On February 20, 2018, the Sejong Institute held the opening ceremony of the 24th National Strategy Training Program at the institute. 

Government officials, managerial-level officials from government investment agencies, and directorial staff at the corporations will be participating in the Program which runs from February 20, 2018 to December 12.

The program is intended to seek South Korea’s national strategy in the 21st century, understand the major countries surrounding the Korean Peninsula and the rapidly-changing international order, increase policy management capabilities to raise national competitiveness, comprehend Korea’s pressing issues, and seek solutions to these issues.
Under the main theme of “National Strategy”, the participants of the Program will attend lectures on regional studies, foreign policy and international relations, national security, inter-Korean relations, economy, society, history, science and technology, culture, humanities, business management, performance management, etc., receive language education (English, Chinese, and Japanese), IT education, and take an educational tour and overseas educational program during 10 months visiting key industrial sites and countries of interest to refer to policy-making when they return to their governmental organs.