[Participants recruitment for the 2021 OKFriends Homecoming Youth Camp]
The 2021 OKFriendss Homecoming Youth Camp (Online), hosted by the Overseas Koreans Foundation under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and organized by the YMCA Busan, is held as an online-based event due to Covid-19. Come join the online homecoming camp to become embraced by the Korean community, promote national ties, share your culture and communicate with each other.
◌ Event Name: 2021 OKFriends Homecoming Youth Camp (Online)
◌ Target audience: Around 500 overseas Korean university students around the world (youth aged 18-25 years as of September 1, 2021)
※ Taking the different academic system by country into account, prospective students who are 18 years old can choose youth camp or university students camp.
◌ Who can apply: Overseas Korean university students
- who have been lawfullyliving in foreign countries for more than 5 years
‧ citizenshipor denizenship, Korean citizen, adoptees and children of adoptees, children of multicultural families
‧ who are Descendants of independence fighters, descendants of Koryo-saram, Korean-Chinese
‧ who are willing to contribute to the overseas Koreans community and have outstanding volunteering records in the Korean community, etc.
◌ Camp method: Real-time interactive online training using the OKF platform
◌ Training period:
- 1st session – Sun, Sep 26 – Sun, Oct 3, 2021 / Russian (language)
- 2nd session – Sun, Oct 10 – Sun, Oct 17, 2021 / English, Spanish (language)
- 3rd session – Sun, Oct 31 – Sun, Nov 7, 2021 / Chinese, Japanese (language)
※ As the camp is online-based, the sessions are classified as region due to the time difference but participants can choose the session as they wish.
※ For the online camp, unlike offline, programs are 0.5–1hr on weekdays and 1.5-2hrs on weekends so that participants are able to join even during a semester.
◌ Registration period: Wed, Jun.23 – Fri, Aug. 20, 2021 in KST
◌ How to Register: Access to www.korean.net and create an account to apply for participation
※ For more information, please refer to the Overseas Koreans Foundation website (okf.or.kr)
◌ Training expenses: Online training – 100% free
◌ Benefits for participants: certificates for participants, special points for outstanding participants and selection of excellent participants
◌ Benefits for excellent participant
- Up to 20% extra airfare support when participating in the camp next year
(basic support of 50% airfare, details to be announced on the website)
- Preferentially selected for the camp next year
Please check a promotional video and newsletter attached.
If you have any inquiries, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Thank you.