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Overseas Korean Foundation (OKF)

Date Shared: 
Monday, June 23, 2014 - 17:45
Countries and areas: 
Republic of Korea
2030 Agenda migration-relevant and related target Labels: 
Goal 4: Quality education
Targets that could benefit from the potential of migration and migrants
GCM Thematic Cluster Areas: 
Objective 19: Create conditions for migrants and diasporas to fully contribute to sustainable development in all countries
Contributors: 
Member States
Chairmanship: 
Mauritius 2012
Geographical Relevance: 
National
Tags: 
Transfer of Values, Ideas, Knowledge and Skills, Migration and Education, Capacity Building, Data and Research, Diaspora Empowerment and Engagement, Diaspora Investment and Entrepreneurship
Summary: 

The Overseas Korean Foundation uses the capabilities of overseas Koreans for national development in line with its globalization policy.

The project aims to build the foundations of educating human resources who can make contributions to the development of overseas Korean societies as well as in the motherland by finding the next generation talents of excellent overseas Koreans.

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Link to documents: 

Foundation brochure (in Korean language): http://www.okf.or.kr/portal/PortalView.do?PageGroup=USER&pageId=13281765...

GFMD Source: 

GFMD 2012 - RT 1.2 'Supporting Migrants and Diaspora as Agents of socioeconomic change'