Gyeonggi Province, International Exchange with Chinese Youth... 90 Sent to Harbin and Others

Gyeonggi Province and the Gyeonggi Future Generation Foundation are recruiting participants for the "Youth International Exchange Program" until April 4 to enhance the global competencies of adolescents.

This program is divided into ▲Youth International Exchange in Guangdong Province, China (33 participants) ▲Youth International Exchange in Jiangsu Province, China (17 participants) ▲Exploration of Anti-Japanese Historical Sites Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of Liberation (40 participants).

The recruitment target is 90 youths residing in the province, from 1st year middle school to 3rd year high school students.

The Guangdong dispatch will take place in May, and Jiangsu in June. Participating youths will receive pre-education and then experience class observation, cultural exchange, and visits to historical sites in the exchange regions.

Poster for Gyeonggi-do's 'Recruitment of Youth Participants for International Exchange'

This year, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of liberation, visits to anti-Japanese historical sites in Harbin, Dalian, and other locations will be conducted.

Gyeonggi Province gives preferential selection to descendants of independence activists and will conduct tours accompanied by history experts to sites such as the An Jung-geun assassination site, Northeast Martyrs Memorial Hall, and L?shun Prison in August.

The participation fee is free, and Gyeonggi Province supports participants with airfare, accommodation, and activity expenses.

Youths wishing to participate can apply from the 21st of this month until the 4th of next month through the QR code for application on the Gyeonggi Future Generation Foundation website (gfgf.kr).

Gyeonggi Province will announce the final selected participants in April after document screening and interviews.

Kang Hyun-seok, Director of the Future Lifelong Education Bureau of Gyeonggi Province, said, "We will support youths to acquire international sensibility through diverse cultural experiences and to cultivate a correct historical awareness," adding, "We hope this exchange program will be an opportunity for growth for the youths."

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