Australia-Korea Foundation
SeMA with Artspace presents an exhibition of contemporary Australian art (AKF2020021)
Sector: Cross Cultural Collaboration
Country location: Republic of Korea
Grantee: Seoul Museum of Art
Project description
Seoul Museum of Art (South Korea) in close collaboration with Artspace (Australia) will present a large-scale survey exhibition of Australian contemporary art at SeMA between December 2021 and March 2022 with support from the Australian Embassy in the Republic of Korea as part of the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Australia and the Republic of Korea. The exhibition will highlight artists and collectives from across Australia, including First Nations and culturally-and linguistically-diverse artists and it will exemplify Australia’s diverse creative landscape and engage with vital aspects of contemporary culture. It will reveal parallel trajectories, crossovers and contradictions resonant between both countries, stimulating new and sustained regional conversations. An exhibition of this scale and ambition will be the first of its kind in Korea.
Key dates
| Activity or event | Location | Expected start date | Expected end date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virtual studio visits, artist introductions and curatorial developmentVirtual studio visits, artist introductions and curatorial development | Seoul, Sydney and more | 01/07/2020 | |
| Research Trips for Curators (if the travel is possible) | Sydney and more | 11/01/2021 | 14/02/2021 |
| Research Trips for Artists (if the travel is possible) | Seoul and more | 22/02/2021 | 01/04/2021 |
| Freight and Exhibition Installation | Sydney | 01/09/2021 | 12/12/2020 |
| Exhibition | Seoul | 14/12/2021 | 06/03/2022 |
| Opening Night & Performance | Seoul | 14/12/2021 | |
| Artists' Talk | Seoul, Sydney and more | 15/12/2021 | 18/12/2020 |
| Lectures & Educational Program | Seoul | 11/01/2022 | 06/02/2022 |
| Artist-led public programme | Seoul, Sydney and more | 25/01/2022 | 06/02/2022 |
| Artists' Talk | Seoul, Sydney and more | 04/03/2022 | 06/03/2022 |
| Exhibition Deinstallation and Return Freight | Seoul | 07/03/2022 | 01/05/2022 |
Social media
sema.seoul.go.kr
Australia-Korea Foundation grant offer: $75,000.00
Contact person
Gahee Park
Seoul Museum of Art
+82(0)221248932
Australia and Korea: Building a Secure and Prosperous Asia (AKF2020032)
Sector: Strategic International Relations
Country location: Australia
Grantee: Monash University
Project description
Australia and Korea: Building a Secure and Prosperous Asia (AKBSPA) brings together international specialists on trade, investment, industry and security in an international conference to explore issues such as the Australia-ROK FTA, energy, investment, R&D, innovation, digital economy and services trade, as well as Australia and Korea's defence cooperation, and the implications for the securitization of the wider Indo-Pacific region. AKBSPA will disseminate and publish its work to a wider public audience through public seminars and, forums, an international conference, an executive policy brief and a commercially-published volume. AKBSPA research will be widely available to the public, through our website, universities, business groups and think tanks, including our project partners, the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP), Australian business networks, such as the Australia-Korea Business Council (AKBC), and governance networks, including the state and Commonwealth Australian governments.
Key dates
| Activity or Event | Location | Expected start date | Expected end date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conference (AKF logo) | Melbourne | 29/09/2021 | 01/10/2021 |
| Briefing Paper publication (AKF logo) | Melbourne, Seoul | 15/02/2022 | 15/02/2022 |
Social media
https://www.facebook.com/adelaidesymphonyorchestra/; https://www.linkedin.com/company/adelaide-symphony-orchestra/
Australia-Korea Foundation grant offer: $25,000.00
Contact person
Monash University
Dr. Remy Davison, Department of Politics & International Relations, School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts
0430406160
https://www.monash.edu/arts/social-sciences/home
Sorrows and Songs: Women’s Perspectives of the Korean War (AKF2020057)
Sector: Cross Cultural Collaboration
Country location: Australia
Grantee: Ms Lee Grant
Project description
Featuring untold female perspectives of the Korean War, "Sorrows and Songs" is a digital-content development project told through filmed oral-histories, photographs and archives and led by Lee Grant in partnership with the Australian War Memorial. This project will be a series of visualised oral histories to be edited into short films for digital exhibition that will provide insight into the Korean War from the perspectives of women before, during and after the war. Alongside this virtual presence, will be a work-in-progress lecture / project presentation to key stakeholders in the community including surviving veterans, wives and widows and others (such as the families of veterans and migrants from within the Korean diaspora). An educational resource package will be made available via a dedicated project website for primary and secondary schools which will ultimately be preserved by the Australian Web Archive.
