[naewoeilbo내외일보]Lee Su Han이수한 기자=In light of the public diplomacy program of the embassy of the sultanate of Oman, H.E Mohamed Alharthy, Ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman to the Republic of Korea, held a reception on July 26, 2019 at the embassy for 20 students of the Middle East College of Oman, who are visiting Korea as part of the Summer Club of at Hanyang University. This exchange program comes within cooperation between Middle East college of Oman and Hanyange University of Korea where Omani students visit Hanyange University for one month during summer and Korean students visit Oman for one month during winter. The program content includes culture, language exchange, sport activities and others.

The ambassador delivered a presentation to the students about Korean history and culture. He also highlighted the Korean economic development and factors of success. His Excellency said to the students Korea is a model for economic and industrial development, progress and prosperity. He pointed out the importance of benefiting from Korean experiences and knowledge transfer, and the importance of exchange visits, especially student exchange, entrepreneurs, youth, women's associations and various civil society associations to benefit from the Korean experience, expertise and knowledge.

H.E said we are happy to see the Middle East College – Hanyange university exchange students program has been successful for 6 consecutive years. He hoped that the College would expand the horizons of cooperation to include academic and research exchanges and that other colleges and universities in the Sultanate of Oman would benefit from this enriching experience with Korean universities. He said that the embassy is keen to offer any support to ensure the success of these exchange programs.