| James Kon |
LOOKING forward to gaining insight on Korean culture and forging new friendships, seven students from Brunei Darussalam has left the country for South Korea to participate in the Youth Camp for Asia’s Future 2016 from August 2 to 14.
The camp that will take the participants coming from 22 countries to Seoul, Suwon, Andong, Gyeongju and Jeju Island aims to provide opportunities to enhance understanding and future-oriented mutual cooperation through interaction by inviting youths who will lead the future of Asia and to train next-generation global leaders who will lead common prosperity and development of Asia.
The leader of the Bruneian delegation is Haji Muhammad Sawaz bin Haji Ali from Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD), who is also the President of the Korean Culture Club.
In an interview before boarding his flight, Haji Muhammad Sawaz relayed the reasons of joining the youth camp, “I wanted to gain more experience on Korean culture as well as to learn the culture of other friends from Asian countries.
“Since I am involved in the UBD’s Korean Culture Club, I hope that I will be able to share my experience and knowledge on Korea with other club members as well as students in UBD,” he added.
Meanwhile, it was a dream come true for Syarifah Umi Rafhanah binti Shaikh Mohammad Azmi from Laksamana College of Business who had always wanted to go Korea.
First Secretary at the Korean Embassy in Brunei Darussalam, Kwon Mi-yeon with the students participat-ing in the Youth Camp for Asia’s Future 2016, and their families. – JAMES KON
“I am always fascinated with the Korean Culture and people because I am always interested in the K-pop, Korean drama, movies and food,” she said.
At the age of 18, Amaniyah Ummairah Haziqah binti Haji Haris is the youngest in the group and it’s her first trip to Korea.
The Duli Pengiran Muda Al-Muhtadee Billah College student said one of her career choice is international relations. She is “hoping to meet different people to understand their culture, so I think this youth camp will be an ideal platform to broaden my horizon.”
During the youth performance, the Brunei delegation will be performing ‘Seantero Dunia’, a song sung by local artiste Putri Norizah.
The First Secretary at the Korean Embassy in Brunei Darussalam, Kwon Mi-yeon was present to send off the students at the airport yesterday evening.
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