Key dates
| Activity or Event | Location | Expected start date | Expected end date |
|---|---|---|---|
| International travel to Korea | South Korea | 25/06/2021 | 25/06/2023 |
| ANU Korea Centre Project WIP Presentation | ANU, Canberra | 25/06/2021 | 25/06/2023 |
| Website design and development - including content creation | Australia and Korea | 25/06/2021 | 25/06/2023 |
Social media
@leegrantphotos, https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=711506757, www.leegrant.net
Australia-Korea Foundation grant offer: $50,000.00
Contact person
Ms Lee Grant
0421595526
Australia/Korea Gateball Project (AKF2020088)
Sector: Cross Cultural Collaboration
Country location: Australia
Grantee: Australian Croquet Association
Project description
Gateball is an exciting mallet sport played in teams of 5 by over 10 million people worldwide. While 60000 people play this game in Korea, the numbers playing in Australia are limited to a few hundred but players are keen for the game to grow. A highlight for Australian players is the Australian Gateball Championships, held biennially in one of the Eastern states of Australia. In 2021 the event is being held at the Gold Coast Performance Centre from the 17th to 19th September. In 2021 the grant from the AKF will enable Gateball Australia to build relationships with Korean players, share expertise and promote Gateball and our Korean relationship
Key dates
| Activity or event | Location | Expected start date | Expected end date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Gateball Championships | Runaway bay | 17/09/2021 | 19/09/2021 |
| Visits to Qld clubs playing Gateball | SE Qld | 06/09/2021 | 27/02/2021 |
Social media
www.gateball.com.au, Gateball Australia Facebook page, State and national Croquet association website & facebook pages
Australia-Korea Foundation grant offer: $ 10,000.00
Contact person
John Park
National Coordinator, Gateball Australia
0448227467
Developing the Australia-Korea Supply Chain Resilience Research Capability Platform (AKF2020092)
Sector: Technology, Scientific and Educational Innovation
Country location: Australia, Republic of Korea
Grantee: Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)
Project description
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused widespread impacts and significant disruption to global supply chains. The unprecedented effect and the resultant restriction rules imposed in many countries have revealed acute bottlenecks in supply chains links in many trade regions, including Australia and Korea. The resulting disruptions are both on domestic trade, export, import as well as cross-border trade. These disruptions put supply chain resilience to a test and thus require a collaborative platform to conduct industry-focused research. This project aims to develop and sustain a joint supply chain resilience research capability platform leveraging on the existing collaborative relationship between RMIT University, Pusan National University and the Korean Association of Shipping and Logistics. An inaugural symposium shall be organised, followed by the design and launch of a website showcasing the research profile from both countries. The Supply Chain Resilience Conference 2021 will be organised, and student/staff exchange activities will also be conducted.
Key dates
| Activity or Event | Location | Expected start date | Expected end date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online Inaugural Symposium | Melbourne; Busan | 10/05/2021 | 14/05/2021 |
| Desktop research | Melbourne; Busan | 01/03/2021 | 30/04/2021 |
| Design of Australia-Korea Supply Chain Resilience Research Cap ability Website | Melbourne; Busan | 01/06/2021 | 30/08/2021 |
| Launch of Australia-Korea Supply Chain Resilience Research Capability Website | Melbourne; Busan | 13/09/2021 | 15/09/2021 |
| RMIT – Pusan National University staff/student exchange programs | Melbourne; Busan | 16/09/2021 | 30/11/2021 |
| Australia-Korea Supply Chain Resilience Conference 2021 | Busan | 13/12/2021 | 15/12/2021 |
Australia-Korea Foundation grant offer: $25,000.00
Contact person
A/Prof Vinh Thai
Program Manager – Master of Supply Chain & Logistics Management
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
+61 3 9925 5014
Australia Korea Workshop: Hydrogen Futures (AKF2020094)
Sector: Technology, Scientific and Educational Innovation
Country location: Republic of Korea
Grantee: Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE)
Project description
Hydrogen is likely to be a vital component in the global endeavours to reduce energy emissions and counter global warming. Both Australia and Korea are looking to cooperate in hydrogen technologies and a future hydrogen economy. To this end, leading experts from the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering and the National Academy of Engineering Korea will participate in a joint 'Hydrogen Futures' workshop in 2021 with a view to exchanging and sharing information and identifying prospects for further research, business and policy collaboration.
Key dates
| Activity or event | Location | Target audience | Expected start date | Expected end date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workshop | Virtual | researchers, business, policy makers, government | 28/10/2021 | 28/10/2021 |
Social media
Twitter: @ATSE_au YouTube & LinkedIN: Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering
Australia-Korea Foundation grant offer: $20,000
Contact person
Samires Hook
Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering
02 6185 3240
ANSTO and Korea (AKF2020101)
Sector: Technology, Scientific and Educational and Innovation
Country location: Australia and Republic of Korea
Grantee: University of New England
Project description
This project is 1) to introduce Australia’s nuclear science expert program to Korean schools and universities through videoconferencing; and 2) to strengthen bilateral relationships between ANSTO (Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation) and Korea by creating opportunities to interact and engage with each other. Our innovative and engaging pedagogical approach involve the use of ‘Flipped classes’; engaging students with hands-on activities in teaching about nuclear science; and using videoconferencing technology to connect ANSTO and Korea. Developing and sustaining ‘people-to-people link’ are our long-term vision, and we have a future plan to sustain this project beyond the grant period. Also, our special interest lies in connecting rural and regional students in Korea with ANSTO to provide high quality STEM education for those who would not have such opportunities without this project. Our expected outcomes are: 1) establish the ‘first’ ANSTO nuclear science education program for schools in Korea using innovative and engaging pedagogical approaches; and 2) to introduce ANSTO expert program to Korean universities’ pre-service teachers for their future adoption. Our ultimate goal is high quality STEM education using videoconferencing technology.
Key dates
| Activity or Event | Location | Expected start date | Expected end date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 nuclear science expert sessions | ANSTO, UNE, Jeollanamdo, Jeju | 28/01/2021 | 30/09/2021 |
| two promotional events for Korean universities | ANSTO, UNE, Seoul | 03/05/2021 | 30/09/2021 |
| two promotional events for Korean in-service teachers for Professional Development | ANSTO, UNE, Jeollanamdo, Jeju | 26/07/2021 | 30/09/2021 |
Social media
YouTube, UNE website, ANSTO website, Facebook
Australia-Korea Foundation grant offer: $30,000.00
Contact person
Dr Myung-Sook Auh
Senior Lecturer
School of Education the University of New England
+61 (0)2 6773 2917
Peers not Partners: Towards a Deeper Korea-Australia Partnership (AKF2020107)
Sector: Strategic International Relations
Country location: Australia, Republic of Korea
Grantee: Perth USAsia Centre
Project description
The Perth USAsia Centre at The University of Western Australia has won an Australia-Korea Foundation grant through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), to pursue and strengthen deeper Australia-South Korea economic, security and diplomatic relations. Perth USAsia Centre’s work to strengthen ties with South Korea can continue through this grant, enabling the Centre to involve influencers and stakeholders in the conversation through workshop sessions, as well as to produce and publish an outcomes report to formulate recommendations for the future. Perth USAsia Centre’s project "Peers not Partners: Towards a Deeper Korea-Australia Partnership" will bring together 14 experts into a working group. The group will attend virtual workshop sessions, working toward developing a path for strategic cooperation between the two countries. The Perth USAsia Centre will partner with the Seoul-based Asan Institute for Policy Studies to host the workshops. Through these workshops, Perth USAsia Centre will foster stronger connections between experts who specialise in Korea, and this will create future benefits for the bilateral between the two countries moving forward. The workshops are expected to be held in May, with the outcomes report available to the public by June 2021.
