CIFAL Jeju - 2025 Global Citizenship Education Program
Type
Other
Location
Jeju , Republic of Korea
Date
-
Price
$0.00
Event Focal Point Email
hjlee.jitc@cifaljeju.org
Partnership
CIFAL Jeju
Jeju International Development Cooperation Center
Registration
Public – by registration
Mode of Delivery
Face-to-Face
Language(s)
Korean
Pillar
People
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As humanity faces escalating challenges that threaten universal values such as climate change, poverty and inequality, war, and the ethical dilemmas posed by advances in artificial intelligence, there is a growing need within educational systems to equip future generations with the skills to address these global multifaceted crises. This urgency was underscored at UNESCO's 42nd General Conference in 2023 with the adoption of the Recommendation on Education for Peace, Human Rights, International Understanding, Cooperation, Fundamental Freedoms, Global Citizenship and Sustainable Development. The Recommendation emphasizes the pivotal role of global citizenship education in achieving sustainable peace and advancing human development. In response, we aim to critically examine and reimagine our educational practices as tools for fostering peace and shared prosperity.
In line with this, UNITAR Jeju International Training Center (UNITAR CIFAL Jeju) has been committed to strengthening capacities for sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific region. The Center is actively engaging in advocacy activities for GCED dissemination while implementing the Visiting Global Citizenship Education Program targeting local communities in Seogwipo City, Jeju Island.
1. Visiting Global Citizenship Education for Elementary, middle, and high school students and Youth & GCED-Focused Schools:
To equip future generations with the values and competencies of global citizenship through specialized classes and lectures delivered by professional Global Citizenship Education (GCED) educators, focusing on themes such as interconnectivity, human rights, poverty, international development careers, multiculturalism, and environmental sustainability
2. Global Citizenship Education Expert Community in Jeju:
To establish a platform for GCED experts to share knowledge and experiences, foster mutual development, and advocate for more effective education policies that support GCED in both formal and non-formal education settings
3. Development of Jeju-context GCED Contents:
To enhance the impact of Global Citizenship Education by promoting a glocal perspective that fosters dual identities—both local and global—by leveraging Jeju’s unique international natural and cultural heritage as a key platform for integration and engagement
1. Visiting Global Citizenship Education for Elementary, middle, and high school students and Youth & GCED-Focused Schools:
-Structure: Deployment of professional GCED educators to deliver in-person education to elementary, middle, and high school students in Seogwipo City, as well as to youth and lead teachers across Jeju Province
- Content: Students are required to take one mandatory course - Global Citizenship (Interconnectivity) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and one optional course on Human Rights and Child Rights, Poverty and Inequality, International Development and Careers, Multiculturalism or Environmental Sustainability
2. Global Citizenship Education Expert Community in Jeju:
- Structure: One or Two Seminar hosted by CIFAL Jeju to establish and operate a professional community of GCED educators and experts in Jeju to facilitate knowledge sharing, networking, and capacity-building
3. Development of Jeju-context GCED Contents:
- Structure: Professionals’ consultation and feedback collection in person or in writing given to Continuous development, management, and dissemination of Jeju-context GCED curricula and educational content
Lectures, Discussions and Activities
1. Visiting Global Citizenship Education for Elementary, middle, and high school students and Youth & GCED-Focused Schools:
This program is open to elementary, middle, and high school students residing in Seogwipo Municipality, along with youth from the broader Jeju region
2. Global Citizenship Education Expert Community in Jeju:
This community welcomes professional trainers (Currently active in Jeju), educators, and relevant stakeholders in Global Citizenship Education (GCED) and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), as well as Jeju Forum participants