Incheon Signs MOU with Overseas Koreans Agency for Education and Culture Center Amid Backlash Over Planned Relocation to Sejong

Incheon City has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Overseas Koreans Agency to establish an Overseas Koreans Education and Culture Center.

This project aims to transform the Incheon Metropolitan City History Museum in Songdo International City into an education, culture, and exchange hub shared by overseas Koreans and Incheon citizens. The center is scheduled to feature an exhibition space for overseas migration historical artifacts and a library, alongside programs educating the next generation of compatriots in the Korean language, history, and culture.

The city also plans to support the establishment of related organizations, including the secretariat for the World Korean Association Presidents Conference, the secretariat for the World Korean Business Convention, and the secretariat of the Global Korean Dream Foundation.

Under the agreement, the city will provide administrative support for the creation of the center, while the Overseas Koreans Agency will be responsible for securing national budget funding and managing and operating the center upon its completion.

The Overseas Koreans Agency, an affiliate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that opened in Songdo International City in June 2023, was recently included among public institutions slated for relocation to Sejong by the government, sparking continued backlash within the local community, led by civic groups and rival political parties.
(Photo provided by Incheon Metropolitan City, Yonhap News)
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