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EV Global View

With UNITAR CIFAL Jeju,

For a Sustainable Future of Jeju-do

SUL Kyung Hoon
Director, UNITAR CIFAL Jeju/Jeju International Training Center

The rule of mastery goes that it takes ten years online but also in a hybrid structure combining
of focused efforts and consistent practice on-spot and video participation. Aptly focusing on
for attaining mastery. For ten years since its new policies such as ‘Green New Deal’ or policy
establishment in 2010, UNITAR CIFAL Jeju/Jeju workshops for realizing sustainable development
International Training Center(JITC) has provided in the context of COVID-19, UNITAR CIFAL
capacity-building workshops and trainings on Jeju/JITC invited a total of 889 participants to
sustainable development, as it is acquiring the opportunities of sharing information and
mastership. presenting country cases.
Born out of an ambitious vision of making Jeju- Arguably the global pandemic hit the MICE
do Island a hub for world peace with a tripartite industry(meetings, incentive tourism,
agreement amongst the United Nations Institute conferences and exhibition) hard, as only 12%
for Training And Research(UNITAR), Jeju Special of projects survived compared to 2018. Yet,
Self-Governing Province, and the Ministry the industry turned the tide upside down
of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, innovatively, and created opportunities even
UNITAR CIFAL Jeju/JITC has engaged with local in this New Normal era. As a matter of a fact,
government officials, leaders of civil society we have seen a number of conferences and
and NGOs in the Asia Pacific countries. Every exhibitions held in combination of online and
year, they would come and visit Jeju-do Island offline in 2020. The 7th International Electric
and UNITAR CIFAL Jeju/JITC, amazed by the Vehicle Expo(IEVE) was no exception; it
serene nature and well-preserved environment successfully held global discussions on the
of the island before returning to their home present and future of electric vehicles, and at
countries. The training programs offered by the same time, showcased a creative way for
UNITAR CIFAL Jeju/JITC on the three pillars of the MICE industry to thrive with the COVID-19
sustainable development, namely environmental by organizing dispersive hosting of the event
sustainability, social inclusion, and economic throughout the year, and providing a virtual
development, have indeed played a central exhibition venue and drive-through booths.
role that has brought countries in Asia-Pacific UNITAR CIFAL Jeju/JITC plans to provide
together, and served as a venue for them to trainings and workshops in 2021 on expanding
bond, interact and share knowledge. renewable energy portfolio and emissions
The past year, in 2020, COVID-19 and its reduction in transportation. Through its
implications changed almost everything from programmes, UNITAR CIFAL Jeju/JITC hopes
global economy to our society, which was to closely work with the International Electric
challenging and confusing to all of us. UNITAR Vehicle Expo to create a synergetic impact to
CIFAL Jeju/JITC, however, did not shy away from contribute to the future of Jeju-do Island, a
the new reality, and altered its training mostly carbon-free island by 2030.