Busan Foundation For International Cooperation
2017 BFIC Annual Report
Busan Foundation For International Cooperation
Contents
Introduction to BFIC 04 Main objectives of BFIC 05
Promoting public diplomacy and international exchanges by civilians Ⅰ Citizens’ cultural and sports exchanges with Sister/Friendship Cities abroad 08 Enhancing Networks with Sister/Friendship Cities abroad 10 Supporting International NGOs 11 Nurturing Young Global Professionals 12
Official Development Assistance(ODA) Projects & Training Programs Ⅱ Provide Training Programs for Developing Countries 16 Contributing Development of International Societies 17
Establishing Economic Hub in Eurasia and the East-Sea Rim Ⅲ Building Global Business Networks 20 Expanding Cultural and Economic Ties in Eurasia Region 21 Eurasia Cooperation Center, the Bridge between Korea and Russia 23
Creating Opportunities for the Future Young Professionals Ⅳ Providing Internships & Leadership Program 26 Providing Academic Classes and Hands-on Experiences for Career Development 28 Assisting global youth startups 28 Providing Young Professionals with Career Opportunities in International Organizations 29
Supporting foreign residents of Busan and encouraging Ⅴ cooperation with citizens Providing consulting services for expats 31 Supporting Immigrants to Busan 33 Supporting international students 36 Creating Global Environment 39
Appendix 2017 Global Gathering 40 2018 Projects 42 List of Sister Cities and Friendship Cities 43 Busan Foundation for International Cooperation Annual Report 2017
Introduction to BFIC
Establishment Creation Busan Foundation for International Cooperation (BFIC) was established on November 25th, 2005 and opened to the public on February 28th, 2006 based on the Act on the Establishment and Management Support of Busan Foundation for International Cooperation (No. 4012).
Purposes •To conduct and support effective international exchanges and cooperation with Busan Metropolitan City
•To reinforce the role and status of Busan as a hub in Northeast Asia
•To contribute to Busan becoming a global leader city
Fundamentals Type of foundation Nonprofit foundation based on Civil Law 32 Directors 16 members (14 directors, 2 auditors)
Constitution 4 teams, 1 center
Organization Chart
Board of Chairman of the Board Directors Auditors
Secretary General Eurasia Cooperation Center Deputy Secretary General
Management and Public Diplomacy & Official Development Global Citizen Planning Dept. International Exchange Dept. Assistance/Training Dept. Support Dept.
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Main objectives of BFIC
Promote public diplomacy Establish economic hub in & international exchanges Eurasia and East-sea rim
Building a sustainable global environment in Busan
Support international Develop citizens’ residents in Busan global mindset
Main purposes 5 Ⅰ Promoting public diplomacy and international exchanges by civilians
6 Busan Foundation for International Cooperation Annual Report 2017 01┃Citizens’ cultural and sports exchanges with Sister/Friendship Cities abroad - Leisure sports exchanges • Busan-Shanghai badminton • Busan-Shimonoseki marathon • Korea-Japan youth baseball friendly matches
- Cultural exchanges • A Busan performance team to Kitakyushu Wasshoi Summer Festival • A Busan performance team to Little Busan Festa in Shimonoseki • A Busan youth performance team to Nagasaki Music & Art Festival Busan-Beijing Calligraphy Exchange Exhibition
02┃Enhancing Networks with Sister/Friendship Cities abroad - Exchanges with faraway sister/friendship cities • Hosting Busan Day in celebration of the 10th anniversary of the sisterhood relationship between Busan and Chicago
- Supporting cooperation and events with sister/ friendship cities • A familiarization tour for foreign legations in Korea • Support for the opening ceremony of ASEAN Culture House
03┃Supporting International NGOs - Inviting public participation in international exchange events by private organizations
- All About BFIC (an international exchange event by BFIC)
04┃Nurturing Young Global Professionals - International Youth Exchange Programs • Busan-Surabaya Youth Exchange • Busan-Kaohsiung Youth Exchange • Busan-Chongqing Youth Exchange • Sports exchanges(basketball) for students in Busan and Vladivostok
- Busan Youth Korea-Japan Goodwill Exchange Association - Global Frontier Project • Busan Global Expeditions (Xian, China)
- KF-BFIC Youth Hope Community Project - Korea-China-Japan Children’s Painting Exhibitions and exchanges
Promoting public diplomacy and international exchanges by civilians 7 Citizens’ cultural and sports exchanges with Sister/Friendship Cities abroad BFIC has constantly promoted cultural understanding and friendship through cultural and sports exchanges between the citizens of Busan and its sister cities abroad. In particular, in 2017, BFIC launched the Busan-Beijing Calligraphy Exchange Exhibition to invigorate cultural exchange between Busan and Beijing, and dispatched culture performance teams to festivals in Busan’s 01 sister/friendship cities abroad.
Leisure sports Busan-Shanghai badminton exchanges Period September 21th ~ 25th Venue Shanghai Participants 18 Activities Friendly badminton matches, cultural experience, visiting related agencies
Busan-Shimonoseki marathon Period November 4th ~ 5th Venue Shimonoseki Participants 25 Activities 10th Shimonoseki Kaikyo marathon, cultural experience
Korea-Japan youth baseball friendly matches Period June 2nd ~ 4th Venue Fukuoka Participants 20 Activities Friendly matches with a Japanese baseball team, visiting Fukuoka City Hall, cultural experience
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Cultural Busan performance team at the Kitakyushu exchanges Wasshoi Summer Festival Period August 5th ~ 7th Venue Kitakyushu and Fukuoka Participants 30 Activities Youth Taekwondo delegation, learning about Japanese traditional culture
Busan performance team at the Little Busan Festa in Shimonoseki Period November 22nd ~ 24th Venue Shimonoseki Participants 13 Activities Special performance at Korea-Japan Friendship Night, performance at Little Busan Festa, cultural experience
Busan youth performance team at the Nagasaki Music & Art Festival Period July 29th - 30th Venue Nagasaki Participants 14 (13 for Taekwondo performance, 1 from BFIC) Activities Performance at the festival, exchanges with local Taekwondo schools, cultural experience
Busan-Beijing Calligraphy Exchange Exhibition Period July 10th ~ 12th Venue Busan Participants 19 Activities Calligraphy exhibition and handwriting exchanges
Promoting public diplomacy and international exchanges by civilians 9 Enhancing Networks with Sister/Friendship Cities abroad BFIC hosted Busan Day, a special event to celebrate the 10th anniversary of sisterhood between Busan and Chicago, an example of the effort to broaden exchanges with faraway sister/friendship cities. By inviting ambassadors from 16 countries on the Busan Familiarization Tour, the advanced technologies and excellent industrial policies in Busan were more widely-recognized, thus helping to expand the global network of Busan. BFIC sent a performance team to the opening ceremony of ASEAN Culture 02 House, acting as the cornerstone for cooperation between BFIC and ASEAN.
