The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology will invite 830 ethnic Korean students for an annual homecoming program.

This year’s program has been expanded to include not only high school and college students but also elementary and middle school students as well as Korean adoptees abroad.

The ministry said the program will run through August 17th and provide the students with an opportunity to experience Korea and its culture.

The participants will take lessons on Korean language, history and culture at Seoul National Univerisity of Education, the Educational Foundation for Koreans Abroad and Chonbuk National University.

They will also visit historic sites and participate in various cultural activities.