The Korea Foundation (Korean: 한국국제교류재단, Hanja: 韓國國際交流財團) is in the Diplomatic Center Building in Seocho-gu, Seoul, South Korea. It was established in 1991 by the Korea Foundation Act (No.4414 / promulgated on December 14, 1991) with the aim to enhance the image of Korea in the world and also to promote academic and cultural exchange programs. It is an independent organization affiliated with the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Currently, Sihyung Lee is the 12th president of the Foundation.
The mission of The Korea Foundation is to promote better understanding of Korea within the international community and to increase friendship and goodwill between Korea and the rest of the world through various exchange programs. (Article 1, Korea Foundation Act)
[Korean Studies]
Support for Korean Studies Overseas
KF Global e-School
Support for Establishment of Professorships
Support for Employing Teaching Staff
Dispatch of Visiting Professor
Designated Donation Programs
Fellowships
Korean Language Training
Field Research
Graduate Studies
Postdoctoral
Programs and Workshops
Support for Korean Studies Center/Society Academic Activities
Korean Studies Workshop for Foreign Educators
[Cultural Exchange]
Support for Overseas Museums
Support for Establishment of Korean Galleries
Support for Exhibitions and Programs
Professional Support and Exchange
Exhibitions and Performances
Korea Festival
Exhibitions (Domestic @ KF Cultural Center & abroad)
Performances (Support for Showcasing Korean Culture and Arts Overseas)
[Intellectual Exchange and Global Networking]
Intellectual Exchange
Inviting Distinguished Individuals from Overseas
Next Generation Leaders Program
Global Networking
KF Global Seminar
KF Forum
Bilateral Forums (by country)
Korea Public Diplomacy Forum
Global Media Forum
Public Diplomacy Network
Policy-Oriented Research Grant Program
Public Diplomacy Policy Research
Peoples' Participation
KF Global Internship (KF Global Think-Tank Internship, KF-Salzburg Global Seminar Fellow Program)
KF Global Leadership (KF Global Citizenship, KF Global Leadership Camp)
Youth Exchange Program
Support for Diplomatic NGOs
[Media]
Publications about Korea
Koreana
Korea Focus
Publication Support
Videos on Korea
Broadcasting Korean TV Dramas Overseas
Support for Introducing Korean Films at Korean Diplomatic Missions abroad
Resources and Materials
Distribution of Resources for Korean Studies
Support for Korean Studies e-Resources (http://ebook.kf.or.kr) Nurimedia is one of the applicable database recipients of Korean Studies e-resources grants.
Korean Collective Consortium of North America
KF-KOSSDA Social Science Data Service
United States(Washington D.C., Los Angeles)
Japan(Tokyo)
China(Beijing)
Russia(Moscow)
Germany(Berlin)
Vietnam(Hanoi)
Lee, Sihyung(May 13, 2016~)
Former Korean Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the OECD
Former Deputy Trade Minister
Former Chief of Protocol of G20 Presidential Committee
Former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Poland
Yu, Hyeok-in (Jan. 3 – Oct. 9, 1992)
Senior Secretary to the President for Political Affairs
Minister, Bureau of Public Information
Chairman, Korea International Culture Association
Son, Chu-whan (Oct. 26, 1992 – Dec. 29, 1994)
Senior Secretary to the President for Political Affairs
Minister, Bureau of Public Information
Choi, Chang-yoon (Dec. 31, 1994 – Mar. 30, 1996)
Minister, Bureau of Public Information
Senior Secretary to the President for Political Affairs
Minister of Government Administration
Kim, Jung-won (Apr. 29, 1996 – Feb. 24, 1998)
Special Advisor to President Kim Yeong-sam, Democratic Liberal Party
Second Associate Manager, Agency for National Security Planning
Ambassador-at-large to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Lee, Joung-binn (Apr. 10, 1998 – Jan. 14, 2000)
Chairman, Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security
Korean Ambassador to Russia
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Lee, In-ho (Feb. 21, 2000 – Dec. 29, 2003)
Korean Ambassador to Finland
Korean Ambassador to Russia
Kwon, In-hyuk (Jan. 6, 2004 – Jan. 5, 2007)
Korean Ambassador to France
Korean Ambassador to the Netherlands
Yim, Sung-joon (Feb. 27, 2007 – Feb. 26, 2010)
Korean Ambassador to Canada
Senior Secretary to the President for National Security Affairs
Kim, Byung-Kook (Jun. 14, 2010 – Mar. 1, 2012)
Senior Secretary to the President for Foreign Affairs and National Security
President, East Asia Institute
Professor, Department of Political Science, Korea University
Kim, Woosang (Mar. 1, 2012 – May. 10, 2013)
Korean Ambassador to Australia
Professor, Department of Political Science, Yonsei University
Hyun-seok Yu (May. 13, 2013 - May. 11, 2016)
Professor, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Kyung Hee University
Professor, Department of International Relations, Chung-Ang University
Yangjae Station (Line 3), Exit 12, approximately 200 m ahead (the building after Seocho District Office and Korea National Diplomatic Academy)
Korea Foundation Cultural Center : Euljiro 1-ga Station (Line 2), Exit 4 (5 min. on foot), Euljiro 3-ga Station (Lines 2, 3), Exit 1 (15 min. on foot)or Jonggak Station (Line 1), Exits 4,5 (15 min. on foot)
