Korea Copyright Commission runs global copyright partnership program

Sixteen students studying intellectual property and development policy in South Korea took part in a program designed to connect copyright theory with practice.

The Korea Copyright Commission, working with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, held the K-Copyright Global Partnership Program from the 25th to the 28th of the previous month. The commission has run the initiative since 2024 in cooperation with the related master’s program at the Korea Development Institute School of Public Policy and Management.

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Through field-based copyright education and visits to related institutions, I was able to examine how copyright is applied in practice and connect theory with practice.

The program combined instruction on copyright systems and policy with visits to relevant institutions. Its aim was to help students understand how South Korea’s copyright system operates in practice. The master’s course trains intellectual-property specialists from developing countries.

Three graduates from Brazil, India and Malawi, who completed the program in 2024 and 2025, also attended. They shared their experiences of the master’s course, their work after graduation and copyright cases from their countries.

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I discovered areas of my home country’s copyright system that need improvement, as well as possibilities for using the existing system more effectively.

Participant Dion McNicol Stevenson said the field-based training and institutional visits helped connect theory with practice. He added that the experience revealed areas of his home country’s copyright system that needed improvement, as well as possibilities for using existing institutions more effectively.

Kang Seok-won, chairman of the Korea Copyright Commission, said he hoped the program would help intellectual-property professionals understand the value of copyright and share policy experience and current challenges. He said the commission would continue expanding international cooperation to build a copyright environment in which countries and regions could grow together.

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I hope this program will become an opportunity for intellectual-property professionals from each country to understand the value of copyright and share policy experiences and current issues.