Ministry of Trade and Seoul National University Graduate School of International Studies Launch 10-Session "Digital Trade Academy" Course
[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bo-kyung] The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced on the 10th that it has launched the '2020 Digital Trade Academy' course in collaboration with the Graduate School of International Studies at Seoul National University.
The Digital Trade Academy will conduct education through expert lectures and forum-style sessions over a total of 10 sessions from the 12th of this month to November 7th. Based on the results of a pilot course held last January, which involved industry-academia-research and trade-related public officials engaged in digital trade, the curriculum has been supplemented and the number of participants expanded.
This course was prepared to help trade-related practitioners understand and seek response measures in anticipation of the wave of change brought by the digital transformation of the global economy, accelerated by the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), and digital trade.
Lectures will be conducted in a hybrid format combining face-to-face and online real-time sessions, reflecting the needs of participants and faculty. However, in accordance with quarantine guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19, only online lectures will be held for the time being. Face-to-face lectures will be minimized to fewer than 30 participants and conducted under strict quarantine measures including classroom disinfection and temperature checks of attendees.
Jung Dae-jin, Director General of Trade Policy at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, explained, "Considering the importance of digital trade and the current lack of specialized education courses in Korea to address it, which limits systematic preparation in both the private and public sectors, we have launched this course."
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He added, "Going forward, we plan to actively consider developing digital trade textbooks and establishing university curricula to systematically nurture digital trade professionals."
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