Key dates
| Activity or Event | Location | Expected start date | Expected end date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant award announcement - media release and newsletter | Perth | 25/01/2021 | 29/01/2021 |
| Workshop #1 | Online | 11/05/2021 | 11/05/2021 |
| Workshop #2 | Online | 13/05/2021 | 13/05/2021 |
| Outcomes report public launch | Online | 30/06/2021 | 30/06/2021 |
Social media
Twitter: @PerthUSAsia; Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PerthUSAsia/; LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/perth-usasia-centre
Australia-Korea Foundation grant offer: $15,000.00
Contact person
Mr Kyle Springer
Senior Analyst, Pert USAsia Centre
+61 467 241 217
kyle.springer@perthusasia.edu.au
Australia-Korea Middle Power Collaboration after COVID-19 (AKF2020117)
Sector: Strategic International Relations
Country location: Australia, Republic of Korea
Grantee: University of Melbourne
Project description
The project generates policy discussions on areas of further bilateral collaboration between Australia and South Korea after COVID-19, as two major middle power countries in the region with the capacity to lead policy initiatives on post-pandemic global governance and international development. It aims to enhance bilateral cooperation between Australia and Korea through people. The team conducts the first national survey of Korean Australians, and runs policy roundtables on topics including post-pandemic governance on health, education, employment, migration and the environment. This would consolidate people-to-people links between the two middle powers, consulting with former and current diplomats, industry experts, Korean-Australians, academics, and civil society actors. In particular, the project focuses on the roles of Korean-Australians for improving bilateral relations. By the end of the project, the team will be able to propose policy options for post-pandemic recovery for government officials, business leaders, and civil society actors in other middle powers or developing countries.
Key dates
| Activity or Event | Location | Expected start date | Expected end date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Lectures | Online | 01/01/2021 | 31/12/2023 |
| Op-ed publications | Online | 01/01/2021 | 31/12/2023 |
| Policy Roundtables | Online | 01/01/2021 | 31/12/2023 |
| Korean Australian Survey | Online | 01/01/2021 | 31/12/2021 |
Social media
https://www.facebook.com/unimelb
Australia-Korea Foundation grant offer: $28,800
Contact person
Dr Jay Song
Senior Lecturer in Korean Studies
University of Melbourne
0484108888
Publishing Willow’s Shoes – a bilingual children’s book (AKF2020127)
Sector: Cross Cultural Collaboration
Country location: Australia
Grantee: Mr Nathan Stoneham
Project description
Korean and English language are side-by-side in this charming children's picture book by Nathan Stoneham and Younghee Park. The story is brought to life with detailed illustrations by Brian Cheung. Australia Korea Foundation support will assist with printing and promotion of the book.
Key dates
| Activity or Event | Location | Expected start date | Expected end date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Book Development | Brisbane/Melbourne | 01/01/2021 | 30/04/2021 |
| Book Printing - AKF logo included on imprint page. | Melbourne | 03/05/2021 | 07/05/2021 |
Social media
The book will have its own social media presence, once book in complete.
Australia-Korea Foundation grant offer: $8,018.00
Contact person
Mr Nathan Stoneham
0488904473
Climate-Smart Agriculture Collaboration Strategy (AKF2020140)
Sector: Technology, Scientific and Educational Innovation
Country location: Australia, Republic of Korea
Grantee: University of Sydney
Project description
Republic of Korea and Australia are dealing with uncertainties in climate change, and there is a need to provide healthy foods without compromising the environment through better scientific approaches such as managing healthy soils. Centre of this issue is soil carbon sequestration. This project will share technology developments that allow delivery of accurate soil and climate information to farmers that enable them to build healthy soils and manage their farm profitably.
Key dates
| Activity or Event | Location | Expected start date | Expected end date |
|---|---|---|---|
| workshop | online | 12/04/2021 | 13/04/2021 |
| Discussion on soil carbon | online | 10/05/2021 | 10/05/2021 |
Social media
Twitter Account of Sydney Institute of Agriculture @SIASydney, Facebook and Instagram posts
Australia-Korea Foundation grant offer: $16,000.00
Contact person
Marcus Strom
02 8627 6433
Australian-Korean phase III clinical trial of MCT to treat epilepsy (AKF2020141)
Sector: Technology, Scientific and Educational Innovation
Country location: Australia and Republic of Korea
Grantee: University of Queensland
Project description
Globally, about 25 million of people with epilepsy do not get relief from seizures from currently available therapies. Thus, there is an urgent need to find new treatments. Medium chain triglycerides (MCTs) have been shown to block seizures in rodent models and dogs. Our small clinical trial in Australia showed that MCTs added to food reduced refractory seizures in patients. Larger studies are needed to show if MCT treatment is truly anticonvulsant and feasible when added to diets of other cultures. MCT treatment is safe and has no cognitive side effects. Our Australian-Korean collaboration just obtained funding from the Korean government and the Australia-Korea Foundation to start a phase III randomized controlled trial in adults with intractable partial epilepsy in Seoul in 2021. Large clinical trials are easier to do in Korea than Australia, as people with epilepsy all receive care in hospitals in Korea. If our trial is successful, the results will lay the foundation for worldwide use of this new treatment for epilepsy.
