Global citizenship education

Dr. Chung U-tak, third from left in the front row, director of the Asia-Pacific Centre of Education for International Understanding (APCEIU), poses with participants of a global youth advocacy workshop at the Geumjeong-gu Office in Busan, Tuesday. In the same row are Yoon Jin-han, second from left, president of Daedong University; Won Jeong-hee, center, mayor of Geumjeong-gu; and Baek Jeong-heon, third from right, a councilman of Busan City. The six-day workshop attracted 48 young people, aged 18-24, from 37 nations. It was co-organized by the Global Education First Initiative and the Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development under the sponsorship of the district office and Educate A Child, a global program of the Education Above All Foundation. The aim of the event is to create better understanding of global citizenship education. / Courtesy of APCEIU