to the best of their abiity and abide by the rues of the University(hereafter, the KDI Schoo) and KOICA to reside in the dormitory designated by the KDI Schoo for the duration of the course except for hoidays or tempora eave to maintain an appropriate study oad and achieve satisfactory academic progress for the course. If the participant fais to attain a certain grades (GPA 3.0, B+) required by the KDI Schoo, his or her status as a KOICA program participants may be suspended to participate in a activities associated with the approved course of study incuding a ectures and tutorias, submit a work required for the course and sit for examination uness approved otherwise by the KDI Schoo in advance to notify the KDI Schoo in advance and get an approva for tempora eave to advise KOICA and the KDI Schoo of any persona or famiy circumstances such as heath probems, famiy probems which may be affect their study seriousy to refrain from engaging in poitica activities or any form of empoyment for profit or gain to agree to KOICA coecting information concerning them and passing that information onto other reevant parties, if necessary to return to his or her home country upon competion of their training program
PART VI. REGULATIONS not to extend the ength of their training program or stay for persona convenience; Neither KOICA nor the KDI Schoo wi provide any assistance and be responsibe for extension of their stay to either return to their origina job post or remain empoyer in a fied reated to their degree for at east 3 year It is highy not recommended for participants to purchase persona vehices with their aowances provided by KOICA due to safety concerns and concentration on their studies 2. WITHDRAWALS In principe, a participant is not aowed to withdraw from the program at his or her own option once the program starts. A participant may withdraw with vaid persona or home country s reasons (such as heath or work issues) when acceptabe to KOICA. If a participant fais to attain a certain grades (GPA 3.0) required by the KDI Schoo, he or she may be forced to withdraw and return home upon withdrawa. The participant who has once withdrawn is not aowed to re-appy for the KOICA schoarship program for the next two years after the withdrawa. The vountary withdrawa wi never be aowed to re-appy for further KOICA schoarship programs, and any possibe expense incuding airfare wi be paid by the participant him/hersef. The participant who withdraws must return to the KDI Schoo the iving aowance he or she has aready received for the remaining period from the date of departure from Korea
PART VI. REGULATIONS 3. TEMPORARY LEAVE Participants can have tempora eave (to home country or for a trip abroad) during the vacation on the condition that the trip doesn t affect their schoowork and as ong as they notify the KDI Schoo in advance. KOICA and the KDI Schoo do not pay airfare for the trip. If the trip exceeds 15 days, KOICA wi not pay the monthy schoarship for iving aowance and meas for the absent days which exceed 15 days. If the participant is found to have made an unreported temporary visit to his or her home country or traveed to other countries or made a trip despite the KDI Schoo s disapprova, his or her iving aowance and meas expenses wi be suspended (from the day of departure to the day of return). 4. ACCOMPANYING OR INVITING FAMILY As KOICA SP (Schoarship Program) is a very intensive program which requires fu commitment to and concentrated effort for study, participants are recommended not to bring any famiy members. In case participants accompany or invite famiy members, KOICA does not provide any financia or other administrative support for them. Participants may bring or invite famiy members but they must cover a the reevant expenses such as airfare, accommodation, iving cost, visa fee, insurance, etc, of their famiy. The safety and security of their famiy is aso the participant's responsibiity. KOICA pays the accommodation cost on the condition that participants ive in a dormitory. If a participant invites famiy and ives outside a dormitory with famiy under the permission of the training institute, KOICA doesn t provide accommodation cost for the participant.
PART VI. REGULATIONS 5. OTHERS KOICA wi assume any responsibiity ony within the imit and scope of the insurance for participants. KOICA is not iabe for any damage or oss of the participant s persona property; KOICA wi not assume any responsibiity for iness, injury, or death of the participants arising from extracurricuar activities, wifu misconduct, or undiscosed pre-existing medica conditions; If the participants break any of the rues of KOICA and KDI Schoo during their stay in Korea, their status as a KOICA SP participant may be suspended.
PART VI. REGULATIONS Part VIII OTHERS 1. CONTACT INFORMATION 1) Korea Internationa Cooperation Agency (KOICA) (http://www.koica.go.kr) Ms. Min Kyung Sung (Program Coordinator) Capacity Deveopment Program Team Korea Internationa Cooperation Agency (KOICA) 418 Daewangpangyo-ro, Sujeong-gu, Seongnam-Si, Gyeonggi-do, 461-833, Korea E-mai: smk@koica.go.kr Te: +82-31-740-0419 Fax: +82-31-740-0685 2) KDI Schoo of Pubic Poicy and Management (KDIS) (http://www.kdischoo.ac.kr) Appication & Admission Externa Reations and Deveopment Division KDI Schoo of Pubic Poicy and Management 85 Hoegiro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seou, 130-868, Korea Emai: admissions@kdischoo.ac.kr Te: +82-2-3299-1281 Fax: +82-2-3299-1223 Student Services Student Affairs Division KDI Schoo of Pubic Poicy and Management 85 Hoegiro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seou, 130-868, Korea Emai: studentaffairs@kdischoo.ac.kr Te: +82-2-3299-1253 Fax: +82-2-3299-1232
APPENDIX 1. HOW TO JOIN THE KOICA COMMUNITY Appendix 1. HOW TO JOIN THE KOICA COMMUNITY The KOICA Aumni Community (http://training.koica.go.kr) KOICA offers you a chance to meet other participants of our training programs onine. We are a friends here. Share your memories, experiences and feeings. Pease join now! The door to the KOICA Aumni Community is open to everyone. The KOICA Aumni Community is an onine extension of the reationship and friendship formed between former and present participants. By becoming a member of the KOICA Aumni Community, you can stay in touch with your former cassmates and be informed of what is happening at KOICA and the center. The Community aows aumni to update their persona information and search for other aumni in an onine directory.
