Welcome to this site.
It has been established by the Australia-Korea Foundation to put young people
in touch with each other, and to learn about each other's countries.
The site is based on materials in the education kit Investigating
Australia, which has been sent to all South Korean Middle
Schools. It opens a door for young Koreans to explore Australia, and for
young Australians to explore South Korea. It also gives young people in
both countries a chance to contact each other directly.
Australia-Korea Foundation
The Australia-Korea Foundation was set up by the Australian
Government to promote contacts between Australia and South-Korea.
Australia-Korea Foundation
PO Box 6060 Kingston
ACT 2604
AUSTRALIA
Phone: 61 2 6261 3831
Fax: 61 2 6261 1571
Web: http://www.dfat.gov.au/akf
The Australia-Korea Foundations main aims are:
A. To promote within Korea an increased understanding of contemporary
Australia and its importance to Korea, as well as of its history,
culture, traditions and languages, particularly through targeted
educational and media activities.
B. To develop within Australia a better appreciation of contemporary
Korea and its importance to Australia, and to promote understanding
of Korean traditional society, culture, history and language
especially through educational initiatives, media activities
and the promotion of Korean language studies.
C. To promote better understanding and more extensive discussion
of mutual economic and foreign policy interests between Australia
and Korea, and to encourage the development of closer associations
between Australian and Korean business.
D. To foster opportunities for increased collaboration between
Australia and Korea in industry, science and technology, through
greater mutual awareness and through collaborative ventures.
E. To present Australia to the Korean people as a nation capable
of outstanding creative and innovative achievement in cultural
and artistic spheres, and a source of high quality productions
in these areas.
News
Exploring Australian Plants nominated for ATOM Award 2.30pm 05/08/08
Exploring Australian Plants has been nominated for Best Primary Education Resource in the Enhance TV ATOM Awards 2008. Congratulations to the teams at Australia-Korea Foundation, Australian Ecosystems Foundation Inc and Ryebuck Media. We look forward to sucess on the night. You might also like to know that segments from this program are screened continuously in the Australian Conservatory at Haentek Botanical Gardens in Korea.
ATOM Awards website | Exploring Australian Plants
IT in Korea 3.00pm 16/06/08
IT, it's an integral aspect of life and work in South Korea, one of the world's leading IT societies. In this unit students explore South Korea's 'informatization' industry to find out what it is, and how it impacts on people, and more broadly society. Through an investigation of CY World, students will find out about this popular social networking space. Students also discover why South Korea is a leader in IT and investigate ways in which Australia and South Korea can co-operate in this very important industry.
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