2020 CPI Partner Organization Orientation
The CPI Program, which marks its 16th anniversary this year, went through great changes such as 1) interactive cultural exchange to cultural cooperation, 2) from an invitational workshop in Korea to an online training focused on local communities, 3) from a 4-month long-term training to an 8-week short-term intensive training. In the 15 years of our CPI Program history, this is the first time we are conducting our training online, and we are pleased to be collaborating with 6 partner organizations that are specialized in 5 different cultural fields, namely Modern Performance, Publication, Popular Music, Cultural Goods, and the Film Industry.
<List of Partner Organizations>
| Name of Organization | Education Development Cooperation Network (EDCN) | Sangmyung University (Cheonan) Industry Academic Cooperation Foundation | Busan Foundation for International Cooperation (BFIC) | Korea Directors Association | International Dance Council (CID) | Music for One Foundation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Field | Publication | Cultural Goods | Film Industry | Modern Performance |
Modern Performance |
Popular Music |
The 2020 CPI Program orientation was held on August 11th with our 6 partner organizations. The orientation started with an introduction of our CPI Program, followed by an introduction to the key guidelines necessary to begin our online training in full swing, and ended with an introduction of online training cases.
The CPI Secretariat provided guidance on how to plan and build on the training curriculum so that online training provided by our partner organizations can contribute substantially in empowering cultural experts of the developing countries. The detailed training plan, to be completed within this month, will reflect the many concerns of our CPI Secretariat and partner organizations when it comes to achieving the ultimate goal of promoting cultural rights and solving social issues in developing countries.
Prof. Goo-Soon Kwon of Seoul Cyber University, who conducted the KOICA pilot online training this past June, shared some cases from the online training. He shared a wide range of experiences that he had been through, from planning, designing, operating, to evaluating his online training sessions, as well as various trial and error and episodes he experienced while personally managing the training. In addition, it was a valuable time for him to learn how to better communicate with the participants, and pick up the know-how of improving participants' results of the training.
We hope that this orientation provided a valuable preparation time for our partner organizations to welcome our CPI participants.
