The visiting South Korean students with Ambassador Chang See-jeong

South Korea, one of the strong trading partners of Qatar, is seeking enhanced cultural exchange with Doha as part of its foreign policy to better understand the region and its ethos.
As part of helping youths to grow as global citizens, six middle school students from the Asian country are now on a week-long visit to Qatar on “Global Youth Leader Training Programme’, which is jointly organised by Seoul Youth Centre for Cultural Exchange (MIZY Center) and Seoul Metropolitan government.
During their stay here, the students will visit Aspire sports complex, Arab Museum of Modern Art, Fanar and Education City. The students’ mission is 80% funded by the provincial Seoul Metropolitan government.
This experience (of touring Qatar’s different places of importance) will be an asset for these students in shaping and developing their visions and capacities as future leaders, said a spokesman of MIZY Center.
The six students were short listed from several applicants based on their interests and aptitude to learn new cultural environments.
One student was selected out of more than 10 aspirants and one co-ordinator from 30 applicants and upon completing the tour, a report will be submitted, which will form the base inputs for the country’s cultural exchange policy, said Douglas Yoo of MIZY Center, a graduate student majoring in the Arabic language and who headed the mission.
The six-student mission was accorded a warm reception by South Korean Ambassador Chang See-jeong at his residence.
The idea behind such a mission is “meeting of the minds”, the Ambassador, who is particularly interested in enhancing the awareness on cultural exchanges between the two countries, told Gulf Times.
Seoul Metropolitan government executes this programme with the goal of building a foundation for intercultural exchange and raising global awareness among the youth.
Even though, many domestic and global organisations are in the forefront in youth business, it has not been enough so far for the youth to learn and experience at the international level, according to MIZY Center.
The ‘Global Youth Leader Training Programme’ provides the youth an opportunity to gain first-hand experiences in current global issues and it is optimistic that such experiences will enable the youth to grow as global citizens.