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Busan City and Busan Global City Foundation Selected as KOICA Training Institution for 2025 Global Training Program

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Busan Metropolitan City and the Busan Global City Foundation (CEO: Jeon Yong-woo) have been selected as the implementing agency for the 2025 Global Training Program hosted by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA).

The selected project, titled “Capacity Building for Solid Waste Management in the Greater Asunción Area, Paraguay”, aims to share Busan’s advanced waste treatment technologies and resource circulation policies with the international community. As a result, the City and Foundation have secured KRW 800 million in national government funding over the next three years (2025–2027).

Through this program, public officials and waste management professionals from Paraguay will be invited to Busan for a customized training program that combines theoretical instruction with hands-on practical experience in solid waste treatment and resource circulation.

The training program will consist of:

• ●Expert lectures on Busan’s waste management policies and technologies

• ●Site visits to leading waste treatment facilities

• ●Workshops to strengthen practical skills and understanding

What makes this program especially meaningful is the broad collaboration with key local institutions in Busan’s circular economy sector:

• ●Elephant Factory, a social enterprise that creates innovative circular economy models tailored to local conditions

• ●Busan Environmental Corporation, which offers on-site training using state-of-the-art facilities such as the Resource Circulation Specialized Complex and Biogas Production Plants

• ●Busan Techno Park, which supports local companies and startups in expanding into global markets in the field of resource circulation

Jeon Yong-woo, CEO of the Busan Global City Foundation, commented,

“Since 2016, our foundation has actively participated in KOICA projects, growing into a leading institution for global public diplomacy. Through this training program, we aim to promote Busan’s outstanding policies and technologies while supporting local companies in expanding abroad, ultimately contributing to the revitalization of the regional economy.”

Lee Byung-seok, Director of the Environmental and Water Policy Office of Busan City, added,

“This program is a major opportunity to showcase Busan’s excellence in waste management and resource circulation on the global stage. It will also help expand international environmental cooperation and development assistance, enhancing Busan’s global standing as a resource circulation city.”

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📌 KOICA 2025 Global Training Program Overview

• ●Project: Capacity Building for Solid Waste Management in the Greater Asunción Area, Paraguay

• ●Duration: 2025–2027

• ●Budget: Approx. KRW 800 million (fully funded by the Korean government)

• ●Training Period (2025): August 31 – September 17 (18 days)

• ●Participants: 15 Paraguayan government officials and experts

• ●Host Organizations: Busan Metropolitan City, Busan Global City Foundation

• ●Partner Country: Republic of Paraguay