The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), a government-run aid agency of the Government of the Republic of Korea is going to open a training course exclusively for Jordan titled ¡°Energy Planning & Policy for Jordan¡± during August 20~ September 4, 2009 (16 days) in Korea.

Fifteen Jordanian officials will participate in the course who came from Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Technology (MEMR), the national power-related companies and academia.  The course is designed to support Jordanian Government through enhancing the capacity of the officials working in the field in the energy planning and policy by sharing Korea¡¯s experience in related fields.

At a meeting held in the Korean Embassy on August 16, 2009, the Korean Ambassador H.E Bonkil Shin praised the cooperative relations with the Government of Jordan in various fields.  He noted that the Jordan and Korea faces similar difficulties caused by the scant resources, and has much room for cooperation in developing new energy like nuclear power plant and enhancing  energy efficiency.

At the orientation program, the Resident Representative of KOICA Jordan Office Mr. Jung Sang Hoon assured the importance of this course by introducing  some sessions which include policies, trends and statistics of the (renewable) energy in Korea and the global market, as well as Korea¡¯s economic strategy to promote this field.

Eng. Abdel Motaleb Al Nugrush, a participant from (MEMR), expressed that the Ministry is keen to exchange ideas and acquire the knowledge and experience from Korea, thereby strengthening capacity of the MEMR in formulation of energy planning and policy.

For the reference, KOICA was founded in 1991 to provide its aid programs for the socio-economic development of the developing countries around the world. KOICA Jordan Office started its activities since March 2008, implementing various grant and technical cooperation programs and projects.