Domestic training
The first training: about 50 newly selected members spend three days and two nights together and become one cohort.
- Period
- January · 2 nights, 3 days
- For
- ~50 newly selected members
- Format
- Residential training · lectures · breakout discussions · industry visits
- Participation
- Attendance required
In January, about 50 newly selected members spend three days together in residential training, becoming one cohort. A series of lectures on global leadership, history, and economic and industry trends run throughout, taught by Gukin seniors and outside experts.
Between lectures, breakout discussions split into four tracks (Korea-US, Korea-China, Korea-Japan, and North-South Korea) build a foundation in international relations, alongside company and industry site visits. The training closes with team building, division introductions from seniors, and a homecoming on the last day.
The programme
From lectures to homecoming
- 1
Lectures
Leadership · history · economics
Gukin seniors and outside experts lecture on global leadership, history, and economic and industry trends.
- 2
Discussion
Group discussions
Split into four areas — Korea–US, Korea–China, Korea–Japan and inter-Korean — members build a grounding in international relations.
- 3
On site
Industry visits
Members visit companies and industrial sites in person.
- 4
Teams
Team building · division intros
Recreation and team building, followed by seniors introducing the divisions.
- 5
Last day
Homecoming
The training ends with a homecoming where members meet the cohorts before them.
From the field
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