Winter internship program for overseas government officials (ISUS-UOS)

Date: January 19 (Wed) ~ February 3 (Thu), 2022

Venue: KRIHS, Sejong, Korea

From January 19 to February 3, GDPC held a winter internship program for the overseas government officials studying at the International School of Urban Sciences at the University of Seoul. This semester, GDPC invited seven interns: Ms. Dwi Novria AMBARWATI from Indonesia, Ms. Harshanie Kumudika DOLA MULLEGE from Sri Lanka, Mr. Mazahir HUSEYNOV from Azerbaijan, Mr. Panhaseth KIM from Cambodia, Khampheng PHIMHOUMPHET from Laos, Mr. Amedee IRAKOZE from Burundi, and Mr. Edouard BENGONO ESSOL from Cameroon. All interns successfully completed the program and had opportunities to meet advisers from KRIHS to discuss major development issues in their respective home countries.

On the last day of the program, the interns gave presentations to introduce their countries’ spatial development situations. After the graduation ceremony, interns took a tour of important sites in Sejong city led by Dr. Sang Keon Lee, the GDPC director, and experienced a test drive of the autonomous car being developed. All interns from the University of Seoul were satisfied with their experiences and the program organized by GDPC.