The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Korea, along with the Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange (KOFICE), supports talented and creative cultural experts who are interested in discovering and promoting their country’s outstanding cultural resources through the CPI Cultural Experts Training Programme.
In 2024, the programme will be divided into Intensive and General Areas. This year’s Intensive Areas are ‘Publication’ and ‘Cultural Products’, while the General Area is ‘Performing Arts’. The programme consists of online pre-training sessions followed by in-country programs in South Korea.
The draft training schedule is as follows:
- 22 July – 2 August 2024, online programme
- 19 August – 13 September 2024, in-country intensive
This programme is open to cultural experts currently working in relevant fields (who are residents of the target countries) and individuals interested in planning and promoting cultural projects that can contribute to the cultural development of their country.
Target countries are:
Laos, Mongolia, Vietnam, Cambodia, East Timor, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand, Ghana, Rwanda, Senegal, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Nigeria, Lesotho, Zambia Zimbabwe, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Uganda, Kiribati, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, Argentina Mexico, Brazil, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan.
The programme provides round-trip airfare, accommodation, and a daily stipend of 40,000 KRW per day.