Exchanges with Hosting Busan Day in celebration of the 10th anniversary of the sisterhood relationship faraway sister between Busan and Chicago / friendship cities Period June 7th (while staying from June 5th to 11th) Venue Chicago Millenium Park Participants Around 2,000 Activities Photos of Busan Exhibition (May 30th ~ June 14th), Busan Metropolitan Dance Company, Taekwondo Demonstration Team, Performance by students in Chicago, Busan PR booth, dedication ceremony of the Korean Cultural Center of Chicago, celebration performance at “Busan Drive“ Street Naming Ceremony
Supporting Familiarization tour for foreign legations in Korea cooperation Period May 19th ~ 20th and events with Participants 27 (ambassadors and officials sister/friendship from 16 countries) cities Activities Visiting exemplary industrial facilities and agencies in Busan, visiting Global Gathering 2017
Participating Oman Tunisia Singapore Paraguay Kenya Myanmar Brunei Malaysia Nations Laos Jordan Bulgaria Ethiopia Morocco Cambodia Rumania Cote d’lvoire
Support for the opening ceremony of ASEAN Culture House Period September 1st Venue ASEAN Culture House Participants Around 400 Activities Vietnamese and Indonesian traditional performances
10 Busan Foundation for International Cooperation Annual Report 2017 Supporting International NGOs
BFIC invited public participation in international exchanges, events and discovered and assisted outstanding private organizations. BFIC has been in a foremost position to invigorate private-initiated international exchanges by providing useful information on exchanges between Busan and sister cities or funding to schools or private organizations. All About BFIC, an international exchange event by BFIC, was a remarkable opportunity for more than 400 invitees from embassies, international 03 exchange agencies, as well as expats and citizens in Busan, to communicate and network.
Inviting public Supporting international exchange events in Busan of 24 private organizations in Korea or abroad participation in No. Organizations No. Organizations international 1 Busan Rowing Association 13 Korea Rural Leaders Busan exchange events by private 2 Busan International Arts Town Artist Group 14 Federation of Volunteer Efforts in Korea organizations 3 Busan Multicultural International School 15 Skip a Meal Save a Life Busan Lee Tae Seok International Medical 4 16 Hannarae Culture Association Volunteering Group 5 Choryang Waegwan Association 17 Dream C.T. 6 The Busan Physical Director Council 18 Somoc Club 7 Busan-Japan Cultural Exchange Association 19 Shin Eun-ju Dance Company Korean and Japanese Friendship Incorporated 8 20 Agape Multicultural Center Association in Busan 9 BS Sunshine Volunteering Supporters 21 Global Peace Foundation Korea 10 VESAMO 22 Sorikyul 11 Corporation Asian Community 23 Korea-Japan cultural&Art Exchange Association 12 K-Art International Exchange Association 24 Korea-Japan Friendship Exchange Association
All About BFIC Period December 4th Venue Paradise Hotel Busan Participants 420 (embassy officials in Busan, expat communities, project supporters in 2017) Activities A welcome speech, performances, 2017 annual report, achievement award, exchange meetings
Promoting public diplomacy and international exchanges by civilians 11 Nurturing Young Global Professionals
BFIC has continued to inspire communication between the youth of Busan and sister/friendship cities, and to nurture young global talent through college forums in Fukuoka, Nagasaki, and Saga in Japan, as well as citizens’ cultural exchanges. In addition, BFIC visited agencies related to the One Belt and One Road Project in Xian, China, and learned about China’s New Silk Road. The foundation also operated KF-BFIC Youth Hope Community Project to help multicultural youth plan 04 careers and develop leadership skills.
International Busan-Surabaya Youth Exchange Youth Exchange Period February 19th ~ 27th [Surabaya] Programs [Venue] July 24th ~ 29th [Busan] Participants 30 (18 invited to Busan, 12 sent to Surabaya) Activities Asia Youth Forum (Busan), visits to exchange schools, homestay, cultural exchanges
Busan-Kaohsiung Youth Exchange Period May 17th ~ 21st [Busan] [Venue] October 22nd ~ 26th [Kaohsiung] Participants 29 (15 invited to Busan, 14 sent to Kaohsiung) Activities Visits to exchange schools, homestay, cultural exchanges
Busan-Chongqing Youth Exchange Period May 27th ~ 31st [Busan] [Venue] October 13th ~ 17th [Chongqing] Participants 32 (15 invited to Busan, 17 sent to Chongqing) Activities Visits to exchange schools, homestay, cultural exchanges
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Sports exchanges(basketball) for students in Busan and Vladivostok Period July 12th ~ 16th [Vladivostok] [Venue] December 7th ~ 12th [Busan] Participants 35 (16 invited to Busan, 19 sent to Vladivostok) Activities Busan Day in Vladivostok, basketball friendly matches, cultural exchanges
Busan Youth Period August 30th ~ September 4th Korea-Japan Venue Fukuoka, Nagasaki, Saga Goodwill Participants 29 Exchange Activities Fukuoka citizens’ cultural exchange Association meetings, Busan-Nagasaki College Peace Forum, homestay, cultural exchanges
Global Busan Global Expedition Frontier Project Period November 5th ~ 9th Venue Xian, China Participants 21 Activities Visits to agencies related to One Belt and One Road and field trips
KF-BFIC Youth Period November 10th ~ 12th Hope Community Venue Busan Youth Hostel Arpina in Project (4th) and Haeundae follow-up projects Participants 50 (25 muticultural youth in Busan, 25 facilitators and staff) Activities Consulting multicultural youth in planning careers, programs for leadership Follow-up Further intensifying camps [November 24th ~ 26th, in Busan, Suwon, Daegu, and projects Gwangju] joint programs for multicultural youth
The 5th Korea-China-Japan Invitation to the exhibition Sending winners to Categories Sending winners to Fukuoka Korea-China- Children’s Painting Exhibition award ceremony in Busan Shanghai 1st May 15th ~ 27th Shanghai July 2nd ~ 5th Japan Children’s Period July 6th ~ 8th July 28th ~ 30th 2nd June 5th ~ 16th Fukuoka May 20th ~ 21st Painting 1st Exhibition Hall in Busan City Hall Venue Global Gathering Fukuoka Shanghai Exhibitions and 2nd Dasom Hall in Busan Citizens Park 300 paintings (100 each from the 32 (15 from Fukuoka, 30 (14 winners, 13 parents, 3 9 (4 winners, 3 exchanges Participants three countries) 17 from Shanghai) from BFIC) parents, 2 from BFIC) Awards ceremony (May Korea-China-Japan exchange Opening ceremony, Activities Painting exhibition 20th), reception, tours in meetings, visiting the Consulate lectures on paintings, Busan General of the Republic of Korea cultural experience
Promoting public diplomacy and international exchanges by civilians 13 Ⅱ Official Development Assistance(ODA) Projects & Training Programs
14 Busan Foundation for International Cooperation Annual Report 2017 01┃Provide Training Programs for Developing Countries
- International training programs for overseas ODA officials - KOICA(Korea International Cooperation Agency)-BFIC projects
• Operating Young Professional (YP) • Management improvement program for Metro of Egypt
- Busan ODA Forum (forum for international development and cooperation)
02┃Contributing Development of International Societies - Establishing Sister Villages in sister cities •Phnom Penh •Ulaanbaatar
- Busan overseas volunteer groups •Yangon, Myanmar •Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Official Development Assistance(ODA) Projects & Training Programs 15 Provide Training Programs for Developing Countries To strengthen international cooperation in overall development and ODA projects, BFIC hosted training programs in Busan to pass on agricultural and financial know-how (advanced fields in Busan) to sister cities’ officials. It also hosted ODA forums for ODA related agencies in Korea and abroad, at which key subjects for international development and cooperation among local governments, as well as solutions to improve the private and public partnerships, were discussed. Furthermore, BFIC has operated Young Professional, a youth internship program by KOICA, and management improvement 01 programs for Metro of Egypt in partnership with the Busan Transportation Corporation.
