Hosted by the Korean Embassy in Zimbabwe and the Malawi Branch of the African Council for Democracy
Attendees taking a commemorative photo at the ‘Malawi Korean Student Exchange Center’ event
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Seong Do-hyeon = An event was recently held in Malawi where African Malawi students who studied abroad in Korea shared their study abroad experiences and exchanged information between the two countries.
According to the Korean community on the 27th, the Korean Embassy in Zimbabwe and the Mali Branch of the African Council of the Advisory Council for Democratic Peace and Unification (Chairman Cho Yong-deok) held a ‘Cenus for Exchange of Korean Students in Malawi’ at Cafe Las in Lilongwe on the 22nd (local time). An event was held.
The event was hosted by the Malawi Korean Graduates Association, and Lilongwe King Sejong Institute and the Malawi Korean NGO Association collaborated.
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In Part 1, three members of the Korean Graduates Association living in Malawi, including Macmillan Mwale, shared their honest experiences about their academic performance in Korea, life, and cultural differences between the two countries.
They studied in Korea through programs such as training invited by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) or the Global Korea Scholarship (GKS), a degree program for foreign students invited by the government.
Mr. Mwale, who received a master’s degree in sports management from Seoul National University last year, is working as a sports development officer and spokesperson at Malawi’s Ministry of Youth and Sports.
Based on their experience living in Korea, they emphasized the importance of mutual understanding and exchange between the two countries. He also expressed his hope that cultural communication between Korea and Malawi would become more active.
Members of the Malawi Korean Graduates Association introduce their experiences studying abroad in Korea
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The second part of the event was conducted with an introduction and presentation on the activities of Korean organizations in Malawi.
There are currently about 180 Koreans living in Malawi. Construction, transformer manufacturing. I work in the car repair, hotel, and food service industries.
The Korean community began in 1974 when Public Construction dispatched workers to Malawi to build Lilongwe Kamuju International Airport.
Daeyang Luke Hospital, Daeyang University, and several NGOs, including Good Neighbors, Korea Food for the Hungry, Good People, and Heart to Heart Foundation, are working to improve medical care, education, and welfare.
Participants predicted the relationship between the two countries following the ‘Korea-Africa Summit’ held in Seoul last June. We also discussed major business plans and directions to be carried out in 2025, the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
‘Malawi Korean Student Exchange Center’ event poster
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Branch Chairman Cho Yong-deok, who planned the event, said in his welcoming speech, “Ahead of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Korea and Malawi in 2025, it is important to celebrate the history of cooperation between the two countries and build on this to create a brighter future.”
He is the Vice Chairman of Public Relations and the Chairman of the Official Development Assistance (ODA) Project Promotion Committee of the Federation of Korean Associations of Africa and the Middle East and is actively active in the Korean community as a member of the Consular Cooperation Center in Malawi, Director of King Sejong Institute in Lilongwe, and Director of Daeyang Luke Hospital and Daeyang University.
Park Jae-kyung, Korean Ambassador to Zimbabwe, emphasized in a written congratulatory speech, “With the Korea-Africa Summit as an opportunity, the Korean government and people’s interest in Africa is growing,” and “Korea-Malawi’s cooperative relationship will also expand further.”
The event was also attended by Faith Kazembe Mwarubunju, Malawi’s Deputy Director-General for Asian Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, McCloud Kadammanja, representative of Lilongwe City Hall, and Director of the Malawi Ministry of Education, Valletta of the Investigative Committee.
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