Key dates
| Activity or Event | Location | Expected start date | Expected end date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trial initiation | Seoul | 01/07/2021 |
Social media
http://researchers.uq.edu.au/researcher/2147
Australia-Korea Foundation grant offer: $65,000.00
Contact person
Kirsten Dodd
University of Queensland
0733655102
‘Guitar duet project’, a collaboration between Australian and Korean artists (AKF2020153)
Sector: Cross cultural Collaboration
Country location: Australia, Republic of Korea
Grantee: Adelaide Festival Centre
Project description
This project is a joint collaboration between Adelaide Festival Centre's Guitar Festival and Tongyeong International Music Festival. In the first stage of this project, an Australian and Korean composer will be commissioned to each write a duet for classical guitar. The Australian composer will be nominated by the Adelaide Festival Centre, and the Korean composer will be nominated by the Tongyeong International Music Festival. The completed duet will later be played by both an Australian and Korean classical guitar player in Adelaide and Tongyeong, sister cities of the UNESCO Creative City of Music. Adelaide Guitar Festival and Tongyeong International Music Festival will support both classical guitarists to perform the duets in Adelaide and Tongyeong, and both composers to conduct workshops in both locations.
Key dates
| Activity or Event | Location | Expected start date | Expected end date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Composing duet for classical guitar | Tongyeong | 02/08/2021 | 31/12/2021 |
| Composing duet for classical guitar | Adelaide | 02/08/2021 | 31/12/2021 |
| Duet performance | Tongyeong | 01/04/2022 | 01/04/2022 |
| Duet performance | Adelaide | 10/07/2022 | 10/07/2022 |
Social media
https://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au, https://www.adelaideguitarfestival.com.au, WeChat ID: adelaidefescent, TW @AdelaideFesCent, FB @FestivalCentre, https://www.facebook.com/FestivalCentre/, IG @AdelaideFesCent, Hashtag #AdelaideFesCent
Australia-Korea Foundation grant offer: $10,000.00
Contact person
Ms Ryneisha Bollard
Publicity Executive
+61 8 8216 8510
ryneisha.bollard@adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au
Night Bloomers – Webtoon series from the Korean Australian diaspora (AKF2020156)
Sector: Cross Cultural Collaboration
Country location: Australia, Republic of Korea
Grantee: Mr Andrew Lee
Project description
Created by Andrew (undi) Lee; "Night Bloomers - the webtoon", is an online graphic novel that will be serialised into a horror anthology webtoon of Korean Australian narratives that span across the horror and supernatural genre. With stories of a goblin stow away, monsters chasing children down and shamans communicating with the dead, "Night Bloomers - the webtoon", will provide both spectacle and heart through an exciting platform that is rapidly expanding in Asia, North America and Europe. Inspired by traditional Korean story telling with its rich history of monsters, goblins and folklore, "Night Bloomers - the webtoon", sets out to continue this tradition for contemporary audiences who crave an alternative take with an innovative approach towards horror and migrants narratives from Australia. This project is international collaboration, which consists of Korean Australian writers and native Korean illustrators forging new partnerships of story telling between Australia and Korea.
Key dates
| Activity or Event | Location | Expected start date | Expected end date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Project Start | Sydney / Sydney | 01/02/2021 | 20/02/2022 |
Social media
(TWITTER) https://twitter.com/undilee, (LINKEDIN) https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-undi-lee-37882821/, (FACEBOOK) "Undi Lee", (INSTAGRAM) https://www.instagram.com/undilee, (project social media being developed and launched in February - will update as soon it is available)
Australia-Korea Foundation grant offer: $30,000.00
Contact person
Mr Andrew Lee
0414269167
Enhancing export opportunities for Australian processed food and beverage manufacturers (AKF2020157)
Sector: Trade and Commerce
Country location:
Grantee: Australian Food and Grocery Council Limited
Project description
The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC), supported by the Australia-Korea Foundation (AKF) has a new program to help Australian exporters understand and take advantage of the opportunities that exist in the South Korean market. South Korea, also known by its formal title of the Republic of Korea (ROK), is the fourth-largest export market for Australian processed food and beverages and is growing strongly. Expert insights into Korean consumer behaviour and market trends, as well as valuable opportunities to build contacts and connections, are available through a webinar and a series of roundtables. The program has been designed by the AFGC and made possible by a grant from the AKF. It will utilise deep-dive industry insights prepared by global market intelligence group Mintel. The program starts with a webinar on 8 April 2021, followed by roundtables in May, June and September. More details will be available soon.
