Orientation and Meeting for Young Professionals on Africa (YPA) ? Second Half of 2025

On Thursday, 19 June 2025, the Foundation held an orientation session for the Young Professionals on Africa (YPA) program for the second half of 2025. During individual meetings, Chairman Kim Young-chae delivered messages of encouragement and shared the Foundation’s expectations with the selected participants, emphasizing the importance of demonstrating professional expertise within their respective host institutions and serving as effective bridges for Korea?Africa cooperation.

The YPAs for the second half of 2025 are scheduled to be placed at international organizations and think tanks, including the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), the African Development Bank ? African Development Institute (AfDB?ADI), the AfricaRice, as well as international policy research institutions such as the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) and the Africa Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD).