Korea Occasions President-Writer Oh Younger-jin, left, and Hirediversity COO Moon Joon pose after signing a memorandum of understanding at The Korea Occasions’ headquarters in Jung District, central Seoul, Tuesday. Korea Occasions photograph by Choi Received-suk
By Lee Gyu-lee
The Korea Occasions signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Hirediversity, an area startup, on Tuesday, to collectively promote Korean tradition and language globally.
The Korea Occasions President-Writer Oh Younger-jin and Hirediversity CEO Shim Hwa-yong signed the MOU throughout a ceremony on the newspaper’s headquarters in central Seoul.
Hirediversity is understood for providing a platform that streamlines administrative processes for expatriates and worldwide college students in Korea, reminiscent of visa issuance and residence card functions, by collaborations with universities and native governments.
The brand new collaboration goals to unite the assets of each organizations to host occasions and promotional actions that may assist broaden the affect of Korean tradition and language globally.
“Once I met Hirediversity’s CEO and COO (Moon Joon), I bought the sensation that this firm is about creating a brand new world and a brand new future. We’re an organization with a 74-year historical past, and now these two firms have come collectively to bridge the hole between custom and innovation,” Oh stated in his congratulatory remarks.
“I am open to discovering a standard denominator between the 2 firms and constructing a brand new enterprise mannequin, and mutually complementing one another to boost our long-term values … I got here to suppose that I actually need to discover methods for us to work along with that.”
Shim additionally expressed that the MOU will assist improve the affect of Korean tradition amongst foreigners, reflecting on his personal expertise of rising up with the newspaper.
“I’ve private recollections with The Korea Occasions. I used to be in an English newspaper membership throughout highschool,” he stated. “I used to learn articles in Korean after which learn The Korea Occasions to be taught concerning the world. This was 20 years in the past.”
He added, “I hope this collaboration will join my expertise from 20 years in the past with the scholars of the long run, 20 years from now.”
