Overview
The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Austria in cooperation with Austrian counterparts would like to hold a seminar in which experts from Korea and Austria are giving presentations on the KOR-AUT relations.
Objectives
The seminar is to reflect on the path of the KOR-AUT bilateral cooperation for the last 130 years, assess the current situation and discuss the future development of the relationship in political, economic and cultural aspects.
Audience
Korean and Austrian officials, citizens and students
Date and venue
7th December 2022 (Wednesday), Park Hyatt Hotel, Am Hof 2, 1010 Vienna
Program Details
(1) Registration (09:00-09:30)
(2) Welcome Speech (09:30-09:40)
- H.E. Sangwook Ham, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Austria; Dr. Heinz Fischer, former Federal President of Austria; Florian Frauscher, Director General for Economic Affairs, Innovation and International Policy, Federal Ministry of Labour and Economy
(3) Session 1 (09:40-10:10): History of 130 years of bilateral relations between Korea and Austria, current situation and vision of the future development
- Presenters: Deputy Ambassador Yeonjean Yoon, Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Austria; Univ.-Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Frank, Professor of East Asian Economy and Society, University of Vienna; Thomas Seifert, Deputy Editor in Chief, Wiener Zeitung
(4) Group Photo for Speakers (10:10)
(5) Coffee Break (10:10-10:30)
(6) Session 2 (10:30-11:15): Overview of the Korean-Austrian economic cooperation and the way forward
- Presenters: Dr. Thomas Mayr, Deputy Director, Department Asia and Pacific, Federal Ministry of Labour and Economy; Byoungwoo Yu, Head of KOTRA Vienna; Christina-Maria Schösser, Regional Manager Asia/Oceania, WKO
(7) Session 3 (11:15-12:00): Korean-Austrian cultural and scientific cooperation
- Presenters: H.E. DDr. Christoph Thun-Hohenstein, Director-General for International Cultural Relations, Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs; Cultural Attaché Jongseok Yun, Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Austria; Dr. Jerome De Wit, Guest Professor, Korean Studies, University of Vienna; Scientific Attaché Sang Wook Kang, Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Austria
(8) Networking Luncheon (12:00 – 13:30) Standing buffet in the hotel
For those who want to attend, please RSVP through e-mail (viennaevent@mofa.go.kr) or 01 478 1991 36 by 2 December