From September 18, 2016 to November 19, for 63 days, the Sejong Institute carried out Partnership Program for Diplomats in cooperation with Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA). On Friday, November 18, the program ended with a closing ceremony. Twenty-nine participants from 28 countries in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Central Europe, and Latin America will be participating in various lectures and field education on international relations, capacity-building for diplomat, and the Republic of Korea. This program began as an effort to return the numerous aid that Korea received from the international community in the past and to share South Korea’s knowledge and experience. During the closing ceremony, the participants received a certificate proving their successful program, and President Chang Soo Jin and Chairman Joon-woo Park, Ambassador Md. Zulfiqur Rahman, and Hozan Abdulrahman Hasan gave congratulatory and receptive remarks for the participants. 

* Cooperative Partnership Countries (One each from the countries listed, two from Tanzania) 

Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guatemala, Honduras, Indonesia, Iraq, Iraq KRG, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vietnam.​