World Friends
Korea
Merging of various overseas volunteer programmes run by different administrative departments such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Ministry of Trade and Industry, and Ministry of Science and ICT into the “Government Overseas Volunteer Service Project” starting in 2009,
and the consolidated branding of the newly launched government overseas volunteer corps
'World Friends Korea' (WFK)
WFK NIPA ADVISORY PROGRAMME
- As part of the “Government Overseas Volunteer Service Project,” NIPA uses the know-how of retired industry experts to support partner countries and public institutions to solve current issues.
- Based on the achievements of our advisors active in partner countries around the world, NIPA promotes bilateral relationship and cooperation.
- Dispatch advisory group members to each country to understand the market environment in developing countries and build a public-private network to lay the foundation for overseas expansion of domestic companies
- A retiree overseas service programme that contributes to the economic and industrial development of partner countries in the long term.
- Tap into the abundant industry experience of advisory group members to provide practical and advanced assistance such as policy recommendations, development recommendations, collaboration with Korean companies, and management consulting in various fields.
- From 2010 to 2020, 927 people were dispatched to 49 countries for a total of 11 years.
Dispatch destination countries (65 countries in 2023)
| Sector | Country |
|---|---|
| ODA-focused partner countries (27 countries) |
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| Signatories of Basic Agreement on Free Aid (ODA-focused partner countries and 10 others) |
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| Countries with corps-related agreements ① ODA-focused partner countries, signatories of the Basic Agreement on Free Aid, and 13 other countries |
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| ② 8 countries with separate agreements for the teacher overseas dispatch project |
- Malaysia, South Africa, Botswana, Eswatini, Zimbabwe, Serbia, Brazil, Chile |
| Other diplomatic considerations | - Papua New Guinea, Madagascar, Mozambique, Malawi, Armenia, Georgia, Turkiye |
How partner countries participate in the demand survey
- The ministries in foreign governments and relevant public agencies (hereafter referred to as the agencies) should submit the Korean expert dispatch request form to the Korean
embassy or KOICA overseas office in their country.
* The Korean embassies are going to inform their survey schedule to the ministries and the agencies during the demand survey period as above-mentioned. Or, you could contact the Korean embassy and ask their survey plan and the Korean expert dispatch request form.
* NIPA Advisory Programme Centre(NAPC) is also open to help you. Please, contact us by e-mail (nipa-info@wfkvolunteer.kr) if you have any question or require information about our programme. - The ministries and agencies should specify the detailed duties in the Korean expert dispatch request form, therefore, the National IT Promotion Agency(NIPA) could select and dispatch the most suitable expert based on the detailed duties through open competition.
- Provide us your exact contact information to facilitate smooth communication between you and the responsible parties.
- After reviewing the Korean expert dispatch request form, the agencies may be asked to revise or supplement the document.
- As the demand survey on the Korean expert dispatch for partner countries would be conducted over a short period(appx. 1 month), maintaining communication channels with the ministries and agencies is 'Super' important.
- For any inquiries regarding the submission of the dispatch request form, please contact the Korean embassy, KOICA Overseas Offices, or the NIPA Advisory Programme Centre.
