The Ministry of Education building at Sejong Government Complex / Yonhap
The Ministry of Education is dispatching a delegation to the seventh Korea-Australia Joint Education Committee meeting in Canberra Wednesday to discuss cooperation in artificial intelligence (AI) education, international student exchange, research collaboration, and Korean language programs.
The bilateral committee, established under a memorandum of understanding on education cooperation signed in 2008, convenes at the director-general level every two years, rotating between the two countries.
At this session, the two sides will share updates on their respective education policies and discuss cooperation in future-oriented fields. A central focus will be strategies to expand AI education in schools and strengthen teacher expertise, including opportunities for Korean and Australian educators to share AI and digital teaching practices and develop online exchange programs.
Discussions on higher education will cover student exchange, dual and joint degree programs and joint curriculum development. The ministry said it plans to improve the quality of international cooperation frameworks between universities.
On the sidelines of the Global AI Talent & Education Forum — a multilateral forum on AI talent development and inclusive AI education hosted by the education ministry since December 2025 — the two countries plan to hold a Korea-Australia University Leaders Seminar, scheduled for December this year. A joint research webinar marking the 65th anniversary of Korea-Australia diplomatic relations is also planned for the second half of 2026, aimed at expanding researcher networks and policy exchanges.
Australia has incorporated Korean as a university entrance examination subject since 1992 and maintains active Korean language programs in its regular school system. During the committee meeting, delegations from both countries will visit schools offering Korean language classes to observe lessons and discuss teacher exchanges and cooperation.
The Ministry of Education said it will use the discussions as a basis for expanding exchanges between the two countries' teachers, researchers and policymakers, and for strengthening cooperation in areas ranging from AI and digital education to international and Korean language education.
This article was published with the assistance of generative AI and edited by The Korea Times.
Source: Korea Times News
