Korea Launches Expert Course on Overseas Korean Policy
A four-week expert course on overseas Korean policy opened on October 29 at Korea University's Asiatic Research Institute in Seoul. Under the theme 'Finding the Path for Korea's Future Among Its Diaspora,' the program is organized by the Together Multicultural Network and runs both online and offline. A Packed Classroom From Day One Interest was strong from the first session. The in-person classroom ran short of seats as participants arrived from across the country, and many more joined online. The turnout suggests that diaspora policy is no longer seen as a narrow matter of diplomacy or overseas support, but as a national issue touching population, the economy, culture and social cohesion. Shin Sang-rok, chair of the Together Multicultural Network, said the policy is not merely about supporting ethnic Koreans abroad. He described it as a future national strategy that protects the history and identity of Koreans rooted around the world while helping the homeland and dia...