International Period Agriculture April 16th ~ 23rd Finance June 11th ~ 18th] training Participants 26 (15 for agriculture, 11 for finance) programs for Participating cities overseas ODA Cebu, Phnom Penh, Ulaanbaatar, Vientiane Activities Lectures, field trips, workshops, officials presentations, cultural experience Cooperating organizations Busan Agricultural Technology Center, Busan Economic Promotion Agency, BNK Financial Group, KIBO Korea Technology Finance Corporation
KOICA(Korea Operating Young Professional (YP)
International Period Year round in 2017 Cooperation Workplace BFIC, KOICA Busan Office Agency)-BFIC Participants 8 (5 in the first half of the year, 3 in the second) projects Tasks Participating in ODA projects, monitoring progress, assisting KOICA projects
Management improvement program for Metro of Egypt
Period September 3rd ~ 16th (as part of the 3 year plan 2016~2018) Venue BFIC, Busan Transportation Corporation BTC Academy Participants 14 (Egyptian Company for Metro Management and Operation) Activities Learning management practices of the Busan Metro, lectures and field trips, report presentations, designing action plans Cooperating organizations Busan Transportation Corporation
Busan ODA Date November 27th 14:00 ~ 18:00 Forum (forum Venue Nurimaru APEC House for international Participants 165 Activities ODA forum, photo exhibition development Contents Key subjects for international development and cooperation) and cooperation among local governments, and solutions to improve private and public partnerships Exhibition Photos of ODA and KOICA projects
16 Busan Foundation for International Cooperation Annual Report 2017 Contributing Development of International Societies BFIC, with the help of medical, educational, and technical volunteers, has improved the living conditions and provided free medical care in Yangon, Myanmar and Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, both sister cities of Busan. Choeung Ek Health Center in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, which had been established and operated under BFIC, was transferred to local control. In addition, BFIC has constantly worked on the improvement of the quality of life of local residents with additional projects such as repairing and 02 remodeling kindergartens in Ulaanbaatar, the chosen Sister Village for the year.
Establishing Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
Sister Villages in Period 2014 ~ 2016 sister cities Location Phnom Penh, Cambodia Purposes Improving health and medial care in vulnerable areas in Cambodia Activities Transfer Choeung Ek Health Center to Phnom Penh (monitoring for 3 years until 2019)
Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia)
Period 2017 ~ 2019 (3-year plan) Location Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Purposes Improving educational conditions through repairing and remodeling kindergartens Activities First year of repairs and remodeling of kindergartens, contract between Busan and Ulaanbaatar for cooperation in ODA projects
Busan overseas Yangon, Myanmar Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
volunteer groups Period July 9th ~ 17th Period July 18th ~ 25th Location Yangon, Myanmar Location Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Participants 48 (20 for education, 24 for health care, Participants 22 (15 for education, 4 for technical 4 from BFIC) services, 3 from BFIC) Activities Medical and educational volunteering, Activities Educational·technical·general cultural exchanges volunteering Cooperating organization Cooperating organization Busan Lee Tae Seok International Vocational Education Association Medical Volunteering Group
Official Development Assistance(ODA) Projects & Training Programs 17 Ⅲ Establishing Economic Hub in Eurasia and the East-Sea Rim
18 Busan Foundation for International Cooperation Annual Report 2017 01┃Building Global Business Networks
- Expanding exchange networks for international economy and commerce •Identifying economic trends in India and the Middle East •Enhancing exchange cooperation with India
02┃Expanding Cultural and Economic Ties in Eurasia Region - 2017 Eurasia Expedition - Busan Day in Vladivostok - Busan Day in Saint Petersburg - Eurasia economic cooperation team in Russia - Eurasia City Forum 2017
03┃Eurasia Cooperation Center, the Bridge between Korea and Russia - Hosting a Website - Special lecture for Russia business experts - Co-hosting a Christmas event for Russian children - Performance team for the Khabarovsk Koreans’ Culture Festival
Establishing Economic Hub in Eurasia and the East-Sea Rim 19 글로벌 비즈니스 네트워크 구축 Building Global Business Networks
To establish global business networks, BFIC focused on economic exchanges with India and the Middle East, both emerging markets. By sending a delegation consisting of 16 members, including city councilors, to India and the United Arab Emirates, BFIC was able to identify economic trends and discover future paths for exchanges and cooperation with them. Beside economic activities, in pursuit of encouraging cultural exchanges, BFIC also signed an MOU for cultural exchanges 01 with India’s TVS Group and formed connections with cultural experts.
Expanding Identifying economic trends in India and the exchange Middle East networks for Period February 7th ~ 16th international Venues India (Delhi, Mumbai, Agra, Jaipur), economy and United Arab Emirates (Dubai) commerce Participants 16 (including city councilors) Activities Identifying economic trends in India and the Middle East, discussing the improvement of exchanges and cooperation between the cities
Enhancing exchange and cooperation with India Period July 25th ~ 27th] Venues Chennai, India Participants 4 (3 from the economy observation group of Busan Metropolitan City) Activities MOU contract on cultural exchange cooperation with TVS Group in India, visiting related agencies
20 Busan Foundation for International Cooperation Annual Report 2017 Expanding Cultural and Economic Ties with Eurasia Region In 2017 BFIC sent the Eurasia Expedition in an effort to enhance Busan’s status as a gateway to Eurasia and to tap into the Eurasian continent. Celebration events for cultural exchanges were held in 10 cities in Russia, China, and Mongolia with contents exclusively about Busan, which helped cultivate cooperation and networks with each city. On the basis of the networks established through the Eurasia Expedition, the Eurasia City Forum, attended by political or economic leaders from St. Petersburg, Vladivostok, Khabarovsk, and China’s three northeastern provinces, was 02 held to study the functions of Eurasian co-prosperity. Furthermore, BFIC sent a Eurasia economic cooperation team to Khabarovsk and initiated student exchanges to achieve sustaining and close exchange cooperation with Vladivostok.
