Overseas training · Japan
Four days and three nights of overseas leadership training in Kyushu, Japan in January, for the new members who complete domestic training.
- Period
- January · 3 nights, 4 days
- For
- Domestic training graduates
- Format
- Consulate visit · company tours · Youth Leader Forum · heritage site visits
- Participation
- Attendance required
A four-day overseas leadership training in Kyushu, Japan, in January, for new members who have completed the domestic training. They visit the Korean Consulate General in Fukuoka for a special lecture by the Consul General, and tour Japanese companies such as Toyota Motor and a Yaskawa robotics plant.
At the Korea-Japan Youth Leader Forum, members exchange with Japanese university students, and representative students from both countries debate in English. They also visit historical and cultural sites tied to the Meiji Restoration to trace Japan's past and present, and every participant writes a training report.
The programme
From the consulate to the youth leader forum
- 1
Diplomacy
Consulate General in Fukuoka
A special lecture by the Consul General on Korea–Japan relations today.
- 2
Industry
Japanese company visits
Visits to Japanese companies such as Toyota Motor and Yaskawa's robot factory.
- 3
Exchange
Korea–Japan Youth Leader Forum
Members meet Japanese university students, and representatives of both countries debate in English.
- 4
History
History and culture
Sites linked to the Meiji Restoration, looking at Japan's past and present.
- 5
Record
Training report
Every participant writes a training report.
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