Fellowship Program (CIAT)

Goals of the Fellowship Program

The fellowship program (CIAT) invites public sector representatives of developing countries to Korea to provide capacity building training, with a focus on sharing Korea's experience and technology

Overview

KOICA's fellowship program (CIAT) is Korea's leading human resources development (HRD) training program. Through the program, KOICA invites public officials, engineers, researchers, and policymakers from developing countries to provide capacity-strengthening and training in various areas, with a focus on sharing Korea's development experience and technology.

KOICA's global fellowship program CIAT (Capacity Improvement & Advancement for Tomorrow)

KOICA launched CIAT with the aim of supporting leaders of different areas in developing countries to strengthen their capacity to drive economic and social growth.

CIAT aims to both enhance individual capacities and strengthen organizations & policies for a better future.

History

1963
The fellowship program, the first type of support that Korea provided to partner countries, was launched with financial support
from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
1965
Program begins to operate independently with Korean government budget
1999
International Cooperation Center (ICC) opens in Seoul (Yeomgok-dong)
2008
ICC relocates along with the building of new headquarters
2012
Fellowship program is rebranded as CIAT
2020
Online training is implemented
2021
KOICA establishes CIAT-ON, an integrated platform for remote training
2022
In-person invitational training resumes after hiatus during COVID-19 pandemic outbreak

Specifics

Participating countries

A capacity-building program on policy & technology, attended by a single or multiple countries

Single country: Attended by a particular country
Multi-country: Attended by multiple countries at the same time

Degree conferment

CIAT offers two types of degrees when completing the program.

Master's degree (multi-country)
General training (single or multi-country)

Performance by year

Performance by year
Category	‘13	‘14	‘15	‘16	‘17	‘18	‘19	‘20	‘21	‘22
Number of participants	4,932	5,031	5,312	5,538	4,811	4,807	4,465	1,450	4,169	5,630
Number of courses	306	299	296	264	257	257	251	77	200	317

More details may be viewed on ODA Statistics website.

※ ODA Statistics website: provides various statistics by category, region, country, purpose, type, and Aid Transparency Index (ATI).