WeKO 8th Recruitment – Develop magic-like abilities for global development cooperation KOR / ENG
[2026 KOICA Magic Academy: Recruitment Notice for New Wizards]
🧙 Eligibility

Anyone aged 16 or older is welcome to apply.
WeKO 8th looks solely at your "potential power."

✨ Preferred Qualifications

We are looking for new wizards who:

  • Want to express their unique power and identity through creative content.
  • Want to learn and promote the magic of development cooperation in an easy, fun way.
  • Want to move people's hearts through stories, videos, and images.
  • Want to gain practical experience in producing content utilizing AI tools.
  • Want to test their own potential power and grow small yet promising ideas into magical changes.
📜 Entrance Exam Topic

Please submit a PR photo or video
that best showcases your unique potential power!

  • Topic: A photo or video highlighting your potential power keyword
  • Format: Select and submit either a photo or video via Google Form (submitting both is also allowed)
✨ Magic Research & Activities

🔮 Introduce overseas KOICA offices and ODA, and deliver live news from partner countries.

Mission

  • Conduct regular content creation missions twice a month
🔮 Recruitment Scale

Total: 100 members

🏰 Domestic Category 40 Members
  • Individual applications allowed
  • Team applications allowed (Groups of 4)
    ※ Team assignments finalized after admission based on potential power
🌏 Global Category 60 Members
  • Foreign residents living in South Korea
  • Korean nationals residing overseas
  • Foreign national residing overseas

※ Dualized Operation by Category

  • ① [Domestic - Project-Based]: Brand Marketing & PR Supporters
  • - Planning and executing promotional ideas for development cooperation
  • ② [Global - Mission-Based]: Global Correspondents for Partner Countries
  • - Producing on-site promotional content, including ODA success stories and developing country project sites
📜 Application Period

June 5 (Fri) – June 29 (Mon), 2026 (KST)

  • The WeKO admission season is open for 4 weeks only.
    Submit your application before the gates close! ✨
📜 Admissions Process
1st Round
Document Screening
Announcement of Qualifiers: July 6 (Mon)
2nd Round
Online Interview
July 8 (Wed) – July 9 (Thu)
Final Acceptance Announcement
July 16 (Thu)
Entrance Ceremony
July 24 (Fri)※ The entrance ceremony will be held offline.

※ Applicants must possess a personal Instagram account
※ Blogs, Facebook, and YouTube accounts can be created after activities commence

⏳ Activity Period

July – November 2026 (5 Months)

🏆 Activity Benefits
  • Awards and prize money for outstanding participants
    Individual Category
    Grand Prize1,000,000 KRW
    First Prize500,000 KRW
    Excellence Prize300,000 KRW

    ※ The scale of awards and prize amounts are subject to change

  • Provision of activity allowances
  • Opportunities to attend official KOICA events and training programs
  • Issuance of an official Certificate of Completion for final graduates
🧭 How to Apply

Official Admissions Portal: KOICA WeKO

※ Portal opens during the application period.

📜 Contact

KOICA Magic Academy(WeKO Operations Office)

🌟 Who We Are Looking For

World-changers don't always use grand magic.
Moving hearts with a single post,
connecting possibilities through technology,
and building a better future together—
this is the real power.

The power of development cooperation is ready to awaken inside you.
Time to unleash your unique potential.

✨ Apply to WeKO now! ↗

※ For the Global Category, please click <ENG> at the top of
the homepage after selecting your language (KOR/ENG).

FAQ

A. Global WeKO members serve as global correspondents who introduce KOICA's overseas offices and ODA project sites, while sharing on-the-ground stories from partner countries. They cover ODA success stories and project sites in developing countries, and plan and produce on-site promotional content in their own language and style.
A. It means that when the small everyday powers you've been practicing meet KOICA, they awaken into the magic of development cooperation. WeKO 8th members will promote the impactful changes of KOICA and ODA through creative, engaging, and accessible content.
A. Following the success of WeKO 6th (27 countries) and WeKO 7th (42 countries), WeKO 8th aims to recruit from an even wider range of countries and regions. We look forward to sharing K-ODA stories through diverse global perspectives.
A. WeKO 8th is open to all applicants, regardless of academic background or major. Anyone aged 16 or older is eligible to apply.
A. The results of the first-round document screening will be announced on July 6th, followed by the interview and final acceptance announcements on July 16th. Detailed interview schedules will be communicated individually only to those who pass the document screening.
A. An Official Participation Certificate can be issued for attending official events, such as interviews. This document will be provided by the KOICA WeKO Operations Office upon request. However, please note that the approval of an official absence is strictly at the discretion of your academic institution or professor. Therefore, we advise you to verify the policies with your department or academic advisor in advance.