Jung Mong-koo Foundation's 'OnDream Academy 3rd Class' Local Field Learning Experience in the U.S.

[Asia Economy Reporter Su-yeon Woo] The 3rd class of OnDream Global Academy students departed for the United States on the morning of the 6th for field training at international organizations and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs).

The Hyundai Motor Chung Mong-Koo Foundation has been operating the educational program "OnDream Global Academy" since 2017 in cooperation with Korea University's Ilmin Institute of International Relations, supporting the dreams of students aspiring to enter international organizations and international NGOs.

The 3rd class of OnDream Global Academy consists of lectures by top domestic and international instructors such as Oh Jun, Chairman of Save the Children Korea; Kim Won-soo, former UN Under-Secretary-General; Lim Hyung-jun, Head of the UN World Food Programme Korea Office; and Stephan Klingebiel, Director of the UN Development Programme Seoul Policy Centre, along with field visit programs to international organizations in the United States and Korea.

For OnDream Global Academy, where students with various majors and interests in education, health, economy, and law gather with the same goal to create synergy effects, the foundation provides practical benefits by fully covering tuition fees and offering support funds for those entering international organizations.

Ondream Global Academy 3rd batch students are taking a commemorative photo before departing for their field study in the United States. Photo by Hyundai Motor Company Chung Mong-Koo Foundation

Among a total of 85 students?25 in the 1st class, 30 in the 2nd class, and 30 in the 3rd class graduating this February?17 have achieved success in entering world-renowned international organizations such as the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNECLAC), and Asian Development Bank (ADB) through various entry routes.

In particular, the programs departing for Korea and the United States, which emphasize on-site experience, receive great enthusiasm from students as they enable direct communication through briefings and Q&A sessions with officials working in various fields at international organizations.

The field training, scheduled from the 6th to the 17th of this month, will include visits to institutions located in New York and Washington DC such as the United Nations Headquarters (UN), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), World Bank Group, and International Monetary Fund (IMF).

With the foundation's support and the professional educational operation of the Ilmin Institute of International Relations, OnDream Global Academy aims to be a leading training course for international organization experts representing South Korea. A foundation official stated, "We hope that more young people from the Republic of Korea will become warm agents of change illuminating underserved areas of the global community, and we recruit applicants every March."

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