Lee Gyu-lee is a business writer at The Korea Times, focusing primarily on IT & telecommunications, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and KOTRA. Prior to this, she has covered a wide range of cultural news, from film, television and K-pop to lifestyle and fashion.
The Korea Times, Hirediversity sign MOU to promote Korean culture, language globally
Korea Times President-Publisher Oh Young-jin, left, and Hirediversity COO Moon Joon pose after signing a memorandum of understanding at The Korea Times' headquarters in Jung District, central Seoul, Tuesday. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk
By Lee Gyu-lee
The Korea Times signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Hirediversity, a local startup, on Tuesday, to jointly promote Korean culture and language globally.
The Korea Times President-Publisher Oh Young-jin and Hirediversity CEO Shim Hwa-yong signed the MOU during a ceremony at the newspaper's headquarters in central Seoul.
Hirediversity is known for offering a platform that streamlines administrative processes for expatriates and international students in Korea, such as visa issuance and residence card applications, through collaborations with universities and local governments.
The new collaboration aims to unite the resources of both organizations to host events and promotional activities that will help expand the influence of Korean culture and language globally.
"When I met Hirediversity's CEO and COO (Moon Joon), I got the feeling that this company is about creating a new world and a new future. We are a company with a 74-year history, and now these two companies have come together to bridge the gap between tradition and innovation," Oh said in his congratulatory remarks.
"I'm open to finding a common denominator between the two companies and building a new business model, and mutually complementing each other to raise our long-term values … I came to think that I really want to find ways for us to work together with that."
Shim also expressed that the MOU will help enhance the influence of Korean culture among foreigners, reflecting on his own experience of growing up with the newspaper.
"I have personal memories with The Korea Times. I was in an English newspaper club during high school," he said. "I used to read articles in Korean and then read The Korea Times to learn about the world. This was 20 years ago."
He added, "I hope this collaboration will connect my experience from 20 years ago with the students of the future, 20 years from now."