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Poland Poznan Delegation Hopes to Expand Diverse Civil Exchanges in Hydrogen, Railway Industry, Education, and Culture

Changwon Special City in Gyeongnam announced that Jacek Jaskowiak, the mayor of Pozna? City in Poland, which signed an international friendship cooperation agreement with Changwon Special City in September last year, along with business officials, has been visiting Changwon Special City for five days from the 22nd to the 27th.

Pozna? City, Poland visits Changwon Special City.

The Pozna? officials visited representative companies and universities in Changwon and stated, “While experiencing various policy achievements of Changwon, we hope for diverse exchanges in the private sector, including not only the defense industry but also the energy industry, sharing various policy know-how, cooperation in workforce development, and cultural exchange.”

Pozna? is a leading educational city in Europe with 25 universities and a representative industrial city in Poland.

It is home to the company ‘WZM,’ which signed an agreement last March with Hyundai Rotem to implement the Polish version of the K2 tank (K-2PL) consortium, and it will be the site for local production of the K2 tank in Poland in the future.

Additionally, Pozna? has been selected as a hydrogen valley (a political, social, and economic community aimed at creating a hydrogen economy) by the Polish government, specializing in hydrogen production, storage, and charging-related projects, sharing many commonalities with Changwon Special City, Korea’s representative hydrogen city.

Hong Nampyo, Mayor of Changwon Special City, is having a conversation with Jacek Jaskowiak, Mayor of Poznan.

Mayor Hong Nam-pyo, who visited Poland last September, signed the ‘Changwon-Pozna? International Friendship City Agreement’ together with Jacek Jaskowiak, mayor of Pozna?, in Pozna?.

Since both Changwon and Pozna? are cities leading industries in their respective countries, Mayor Hong proposed a visit to Changwon to Mayor Jaskowiak for various international exchanges. The Pozna? mayor accepted the proposal and decided to visit Changwon as his first overseas business trip of 2024.

The Pozna? delegation (5 members), led by Mayor Jaskowiak and including business officials, will visit representative defense, hydrogen, and railway companies in Changwon such as Hyundai Rotem, Doosan Enerbility, and Bumhan Fuel Cell during their stay.

They will also visit Changwon National University and the Korea Naval Academy to discuss student exchanges and workforce development plans, and will directly experience Changwon’s excellent policy achievements through hydrogen infrastructure tours, Nubija experiences, and Jinhae Dream Road trekking.

Jacek Jaskowiak, mayor of Pozna?, said, “Despite a busy schedule in Poland, this overseas business trip to visit Changwon is an important journey to elevate Pozna?’s capabilities in various fields such as industry, economy, culture, and education through exchanges with Changwon. I hope to have in-depth discussions with Mayor Hong Nam-pyo on various cooperation plans between the two cities.”

Mayor Hong Nam-pyo said, “Since signing the international friendship city agreement between the two cities last September, Pozna? has shown many similarities with Changwon and expressed hopes to expand exchanges in various private sectors beyond the defense industry. As a result, the Pozna? mayor and delegation are visiting Changwon as a reciprocal visit following our city’s delegation’s visit to Pozna?.”

He added, “Among Poland’s regional cities, Pozna? has a great interest and friendly atmosphere toward Korea, so we will do our best to create active exchanges and achievements in various fields, present a model case of exchange between Korea and Poland, and ultimately contribute to the national interests of Korea in the long term.”

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