Participation Guide for 2017 International Conference

of Korean Educators Abroad

2017 International Conference of Korean Educators Abroad organized by the Ministry of Education(MOE) and the National Institute for International Education (NIIED) and run by the Educational Foundation for Koreans Abroad (EFKA) will be held in July 2017. We hope that  many of Korean educators and Korean education officials abroad will participate in this event with great interest.

1. Overview

○ Purpose

- Enhancing the expertise of Korean educators abroad and facilitating their mutual exchanges

- Promoting the dissemination of the Korean language to foreigners and expanding the base of Korean education

- Boosting the positive national image of Korea through cultural experiences

○ Theme Intellectual Heritage of humanity

○ Date July 17. 2017 ~ July 22., 6 days and 5 nights

○ Location  Hotel in Seoul (to be confirmed)

○ Participant Requirements

Korean educators who teach Korean as a foreign language and education officials of foreign schools teaching Korean as a foreign language

Educators Group (The participants will be divided into 2 groups according to the criteria)	Education Officials Group
Professors and lecturers (Foreigners included) from universities that have Korean language courses; Korean language teachers of local elementary, middle and high schools; lecturers of overseas Korean institutes; teachers of Korean schools in Japan and ethnic Korean schools in China, etc.	Education officials and Directors of educational institutes from countries that teach Korean as a second language or plan to select Korean as a second language
※ In accordance with the decision made at the government policy coordination meeting under the Prime Minister (Sept. 2009), teachers of 'weekend Korean schools' and private language institutes are not eligible to participate in the event. ※ Korean teachers who are currently employed in local country after taking time off in Korea and who are dispatched to local country are not eligible to participate in the event.

○ Number of Participants around 100 participations (75 educators and 25 education officials)

※The number is subject to change.

○ Financial support

- EXPENSES during the event : accommodation & meals(breakfast and lunch, from July 18 to 21                         will be provided

※ (All events are scheduled to finish by 18:00: the schedule is subject to change.)

- AIRFARE : at least 50% of round-trip airfare (for economy class tickets from residing country to Korea) will be covered(reimbursed) by the Korean government; the rest should be covered by participants.

※Reimbursement rates are to be confirmed later.

○ Contents (refer to the conference schedule)

-  Symposium that enhances korean language educators’ expertise on Korean language education abroad, lectures on Korean teaching techniques and special plenary lectures

- Special lectures and experiences on Korean culture; excursions to traditional Korean culture sites and exhibitions

- Group discussions and presentations based on pre-assignment tasks by participants' group

- Customized programs for education officials

2. Application

○ How to apply

- Application should be done through Korean diplomatic offices in the country of residence:      Applicants should submit the application documents below to the diplomatic office.

※Diplomatic offices will send an official document along with a list of applicants to NIIED; lease note         that application documents should be sent via e-mail(efka1@naver.com)

○ Application Documents

① Application form ‧ Curriculum Vitae ‧ Consent for personal information

- on a prescribed form

② Proof of employment

③ Test scores for Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK)

- only applicable for Korean educators whose mother tongue is not Korean

○ Application Deadline: May 12. 2017

○ E-mail to: efka1@naver.com

3. Selection criteria for referral of diplomatic office

○ Educators group

- Applicants who have no prior experience with this event are preferred.

※ Those who have participated in a similar event within the last 3 years (after 2014) are not eligible for the application.

- Applicants whose work commitment and passion can serve as a model to others and who can share their learning to other educators back from the training

- Applicants with excellent career in Korean education.

- Applicants who can take an advanced Korean lecture.

※ If Korean is not their mother tongue, applicants should submit their TOPIK score.

- Applicants who will continue to work in and contribute to Korean education abroad as an outcome of the conference

○ Education officials group

- In principle, educational administrators involved in the project to adopt Korean as  a foreign language in elementary, middle and high schools overseas are preferred.

- Those who have participated in a similar training program by other organization will be excluded (Application history will be checked).

- Applicants from countries which have received other financial supports for training programs in Korea as a Korean language promotion project including the U.S., Australia, France will be excluded or limited to a minimum.

- Education officials who are influential in adopting Korean as a foreign language will be preferred. Education administrators appropriate for this collective training will be preferred rather than high officials who would require a special protocol. (those who speak either Korean or English are recommended due to the limited supportive resources including interpretation service).

4. Notification of acceptance

○ Notification of acceptance will be sent to selected applicants via their personal email while the list of confirmed participants will be posted on the EFKA's official website (www.efka.or.kr) in May 2017.

5. Notes

○ All the process and updates on the event will be notified via email, therefore applicants should provide their primary email address and mobile phone numbers. Please make sure the email address provided is correct.

○ All events will be delivered in Korean, and we advise participants to use Korean during the event.

○ All participants are required to submit pre-assignments regarding the theme of the conference. Details on the assignments, requirements and final schedule will be notified to each participant later. Please note that failure to submit the assignment in a timely manner will result in losing the chance to participate in the actual training.

○ Accompanying family members(including children) is strictly prohibited. AWOL during the event and no attendance to programs without advance permission from the committee will result in participants dropping out of the conference and in such case, they will be charged with all expenses for participating in the conference (including the flight).

○ If a selected participant has decided not to take part in the conference, cancellation should be notified to the EFKA at least 2 weeks before the conference. If a participant fails to attend the conference without advance notification, he/she will not be able to take part in any events that are hosted or run by the EFKA in the future.

○ The airfare will be reimbursed according to the reimbursement rates after the arrival of participants in Korea ; participants should submit an invoice and air-tickets(or an e-ticket).

6. Inquiry Supervisor Lee Jong-young and Lee Yullin, the Educational Foundation for Koreans              Abroad (EFKA)

○ TEL 82-2-332-6801

○ FAX 82-2-332-6802

○ E-mail efka1@naver.com

○ Website www.efka.or.kr

○ Address 115-6, Gyedong-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Korea

○ Full Schedule

schedule	group	07:00~ 08:00	08:00~ 09:00		09:00~ 10:00		10:00~ 11:00	11:00~ 12:00	12:00~ 13:00		13:00~ 14:00			14:00~ 15:00	15:00~ 16:00		16:00~ 17:00	17:00~ 18:00	18:00 ~
July 17 (day 1)		Arrival									Registration				Orientation and Social activities				Free time
July 18 (day 2)		Breakfast		Move		Opening Ceremony and Keynote speech			Lunch					Talk Concert & Special lecture 1					Welcoming dinner
July 19 (day 3)	Educators	Breakfast		Move		Training 1			Lunch				Training 2			Training 3			Free time
	Educators officials			Visit to educational institutes 1					Lunch				Lecture			Visit to industrial and technology facilities
July 20 (day 4)	Educators	Breakfast		Guide	Forum				Lunch				Korean exercise						Free time
	Educators officials				Visit to Korean history site and landmark
July 21 (day 5)	Educators	Breakfast		Guide	Presentation and Group discussion					Lunch		Experience Korean culture							Farewell Dinner
	Educators officials				Visit to educational institutes 2
July 22 (day 6)		Breakfast		Check-out and Closing ceremony					End of Conference

※ The above schedule is subject to change.

※ Detailed schedule information

- (7.18 ~ 7.19) Joint event with Ministry of Education, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. About 500 people will attend.

- (7.20 ~ 7.21) Event organized by Ministry of Education, National Institute For International Education. About 100 people will attend.

- Seperate programs focusing on field trip for Education officials group (foreigners)

※ Separate programs for Korean education officials (foreigners) will be provided from July 19th to the morning of July 21st.

※ All events will be finished by 18:00 except on July 18th and July 21st (dinner is not provided)