6th Citi-Kyunghee University NGOs Intern Program

SEOUL--(Korea Newswire)--Citibank Korea (CEO Yung-Ku Ha, www.citibank.co.kr) will have a sponsorship ceremony with Kyung Hee University (President In-Won Cho, www.khu.ac.kr) to support the 6th Citi-Kyung Hee University NGOs Internship Program at Kyunghee university main bldg. at 3 p.m., December 15, 2011.

This program is designed to help develop civil society as well as nurture young generation who will be the future NGO leaders. It is sponsored by Citibank Korea and organized by the Graduate School of Public policy & Civic engagement at Kyung Hee University. Trainings are offered by NGO staffs and activities are conducted in major cities across Korea. The NGOs Internship Program has continued since 2006.

Any NGOs with full-time staffs and strong track records for the last 2 years in metropolitan cities across the country can apply for the program. And, students attending 4-year universities, including master’s courses, as of November 2011, can apply for participation in the program as far as he/she has an interest and willingness to join the NGO activities. 100 students to be selected this year will work for one of 71 NGOs as full-time interns for 8 weeks from December 26, 2011 through February 17, 2012 during their winter vacation.

The internship program is not just about giving the students internship experience during the vacation period or providing NGOs with short-term manpower. Rather, the program is aimed at growing young leaders who will drive development of NGOs and lead the next generation NGOs. As such, keen interest in NGO activities, experience and constant commitment was the key criteria in selecting internship participants.

The internship students chosen will receive orientation which includes training courses on roles and functions of NGOs in civil society, other aspects of NGOs and human rights . And, they will not only have an opportunity to learn activities and organization of NGOs but also explore various opportunities to make NGOs better by how they can enhance matured citizenship and engage in social changes through intensive work for two months. Internship participants are paid for two months and will receive certificates after the completion of the course.

CEO Ha Yung-Ku of Citibank Korea said, “Citi has been assisting some 489 students so that they can obtain diverse experience in about 70 different NGOs for the past five years. I hope that this program will be an opportunity for students to see and learn from the world, and for NGOs to address workforce shortage and contribute to nurturing talent.”

Dean Lee, Dong-Soo of Graduate School of NGO Studies, Kyung Hee University, who is responsible for planning of the program said, “Students will learn through NGO internship experience how their participation can make a difference. In addition, it would be a good chance for them to realize the importance and joy of sharing and volunteering and see how they can change themselves through helping others.”

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