Call for Applications to New Unificationist Academy in Korea

| NOVEMBER 29 2012 courtesy of familyfed.org

The Unification Church in Korea is calling for candidates to apply to the newly created Universal Peace (UPA) by December 27, 2012.

Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon, known by Unificationists as “True Mother,” explained in a Hoon Dok Hwe given November 5, 2012 that the purpose of UPA in Korea would be to train young leaders for the church. According to True Mother, the students will study theology for two years and then dedicate themselves as church leaders for three years. After UPA students gain experience and become as good as the current church leaders in Korea, they will then continue their mission or be given another mission.

UPA will be selective and will have a disciplined atmosphere similar to that of the U.S. Army Military Academy at West Point in New York. “Its [Universal Peace Academy’s] atmosphere is like West Point in the United States, where it will give a strict education and training so that students can have all the refinement as future leaders. We will choose students from those who have bachelor's degrees and the Academy will start next year [in 2013],” True Mother said.

Jae Hyun Kim, the Director of UPA, explained the eligibility for UPA will be based on age, completion of an undergraduate degree, and the results of the application requirements.

The application process consists of three required components, a written test, a physical-fitness test and in-depth interviews, Kim wrote in an email to unificationnews.com

For the first component, applicants have to complete two written tests. The first is a Divine Principle test composed of three sections, including a multiple-choice test, a short-answer test and an essay question. The second test is an English comprehension test to gauge the applicants’ English communication skills.