Friday 15 May – Senate Chamber - UKZN

An event coordinated by

International Student Office of Westville Campus

International Culture Community• Unity• Complementarity• Solidarity

Welcome

Vanuja Krishna, Westville

International Student Office

Agenda of the day

Welcome

Anti-Xenophobic message by Joël Yondo

General presentation of South-Korea by Minkyu Park

My Zimbabwean Identity by Kudzai Mukaratirwa

2000-2008 Economic Struggle in Zimbabwe by Prisley

Machiya

Conclusion and vote of thanks

Refreshment time

ICC Vision and Xenophobia

Joël Yondo,Secretary

General of ICC

Republic of KoreaBy Minkyu

Park

Geographic situation

Geographic situation

Introduction

Language : Korean,

한글 (hangul)

Population :

50milion

Ethnic groups:

Korean

Currency : Won

(KRW)

Capital city :Seoul

Religion : none

Before the Division

5000 years history(BC 2333) Unification in 7 century 1200 years independence Japan colonization in 1910 1945 Independence

Before the Division

USSR & USA came to the peninsula

Denial of general election by North

In 1948, South Korea and North Korea

established.

Republic of Korea was accepted as lawful

by UN

Korean War

Invasion by North in

1950

40 countries

supported South

Korea including UN

More than 2million

died

1million separated

family

Solidification of

deviation

Panmunjeom in JSA

Economic Development

‘Miracle of Han river’ Economy Size 12th, Trade Ranking 8th Cellphones, Computer Memory Chips,

Vehicle, Shipbuilding, Steel industry

Seoul World’s Most Electronically Wired City Super speed Internet Lan-1st among OECD

countries

South-Korean GDP

1950’s Seoul

Now

Education

The number of University: 340 University Entrance rate : 82% Strong education fervor : private

education (average 250$ per month per household)

Culture

Confucianism Collectivism: “we”

rather than “I” Lunar new years day Korean Thanksgiving

Day Many temples and

palaces

Lunar years day & New years day

Temples -Bulguksa

Unesco world heritage

AD 574 built Elaborate

construction Absolute

proportion

Seokuram

Unesco world heritage

Made in 774

Elaborate construction

Granite

The only ‘artificial carve stone’

Palace in Seoul –Gyeongbok gung

Built in 1392 as the main palace of the Joseon Dynasty

Burned in 1592 during the war of Japan

Rebuilt in 1868

Changing of the guard ceremony

Palace in Seoul –Gyeongbok gung

Hangul(한글 )-Korean alphabet

Made by King SEJONG in 1446

‘Forms follow the function’ -> Scientific

24 consonant and vowel letters

Basic letters made from the shape of tongue and throat when it is pronounced

Add stroke to basic letter(ㄱ ->ㅋ , ㅅ ->ㅈ )

Food : Bibim-Bap & Bulgogi

Food-Kimchi

Most loved foods by korean

Fermented side dish made of vegetables with a variety of seasonings

Spicy and sour

Thank you for your attention

Thanks Minkyu for your presentation

Questions ?

Introduction

Population: 14 millions

Capital city: Harare

Currency: Zimbabwean dollar (ZWD)

Religion: 63%

Evanlegical christian

17% Catholic 11% Ethnic

religions 9% Others

Ethnies and language

Ethnic groups (2003)

Shona: 82%

Ndebele: 14%

Other African: 2%

White: 1%

Coloured and

Indian: 1%

16 official languages

English is

administrative

language

Shona: 70%

Sindebele: 20%

English as a native

language: 2,5%

Zimbabwean flag

History Flag of ZANU Leading political party

Popular fight for freedom

My Zimbabwean Identity: Based on a true story

By Kudzai Mukaratirwa

Humble beginnings

Unique childhood experience

The importance of Education

Friendships

Global unity

Diversity

Discipline

Hard work

Family

Extended Family

The Future

2000-2008 Economic Struggle in Zimbabwe

By Prisley Machiya

Empty shelves

Price of bread

New exchange system

Harare Market

Farming

Operation ‘Murambatsvina’

Desperation of evicted children

Reconstruction of legal house

SADC: Crime rate

Thank you for your attention

Thanks Kudzai and Prisley for your presentation

Before your hair grows, questions ?

Vote of thanks

Thanks to Speakers International Student Office ICC Staff and the audience

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