The Asia Foundation publishes Northeast Asia Climate Youth Exchange Program 2024: Participants' Report

December 16, 2024 - The Asia Foundation Korea Office published Northeast Asia Climate Youth Exchange Program 2024: Participants' Report – a first of its kind. This report was led by Kohichi Sado, a participant from Japan, based on contributions from all program participants. Northeast Asia Youth Exchange Program was hosted from July 31 to August 31, 2024, focusing on net-zero transition in the region. The report includes participants' program experience, lessons learned, and recommendations to further improve the program. The Asia Foundation Korea Office published Northeast Asia Climate Youth Exchange Program 2024: Participants' Report – a first of its kind. This report was led by Kohichi Sado, a participant from Japan, based on contributions from all program participants. Northeast Asia Youth Exchange Program was hosted from July 31 to August 31, 2024, focusing on net-zero transition in the region. The ..

Dr. David I. Steinberg, former Korea Representative of the Asia Foundation, dies at 96

[Obituary] December 8, 2024 - The Asia Foundation Korea Office expresses its deepest condolences to the bereaved family and friends of Dr. David I. Steinberg who died on December 5, 2024, aged 96. Well known for a prominent Asia expert (Korea, Myanmar, and Southeast Asia) in the United States, Dr. David I. Steinberg served as a Country Representative of the Asia Foundation’s Korea Office twice from 1963 to 1968 and from 1994 to 1998. During the Korean War he worked for the National Security Agency. Before coming to Korea, he also served, 1958-1962, as a Country Representative of the Asia Foundation’s Myanmar Office. He also worked for almost two decades in the U.S. government on East Asia and other regions, including at the U.S. Agency for International Development. In 1990 Dr. Steinberg joined Georgetown University as a professor of Korea Studies and and directed the Georgetow..

The Asia Foundation and Microsoft Launch Skills2Work Digital Upskilling Project in Korea

December 5, 2024 - Exciting news from Seoul! We’re thrilled to announce that we're partnering with Microsoft’s Datacenter Community Affairs team to launch Skills2Work in Korea. As emerging technologies reshape the job market, the demand for skilled professionals in the digital economy, particularly in the datacenter sector, continues to rise. This project fills this gap by preparing the next generation of tech talent, including women, with the essential skills to launch successful careers. Skills2Work is part of The Asia Foundation’s Future Skills Alliance, a collective impact platform for private and public sector partners to deliver future skills at scale to the region’s underserved groups.