Key dates
| Activity or Event | Location | Expected start date | Expected end date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Webinar: Consumer behaviour and market trends in South Korea (AKF logo will be used in invitation, promotion and presentation) | Digital through online platform | 05/02/2021 | 30/04/2021 |
| Industry Roundtable for Food and Beverage sector- Exporter and Buyer meeting (1) (AKF logo will be used in invitation, promotion and presentation) | Digital through online platform | 07/05/2021 | 31/05/2021 |
| Industry Roundtable for Food and Beverage sector- Exporter and Buyer meeting (2) (AKF logo will be used in invitation, promotion and presentation) | Digital through online platform | 04/06/2021 | 30/06/2021 |
| Update of Consumer behaviour and market trends presentation (AKF logo will be used in promotion and presentation) | Digital through website | 01/09/2021 | 30/09/2021 |
| Industry Roundtable for Food and Beverage sector- Exporter and Buyer meeting (3) (AKF logo will be used in invitation, promotion and presentation) | Digital through online platform | 01/09/2021 | 30/09/2021 |
Social media
website: www.afgc.org.au; Twitter: @AusFoodGrocery; facebook: @austfoodgrocery; Linkedin : linkedin.com/in/afgc-ausfood grocery-6044164b; youtube- Australian Food & Grocery Council
Australia-Korea Foundation grant offer: $30,000.00
Contact person
Mr Peter Trute
Communications Manager
0410 271 826
Australia-Korea Dialogue on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Security (AKF2020161)
Sector: Strategic International Relations
Country location: Republic of Korea
Grantee: Asialink, University of Melbourne
Project description
The Australia-Korea Dialogue is a new initiative by Asialink, in collaboration with AusCSCAP and Ajou University. In 2021, the Track 1.5 Dialogue brings together scholars, security analysts, and government officials from Australia and the Republic of Korea to discuss key bilateral and regional foreign policy, defence and security issues, to complement the official 2+2 ministerial meeting that will take place in Seoul. Australia and Korea share a strong official relationship. To complement this, Asialink’s proposed Dialogue would build a larger constituency supportive of the bilateral relationship and conversant in the external challenges. The changing strategic dynamics in the region and COVID-19 add to the importance of acting now. The Dialogue would address: Future of middle power diplomacy and the role of China and the US in the region; Regional security architecture and the rules-based order; Shared perspectives on security in Northeast and Southeast Asia; and Future of the bilateral security relationship, including defence cooperation, defence industry, military exercises and cyber-security. The Dialogue aims to establish a permanent companion to the official 2+2 foreign and defence ministers meeting, encourage fresh thinking on external policy challenges, and build a pool of expertise in each country on vital issues in the relationship.
Key dates
| Activity or Event | Location | Expected start date | Expected end date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Webinar | Virtual | 01/06/2021 | 31/08/2021 |
| Publications | Online | 01/02/2021 | 31/12/2021 |
| Track 1.5 Dialogue (physical or virtual subject to COVID restrictions) | Seoul | 01/11/2021 | 31/12/2021 |
| Dinner reception (subject to COVID restrictions) | Seoul | 01/11/2021 | 31/12/2021 |
Social media
https://asialink.unimelb.edu.au/; https://twitter.com/Asialin k_au; https://www.linkedin.com/company/asialink; https:// www.facebook.com/Asialink.Au; #asialinkinsights; #AsialinkHighlights
Australia-Korea Foundation grant offer: $39,000
Contact person
Ms Chen Chen Lee
Adviser
+61 3 8344 3598
Australia-Korea Digital-First Business Transformation (AKF2020165)
Sector: Trade and Commerce
Country location: Australia and Republic of Korea
Grantee: The University of Queensland
Project description
The Australia-Korea Digital First Business Transformation Trade and Economic project builds a Community of Practice and shares outcomes at the Digital First Business Transformation Symposium in September 2021. Analysis of digital changes, and transformation opportunities, plans and barriers, will inform strategy, given the rise in augmented inequalities globally, due to supply and demand shock; vital for policy to address the uneven pandemic impact across social groups most vulnerable and disadvantaged. A specific Diversity in Digital-First Business Transformation leadership Innovation theme is part of this project. Leaders participating in the virtual Symposium will share expertise on how to access and leverage digital transformation equitably so Australia-Korea enterprises can contribute to their communities, achieving sustainability development given tensions brought about by COVID-19, and the trade-off that exists and the trade-off that exists in meeting the Global Goals in developing nations.
Key dates
| Activity or Event | Location | Expected start date | Expected end date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Symposium | Virtual | 01/04/2021 | 12/12/2021 |
Social media
Australia-Korea Foundation grant offer: $30,000.00
Contact person
Dr Heather Stewart
+61418830938
http://heather.stewart@uq.edu.au
Australia and Korea: Middle Power Parallels (AKF2020166)
Sector: Strategic International Relations
Country location: Australia, Republic of Korea
Grantee: Asia Society Australasia Centre
Project description
Australia and Korea: Middle Power Parallels’ is a three-part project seeking to provide new understanding to the unique positions of Australia and Korea in regional geopolitics and how it intersects with their respective trade and economic status. The project will focus on three parallel challenges - the Korean Peninsula, US/ China and trade diversification - and will bring together leaders from Australia and Korea to share perspectives on major regional issues and power relations, and build closer professional ties between officials, academics, analysts and business. Delivered in partnership with the Asia Society Korea, this project will combine public programs, private briefings, and the appointment of Australia and Korea-based Project Fellows who will offer subject-matter expertise and curate key activities. The project will compliment the Australian Government’s Indo-Pacific strategy and trade expansion agenda, and fill a gap in the bilateral relationship by bringing together the economic, security and foreign policy dimensions.
