KOICA conducts a training program "Energy Cooperation for Asia and the Middle East" for 15 participants from 9 countries as part of the Korean government's grant aid and technical cooperation program for 2010 as follows:

o Course Title : Energy Cooperation for Asia and the Middle East

o Duration : April 15 - April 30, 2010 (16 days)

o Venue : Seongnam and Seoul, Korea

o Number of Participants : 15 Participants from 9 countries

 - Bangladesh2, Cambodia2, Iran1, Jordan1, Myanmar2, Philippines2, Timor-Leste1,

   Vietnam2, Yemen2

o Training Institution : Energy & Mineral Resources Development Association of Korea

o Training Participants

- Should be government officials preferably in the mid-senior level or higher

- Should be public enterprises' officials preferably in the senior level or higher

o Course Objectives

- To instruct on Korea¡¯s economic growth and industrial development experience

- To present Korea¡¯s energy resource industry development process & policies

- To establish a foundation of personnel interchange and cooperation between

   Korea & participating countries.

o The program consists of 3 parts ;

A. LECTURES

1. Economic Development Strategy and Development of Major Industries of Korea

2. Economic Growth and Energy Development in Korea

3. Current Status of Nuclear Power Generation and policy of Korea

4. Current Status of Electricity Industry in Korea

5. Situation of Mineral Exploration of Korea and International Cooperation Plan

6. Overview of the Oil Industry and International Cooperation Plan

7. Current Status and Perspective of Global LNG Market

  8. New and Renewable Energy in Korea

B. COUNTRY REPORT PRESENTATION on

a) Energy resource-related law & tax system of the country

b) Policy to induce foreign investment toward energy resource industry

C. STUDY VISITS & CULTURAL EXCURSION

- Digital Pavilion, KEPCO Distribution Control Center, Daehan Oil Pipeline Corporation,

  Pyeongtaek LNG Production Station, etc

- Wolsong Nuclear Power Plant, Hyundai Heavy Industry, SK Energy Petrochemical

  Complex, POSTECH, POSCO

- National Folk Museum of Korea, N-Seoul Tower, Gyeongbok Palace, etc.