2017 Eurasia Period July 11th ~ 31st Expedition Journey Busan Port (Hannara of Korea Maritime and Ocean University) Vladivostok Yanji Mt. Baekdu Changchun Beijing (TMGR) Ulaanbaatar Irkutsk (TSR) Ekaterinburg Moscow (SAPSAN) St. Petersburg (flight) Busan Participants 177 (56 of whom completed the whole journey) - 56 of Eurasia Expedition (35 university students, 11 citizens, 10 staff members) - 33 from Busan Metropolitan Chorus, 19 from a youth basketball team, 11 from Busan City, 24 on an economic delegation, 24 for medical tourism Theme Bright Way, One Way, United Way, A big run of Eurasian logistic route (Silk road Express) Activities Exploring a combined maritime and land logistics route, exchange programs in hub cities
Establishing Economic Hub in Eurasia and the East-Sea Rim 21 Busan Day in Date July 14th 11:00~ 18:00 Vladivostok Venue Sports Beach Park in Vladivostok Participants Around 3,000 Activities Busan Day opening ceremony, friendly youth basketball matches, K-pop contest, Musical Evening, Busan Tourism Photo Exhibition
Busan Day in Period July 29th 11:00~ 18:00 Saint Petersburg Locations Alexandrovsk Park Participants Around 8,000 Activities Busan Day opening ceremony, K-pop contest, running booths
Eurasia economic Period May 14th ~ 17th cooperation Locations Khabarovsk, and Vladivostok in Russia team in Russia Participants 17 (6 from the Busan Chamber of Commerce & Industry, 9 businessmen, 2 from BFIC) Activities A business conference with entrepreneurs and government officers (Busan Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Vladivostok, the Maritime Province of Siberia), visiting the Territories of Advance Social and Economic Development
Eurasia City Date October 19th 10:00~ 18:20 Forum 2017 Venue Bexco Exhibition Center 2 Participants Around 200 (officials from Korea, China, and Russia, entrepreneurs, university students) Theme Functions of cities in Northeast Asia for Eurasian co-prosperity. Activities St. Petersburg Business Forum, Eurasia ’Nonsummit’, individual presentations, discussions, questions and answers
22 Busan Foundation for International Cooperation Annual Report 2017 Eurasia Cooperation Center, the Bridge between Korea and Russia BFIC hosted a special lecture for Russian business experts in an effort to educate and create Russian business experts who will contribute to economic exchanges between Busan and Russia, which proved very popular with Busan citizens. It also co-hosted with the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Busan a Christmas event for Russian children in Korea and promoted networking with Russians in Korea as well as mutual cultural understandings and friendships. In addition, BFIC, through its management of the Eurasia Cooperation Center website, has announced the main projects and programs of the center, as well as 03 exchange trends and news in Eurasia including Russia.
Hosting website Period Year round Address http://www.eurasiacenter.kr (Korean/Russian) Contents PR for the Eurasia Cooperation Center, Eurasia related information support for citizens
Special lecture Date December 13th 16:00 ~ 18:00 for Russian Venue Lecture Room in BFIC business experts Instructor Jeon Myeong-soo (professor at Vladivostok State University of Economics and Service) Participants Around 20 (workers or majors in Russia related fields, people interested in Russian langluage) Contents New Northern Policy of the new government, the feasibility of 9-Bridge
Co-hosting a Date December 16th 17:00 ~ 18:00 Christmas event Venue Haeundae Grand Hotel for Russian Participants Around 300 (including families children in Korea from Russian speaking countries) Contents Children performance, recreations, gift presentation ceremony Hosts Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Busan, BFIC Eurasia Cooperation Center
Performance Period August 11th ~ 14th team for the Location Khabarovsk, Russia Khabarovsk Participants 14 (2 from BFIC, 12 from Busan Koreans’ Culture Metropolitan Traditional Orchestra) Festival Activities Performance on stage, athletic meet, dining with artists
Establishing Economic Hub in Eurasia and the East-Sea Rim 23 Ⅳ Creating Opportunities for the Future Young Professionals
24 Busan Foundation for International Cooperation Annual Report 2017 01┃Providing Internships & Leadership Program - Young Professional’s Training Program for International Cooperation - Internship programs in overseas offices of the Korea Tourism Organization - Sending Busan university students on internships in international organizations - Internships and exchanges for university students in Busan and its sister cities - Co-hosting the Japan Job Fair in Busan
02┃Providing Academic Classes and Hands-on Experiences for Career Development - Busan International Organization Academy - Global Job Academy in Busan
03┃Assisting global youth startups
- Sending youth participants to Startup Weekends in Fukuoka, Singapore, and Beijing
04┃ Providing Young Professionals with Career Opportunities in International Organizations - A recruitment seminar by AfDB and Talk Concert with African ambassadors to Korea - Establishing the International Organizations Advisory Council - International Career Fair 2017
Creating Opportunities for the Future Young Professionals 25 Providing Internships & Leadership Program
The Young Professional’s Training Program for International Cooperation has offered opportunities to participate in and learn the practical processes of different BFIC projects. Five university students in Busan had an internship at overseas offices of the Korea Tourism Organization in an effort to cultivate local talent. In addition, BFIC sent Busan university students on internships to international organizations through the International Career Fair 01 2017, and laid the groundwork to allow talented Busan youth to succeed internationally.
Young Period 3 times a year Professional’s Location BFIC Training Program Participants 13 for International Contents International exchanges and Cooperation cooperation, commerce, developing practical skills and capacity to assist expats
Internship Period November 2017 ~ June 2018 programs Location Paris, Toronto, Sydney, Delhi in overseas Participants 5 (2 for Delhi) offices of the Activities Sending Busan university students Korea Tourism mainly to countries with developed Organization tourist attractions The follow- up plan is to enlarge the scale by sending students to 31 overseas offices in 20 countries
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Sending Busan Period July 26th 2017 ~ April 2018 university Location UNESCO-UNEVOC (2 in Germany), students on FATF TREIN (2 in Busan), NOWPAP internships in (1 in Busan) international Participants 5 organizations Tasks On the spot investigation, editing for publication
Internships Location(period) Shimonoseki (July 3rd ~ 7th), Nagasaki (July 3rd ~ 14th), Cebu (August 20th ~ 27th) and exchanges Participants 18 (5 in Shimonoseki, 3 in Nagasaki, 10 in Cebu) for university Companies / organizations students in Related companies in Shimonoseki and Nagasaki, Cebu Province Capitol and Busan and in related companies sister cities Contents Participated in internships, cultural exchange, contract for an MOU
Co-hosting the Date November 11th, 10:00 ~ 16:00 Japan Job Fair in Venue Busan Metropolitan City Hall Busan Participants Around 400 Host BFIC Activities Seminars on employment strategies for Japan, introducing Japanese companies, presentations on employment cases
Creating Opportunities for the Future Young Professionals 27 Providing Academic Classes and Hands- on Experiences for Career Development BFIC ran professional training programs in order to foster global talent that will be competitive at global standards. Through the Busan International Organization Academy, BFIC provided guidance on how to better understand and enter international organizations. It also helped develop important skills such as business letter writing and interviews through the Global Job Academy in 02 Busan.
Busan Period [First half] April 26th ~ May 26th International [Second half] October 30th ~ November 24th Organization Academy Venue BFIC Participants 75 (41 for first half, 34 for second) Contents Guidelines to enter international organizations, understanding international organizations, how to write a UN-standard resume, mock interviews
Global Job Period October 31st ~ November 14th Academy in Venue BFIC Busan Participants 36 Contents Special lectures and case studies on global employment, how to prepare proper English resumes and cover letters, English interview tips
Assisting global youth startups
BFIC sent delegations of Busan youth to Fukuoka, Singapore, and Beijing in pursuit of the vision ‘Busan, the number one city in Asia of startups’, and of sharing innovative ideas for overseas startups with young talent. Through visits to startups and exchanges with future entrepreneurs, 03 BFIC revealed ways to identify startup related trends overseas.
Sending youth Location Fukuoka [June 9th ~ December] participants to [period] Singapore [November 6th ~ 10th] Startup Weekends Beijing [November 7th ~ 10th] in Fukuoka, Participants 30 (10 for each location) Singapore, and Contents Visiting startups, exchanges with entrepreneurs, special lectures Beijing
28 Busan Foundation for International Cooperation Annual Report 2017 Providing Young Professionals with Career Opportunities in International Organizations BFIC hosted two recruitment events with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and AfDB (African Development Bank Group) that saw the participation of 1,700 people. These seminars acted as a bridge enabling talented Busan citizens to be international organization experts, as well as to understand international organizations better, which helps to attract international organizations 04 to Busan.
A recruitment Date April 4th seminar by AfDB Venue Bexco and Talk Concert Participants Around 200 (including the Vice- with African president of AfDB, African ambassadors to ambassadors to Korea) Contents Understanding international Korea organizations and employment through AfDB recruitment seminar, cultural understanding through Talk Concert
Establishing the Term April 1st 2017 ~ March 31st 2019 International Operation Annual meetings, Organizations frequent consultations Advisory Council Functions Business consultations on the operation of international organizations, liaison facilitating relationships and cooperation Advisory 12 international organizations panel (see table below)
• ASEAN-Korea Center (AKC) • Word Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) • International Organization for Migration (IOM) • APEC Climate Center (APCC) • Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) • World Food Programme (WFP) • United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) • International Finance Corporation (IFC) • The Asia-Pacific Centre of Education for International • World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA) Understanding (APCEIU) • Northwest Pacific Action Plan (NOWPAP) • FATF Training and Research Institute (FATF TREIN)
International Date July 7th 14:00 ~ 18:00 Career Fair 2017 Venue Grand Conference Hall at Busan City Hall (1F) Participants Around 1,500 Contents Introduction to recruitment policies and mock interviews by each organization, private real interviews (UNHCR)
Creating Opportunities for the Future Young Professionals 29 Ⅴ Supporting foreign residents of Busan and 01┃Providing consulting services for expats - Comprehensive consulting services for encouraging cooperation expats - Translation and interpretation services with citizens 02┃Supporting Immigrants to Busan - Encouraging expat communities in Busan - Issuing Busan Beat, a newsletter for expats - Issuing Life in Busan, a guidebook for expats - International students’ performance contest
03┃Supporting international students
- Supporting to increase international students in Busan - Academic and living support for international students - Promoting vocational abilities of international students
04┃Creating Global Environment - Global Gathering - Global Sports Day - Global Culture Academy - Busan Global Supporters
30 Busan Foundation for International Cooperation Annual Report 2017 Providing consulting services for expats
Comprehensive consulting services and translation/interpretation services have been provided to help immigrants and expats in Busan settle in and enjoy life in Busan with as little inconvenience as possible. The consulting services are not only geared to general living concerns, but also for specific official and professional concerns including labor, law, immigration, and visa-related issues, for all non-Koreans in Busan including expat workers, immigrants through marriage, and international students. BFIC, in conjunction with the Busan 120 Baro Call Center, is in charge of language services, and provides translation 01 and interpretation services in twelve different languages.
Comprehensive General consulting services consulting Subject Expats in Busan services for Contents For all possible issues in Busan expats such as living, medical care, and immigration Operation 09:00 ~ 18:00 Languages 7 (Korean, English, Chinese, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Russian, and Uzbek)
Number of calls by type
Immigration Employment Medical BFIC Total Business Living Translation Interpretation Others ·Visa ·Wage care programs 8,584 710 437 16 2,236 905 102 209 3,847 122
Number of calls by language
Total Chinese Vietnamese Indonesian English/Korean Russian/Uzbek
8,584 1,897 2,353 987 1,598 1,749
Supporting foreign residents of Busan and encouraging cooperation with citizens 31 Professional consulting services Subject Immigrants in Busan Contents Official/professionally oriented issues including labor, wage, immigration Operation 09:00 ~ 18:00 Languages 7 (Korean, English, Chinese, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Russian, and Uzbek)
Number of calls by type
Total Labor Law Immigration
114 28 81 5
Translation and Subject Immigrants in Busan, government offices, hospitals, relevant organizations interpretation Purposes Translation or interpretation services for government offices and hospitals services Participants 49 translation and interpretation supporters Contents Accompanying interpretation, translating papers, translation/interpretation services for public offices, hospitals, and relevant organizations Languages 12 (English, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Russian, Uzbek, Thai, Mongolian, Cambodian, Myanmar language, Tagalog
Number of cases by language
Russian, Myanmar English Chinese Japanese Vietnamese Indonesian Cambodian Pilipino Mongolian Thai Uzbek language 10 11 10 5 1 4 2 1 3 1 1
Number of translation·interpretation performances by category and by language
By category By language
1 Medical care 662 1 English 235 2 Wage•employment 44 2 Chinese 126 3 Immigration 2 3 Japanese 22 4 Documents 52 4 Vietnamese 239 5 Documents 36 5 Indonesia/Myanmar language/Mongolian 27 6 Others (law, tax etc.) 41 6 Russian/Uzbek 188 Total 837 Total 837
32 Busan Foundation for International Cooperation Annual Report 2017 Supporting Immigrants to Busan
BFIC offered free Korean language courses and private lessons to promote Korean language competence and improve the convenience of living in Busan. Its support for immigrant communities helped raise self-reliance and encourage exchanges with Koreans. In addition, guidebooks and newsletters with useful news and information on living have been issued and 02 distributed.
