on 3 July, 10 delegates from Sungkonghoe University visited the ASEAN Hall at the ASEAN-Korea Centre (AKC). The delegates are graduate students who are majoring in Asia Non-Governmental Organization with diverse nationalities from Asia.

The youth visit program began with a lecture on AKC’s activities and ASEAN-Korea relations by Mr. Kim Yong-hee, Officer of Information and Data Unit. It continued with a fruitful discussion session among the delegates, the four ASEAN officials seconded to the ASEAN-Korea Centre, and Ms. Kim He-jin, Head of the Information and Data Unit. The main topics of discussion included ASEAN as a regional organization, cultural differences between ASEAN and Korea, ASEAN-Korea cooperation on socio-cultural areas, and ASEAN-Korea Centre programs.

The ASEAN-Korea Centre conducts the Youth Visit program with the aim of raising the awareness of ASEAN and ASEAN-Korea partnership among youths from primary school to university level.

In the situation of COVID-19, the AKC is conducting youth visit programs in strict compliance with the preventive measure guidelines and taking disinfection and sterilization measures before and after each visit.

Those who would like to visit the Centre may send their inquiries to aseanhall@aseankorea.org or contact the Centre by calling +82-2-287-1177.