The 5-day International Anti-Corruption Spring School for students and young people commenced on 18 March 2024 and will run till 22 March 2024.

Speaking during the opening session of the training, Dr. Yoojin Choi, Head of Training and Capacity Development at IACA commended UNODC for co-organizing the anti-corruption spring school with the Academy. Dr. Choi added, “We have arranged this programme together with UNODC to bring knowledge on anti-corruption to young people and students”.

Organized with the support from the Austria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the training aims to build ethical skills and mindsets in students and young individuals from Asia-Pacific Region and Least Developed Countries (LDCs), and will raise awareness among them of the values and principles of integrity, ethics, and anti-corruption.  

The Spring School will also equip the participants with an understanding of what corruption is and what are its harmful impacts on the society. It will help them to recognize, resist, and prevent corruption.

The training brought together 40 participants selected from 27 countries - Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Gambia, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malawi, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Uganda, Uzbekistan, and Zambia.

The Spring School is administered through live sessions and delivered by global experts on anti-corruption and compliance.