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2013 Jeju Youth Forum Held in Jeju
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 {This article is written by a Junior Journalist. Junior Journalist articles are only briefly edited by mentors before publishing.}

From October 24th to 28th, the Jeju Youth Forum was held in Aewol-eup, Jeju city. Nine countries took part in this conference: China, Taiwan, Japan, the U.S.A., Iraq, Mongolia, Russia, Vietnam, and Korea. The five-day forum gave participants from these countries the opportunity to debate and discuss global issues, and experience Jeju. The Jeju International Youth Forum has now been held four times, and all the invited countries have a good relationship with Jeju.

Participants were given four topics for discussions on Saturday: Leadership, smartphone addiction, happy school life, and unequal food distribution. Chou Chaowen from Taiwan chose to discuss global leadership.

"I think listening to different opinions and making intelligent observations are the most important skills for a global leader to have," she said. "A person’s word or action may determine the location of a solution."

Chaowen returned home with lasting memories of her Jeju experience.

"Jeju is really beautiful,” she said. “I went to the Onggi village and a Nanta performance and it was amazing. I can't forget this time."

There were also many teachers from the nine countries at the forum. One Vietnamese teacher in particular was interested in the global issues being discussed, too.

"The reason for global issues is the cultural differences,” she reasoned. “Though the world become more globalized, just a few people tend to know about lots of cultures and this creates the global issues, basically. What I like most about Korea is the people. They are so kind. I was worried about going to a foreign country."

Organizers of the forum selected the age bracket of attendees with a purpose.

"It is a project which gives foreigners a favorable impression of Jeju and promotes the beauty of nature and the tradition,” said event organizer Kang Jeong-taek. “Teenagers aged 15 to 18 are usually invited because we think they have to get a different viewpoint of society at that time to grow as global leaders."

Students who want to watch this forum can attend if they fill out the form in their home school. Many people visited here and had a chance to exchange their opinions. It was a great project for both foreigners and local people in that it made students think deeply about global issues by hearing various international perspectives.

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