Industry event K Conference in Korea signed a memorandum of understanding last month with the Korean Association of International Educators, ensuring its event spotlights inbound and outbound study... More Korean universities will attend K Conference – one of Korea’s agent-educator events – this year, reflecting Korea’s desire to grow as both a recruitment and host country.
K Conference signed a memorandum of understanding last month with the
Korean Association of International Educators which includes international office representatives from all of Korea’s universities. KAIE members will be able to attend the event this March in Seoul alongside foreign schools and education agents, mainly from Korea and other Asian countries.
Haebin Park, the manager of K Conference, said: “K Conference wanted Korean educators in the field of international education to be actively participating. As we all know, Korea is rising in the market of international education. The MOU with KAIE is a great opportunity for K Conference to give foreign [attendees] the opportunity to meet more Korean universities.”
This is a great opportunity to give foreign [attendees] the opportunity to meet more Korean universities
Held at the Shilla Seoul hotel, the conference will bring together 600-700 educators, agents, exhibitors and VIP guests (including politicians and CEOs) from predominantly Asian countries, but also Europe. Haebin added that it was the first year that agents and educators from China, Japan, and Korea would attend together, which would "emphasise Asian education".
Industry experts will speak on the first day of the event including Jodie Gray, Senior International Manager of English UK and Study World and Markus Badde, CEO of ICEF.
K Conference has also signed an MOU with Korea University News Network, a Korean newspaper reporting on HE which will cover the conference. “We thought that working with UNN was a good way to spread the word regarding what K Conference is doing and what its ultimate goal is,” Haebin said.
Korea is a significant market in international education, sending 112,000 students abroad in 2008 (last available data, UNESCO). However, between 2005 and 2009 it increased its own international numbers from 22,500 to 76,000. It wants to raise this to 100,000 by 2014.
More Korean universities will attend K Conference – one of Korea’s agent-educator events – this year, reflecting Korea’s desire to grow as both a recruitment and host country.
K Conference signed a memorandum of understanding last month with the Korean Association of International Educators which includes international office representatives from all of Korea’s universities. KAIE members will be able to attend the event this March in Seoul alongside foreign schools and education agents, mainly from Korea and other Asian countries.
Haebin Park, the manager of K Conference, said: “K Conference wanted Korean educators in the field of international education to be actively participating. As we all know, Korea is rising in the market of international education. The MOU with KAIE is a great opportunity for K Conference to give foreign [attendees] the opportunity to meet more Korean universities.”
This is a great opportunity to give foreign [attendees] the opportunity to meet more Korean universities
Held at the Shilla Seoul hotel, the conference will bring together 600-700 educators, agents, exhibitors and VIP guests (including politicians and CEOs) from predominantly Asian countries, but also Europe. Haebin added that it was the first year that agents and educators from China, Japan, and Korea would attend together, which would “emphasise Asian education”.
Industry experts will speak on the first day of the event including Jodie Gray, Senior International Manager of English UK and Study World and Markus Badde, CEO of ICEF.
K Conference has also signed an MOU with Korea University News Network, a Korean newspaper reporting on HE which will cover the conference. “We thought that working with UNN was a good way to spread the word regarding what K Conference is doing and what its ultimate goal is,” Haebin said.
Korea is a significant market in international education, sending 112,000 students abroad in 2008 (last available data, UNESCO). However, between 2005 and 2009 it increased its own international numbers from 22,500 to 76,000. It wants to raise this to 100,000 by 2014.
