The Institute of Public Administration signed a cooperation agreement with the National Human Resources Development Institute of the Republic of Korea. The National Human Resources Development Institute of the Republic of Korea (NHI Republic of Korea) is a government structure directly subordinated to the Ministry of Personnel Management, with the main functions of developing programs and conducting training for newly appointed civil servants, senior executives, and general directors, as well as conducting research and studies and training foreign government officials in the Republic of Korea.

The scope of the agreement includes the exchange of good practices in public sector leadership development and education, the development of joint training programs for civil servants, academic research, and human resource development in public administration.