Asia Exchange Association (AEA) is a non-profit organization registered in Ministry of Foreign Affairs in South Korea. Since its foundation, it has formed Asia Network throughout various youth educational and cultural exchange programs as well as overseas ODA works in Asia regions.
As part of the youth programs, AEA holds an annual forum- “Northeast Asia Youth Forum” (NAYF) which is intended to bring the next generation of young leaders of Northeast Asia to exchange constructive views and present findings through the forum. 2013NAYF supports South Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Mongolian, Taiwanese students to strengthen good friendship among the participants and to discuss policy development for Northeast Asia.
1. Event Outline
1) Title: 2013 Northeast Asia Youth Forum (NAYF)
2) Subject: Cooperation Policy for Northeast Asian Community and Development
3) Date: Aug. 19 (Mon.) ~ Aug. 26 (Mon.), 2013(7 nights and 8 days)
4) Venue: Seoul Women’s Plaza
5) Hosted by: Asia Exchange Association
6) Sponsored by: National Research Foundation of Korea
2. Details of 2013NAYF Program
○ Northeast Asia Forum : Discussion on ‘Cooperation Policy for Northeast Asian Community and Development’ based on research in advance and DMZ tour.
-Topics of 2013NAYF Forum
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Field |
Topic |
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Peace and Security |
Security Cooperation Policy of Northeast Asia |
|
Economic Cooperation |
Economic Cooperation Policy of Northeast Asia |
|
Environment Cooperation |
Alternative Energy Cooperation Policy of Northeast Asia |
○ Presentation : Participants will carry out a role as delegates of their own countries and share social issues and history of their countries based on their research in advance.
○ Guest Speak Session : Session for getting knowledge over the meeting with experts of Northeast Asian society, history, culture, economy and security.
○ DMZ Tour : Designed to give participants a chance to learn about Korean culture, geography and history considering security issues of Northeast Asia by visiting the Korean Demilitary Zone (DMZ).
○ Activity Report and PT: Participants will write activity reports and make presentations to build cooperation after strengthening good friendship and visiting DMZ.
○ Culture Tour and Team Mission : Designed to give participants a chance to experience Korean culture related to the topic of NAYF.
3. Recruitment for Participant
1) Participants: 92 in total
(16 Korean participants, 16 Chinese participants, 16 Japanese participants, 16 Mongolian Participants, 16 Taiwanese participants, 9 volunteers, 3 filming staffs)
2) Requirements : fluent in English
3) Fee : free (except for flight fare and travel insurance)
6) Privileges of participation:
○ Certificate of NAYF for all participants
○ Award for an outstanding team
7) Application
○ Application Form
※ Apply online: www.poya.or.kr
○ Deadline for Application
-July 10 (Wed), 2013
○ Document screening: personal notice via email or phone calls
* Contact : aeakorea@naver.com
2013 NAYF SCHEDULE
※ The above schedule may be subject to change
Detailed program schedule will be provided upon arrival
