Conference and Meeting
Other Events in June
German-Korean Consultative Panel Meeting
German-Korean Consultative Panel Meeting
The 9th German-Korean Consultative Panel Meeting was held in Pyeongchang, Korea from 11 to 13 June 2019.
Dr Hyun-Ah Choi, Senior researcher of HSF Korea attended the meeting and shared information with participants.
Meeting at the HSF Office
The Third Land
Interest in a peaceful exchange within the two Koreas has been of interest for several decades, and with the Inner-Korean Summits new initiatives developed in many different fields. HSF Korea supports the exchange and dialogue on the Korean Peninsula.
During a meeting with Keumhwa Kim (Keum Art Projects), a Berlin artist, the German-Korean Project "Das Dritte Land" (The Third Land) was discussed. The project created a garden in Berlin in which plants from South and North Korea grow together. You can find our more about it here: http://www.keumprojects.com/
During the meeting potential for more exchange between the two Koreas was discussed.
Meeting at HSF Office
Meeting among HSF, Gangwon Province and PyeongChang 2018 Legacy Foundation
Gangwon Province hosted PyeongChang Peace Forum in February 2019. This forum is annual event to share the peace talks on all levels. This forum aimed to promote peaceful future on the Korean peninsula and around the world. After the forum, the PyeongChang 2018 Legacy Foundation was established for the memory of 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games’ success in April 2019.
On 20 June the officers of Gangwon Province and PyeongChang 2018 Legacy Foundation visited Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF) Korea to discuss the future cooperation. Dr Bernhard Seliger explained HSF Korea’s work and shared ideas for future direction. The participants agreed to engage in close cooperation on the Korean Peninsula.
Meeting at the Hanns Seidel Foundation Korea
Meeting with the Foundation for the Rural Youth
Korea, like many other developed economies, experiences a brain drain from rural areas to the cities…the attraction of mega-region Seoul is particularly great. Therefore, a policy of nurturing rural future leaders is very important – this is the task, the Foundation for the Rural Youth under the Ministry of Gender Equality and Families fulfills. Today Dr. Kang Namsik, Secretary General of the Foundation, together with General Planning Manager Jung Hunchan visited Hanns-Seidel-Foundation of Korea to discuss cooperation in South Korea and the whole Korean Peninsula. While currently there are no established programs of youth exchange of North and South, such a policy could be an important step to build trust and dispel prejudices.
Dr Park and Dr Choi (HSF)
2019 Korean Society of Ecology and Infrastructure Engineering (KSEIE) Conference
On 27 June 2019 the KSEIE Conference was held in Sangji University to discuss ecological approaches for sustainable inter-Korean Cooperation.
Dr Hyun-Ah Choi, Senior Researcher of HSF Korea attended as a speaker. Dr Choi shared HSF’s work in the field of wetland and biodiversity in DPRK and suggested the future cooperation direct. The participants also shared idea for sustainable inter-Korean environment cooperation.