Korean language Period 3 times 12 weeks each (March ~ May, June ~ August, September ~ November) courses Participants 400 (around 20 * 10 classes each time) Subject Non-Koreans in Busan Contents Lectures on Korean language, cultural experience, private Korean lessons
Encouraging Subject Expat communities in expat Busan(assisted 47 events by 39 communities from 15 countries) communities in Busan Assistance Administrative and financial support
Supporting foreign residents of Busan and encouraging cooperation with citizens 33 as of Dec 2017
Communities Countries Date Events
1 Busan Russian Kids Club Russia Feb.26 Russian Maslentisa Traditional Festival
2 PERPUKYONNG Indonesia Mar.4 PKNU Indonesian Student Spring meeting party Vietnamese Student Association Meeting of Vietnamese students 3 Vietnam Mar.10 in Dong-A University association in Dong-A University 4 Vietnamese Student Association in Pukyong University Vietnam Mar.19 Welcome Party Spring semester 2017
5 PERPIKA WILAYAH 3 Indonesia Apr.1 Spring Festival Perpika Wilayah 3
6 Burundi Community (BCK) Burundi Apr.4 Careers at the AfDB & Cultural Forum
7 Global Green Steward (GGS) Multinational Apr8 Clean Up Day
8 Vietnamese Student Association in BUFS Vietnam Apr.8 Jeonju Hanok Village tour
9 Chinese Student Association in Dong-A University China Apr.8 Cultural Experience for Chinese Students
10 Busan Cambodian Association Cambodia Apr.16 Khmer New Year Festival
11 Expat Doggy Club Multinational Apr.20 Spring season Opening event
12 Busan International Women’s Association (BIWA) Multinational Apr.22 Marti Gras Ball&Fundraiser
13 Busan Ultimate Multinational May 27~28 Busan Bids on the Beach Tournament
14 European Cnamber of Commerce in Korea Multinational May 20 2017 Global Gathering
15 Korea Brazil Association Brazil May 20 2017 Global Gathering
16 Global Green Steward Multinational May 20 2017 Global Gathering
17 Filipino Community in Busan Philippines May 20 2017 Global Gathering
18 Kenya Community Kenya May 20 2017 Global Gathering
19 Manifest’s Organization Committee Russia May 27 2017 Maifest
20 Russian Speaking in Busan Russia Jun.5 International Children’s Day Readers’ Gathering for Busan Toujours 21 Busan Tuzhur Russia Jun.24 2nd Anniversary 22 Kihwang Club Vietnam Jun.25 Music Festival for Immigrants
23 Women Migrants Human Rights Center of Busan Multinational Jul.8 Asia Culture Festival
24 Korea-Mongolia Cultural Exchange Association Mongolia Jul.9 Korea-Mongolia Naadam Festival
25 Sri Lanka Workers’ Meeting Sri Lanka Jul.9 2017 Sri Lanka Festival
26 Global Green Steward (GGS) Multinational Jul.15 Global Green UN Summit
27 M-kids Multinational Aug.6~7 Summer Camp
28 Busan Cooking Club Multinational Aug.15 Agust ; French Cuisine
29 Nepalese Women Community Nepal Aug.20 Teej
30 시아시 Philippines Sep.10 Gathering for Filipino Women in Busan Study Fair for Chinese Students in Pusan 31 Council for Chinese Students in Pusan N.UNIV. China Sep.24 National University 32 Nigeria Community Nigeria Oct.1 Nigeria Independence Day
33 Burundi Community (BCK) Burundi Oct.6 Exchange Festival for Burundians in Korea
34 Korea-Vietnam Galmaegi Dance Team Vietnam Oct.10 Vietnamese Community Gathering
35 Deepawali Nepal Oct.22 Deepawali (Tihar Festival)
36 SAPINAKO Philippines Oct.22 Exchange Party for Filipino Workers in Busan
37 Kenya Community (KCK) Kenya Nov.4 Annual Retreat in Busan
38 MIKY & KITA Indonesia Nov.4 Knock Knock Indonesia 2017
34 Busan Foundation for International Cooperation Annual Report 2017 Busan Foundation For International Cooperation
Communities Countries Date Events
39 PUMITA Indonesia Nov.18 Solidarity for Muslim Rohingnya
40 Sasangu Immigrants Association Multinational Nov.19 Friendship Night for Immigrants
41 Dream C.T Multinational Jun.~Nov. 2017 Saturday Fun Saturday
42 FCC Philippines Dec.3 Winter Basketball League Filipino residents in Busan Christmas party 43 FRB Philippines Dec.9 2017 44 Russian College Russia Dec.16 Russian College Busan
45 Nigeria Community Nigera Dec.16 End of year party UKAY-UKAY for a cause & End year 46 FRB Philippines Dec.17 meeting 47 GGS Multinational Dec.20 GGS Educational outreach program
Issuing Subject International exchange centers at Busan Beat, a universities, embassies, foreign companies, citizens newsletter for expats Type Printed books (Korean·English) Distribution 46,853 (5,778 copies, 40,148 EMS) Contents News on Busan municipal administration and BFIC, festivals·and events, living information, interviews, columns
Issuing Subject Immigrants, international exchange Life in Busan, centers at universities, embassies, foreign companies a guidebook for expats Type Printed handbooks (Korean·English ·Chinese·Vietnamese) Distribution 8,981 (2,069 for BFIC, 3,981 for others organizations or companies, 2,931 EMS) Contents Information on life and living
International Date November 20th students’ Performance 13 teams from 12 universities performance Participants (cheering squads from universities, contest audience) Contents Official ceremonies, contest, prize drawing, celebration performance Co-hosts BFIC, Busan Immigration Office
Supporting foreign residents of Busan and encouraging cooperation with citizens 35 Supporting international students
Various support programs, including scholarships, internships, special lectures on employment, and cultural experiences, have been provided for international students to encourage studying in Busan, as well as to improve living comfort and develop employment opportunities. BFIC also hosted seminars with universities in Busan on studying in Busan for students and relevant parties 03 overseas in order to attract and secure talent from overseas.