APPENDIX 3. HOW TO GET TO THE ICC Appendix 2. < Story about Korea & KOICA > We hope you had an interesting, unique and impressive experience adjusting to Korean ife and participating in the program. You were probaby excited about coming to a new country, meeting new peope and starting your program. However, if this was your first time in Korea, you might have experienced some cuture shock whie you stayed in Korea. Perhaps you found that many socia customs, cuture, reigion, ways of doing things, and the way things were different from what you were used to at home. ["Cuture shock" describes the emotiona upheava many peope experience when they move to a country with a different cuture from what they are used to.] During your stay in Korea you might have noticed many differences, which may have caused you inconvenience or perhaps were just interesting to you. For exampe; peope may dress and think differenty, and the behavior of men and women towards each other may be different. In this regard, we woud ove to hear your story. Pease share your memories, experiences and feeings with us. Any stories woud be wecome. Your story heps us better understand what is interesting, unique and impressive about Korea & KOICA's training program to you. We wi hep our society have a better understanding of peope from other countries through the pubication of your story. e-mai us your story & photo to training@koica.go.kr your contributions may be pubished in a KOICA pubication
APPENDIX 3. HOW TO GET TO THE ICC Name Country Course Tite e-mai
APPENDIX 3. HOW TO GET TO THE ICC Appendix 3. HOW TO GET TO THE ICC Ÿ Route: Incheon Internationa Airport Korea City Airport, Logis & Termina (CALT) Internationa Cooperation Center (ICC) Ÿ Arriva at Incheon Internationa Airport (http://www.airport.kr) Fow: Fi out Arriva Card (or Immigration Card), Customs Decaration Form, Quarantine Questionnaire (on board) Quarantine incuding animas and pants (on 2nd Foor) Present your Arriva Card, Passport and other necessary document to Passport Contro Caim baggage on 1st Foor Customs Cearance Pass an Arriva Gate Go to the KOICA Counter, which is ocated between Exit 1~2
APPENDIX 3. HOW TO GET TO THE ICC Ÿ KOICA Counter at Inchon airport Location : Next to Exit 1 on the 1st foor (No.9-10) Te. : 82-32-743-5904 Mobie : 82-(0)10-9925-5901 Contact : Ms. Jin-Young YOON - After passing through Customs Decaration, pease go to the KOICA Counter (ocated between exit 1~2) at Incheon Airport. At the KOICA Counter, you can get detaied information about how to get to Internationa Cooperation Center (ICC) and purchase imousine bus ticket for City Airport, Logis & Trave (CALT). - A the KOICA staff at the Incheon Airport wears nametags or has signs for indication. If you cannot meet the KOICA staff at the counter, pease purchase a imousine bus ticket from the bus ticket counter (ocated on the 1 st Foor), and go to CALT Bus Stop No. 4A (or 10B). Pease find the bus number 6103 and present your ticket to the bus driver. From Incheon Airport to CALT, the approximate time for trave wi be between 70 to 90 minutes. When you arrive at CALT, you wi find another KOICA staff who wi hep you reach the ICC. KOICA wi reimburse the imousine bus fare when you arrive at ICC. Aso, pease be aware that there may be iega taxis at the airport. Even if they approach you first, pease do not take iega taxis and check to see if they are KOICA staff.
APPENDIX 3. HOW TO GET TO THE ICC Ÿ KOICA Counter at CALT airport Location : Lounge on the 1st foor of CALT airport Mobie : 82-(0)10-9925-5901 - If the imousine bus is not avaiabe due to your eary or ate arriva from 22:00 to 05:30. - Pease contact the ICC reception desk (Te. 031-777-2600 / Engish announcement service is avaiabe 24 hours daiy) - The staff at the ICC reception desk wi et you know how to use a taxi. The taxi fare from the airport to ICC is normay 90,000 Won. KOICA won't reimburse the taxi fare if you use a taxi during the hours of 05: 30 ~ 22:00. Ÿ From Incheon Internationa Airport to the ICC through CALT - Take a City Air imousine bus at bus stop No.4A on the 1 st Foor. Buses run every 10~15 minutes between the hours of 5:30 and 22:00. - Meet the KOICA staff at the ounge on the 1 st Foor of CALT upon arriva. - Take a car arranged by the KOICA staff to the ICC (Expected time: 20 minutes)
"Pease remember to read the Participants' Guidebook. It is avaiabe from the Korean Embassy or KOICA Overseas Office in your country and provides vauabe information regarding KOICA programs, aowances, expenses, reguations, preparations for departure and etc."