Tourism Organization Signs MOU to Promote Korea-Taiwan School Trip Exchange 활성화

Lee Jang, Head of the Korea Tourism Organization Taipei Office, and Liu Xiufen, General Convener of the Taiwan International Education Travel Federation 2.0 (from left).

[Asia Economy Reporter Donghyun Choi] The Korea Tourism Organization announced on the 23rd that it signed a business agreement with the Taiwan International Educational Travel Alliance 2.0 at the Regent Taipei Hotel to promote exchanges between Korean and Taiwanese school trip groups.

The Taiwan International Educational Travel Alliance 2.0 is a policy implementation body for activating international exchanges, composed of current principals in Taiwan. Through this agreement, both organizations will actively cooperate to normalize mutual visits and exchanges between Korean and Taiwanese school trip groups early after COVID-19, and will promote various projects such as supporting the attraction of overseas school trip groups and matching schools for exchange.

In particular, during the COVID-19 pandemic, they decided to further strengthen the online school trip program to maintain uninterrupted exchanges between Korean and Taiwanese students. The online school trip program has been conducted by the Korea Tourism Organization’s Taipei office since March. Korean and Taiwanese students learn each other's language and culture in real time online, engage in virtual exchanges, and indirectly experience Korean history, food culture, IT technology, and Hallyu.

The online school trip program has gained great popularity locally, with over 3,900 Taiwanese students from 18 schools participating so far. After signing the business agreement, the Korea Tourism Organization plans to actively promote the program through briefings for Taiwanese education officials and media, and also plans to hold a familiarization tour inviting principals after the pandemic.

Lee Jang, head of the Korea Tourism Organization’s Taipei office, said, "We expect that this agreement will further activate online exchanges between Korean and Taiwanese students and that many Taiwanese schools connected with Korea will choose Korea as a school trip destination after COVID-19." Liu Shufen, general convener of the Taiwan International Educational Travel Alliance 2.0, stated, "We hope that this agreement will provide more international exchange opportunities for Taiwanese elementary, middle, and high school students and that school trip exchanges between Korea and Taiwan will advance to a higher level."

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