Key dates
| Activity or Event | Location | Expected start date | Expected end date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appointment of Australia and Korea-based Project Fellows | Melbourne, Sydney and Seoul | 30/06/2021 | 30/06/2020 |
| Public event and private roundtable briefing on the Korean Peninsula | Melbourne, Sydney or Canberra | 26/07/2021 | 30/07/2021 |
| Public event and private roundtable briefing on Australia and Korea between the US and China | Melbourne, Sydney and Seoul | 22/11/2021 | 26/11/2021 |
| Public event and private roundtable briefing on trade diversification | Seoul | 23/05/2022 | 27/05/2022 |
Social media
Website: https://asiasociety.org/australia; Twitter handle and hashtags: @AsiaSocietyAus; LinkedIn and Facebook: Asia Society Australia
Australia-Korea Foundation grant offer: $30,000.00
Contact person
Mr Andrew Tijs
Asia Society Australasia Centre
Media and Communications Coordinator
0405 278 298
http://www.asiasociety.org/australia
Lifeguard Training, Community Water Safety and Drowning Prevention Education Program (AKF2020167)
Sector: Cross Cultural Collaboration
Country location: Australia and Republic of Korea
Grantee: Surf Life Saving New South Wales
Project description
Water Safety, Drowning Prevention and Coastal Risk Management Program Program start date: March 2021 (session Times and Dates TBC) Surf Life Saving NSW (Australia) and the Korean Lifesaving Association (South Korea), with the support of the Australia-Korean Foundation, will be delivering vital lifesaving education and skills training through a series of interactive online training and education workshops to aquatic industry personnel and the general community across South Korea. The program develops skills and employment pathways in aquatic safety, Lifesaving and tourism, while adhering to Covid-19 requirements. Phase 1 - CPR/Resuscitation Awareness - Water Safety and Drowning Prevention Program Phase 2 - Coastal Safety Risk Assessment and Management, including beach hazard rating Australia-Korean Foundation https://www.dfat.gov.au/akf https://www.facebook.com/auskoreafoundation/ Surf Life Saving NSW (Australia) https://www.surflifesaving.com.au/ https://www.facebook.com/surflifesavingnsw/ Korean Lifesaving Association http://www.klsa.kr
Key dates
| Activity or Event | Location | Expected start date | Expected end date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase 1 CPR/Resuscitation Awareness | Online-South Korea | 30/03/2021 | 07/11/2021 |
| Phase 1 Water Safety and Drowning Prevention Program | Online-South Korea | 30/03/2021 | 07/11/2021 |
| Phase 2 Coastal Safety Risk Assessment and Management, including beach hazard rating | Online-South Korea | 03/05/2021 | 07/11/2021 |
Social media
https://www.surflifesaving.com.au/, https://www.facebook.com/surflifesavingnsw/, https://twitter.com/slsnsw, https://www.youtube.com/surflifesavingnsw, https://www.instagram.com/slsnsw/, http://www.klsa.kr
Australia-Korea Foundation grant offer: $28,000.00
Contact person
Mr Steve Allan
International Programs and Business Coordinator
0406353383
sallan@australianlifeguards.com.au
https://www.surflifesaving.com.au/
Next generation quantum technology and electronic materials workshop (AKF2020168)
Sector: Cross Cultural Collaboration
Country location: Australia
Grantee: University of New South Wales
Project description
The 12th APCTP Workshop on Multiferroics will bring together leading researchers in the fields of magnetism, ferroelectrics, spintronics, topological structures and correlated electron systems and is intended to serve as a catalyst for the development of new concepts in multiferroics that go beyond current knowledge. The field of multiferroic physics and materials has become one of the most rapidly developing areas in condensed matter research in the past years. The compatibility between ferroelectricity and magnetism, multiferroic domain engineering, electromagnon excitation and manipulation, and artificial multiferroic heterostructures etc. are several hot topics that have been investigated in recent years. Recent additions include multiferroic van der Waals materials and topological defects such as domain walls and skyrmions in multiferroics. Useful applications of multiferroics require that both magnetoelectric coupling is significant and the ordering temperatures are high. While advances have been made in making new compounds, characterization, theoretical modeling and understanding the underlying physical mechanisms, further improvements are necessary to achieve the ultimate goal of room temperature multiferroics with strong magnetoelectric coupling.
Key dates
| Activity or Event | Location | Expected start date | Expected end date |
|---|---|---|---|
| The 12th APCTP Workshop on Multiferroics | UNSW Sydney or online | 01/07/2021 | 31/12/2021 |
Social media
@UNSWScience, @FLEETCentre
Australia-Korea Foundation grant offer: $20,000.00
Contact person
Professor Jan Seidel
0293854442
Making Tightness (AKF2020172)
Sector: Cross Cultural Collaboration
Country location: Australia and Republic of Korea
Grantee: Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
Project description
The Making Tight project explores urban manufacturing and density models after covid. Using urban land efficiently and sociably is crucial to reversing sprawling 20th century planning patterns. Tightly organised megacities are emerging as a model with smaller environmental footprints but are being tested and questioned by the impacts Covid-19 pandemic. It has highlighted the importance of closely connecting urban living and making. It has disproportionately affected those unable to work at home and disrupted supply chains of manufactured goods. South Korea and Australia present case-studies to explore future cities shaping responses to these challenges. Designers in Australia and Seoul are exploring future cities designed for living close to communities with sources of work, food, and manufacturing. The Making Tight project will develop original design models which re-integrate production with living in super dense environments. These works will form a Melbourne Design Week exhibition and symposium at the RMIT Design Hub. It will follow with a second event in Brisbane, developing and discussing these ideas. Making Tight will culminate in late 2021 with a Seoul exhibition of the third cycle of works. The event outcomes will then be catalogued in the Making Tight publication.
Key dates
| Activity or Event | Location | Expected start date | Expected end date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism | Seoul | 16/09/2021 | 31/10/2021 |
| Melbourne Design Week | Melbourne | 26/03/2021 | 05/04/2021 |
Social media
Australia-Korea Foundation grant offer: $33,000.00
Contact person
John Doyle
0423005142
Correlation, a first stage development featuring Korean and Australian dancers (AKF2020174)
Sector: Cross Cultural Collaboration
Country location: Republic of Korea
Grantee: Restless Dance Theatre Inc
Project description
Restless Dance Theatre’s Artistic Director Michelle Ryan, in collaboration with the Seoul based company Light Sound Friends and with support from KIADA, will creatively develop the first stage of a new dance work, "Correlation", featuring dance artists with and without disability from Australia and Korea. It is intended that "Correlation" will eventually be premiered in Seoul and then will have a season in Australia.
