25th International Youth Forum – Korea

Theme

“Youth and World Peace”

Sub-themes:

– Typesand Features of Youth Action for World Peace

– Scope and Direction of Youth Action for World peace

– Understanding of Confrontation and Conflict in Era of Globalization

Background

A. Though the Cold War has ended, there are lots of conflicts are going on around the world such as territorial dispute of East Asia, Crisis in Ukraine, aseries of coups in Thailand.

B. Most conflicts are stemmed from differences in views and values: and thus an opportunity to share ideas and thoughts with others and to understand each other should be given.

Objectives

A. To makeyouthaware of global issues, offering an opportunity to tackle them and to find alternative ways or solutions

B. To improve cooperation and mutual understanding among youths across diverse cultures

C. To spread goodwill around the world and to build interactive global citizenship through networking among youths

Date and Venue

Date: 20th~27th August, 2014

Venue: Seoul and Muju, Republic of Korea

Organizers

A. Host: TheMinistry of Gender Equality and Family, theRepublic of Korea (MOGEF)

B. Organizer: The National Council of Youth Organizations in Korea (NCYOK)

C. Sponsors:World Assembly of Youth (WAY)

Asian Youth Council(AYC)

ASEAN University Network (AUN)

Participants

A. Overseas participants:60 delegates

B. Korean participants: 20 delegates

C. Organizing Committee: 10 people

D. Qualifications

– Youths between the ages of 18 and 26 who are significantlyinterested in the topic

– Participants should have a good command of English

Financial Aid

A. Travel cost (airfare) will besubsidizedby the organizer (NCYOK)except ASIA(Northeast Asia, Southwest Asia, Central Asia, Southeast Asia)according to the criteria below:

-Participants travel from Africa, Oceania, Europe and American regions: \650,000

Note

– Applicants will be informed of a grant amount determined by 23th of June

– Applicants who can afford own travel cost will be first considered to be admitted

B. NCYOK bears the expenses ofaccommodation, meals and local transportationduring the program

Application and Required Documents

A. Application closing date is June27 (Fri), 2014

* The admission will be determined and informed within5daysfromthe day of submission.

Read more and apply here.