Anti-Corruption Training Institute renamed as Korea Integrity and Civil Rights Training Institute (KICTI), Enhancing Training Expertise in Integrity and Civil Rights

- The Anti-Corruption Training Institute under the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission will become the Korea Integrity and Civil Rights Training Institute starting from Dec. 30, strengthening education on civil rights and interests protection, and conflict management, along with expanded education for future generations

(Dec. 30th, 2025, ACRC)

The Anti-Corruption Training Institute under the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) will have a new name of the Korea Integrity and Civil Rights Training Institute (KICTI) from Dec. 30.

The change was to establish the institute's identity as a specialized training institution encompassing not only integrity but also rights and interests protection and conflict management.

The name includes “Korea” to show the commitment to disseminate culture of integrity beyond the public sector to the entire citizen. The word “Civil Rights” is also added to intuitively highlights its functions of training rights and interests protection and conflict management.

KICTI plans to take this renaming as an opportunity to redefine its educational direction for 2026 and focus its capabilities. First, the institute will significantly strengthen training in rights and interests protection and conflict management. It will also expand practical training for citizens' rights protection, such as handling grievances and administrative appeals, to enhance public officials' problem-solving capabilities.

Moreover, it will implement diverse and timely training programs. The institute will introduce a new integrity leadership program, organize basic courses for communication and empathy to prevent corruption and inter-generation conflicts within the public sector, and expand practical training to strengthen integrity capabilities in the era of AI technology.

Integrity education for younger generation will be also strengthened. Outreach programs to elementary, middle, high school, and university will be expanded, and content for respective age group will be developed and distributed to schools at all levels.

The chairperson of ACRC stated, “By including the words ‘Korea’ and ‘Civil Rights’ for the name of the institute, we would like to show our strong commitment to solidify our status as the nation's representative educational institution and to get closer to the lives of the people.”

He added, “We will do our best and be true to our new name, raise the level of integrity within the public service but also prevent and address conflicts within the society.”