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From 1 September to 31 October, APCEIU will organize the ‘2016 UNESCO/KOICA Joint Fellowship Programme: Capacity Development for Basic Education of Africa and Asia-Pacific’ for 25 educators from 17 different countries in Asia-Pacific and Africa. 

Celebrating its 10th year, the 2016 UNESCO/KOICA Joint Fellowship Programme will be co-sponsored by UNESCO and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA). This year, the programe will be composed of 4 main modules: “Teacher Training for Basic Education,” “Leadership in Global Education (Global Citizenship Education),” “Use of ICT for Education (or e-Learning),” and “Girls’ Education”. Participants will explore related issues through the workshops, lectures, field-visit, and individual project development.

First, participants will be given lectures and participate in workshops to enhance their knowledge and understanding of Basic Education on particular areas, such as Korean education policy and curriculum, policies on teacher education, lifelong education and vocational education. 

There will be field study visits to relevant sites including schools in Korea, the Regional Offices of Education, and the Korean Education Broadcasting System (EBS). In addition to lectures and workshops, there will be discussion seminars for the understanding of basic concepts and transformative pedagogies related to GCED. Workshop participants will also make a field visit to Dora observatory and the 3rd underground tunnel in Paju DMZ where they can experience and reflect on the issues of human rights and peace. 

On 3 October, participants will visit RCE Tongyeong (Regional Centre of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development in Tongyeong) to discuss sustainable development and also take part in photo classes at Dongpirang mural village, Tongyeong central traditional market, and Dara park.

Furthermore, ICT education, which is a growing field in education, especially in developing countries, will be a part of the programme. Topics range from ‘how to utilize MS Office programs,’ to ‘how to make audio-visual education materials.’ 

Lastly, as a new module in this year’s programme, ‘girls’ education’ will be discussed under the theme of “Better Life for Girls.” Through lectures and study visits participants will explore the following topics: provision of education opportunity for girls, health education and vocational education for capacity building of girls especially in developing countries. Following, participants will create storybooks based on their own interviews of girls in the neighborhood. These storybooks are expected to be used as educational materials for girls’ education in their own countries. 

Through this programme, APCEIU hopes that participants can develop the capacity building for educators in their own countries. APCEIU also expects participants to produce learning materials on GCED and develop lesson plans and training modules which can then be used in their local educational settings.

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