Key dates
| Activity or Event | Location | Expected start date | Expected end date |
|---|---|---|---|
| First stage creative development of "Correlation" | Seoul | 02/08/2021 | 13/08/2021 |
Social media
https://www.facebook.com/RestlessDanceTheatre/
Australia-Korea Foundation grant offer: $35,000.00
Contact person
Ms Julie Moralee
Marketing and Development Officer
0419 366 669
Collaboration on Satellite Data Analysis with Korean Aerospace Research Institute (AKF2020187)
Sector: Technology, Scientific and Educational Innovation
Country location: Australia and Republic of Korea
Grantee: Griffith University
Project description
Bushfires are an inevitable but very critical problem in both Australia and Korea. Bushfire detection using geostationary satellite images is a challenging problem due to the poor image resolution (one pixel per 2km x 2km area) produced by the satellite, 35,786 kilometres above the Earth's equator. This research project will develop an early and accurate bushfire detection system by applying recent cutting-edge technologies. The Korean Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) in Yusung Korea has launched two Geostationary Satellites, GK-2A and GK-2B in 2018 and 2020. In collaboration with KARI and Soletop, a Satellite development company in Korea, the Griffith research team will develop a satellite imagery-based bushfire monitoring system using machine learning and big data analysis technologies.
Key dates
| Activity or event | Location | Expected start date | Expected end date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia-Korea Satellite Forum | Adelaide Convention Centre | 03/12/2021 | 04/12/2021 |
Social media
https://www.facebook.com/intjo59
Australia-Korea Foundation grant offer: $20,000.00
Contact person
Ms Natalie Dunstan
+61 7 373 53757
iiis-admin@griffith.edu.au
https://www.griffith.edu.au/institute-integrated-intelligent-systems/_n…
COMPare COI: A Real-time Audit of Conflicts of Interest Disclosure (AKF2020192)
Sector: Technology, Scientific and Educational Innovation
Country location: Australia, Republic of Korea
Grantee: The University of Sydney
Project description
Most medical researchers receive financing from the pharmaceutical industry. Public trust in medical research depends on how completely and accurately those relationships are reported. Currently, journals rely on author self-reports, which are often incomplete. Our project will use newly available Australian transparency databases that publicly report on industry payments to health professionals to assess the reliability of self-disclosure in real-time, demonstrating that journals could ensure that disclosures are accurate and complete. Results will be posted online to generate public attention. While Korea has a similar database, it is not publicly available. We plan to hold multiple events in Korea which showcase the Australian model of public transparency. We aim to help journals live up to their own editorial standards, stimulate governments to improve their national databases, and increase the quality of evidence upon which medical decisions are made, ultimately supporting better health care world-wide.
Key dates
| Activity or Event | Location | Expected start date | Expected end date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coordination Meeting /Public Seminar “How the Australian government database can be used to best inform medical research and medical decision making.” (AFK logo on all materials) | Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney | 22/04/2021 | 23/04/2021 |
| Public Seminar/Public Out-reach event: “ Adapting the Australia conflicts of interest model: A proposal for promoting public ac countability and transparency in the Korea context.” (AFK logo to be used on all materials) | Yonsei University, Seoul | 07/10/2021 | 07/10/2021 |
| End-of-grant meeting | Sydney University/Yonsei University (on-line + in-person at each university; joint) | 02/12/2021 | 03/12/2021 |
Social media
YouTube; University of Sydney and individual researchers' twitter accounts; hashtag to be developed
Australia-Korea Foundation grant offer: $10,000.00
Contact person
A/Prof Barbara Mintzes
Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy and Charles Perkins Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney
0286270827
https://www.sydney.edu.au/medicine-health/about/our-people/academic-staff/barbara-mintzes.html
Exchanging knowledge between Korea and Australia to promote kelp restoration (AKF2020203)
Sector: Technology, Scientific and Educational Innovation
Country location: Australia and Republic of Korea
Grantee: UNSW Australia
Project description
Temperate Korean and Australian coastlines are home to extensive underwater forests known as kelp. In both countries, these marine forests have immense ecological, economic, and cultural value but are disappearing due to human activities. In response to these losses, scientists are working to develop new restoration techniques that reestablish kelp forests and the many benefits they bring. Although Korea and Australia are both leaders in marine management and restoration, these two countries apply very different philosophical and technical approaches. Establishing a platform for knowledge exchange between these countries would greatly advance marine restoration efforts. This project will develop partnerships between Australian and Korean kelp restorationists through a workshop, translation of key kelp restoration guidebooks and through short films that highlight the efforts of Korean kelp restorationists to Australia and vice-versa. This will establish a foundation for continued collaboration, research, and promotion related to highly valued kelp resources.
Key dates
| Activity or Event | Location | Expected start date | Expected end date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Workshop | Online | 18/02/2021 | 01/08/2021 |
| Translation of Korean guidebook | Online | 18/02/2021 | 31/12/2021 |
| Translation of English guidebook | Online | 18/02/2021 | 31/12/2021 |
| Short film | Online | 01/12/2021 | 02/02/2022 |
| Publishing of restoration guidebooks | Online | 18/02/2021 | 31/01/2022 |
Social media
@adriatix, @EgerAaron, @operationcrayweed
Australia-Korea Foundation grant offer: $37,000.00
Contact person
A/Prof Adriana Verges
Associate Professor
0293852110
Australia at Café Show (AKF2020206)
Sector: Cross Cultural Collaboration
Country location: Republic of Korea
Grantee: Exporum Inc
Project description
This project joins forces between Australian coffee culture, one of the strongest in the world, and Cafe Show Seoul, one of the world's most influential events dedicated to global coffee and F&B industries. With 2021 marking the 60th anniversary of Australia-Korea diplomatic relations, as well as the 20th edition of Cafe Show Seoul, Cafe Show Seoul in partnership with the Australian Embassy in the Republic of Korea is looking to highly accentuate the Australian coffee culture to the world community gathering at the most anticipated Cafe Show Seoul.
