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KOREA-NEW ZEALAND YEAR OF FRIENDSHIP 2012 Celebrating the 50th Anniversary
of the Diplomatic Relationship
KOREAN EMBASSY NEWSLETTER
Address: 11th Floor, ASB Bank Tower, 2 Hunter Street, Wellington 6011, NZ , Tel: 04-473-9073, Fax: 04-472-3865 E-mail: researcher@koreanembassy.org.nz, Website: www.koreanembassy.org.nz, Facebook: www.facebook.com/nzkoreanembassy
14 September 2012
On 29th August, Ambassador Mr Yongkyu Park met Hon Hekia Parata Minister of Education in Wellington and discussed ways to promote bilateral cooperation on education between Korea and New Zealand.
During the meeting, Ambassador Park explained reasons for the recent reduction in number of Korean students coming to New Zealand.
Ambassador Park also mentioned that he has given lectures on Korea at different universities around New Zealand, as a part of celebrating the 50th anniversary of the diplomatic relationship between the two countries this year. He also explained the Korean Government’s English-teaching programmes such as EPIK and TaLK, hoping that more New Zealanders could apply for these programmes as a venue for educational cooperation.
In response, Minister Hon Hekia Parata emphasized the importance of education industry for New Zealand and continued cooperation in this field between the two countries.
* For more information about EPIK and TaLK programmes, please visit www.epik.go.kr and www.talk.go.kr or contact the Korean Education Centre (09) 303-2625.
AMBASSADOR PARK MEETS MINISTER OF EDUCATION HON HEKIA PARATA
[Photo]: Hon Hekia Parata Minister of Education (left) and Ambassador Park (right) after their meeting in Wellington
From 28th to 30th August, a delegation from the Ulsan Metropolitan City led by Deputy Mayor Mr Dong-ho Oh, visited New Zealand.
In Wellington, they had a meeting with Mr Robyn Henderson Tourism Director of the Ministry of Business, Innovation &
Employment and Mr John Dunn Policy Director of New Zealand Cycle Trail Programme. On the same day, the Ulsan delegation also met Mr Ian McKinnon Deputy Mayor of Wellington. They discussed eco-friendly city development project, promoting mountain tourism and future cooperation between Ulsan and Wellington.
Earlier, the Ulsan delegation visited Queenstown and met Mayor of Queenstown Vanessa Van Uden. They signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for
‘Exchange and Cooperation for Mountain Tourism’ to promote mountain tourism between the two cities.
DEPUTY MAYOR OF ULSAN METROPOLITAN CITY VISITS NEW ZEALAND
[Photo]: (Top) The Ulsan delegation with New Zealand officials in Wellington, (Above) Signing of the MOU in Queenstown
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AMBASSADOR PARK VISITS QUEENSTOWN
[Photo]: Mayor Ms Vanessa van Uden welcomes Ambassador Park to Queenstown
On 6th September, Ambassador Mr Yongkyu Park visited Queestown and met Mayor of Queenstown Ms Vanessa Van Uden and Mr Mark Quickfall Chairman of Destination Queenstown.
At the meeting, Ambassador Park asked for continued support for the Korean community in Queenstown, and they discussed ways to cooperate to promote tourism industries in both countries.
Ambassador Park explained the importance of cooperation between PyeongChang (the host city of the 2018 Winter Olympics) and Queenstown.
Later, Ambassador Park had an interview with a reporter from Mountain Scene, Queenstown’s regional newspaper, on the bilateral relations between Korea and New Zealand. Afterwards, Ambassador Park met Korean community members in Queenstown.
THE 2012 K-POP WORLD FESTIVAL
The K-POP World Festival which was first held in 2011, is being held again in 2012. Advancing to the finals after preliminary rounds took place in eleven countries around the world earlier this year, the soon to be shortlisted teams will visit Korea and compete with each other through a mentoring system with KPOP celebrities and Korean entertainment management companies.
Please visit the 2012 K-POP World Festival website (www.k-popworldfestival.org)
to vote for your favorite contestant around the world!
The Dunedin School of Art at Otago Polytechnic is welcoming Korean artist Hyeryne Park to Dunedin for a three-month residency from 11th September.
Park creates art using a range of materials such as textiles, wood and cardboard. The artist plans to spend her initial time in New Zealand experiencing the landscape. She will then create works in response to the landscape from her studio in the Dunedin School of Art. While in residency at the school, Park will also give feedback to art students and present an exhibition of her work at the Dunedin School of Art Gallery in November. Work created in Dunedin will add to an ongoing series called “Project Nomad” – where Park has created three-dimensional responses to vast landscapes (such as the Grand Canyon).
The residency is part of an exchange arrangement between the Asia New Zealand Foundation (Asia:NZ) and National Art Studio, Goyang, Korea. With the support of Creative New Zealand, Asia:NZ also sends one New Zealand artist to Korea annually. Park’s residency launches a new collaborative relationship between the Asia:NZ Foundation and the Dunedin School of Art Foundation. The Dunedin School of Art Foundation was recently established to grow opportunities for the arts in the Dunedin community and to add value to art education in the city.
Asia:NZ culture director Jennifer King says the foundation is delighted to have the Dunedin School of Art hosting Park. “It’s great to see a residency offered outside Auckland and Wellington.
We hope it is the start of a long-term partnership.”
(Source: Asia:NZ Foundation) For more information, please visit:
http://www.otagopolytechnic.ac.nz/schools-departments/art/news-and-reviews/asia-nz-foundation-student-exchange.html
