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On September 30, the Ministry of Justice held an appointment ceremony for the members of the 4th “Social Integration Advisory Committee,” an advisory body on social integration policy. The Social Integration Advisory Committee has 15 members, including scholars, civil society activists and migrants with broad knowledge and experience in the field of social integration policy.
At the consultation meeting held after the appointment ceremony, the members discussed the agendas “Plan to improve the curriculum of the social integration program” and “Plan to support minor children of persons with humanitarian stay permits,” and exchanged a range of opinions on the Ministry of Justice’s social integration policy.
On the plan to improve the social integration program, the members discussed options such as offering the program in elementary, middle and high schools and developing a course that links the program with university credits. It is significant in itself that minor children of persons with humanitarian stay permits were brought to the discussion as beneficiaries of social integration. With this news as a starting point, we hope for a Korea where refugee children and young people with humanitarian stay permits receive continued attention and can dream about their future.
The Korea Immigration and Integration Program (KIIP) is an education program that helps migrants understand the Korean language, Korean culture and Korean society so that they can become self-reliant. The program has 5 levels in total and is designed so that participants can learn the Korean language and culture step by step, from beginner to advanced level. People who fully complete the program receive additional points when they apply for a status of stay, and the completion is accepted as a basic requirement when they apply for permanent residence (F-5) or naturalization.
