International Cooperation Training Center (ICTC) Opens The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) opened International Cooperation Training Center (ICTC) for foreigners in southern Seoul on March 10, 1999. Prime Minister Kim Jong-phil, Foreign Affairs_ Trade Minister Hong Soon-Young, and many Seoul based ambassadors attended the opening ceremony for the Internationl Cooperation Training Center in Yumgok-dong, Seocho-ku, Seoul"We hope that the International Cooperation Training Center will play an important role of alleviating many problems in the global village and ushering in the 21st century, Prime Minister Kim said in a speech. The eight-story building, whose construction cost was 15.6 billion won, consists of nine lecture rooms, 90 lodging rooms, an auditorium, auditoria restaurant and many other leisure and entertainment facilities. So far, KOICA has experienced difficulties in accommodating foreign trainees due to lack of facilities. Therefore, it has been costly for the agency to accommodate foreign trainees in hotels and other private facilities. The center will play an key role of transferring Korea's development experiences and technologies in the fields of economic planning, trade and investment, administration, agriculture, environment, health, and vocational training to trainees from developing countries. This year, the agency is planning to invite 1,393 trainees from 95 countries across the world. dong, Seocho-ku, Seoul. "We hope that the International Cooperation Training Center will play an important role of alleviating many problems in the global village and ushering in the 21st century, Prime Minister Kim said in a speech. The eight-story building, whose construction cost was 15.6 billion won, consists of nine lecture rooms, 90 lodging rooms, an auditorium, auditoria restaurant and many other leisure and entertainment facilities. So far, KOICA has experienced difficulties in accommodating foreign trainees due to lack of facilities. ICTC is a major training facility of KOICA for implementing international training programs and the other international cooperation programs as well as providing a comfortable environment for participants. As KOICA had no comprehensive facilities prior to 1998, it was difficult to accommodate the increasing demands for training programs. In order to enhance the efficiency of training programs and to provide the participans with better accommodation, KOICA started making plans to build ICTC in 1996. Construction began in December 1997 and was completed in March 1999. ICTC is an eight-story building with an area of 7,433.34m2. It has 90 guest rooms with 127 beds, classrooms, an auditorium, a business center, a fitness center, a dining hall, and a leisure room.