Support to Seminars on universities and studying in Busan increase Period August, October international Contents School fair, campus tours, cultural students in experience, Korean language lectures Busan
Period/ Location August 22nd 25th / Busan Participants 36 Seminar for Participating universities 6 (Dong-A University, Dong-Eui University, Pukyong National University, 1 Japanese Pusan National University, Silla University, Korea Maritime and Ocean University) students Contents Campus tour, school fair, cultural experience Period/ Location October 23rd ~ 28th / Busan Participants 34 Seminar for Participating universities 8 (Dong-A University, Dong-Eui University, Pukyong National University, 2 Thai students Pusan National University, Busan University of Foreign Studies, Silla University, Inje University, Korea Maritime and Ocean University) Contents Campus tour, school fair, cultural experience
Busan International Students Support Association Participating universities 16 Kyungsung University, Kosin University, Tongmyong University, Dongseo University, Dong-A University, Dong-Eui University, Pukyong University, Pusan National University, Busan University of Foreign Studies, Silla University, Youngsan University, Inje University, Korea Maritime and Ocean University)
Activities Planning, cooperation matters, discussions, dinner meetings Regular meetings Regular meetings (twice a year), workshop (once a year)
36 Busan Foundation for International Cooperation Annual Report 2017 Busan Foundation For International Cooperation
Academic and Scholarship for international students living support Frequency Twice a year for international Subject 17 from 6 countries (first half) students 20 from 6 countries (second half) Amount 500,000 won per student (June) 500,000 won per student (December)
Support for Korean culture experience Period March ~ December Participants 894 from 12 universities Activities Traditional etiquette, cooking Korean food, field trips to Korean cultural/ historic sites, exploring Busan and the southern coast of Korea
Universities Date Activities
1 Tongmyong University April 20th ~ 21st Chungnyeolsa Shrine, Taekwondo gym, Korean archery
2 Kosin University April 28th Busan Museum, Haeundae
3 Inje University April 29th Kyeongju World, Teddy Bear Museum, Donggung and Wolji
Korea Maritime and 4 April 29th Wando in Jeollanam-do Ocean University
5 Dong-Eui University May 26th Gimhae Nakdong-gang rail-bike
6 Pusan National University May 26th Gyeongju field trip
7 Youngsan University July 20th ~ 21st Summer cultural experience at Korean Language Center
8 Kyungsung University August 4th Aquarium in Haeundae
9 Kyungsung University October 22nd Busan One Asia Festival
10 Dong-A University November 11th International students’ fall cultural experience
11 Dongseo University November 3rd ~ 4th International capm
Busan University of 12 December 6th Cooking Korean Foreign Studies
Supporting foreign residents of Busan and encouraging cooperation with citizens 37 Managing networks among international students' representatives by countries Operation Year round Subject Representatives of international students by country and by university 19 for first half (10 universities, 5 countries), 29 for second half (9 universities, 6 countries) Activities Regular meetings, outward activities(see table below)
April 12th / BFIC Conference Room / 19 students First half of the year Introduction to BFIC projects and the chairman, discussion on public activities for first half Regular meetings September 27th / BFIC Conference Room / 19 students Second half of the year Introduction to BFIC projects and the chairman, discussion on public activities for second half
PR for Global Gathering and May 13th / Sajik Baseball Stadium / 74 students watching a baseball game
Public Participate as a Global May 20th / Samnak Riverside Sports Park / 10 students activities Gathering supporter Running booths (for traditional clothing experience, information, and exchanges)
November 18th / Busan Dong-gu Office / 32 students Volunteer in making Kimchi Voluteer in making Kimchi, tasting, exchanges
Promoting Internship programs for international students vocational Period Feb. 1st ~ 28th / July 3rd ~ 28th / August 1st ~ 25th (internships at 9 organizations in Busan) abilities of July ~ August (internships at 9 small businesses) international Participants 40 from 8 countries (first half) students Type Full time or part time Tasks Collection database, translation·interpretation, improving marketing, assistance Employment 9 companies and organizations, 9 stores in Busan
Special employment courses for international students Period June 22nd ~ 30th (2 times a year/ 5 sessions a time) Venue BFIC, Busan Startup Cafe (Songsanghyeon Square Branch), DRB Industrial Co., Ltd. Participants 216 Contents How to write resumes, visiting companies, attending a job fair, employment case studies of international students
38 Busan Foundation for International Cooperation Annual Report 2017 Creating sustainable Global Environment
Global Gathering, at which Busan citizens and expats gather together to enjoy and have chances to understand various cultures from many different countries, has thrived and become the largest global family festival in Busan. Global Culture Academy, through which immigrants in Busan introduce their cultures and languages, has enabled Busan citizens to learn about other countries and to be more globally minded. BFIC hires university students for Busan Global Supporters twice 04 a year and supports exchanges between Koreans and expats.
The 12th Global Date May 20th 10:00 ~ 17:00 Gathering Venue Samnak Riverside Sports Park Audience Around 30,000 Activities Opening ceremony, global food exhibition, performance from many countries, flea market
Global Sports Day Date April 22nd 10:00 ~ 16:00 Venue Norimaru playground Participants 410 (Busan citizens and expats) Activities Sports, exchange programs, talent show, traditional performance
Global Culture Period March ~ May, June ~ August, Academy September ~ November (3 times a year, 8 weeks per time) Venue BFIC Participants 860 (65 classes) Contents Global culture and global citizens, cultures from different countries
Busan Global Period March ~ July, August ~ December Supporters (twice a year) Subject University Students in Busan Participants 61 (university students in Busan) Activities Support BFIC projects, planning and operating exchange programs, PR
Supporting foreign residents of Busan and encouraging cooperation with citizens 39 2017 Global Gathering
Results Date Sat. May 20 2017. 10am – 5pm
Venue Samrak Riverside Sports Park
Hosts Busan City Government, Busan Foundation for International Cooperation, Busan Immigratioin Office
Scale 125 groups from 40 countries participated and 201 booths were installed 31 teams performed ( overseas 5, locals 26 )
Participants Approximately. 30,000 visitors
Achievement ➊ The most number of groups and countries' participation ➋ The most number of Ambassadors in Korea and local distinguished guest visited ➌ Variety of participating countries and regions
Opening Ceremony Ambassadors and distinguished guests were took part in the opening ceremony to celebrate the ‘12th Global Gathering’ festival and commendation for the 10th International Citizen’s Day.
Overseas Sister Cities and Domestic Performances
Explore the sounds of world music with performances! Enjoy variety of performances by troupes from Sister Cities of Busan and local performers.
World Arts & Crafts, Food Unites the foreign communities in a celebration and sharing of culturally diverse traditions, foods, exhibition and information.
Global Promotion zone, Flea market, and Traditional Plays
Share and sell used or handmade goods at the Global Flea Market! Great opportunity to experience traditional games and tastes of Korea!
Language Exchange & Sports Zone Make foreign friends and learn new languages. Enjoy active sports with expert athletes from the Olympics!