Key dates
| Activity or Event | Location | Expected start date | Expected end date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cafe Show Seoul Show Report (Publication) | Seoul, Korea | 31/12/2021 | 31/01/2022 |
| Cafe Show Seoul Official Directory (Publication) | Seoul, Korea | 10/11/2021 | 31/12/2021 |
| Cafe Show Seoul 2021(Exhibition) | Seoul, Korea | 10/11/2021 | 13/11/2021 |
| Must be a date | Must be a date |
Social media
Australia-Korea Foundation grant offer: $20,000
Contact person
Ms Lucy Kim
Marketing Executive
+82-2-6000-6673
Kpop x Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO) collaboration (AKF2020211)
Sector: Cross Cultural Collaboration
Country location: Australia and Republic of Korea
Grantee: Turning World Pty Ltd
Project description
In an Australian first, a Kpop soloist collaborates with an Australian pop-orchestral arranger to create a set of musical arrangements to the artist’s best loved hits for recording, online release on MSO’s digital channel and future live performance in Melbourne.
Key dates
| Activity or Event | Location | Expected start date | Expected end date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online launch of music tracks | online | 01/07/2021 | 02/07/2021 |
| Collaboration Live performance- TBC until it is clear when international travel can resume so that Kpop artist can travel | Melbourne | 03/03/2022 | 04/03/2022 |
Social media
@melbournesymphonyorchestra, @imagikai
Australia-Korea Foundation grant offer: $30,000.00
Contact person
Ms Wenona Lok
0412019718
No Time To Waste Webinar Series (AKF2020214)
Sector: Cross Cultural Collaboration
Country location: Australia and Republic of Korea
Grantee: Griffith University
Project description
The three-part No Time To Waste (NTTW) webinar series draws together 9 internationally recognised Australian and Korean experts. The webinar series focuses on encouraging people to combat climate change through reduced carbon emission and plastic waste. Approaches that have successfully reduced carbon emission featuring collaborations between policy-makers, corporations and other organisations will be showcased. The first seminar will demonstrate how global climate governance can be formed and executed to effect sustainable behaviour change. Cross cultural collaborative actions that can be taken to reduce carbon emission by key Korean, regional and global decision makers through policy action will be discussed. The second webinar delivers a series of solutions that are being applied to reduce CO2 emissions and single use plastics. The webinar series will round out with key actions organisations can take to form lasting partnerships that reduce their carbon footprint and plastic consumption.
Key dates
| Activity or Event | Location | Expected start date | Expected end date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Media Campaign | Online, Australia & Korea | 15/03/2021 | 30/09/2021 |
| Webinar 1 - SM@G/GTC | Online, Australia & Korea | 14/06/2021 | 19/06/2021 |
| Webinar 2 - POA/GTC/SM@G | Online, Australia & Korea | 05/07/2021 | 09/07/2021 |
| Webinar 3 - GTC/SM@G/POA | Online, Australia & Korea | 12/07/2021 | 16/07/2021 |
Social media
https://twitter.com/SMGriffith1, https://www.griffith.edu.au/griffith-business-school/social-marketing-g…, https://www.facebook.com/SMGriffith/?eid=ARAS2YWBZekefuwjW1BoXG2OvgvFzn…, https://twitter.com/GAIGriffith, https://www.instagram.com/griffithbiz, https://www.plasticoceans.org.au/, https://www.hongik.ac.kr/index.do, https://www.gtck.re.kr/frt/main.do, Tags: Green Technology Centre, Hongkik University, Plastic Oceans Australasia, Griffith Business School, Griffith University, Griffith University Alumni, DFAT, United Nations. Hashtags: #freewebinar #reduce #reuse #recycle #circulareconomy #plasticwaste #climatechange #systemsthinking #environmentalpolicy #behaviouraleconomics #behaviourchange #socmar #sustainabledevelopmentgoals #notimetowaste #AusKorea Foundation and @dfat
Australia-Korea Foundation grant offer: $18,000.00
Contact person
Helen Bulle
Manager, International Business Development Unit
0737357091
Exploring Culture Through Fermentation (AKF2020222)
Sector: Cross Cultural Collaboration
Country location: Australia and Republic of Korea
Grantee: The Sool Company
Project description
'Exploring Culture Through Fermentation' is a unique opportunity to share knowledge and communicate through the art of beverage fermentation. Participants in Australia will have the chance to learn how to brew Korean traditional alcohol through interactive or online classes (Covid-19 dependant), discovering the rich history and culture of makgeolli. In the same format, participants in Korea will learn about Australian style fermented beverages incorporating uniquely Australian ingredients. As a culmination of both learning sessions, we will create the opportunity for both Korean and Australian participants to connect and share their feedback on both experiences. Our hope is to introduce the unique tastes and culture of both countries through the community-building nature of fermentation.
Key dates
| Activity or event | Location | Expected start date | Expected end date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online Course Launch - Makgeolli | The Fermentary | 03/04/2021 | 03/04/2021 |
| Online Course Launch - Water Kefir | Susubori Academy | 03/04/2021 | 03/04/2021 |
| Completion Ceremony Event | The Fermentary & Susubori Academy | 24/04/2021 | 24/04/2021 |
Social media
www.thesoolcompany.com, @thesoolcompany, www.thefermentary.com.au @thefermentary, #culturethroughcultures
Australia-Korea Foundation grant offer: $9,000.00
Contact person
Ms Julia Mellor
Director of The Sool Company
+82 010 8438 3557