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Korea Environment Corparation

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International Environment Training Program

Global Environmental Leaders Program(GELP)

GELP is organized by the Ministry of Environment, Republic of Korea and Korea Environment Corporation (K-eco), it is a program aimed at fostering global experts to deal with international environmental issues such as climate change and environment related policies. Since commencement in 2009, the implementation of the program has been comprehensively managed by K-eco.
In total, 659 people got trained and 375 interns have been dispatched to 71 international organization from 2009 to 2023.



Selection of Trainees: Documentation and Interviews -> Domestic Curriculum: Offline education -> Intern Dispatch: Dispatch to international organizations

Promotion Status by Year list
Year Number of Trainees Training Hours Number of interns
2023 40 100 hours (4 weeks) 27(10 organization)
2022 25 80 hours (3 weeks) 13(10 organization)
2021 25 80 hours (3 weeks) 18 (12 organization)
2020 15 50 hours (2 weeks) 10 (2 organization)
2019 34 100 hours (4 weeks) 25 (16 organization)
2018 54 100 hours (4 weeks) 37 (21 organization)
2017 55 100 hours (4 weeks) 38 (18 organization)
2016 50 150 hours (8 weeks) 37 (21 organization)
2015 70 150 hours (7 weeks) 38 (18 organization)
2014 70 150 hours (7 weeks) 37 (22 organization)
2013 70 150 hours (7 weeks) 32 (15 organization)
2012 50 150 hours (8 weeks) 18 (13 organization)
2011 49 150 hours (8 weeks) 16 (13 organization)
2010 49 120 hours (6 weeks) 15 (10 organization)
2009 40 180 hours (10 weeks) 14 (12 organization)

International Environment Fellowship Program

K-eco plans to lead development of the environmental industry based on its know-how accumulated over the past 38 years, including research, study, education, etc. for the environment. The group is composed of the best experts having both practice and theory across all areas of the environment implements the International Environmental Fellowship Program.


2007 - 2021: 79 Courses, 72 Countries, 1,146 participants / K-eco International Environmental Fellowship Program: KOICA Korea International Cooperation Agency, Foreign government, International organization / Overview and Purpose: - Environmental Fellowship Pro- gram for Public Officials in Devel- oping Countries (KOICA), - ASEAN Cooperative Program, - Training area: environment protection policy, climate change, waste management & waste to energy, soil pollution restoration policy, etc -> Outcome: - 1,146 trainees from 72 countries from 2007, - Awarded as a excellent training organization in environmental Field(KOICA) -> Future Plan: - No sporadic & no one shot, - Developing human resources through planning & continuous fellowship programme

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