40 Busan Foundation for International Cooperation Annual Report 2017 Booth Information
A1 Embassy of Bangladesh C2 Global Art Warp E7~8 Ecuadorian Traditional Music and Artisan Goods
A2~3 Consulate-General of the People’s Republic of China in Busan Busan Development Citizens Organization E9 Native Spirit C3~4 A4~5 Chinese Student and Scholars Association in Busan Busan Olympic Citizens Support Organization E10 Miki Books A6~7 Mr Big Skewers & Miss Honey C5 Geumjeong Education World Citizens Education E11 Shark Eye Moon Art A8~9 Malaysians in Busan Association C6 Busan Metropolitan City, Communications Planning Division E12 Mexico A10~11 Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Maldives in Busan C7 Busan Immigration Office E13 Machu Picchu A12~13 Pakistan Traditional Food C8~9 BFIC Busan Global Supporters (BGL) A14~15 Thai Women Community in Busan C10 BFIC Call Center F1~2 Kenya Community in Korea A16~17 Care Myanmar Centre C11~12 Korean Committee for UNICEF F3 Embassy of Republic of Kenya A18~19 LB Bist C13~15 Korea International Cooperation Agency Office In Busan F4 Embassy of the Republic of Rwanda A20~21 BusanSaran C16 KF - Korea Foundation F5 Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran A22 Tsushima City Busan Office C17 Korean National Tuberculosis Association Busan Branch F6~7 Embassy of the F.D.R. of Ethiopia A23 Sooyoungro Japanese Chapel C18 Korean Association for AIDS Prevention(Busan Center) F8 Nigerian Community Busan A24 Nagasaki C19 Love Life Supporters F9~10 CamBusan A25 Taiwan Snack Millk Tea C20 Free Medical Clinic F11~12 Busan Israel House A26 The Filipino Community Center (FCC) C21 Junior Green Doctors A27~28 Filipino Residents in Busan C22 The Commemorative Organization for World Peace G1 Crevel Korea A29 Facepainting C23 GKI Ebenhaezer Busan G2 Danuri Helpline 1577-1366 Busan A30 Fundraising for Expats C24 Yangjung Youth Center G3~4 Shinhan Bank University Student Ambassador A31~32 Consulate of Mongolia in Busan C25~26 Skip a Meal Save a Life G5 LEOPALACE21 A33~34 Tongmyong University C27~28 SeongJi HighSchool G6 KT M Mobile A35 Jayaraman Thangappan C29 Busan International High School UNESCO Club NGO G7 GoLive A36~37 Indian Community in Busan C30~31 VANK G8~9 JD Mobile A38~39 Busan YWCA Saeteomin Support Center C32~33 PNU EU Centre G10 PUCHITOYA A40~41 MIKY (Kyungsung University Indonesian Student Association) C34 International Trade Dept. in PNU A42 Seamolec Student Association Batch 2016 C35~36 Dong-A University International Foreign Club BFFF H1 Toast Masters International A43~46 ITPC BUSAN C37 Yedam Kindergarden H2~3 Language Exchange Zone A47 INDONESIAN EMBASSY H4 Dong-Eui University,TaeKwondo Dept. A48~49 Vietnam Exchange Association D1~2 Ankara H5 Sports Zone : International Sports Relations Foundation A50 Vietnam Community D3 Samarkand H6 Korean Traditional Food A51~52 Friends of Vietnam D4~5 Turkish Bro H7 World Cultural Outfit A53~54 Pakistan Student Association (Busan Chapter) D6 Turkey Cultural Center in Busan A55~56 SAMSAN D7~8 Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Korea (ESCCK) I1~3 Infomation Desk A57 Korea Multcultural Communities Association D9~11 ECCK A58 Busan Srilankans Association D12 Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) J1~2 Green Doctors Flea Market D13 Goethe-Institut Korea Deutschkurse und Prüfungen Busan J3 Daisso (EX. YOU & I) B1 Busan Foreign Workers Support Center D14~15 Embassy of Germany J4~5 Busan Foreign Culture Market B2 AIM D16 Embassy of the Kyrgyz Republic B3 Redeemer International Community Church D17 Embassy of the Slovak Republic K1~3 VIP Room B4~5 Hanyoung Global D18~19 Consulate-General of Russian Federation in Busan K4~5 Operation Center B6 SPEC at Busan Gangseo High School D20~21 Russian Community K6 Acustical Room B7 Global Green Stewards D22 British Society in Korea K7~8 Waiting Room (F) B8~9 Asia Community School D23 We-Hope K9 Waiting Room (M) B10~11 Busan International Foreign School K10 Resting room for Supporters B12~13 Youth & Multicultural Intl. Sevice Corps E1~2 Brazil-Korea Association K11 Medical Service Room B14~15 Busan Multicultural International School E3 Embassy of the Republic of Paraguay K12 Police Dept. E4 The Embassy of Dominican Republic K13 Lactation Room C1 Busan Volunteer E5~6 Embassy of Republic of Ecuador K14 Fire Fight Safety Dept.
Global Gathering 2017 41 2018 Projects
Promoting public diplomacy by civilians Encouraging exchanges with cities abroad and enhancing networks • Exchanges among children from Korean, China, and Japan • Exchanges with ASEAN, India and Africa • Youth Exchange Programs •Supporting the events of sister and friendship cities • Busan Youth Global Expedition • Citizens’ cultural and sports exchanges with sister/ friendship cities abroad • Global Gathering
Strengthening international cooperations for Improving private and public partnerships developmen • Busan ODA Forum • ODA seminars in Busan • Constructing ODA networks • Sending Busan Global Friends • Supporting international exchanges by private • Establishing Sister Villages in sister cities organizations
Embodying Busan’s New Northern Policy Establishing global business networks
• 2018 Eurasia Expedition • Eurasia City Forum 2018 • Eurasia economic cooperation teams • Expanding exchange networks for international economy • Promoting South Korea-North Korea-Russia friendship and commerce exchanges in preparation for the unification of the • Public relations for Eurasia Cooperation Center Korean peninsula • Inspiring exchanges between Busan and Central Asia
Boosting global occupations opportunities Providing consulting services for expats and assisting startups • Comprehensive consulting services for expats • Assisting in increasing opportunities for global • Translation and interpretation services occupations • Busan International Organization Academy • Assisting global youth start-ups • CHINA-DREAM Project
Consolidating of expat self-reliance Supporting international students
• Encouraging expat communities • Supporting the increase of international students in • Korean language courses Busan • Issuing Busan Beat, a newsletter for expats • Academic and living support for international students • Issuing Life in Busan, a guidebook for expats • Employment support for international students • Operating the Busan Global Center • Operating BFIC Global Corespondents
Fostering Korean and expat exchanges, and cooperation with citizens
• Global Gathering • Global Culture Academy • Global Sports Day • Busan Global Supporters • Public relations for BFIC
42 Main purposes and projects for 2018 List of Sister Cities and Friendship Cities as of Jan, 2018
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Sister Cities (26Cities From 23Countries)
1 Kaohsiung , Taiwan ’66. 6.30 2 Los Angeles , USA ’67. 12.18 3 Shimonoseki , Japan ’76. 10.11 4 Barcelona , Spain ’83. 10.25 5 Rio de Janeiro , Brazil ’85. 9.23 6 Vladivostok , Russia ’92. 6.30 7 Shanghai , China ’93. 8.24 8 Surabaya , Indonesia ’94. 8.29 9 Victoria , Austraila ’94. 10.17 10 Tijuana , Mexico ’95. 1.17 11 Ho Chi Minh , Vietnam ’95. 11.03 1 2 Auckland , New Zealand ’96. 4.22 13 Valparaiso , Chile ’99. 1.27 14 Western Cape , South Africa ’00. 6.05 15 Montreal , Canada ’00. 9.19 16 Istanbul , Turkey ’02. 6.04 17 Dubai , United ’06. 11.13 18 Fukuoka , Japan ’07. 2.02 19 Chicago , USA ’07. 5.07 20 St. Petersburg , Russia ’08. 6.11 21 Phnom Penh , Cambodia ’09. 6.11 22 Mumbai , India ’09. 11.19 23 Thessaloniki , Greece ’10. 3.08 24 Casablanca , Moroco ’11. 4.26 25 Cebu , The Philippines ’11. 12.16 26 Yangon , Myanmar ’13. 1.14
Friendship Cities (10Cities From 6Countries)
1 Shenzhen , China ’07. 5.17 2 Tianjin , China ’07. 7.23 3 Osaka , Japan ’10. 12.02 4 Chongqing , China ’08. 5.21 5 Bangkok , Thailand ’11. 7.11 6 Beijing , China ’13. 8.14 7 Nagasaki , Japan ’14. 3.25 8 Bandar Abbas, Iran ‘16. 5.30 9 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia ‘16. 8.03 10 Panama City, Republic of Panama '16. 9.28
List of sister cities and friendship cities 43 www.bfic.kr
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