Articles for Korea

Korea University International Winter Campus a growing success with Australian students

7 February 2019

Korea University is one of the top universities in Korea, and their 3-week International Winter Campus program allows students to study courses, participate in cultural activities and earn credits.  This year more than 740 students from 30 different universities and 38 countries participated in the program.

Education Policy Dialogues: Japan and Korea
7 February 2019
Australia is a regional and world leader in education, and a partner of choice for international collaboration. These partnerships span the globe, but the relationships within our own region are of paramount importance, this includes those with Japan and the Republic of Korea.

Advancing Australia’s bilateral education partnerships: Japan and the Republic of Korea
4 October 2018
Both Japan and Korea are long-standing bilateral education partners and important allies for Australia in multilateral fora. The department continues to share best practice models and support future cooperation and partnerships with both countries in education, science and research.

Australia-Korea technology research workshop

7 August 2018

Cutting-edge science and technology projects from Australian and Korean tertiary institutions were show cased at the recent Australia-Korea Research and Innovation Collaboration Workshop, hosted by our department at the Australian Embassy in Seoul, Republic of Korea.

Video Conferencing: An Innovative Way to Reach a Regional Audience in Korea
22 December 2017
On 15 December, Ms Juhee Hong, Education Director, Australian Embassy, Seoul delivered a presentation on the Australian education system and Australia-Korea school collaboration programs to 120 Korean school teachers in the Jeonnam region, a province in the southwest of Korea.

MoU signed between TAFE Directors Australia (TDA) and Korean Council for University College Education (KCCE)
19 December 2016
In August 2016, the Department of Education and Training at the Australian Embassy in Seoul supported the visit to Australia by the Korean Council for University College Education (KCCE), where they signed a new agreement for cooperation with TAFE Directors Australia (TDA).

1st Australia-Korea School Linkages Workshop held in Seoul
19 December 2016 
The Department of Education and Training at the Australian Embassy in Seoul organised the first Australia-Korea School Linkages Workshop on 23 September 2016 with more than 100 attendees including teachers, principals and government officials from Metropolitan and Provincial Offices of Education.

Delegation fosters regional university collaboration with Korea
17 January 2014
Opportunities to collaborate on global challenges such as food security, environmental sustainability and health and ageing could lay the foundations for closer ties between Australian and Korean regional universities following discussions between leaders from the Regional Universities Network and regional Korean universities.

Networking for Vocational Education
14 January 2014
Almost 100 delegates from 15 countries attended the first annual East Asia Summit (EAS) Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Provider Network forum in Seoul on 4-7 November 2013.

2014 Teach and Learn in Korea program inviting applications
25 September 2013
The Korean Government is inviting applications for the Teach and Learn in Korea (TaLK) program.

2013 Teach and Learn in Korea program open for applications
27 March 2013
The Korean Government is inviting applications for the Teach and Learn in Korea (TaLK) program, which supports current university students (that have completed at least 2 years of their degree) and recent university graduates from Australia to teach English at a rural elementary school. 

Regional VET network         
26 March 2013
The Australia-Korea led development of a regional network of VET providers was furthered in November with a provider workshop in Melbourne attracting representatives from 15 of the 18 East Asian Summit member countries.

International Education Policy Briefing 2013 - Country Brief
7 March 2013

Korean Government scholarships open for applications
26 February 2013
The Embassy of the Republic of Korea is inviting applications from Australian graduates for the 2013 Korean Government Scholarship Program (KGSP).