The Korea World Cooperation Company (KOICA), South Korea’s professional construction help company, held the “Annual World Friends Korea (WFK) Volunteer Program Partner Organizations Workshop” on 25 June 2026 on the Flamenco Zamalek Lodge in Cairo. The development introduced in combination 33 contributors, together with representatives from the KOICA Egypt Workplace and its spouse ministries—the Ministry of International Affairs, World Cooperation, and Egyptian Expatriates (MOFAIC) and the Ministry of Adolescence and Sports activities (MOYS)—in addition to host organizations the place KOICA volunteers actively serve throughout more than a few fields.
The workshop aimed to offer an summary of KOICA and the WFK Volunteer Program, in addition to to speak about techniques to beef up the volunteer programme and its actions. The development additionally highlighted the worth of Korean culture-based actions and emphasised the rising significance of Korean language training for people eager about studying the language and gaining a deeper working out of Korean tradition.
Individuals incorporated representatives from Egypt’s MOFAIC, MOYS, Sadat Town College, Nationwide Luxor College, Beni Suef Technological College, Suez Canal College, the Upper Institute of Tourism and Inns (EGOTH) in Luxor, the Upper Institute of Tourism and Inns in sixth of October Town, Misr Public Libraries in Cairo and Luxor, Maadi Public Library, Alexandria early life centres (El-Horeya and Smouha Adolescence Facilities), and the Taekwondo Coaching Heart in Aswan. The consultation commenced with opening remarks, adopted via the primary consultation delivered via KOICA Egypt’s Deputy Nation Director, Mr Myungshyn Lee. In his cope with, Mr Lee equipped an summary of KOICA’s actions and the WFK Volunteer Program, highlighting KOICA’s key initiatives and its undertaking to improve sustainable construction and beef up cooperation in Egypt.
All through the consultation, contributors engaged in interactive question-and-answer discussions, expressing a prepared pastime in additional leveraging the experience and contributions of Korean volunteers.
This was once adopted via a brief video presentation highlighting the actions of Korean volunteers throughout other spouse organizations. The video featured more than a few clips showcasing heartwarming interactions between scholars and their Korean language instructors.
A presentation was once then delivered via KOICA volunteer Mr Horae Shin, who serves as a Korean language trainer at Misr Public Library in Cairo. Mr Shin presented himself and shared his skilled background in Korea, the place he labored as an educator sooner than retiring from a Korean college.
Shin offered a number of images from his coaching at KOICA Headquarters, in addition to memorable moments from his educating and interactions together with his scholars in Egypt all the way through his volunteer actions in Cairo. He concluded his presentation via reflecting on his enjoy running at Misr Public Library in Cairo and outlining his undertaking and contributions to the establishment. In the end, he concluded his presentation via appearing the tune Arirang, bringing a heat smile to everybody’s face.
“My goal is to spread the Korean language and enhance cultural exchange by introducing Korean culture to the Egyptian people,” Shin mentioned.
Ashnadelle Hilmy, Secretary Normal and Board Member of Egypt’s Society for Tradition and Building, requested Shin in regards to the distinct traits of Egyptian scholars studying Korean in comparison with the ones in different nations, in particular referring to linguistics, pronunciation, grammar and total studying attitudes.
In reaction, Shin famous that Egyptian scholars are extremely passionate and expressive of their way to studying. Drawing on his enjoy educating scholars in numerous nations, he remarked that Egyptian newbies stand out for his or her enthusiasm and eagerness to procure the Korean language. He additionally added that top college scholars are some of the maximum enthusiastic newbies he has encountered.
In the second one a part of the workshop, Sally Ayman, Professor within the Korean Language Division on the College of Al-Alsun, Ain Shams College, delivered a presentation at the division’s educational programmes and actions, in addition to on making a sustainable studying surroundings. She equipped an summary of scholar enrolment throughout other educational years and highlighted the more than a few Korean cultural and academic actions arranged via the dep..
Sally additionally mentioned alternatives for collaboration between KOICA and the dep.’s scholars, emphasizing techniques through which each events may have the benefit of enhanced cooperation and improve via developing an optimum educating and studying surroundings for Korean volunteers and Egyptian scholars. As well as, she shared insights into the cultural similarities and variations between Egypt and Korea.
The shows had been adopted via a gaggle dialogue consultation all the way through which contributors mirrored on their stories of collaboration, shared expectancies for long term partnerships, and proposed sensible concepts for strengthening cooperation. The dialogue fostered mutual working out and inspired larger synergy some of the taking part establishments.
The KOICA Egypt Workplace plans to proceed running carefully with tutorial and public establishments throughout Egypt to nurture younger skill, advertise cultural alternate, and give a contribution to sustainable group construction. The collection of volunteers is anticipated to succeed in 20 throughout Egypt via the top of 2026.
KOICA is a Korean executive company underneath the Ministry of International Affairs that implements grant help programmes geared toward preventing poverty and supporting sustainable socio-economic enlargement in spouse nations. Established in Egypt in 1998, the company’s Egypt Workplace supplies technical training for younger other people, helps the digitalization of presidency products and services and methods, and carries out programmes to handle gender-based violence, beef up ladies’s empowerment, and improve inclined teams.
