About WHIPIC

    Contact Information

    Email Domains: @unesco-whipic.org


    HONG Changnam

    Director General

      044-251-1001

      cn.hong


    KIM Heungnyeon

    Deputy Director General

      044-251-1002

      hn.kim


    YEO Heekyoung

    Head of the Strategy and Planning Office

      044-251-1010

      hk.yeo

    • Overall Planning and Managing of the Strategy Planning Office
    • Financial Officer and Contract Officer
    • Personal Information Protection Officer

    KONG Hyeonji

    Programme Specialist

      044-251-1011

      hj.kong

    • Planning for mid, long-term strategies of the Office
    • Contract management (supporting the Contract Officer)
    • WHIPIC Fellowship and Internship programmes
    • Collaborative projects with Advisory Bodies of the World Heritage Committee
    • Collaboration with relevant overseas institutions
    • Preparation of the Centre’s weekly activity reports

    MOON Suree

     Programme Specialist

      044-251-1012

      s.moon

    • Operation of the Board of Directors, Executive Committee, Advisory Committee, etc.
    • Budget formulation, revision, and execution management of the Office
    • Corporate (Centre-related) affairs
    • Communication with the National Assembly
    • Coordination with government agencies
    • Operation of staff welfare and recognition programmes

    LEE Sunwoo

    Administrative Assistant

      044-251-1013

      sw.lee

    • Establishment and revision of the Articles of Association and internal regulations
    • Acquisition and management of goods, facilities, and assets
    • Management of fixed expenditures (legal, tax, leases, etc.)
    • Personal information protection and general security management (document security, security audits)
    • Handling of incoming/outgoing official documents and records management
    • Management of the Centre’s incoming mail

    MA Eunjeong

    Administrative Assistant

      044-251-1014

      ej.ma

    • Expenditure processing (as Expenditure Officer)
    • Planning and operation of staff capacity-building and mandatory compliance training
    • Distribution of press releases and media relations
    • Management of the (Deputy) Director General’s schedule

    SHIM Haeree

    Head of the Research and Development Office

      044-251-1020

     hr.shim

    • Overall planning and managing of the Research Office

    KIM Namwoong

    Programme Specialist

      044-251-1021

      nw.kim

    • Research for International Principles of Heritage Interpretation and Presentation
    • Establishing Collaboration Networks for World Heritage Interpretation and Presentation
    • Budget Management for Research Office

    NAM Seungtae

    Programme Specialist

      044-251-1022

      st.nam

    • Research on World Heritage Interpretation Strategy
    • Analysis of World Heritage Committee Sessions

    OH Kayeong

    Programme Specialist

      044-251-1023

      gy.oh

    • World Heritage Interpretation Issues and Inclusivity Case Studies
    • Document Management and General Administrative Support

    SHIM Haeree

    Head of the Education and Networking Office

    (concurrent)

      044-251-1030

    hr.shim

    • Overall planning and managing of the Education and Networking Office

    KANG Sojeong

    Programme Specialist

     -

      sj.kang

    -

    LEE Sung Re

    Programme Specialist

      044-251-1032

     sr.lee

    • International Capacity Building Programme on World Heritage Interpretation and Presentation(Arab)

      - Annual Workshop on Heritage Interpretation and Presentation in cooperation with ARC-WH

      - Co-organising Projects with World Heritage institutions in Arab Region

    • Development of Curriculum and Educational Materials on World Heritage Interpretation and Presentation Capacity Building

    • National Capacity Building and Training on World Heritage Interpretation and Presentation
    • World Heritage Committee Side Event

    LEE  Marin

    Programme Consultant

      044-251-1031

     mr.lee

    • International Capacity Building Programme on World Heritage Interpretation and Presentation(Africa)
    • Cooperation Projects with UNESCO for Capacity Building Policy
      - World Heritage Periodic Reporting and Implementation of the Regional Framework in Asia Pacific
      - Capacity Building for Tangible-Intangible Synergies in East Asia


    YEO Heekyuong

    Head of the Heritage Digital Information Office 

    (concurrent)

      044-251-1020

     hy.yeo

    • Overall Planning and Managing of the Heritage Digital Information Office

    HEO Sujin

    Programme Specialist

      044-251-1026

     sj.heo

    • Enhancement of accessibility to World Heritage information
    • Archieves Management

    CHOI Sol

    Programme Specialist

      044-251-1027

     s.choi

    • Development of Multimedia on World Heritage Interpretation and Presentation
    • Managing Information Security
    • Managing Online Communication (Website and Social Media)

    LEE Nayeon

    Head of Future Growth TF team

      044-251-1040

      ny.lee

    • Overall Management of Future Growth TF Team
    • Establishment of Mid-to-Long-Term Development Plans and Key Business Plans

    CHOI Yejun

     Programme Specialist

      044-251-1041

     yj.choi

    • Budget Planning and Management
    • Centre Construction-Related Duties

    • Human Resources Management and Personnel Recruitment

    • Audit and Inspection Tasks

    • International Partnerships and UNESCO Category 2 Centre Cooperation Duties

    • Workplace Support Counseling

    HWANG Hayeon

     Programme Specialist

      044-251-1042

     hy.hwang

    • Renewal of the WHIPIC Establishment Agreement
    • Organisation Management and Performance Evaluation
    • Integrity and Anti-Corruption Affairs
    • Service Records and Certificate Management
    • Groupware Management
    • Workplace Support Counseling

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