Pukyong National University

Pukyong National University Selected for APCEIU’s Global Citizenship Education Course Program for the Second Consecutive Year

-Strengthening the “Global Issues and Global Citizenship” Course

Pukyong National University (President Bae Sang-hoon) has been selected for the 2026 Global Citizenship Education Course Development Support Project by the Asia-Pacific Centre of Education for International Understanding under the auspices of UNESCO (APCEIU). This marks the university’s second consecutive year of selection following last year.

APCEIU is an international organization established in 2000 under an agreement between the Republic of Korea and UNESCO. It plays a key role in promoting global citizenship education, aligned with UNESCO’s Education 2030 agenda and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The Global Citizenship Education Course Support Project aims to institutionalize and regularize global citizenship education (GCE) in higher education and to promote its interdisciplinary dissemination. The project also supports enhancing university (and graduate) students’ understanding and awareness of GCE in Korea.

Following its selection for this project last year, Pukyong National University offered an undergraduate course titled “Global Issues and Global Citizenship” during the first semester, organized by the School of International and Area Studies, with Professors Jeong Beop-mo and Moon Ki-hong in charge. This course invited six experts in fields such as multiculturalism, global citizenship education, international development cooperation, economic justice, and global civil society to give lectures on pressing global issues and possible solutions, receiving positive feedback from students.

With this year’s renewed selection, the Division of International & Area Studies plans to open the course again in the upcoming spring semester. The course will enhance students’ experiential learning and feature speakers whose expertise aligns with the unique characteristics of Busan as a global maritime city, aiming to foster students’ practical competencies in global citizenship.

Professor Moon Ki-hong of International Development Cooperation, who will lead the course, stated, “Being selected two years in a row is a recognition of our university’s capabilities in GCED. We will continue to strengthen students’ global citizenship awareness and their ability to put it into action.” <Pukyong Today>