The Korea Foundation and the SNU Graduate Institute of International and Area Studies will co-host the Japanese Secondary School Social Studies Teachers Invitation Program, for a period of 15 days from November 8 to 22, which incluldes the participation of 25 teachers from 8 prefectures and Cities such as Osaka and Shizuoka, where the 2002 World Cup Soccer finals will be held. This invitation program is being implemented as part of the Korea-Japan Teachers Exchange Vist Program, a joint undertaking of the Korea Foundation and the Japan Foundation to commemorate the co-hosting of the 2002 World Cup. This program is based on a mutual recognition that education, which can enhance young students' proper understanding about each other's history and culture, can be instrumental in transforming the current Korea-Japan relationship into a more future-oriented partnership. During their stay, the participants will attend lectures introducing Korea, visit a high school, and go on field trips to historic and cultural sites, including the Independence Memorial Hall and DMZ. Prior to this visit, the Japan Foundation successfully conducted a similar function for Korean secondary school teachers in Tokyo and Hyogo Prefecture, from September 20 to October 4.