German-Korean Society Hamburg
| German-Korean Society Hamburg (DKHG) |
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| legal form | registered association |
| founding | February 16, 1984 |
| Seat | Hamburg , Germany |
| main emphasis | Politics , society , economy and culture in Korea |
| Action space | Germany |
| people | Shin-Gyu Kang (President), Hartmut Perschau (Honorary President), Theo Sommer (Member of the Advisory Board) |
| Website | www.dkgh.de |
The German-Korean Society Hamburg eV (abbreviation DKGH , Korean: 사단 법인 독 - 한 협회 ) is a network and an institution that endeavors to promote and deepen relations between Germany and Korea and especially between the port cities of Hamburg and Busan .
The DKGH was founded in 1984 and is now based in Hamburg's Neustadt district, right next to Brahms Kontor and Laeiszhalle .
Association and purpose
The association bears the name Deutsch-Koreanische Gesellschaft Hamburg eV It is entered in the association register. The seat of the association is Hamburg. The association has set itself the task of strengthening relations between Germany, especially Hamburg, and Korea and deepening mutual knowledge of politics, culture, economy and other areas of society. These goals are to be achieved in particular through the collection and exchange of information, such as B. through newsletters or magazines, through lectures, symposia, exhibitions and other events. The association also strives to maintain and promote personal and professional relationships between German and Korean people and institutions at local, national and international level, such as B. by promoting exchange programs, study trips or joint meetings to promote mutual understanding.
history
German-Korean diplomatic relations
In the middle of the 19th century it was difficult or even life-threatening to travel to Korea as a foreigner because Korea at the time had a closed country policy to protect itself from foreign intruders.
On November 26, 1883, the formal relationship between Germany and Korea began with the signing of a friendship, trade and shipping treaty. On August 11, 1886, the Hanseatic businessman Heinrich Constantin Eduard Meyer was appointed by the Kingdom of Korea as Honorary Consul of Korea in the German Empire, based in Hamburg. Meyer was Korea's first consul abroad and held his office until 1905. He was the owner of an import and export company based in Chemulpo (Korea), which by 1900 had developed into the leading western trading company for European goods in Korea. In September 1899 the first German-Korean language school was opened by the teacher Johannes Bolljahn in Seoul / Korea, initially for 40 students.
From 1910 to 1945 diplomatic relations between Germany and Korea were broken off as a result of the annexation of Korea by Japan. 1956 began the resumption of the work of the consulates general in South Korea and FRG. In 1957 the consulates general were transformed into embassies. In 1957 the embassies were upgraded to embassies after the establishment of diplomatic relations between the FRG and South Korea.
German-Korean Society in Hamburg
On February 16, 1984 the German-Korean Society with its seat in Hamburg was founded and the chairman of the CDU parliamentary group in the Hamburg parliament , Hartmut Perschau, was elected as its first chairman.
On January 22nd, 1992, Hartmut Perschau retired as chairman of the German-Korean Society and Senator Wilhelm Rahlfs was elected as the new chairman. On April 27, 2000, lawyer Jürgen Tietjen was elected as the new chairman of the German-Korean Society. On March 10, 2008, Okhoa Meyer von der Twer was elected as the new chairman of the German-Korean Society. On May 6, 2008 the change of the name of the German-Korean Society eV to “German-Korean Society Hamburg eV” On March 21, 2016 Shin-Gyu Kang was elected as the new chairman of the German-Korean Society Hamburg eV
activities
Exchange of information
Business Day Korea
The DKGH regularly organizes a business day in cooperation with the OAV ( East Asian Association ), the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea and KOTRA on the premises of the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce.
Cultural event
The DKGH participates in the People's Market in the Museum of Ethnology.
The DKGH has been organizing the Korean Festival in Hamburg every year since 2014.
The diversity of Korean culture is presented under the motto “Insider Tip Korea”. In addition to concerts and lectures, this festival offers visitors the opportunity to actively experience the culture and gain new experiences. Workshops are e.g. B. Kimchi cooking classes, calligraphy workshops, handicrafts with Hanji , drawing Korean comics, Korean martial arts, Korean percussion music and Hanbok fitting. This festival takes place in cooperation with the Korean Cultural Center Berlin, the City of Busan, the Museum für Völkerkunde Hamburg and the University of Music and Theater Hamburg ( HFMT ).
Sports
The German-Korean Society, in cooperation with the University Sports Hamburg, offers an intercultural sports course for intercultural and cross-generational encounters under the motto "Germany meets Korea".
Educational program
Teacher Training - Korea Workshop
In cooperation with the State Institute for Teacher Education and School Development in Hamburg (LI-Hamburg), the Museum für Völkerkunde Hamburg , the Korea Foundation and the Institute for Korean Studies at the Free University of Berlin, the DKGH is organizing a workshop for teachers and those interested in Korea.
The past and present of South and North Korea are a subject for history, politics, economics, geography and society classes, but z. B. also for German or art classes. Lectures, a panel discussion and various workshops provide the opportunity to get information and insights, to ask and discuss questions and to try out the possibilities of teaching approaches.
The event is recognized by the State Institute for Teacher Education and School Development Hamburg as teacher training.
Hangul day
On the occasion of the Hangeul Day , the DKGH, in cooperation with the Hamburg library, provides information with lectures, a calligraphy workshop, K-pop dance performances, martial arts demonstrations and a corner with Korean games.
Structure (as of August 2018)
Presidium / Management
- President: Shin-Gyu Kang
- Managing director: Ivo Möller
- Treasurer: Gereon Raab
Board
- Shin-Gyu Kang, chairman
- Knut B. Pißler, Deputy Chairman
- David Nahrgang, Vice Chairman
- Ivo Möller, managing director
- Gereon Raab, treasurer
- René Klawohn, Secretary
- Jörn Düwel, board member
- Fabian Breth, board member
- Jakob Madsen, board member
- Ji-Hae Choi, board member
- Mee Joo Bärenstrauch, board member
Advisory Board
- Theo Sommer - Former editor of "Die Zeit"
- Jan Grotheer - President of the Finance Court HH a. D.
- Jürgen Klimke - former member of the Bundestag
- Patrick Köllner - Director of the GIGA Institute for Asian Studies
- Thomas Ritzenhoff - District Office Manager Hamburg-Wandsbek
- Ingo Egloff - Board Member, Hamburg Hafen Marketing (HHM)
- Bernd Riegerl - HWF Asia representative a. D.
- Yvonne Schulz Zinda - Professor in the Department of Language and Culture in China's Korean Studies Department at the Asia-Africa Institute at the University of Hamburg
- Yong-Seun Chang-Gusko (FOM Hamburg)
Honorary President
- Hartmut Perschau
- Okhoa Meyer von der Twer (2008-2016 Chair of the DKGH)
membership
The society consists of individual members and corporate members. Corporate members can in particular be German and Korean companies, associations and organizations.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Business Day Korea - East Asian Association. Accessed on August 30, 2018 (English).
- ↑ Visit of the President of the Busan City Parliament. Retrieved August 30, 2018 .
- ↑ Korea - One Country, Two Systems! - The program |. Retrieved on August 30, 2018 (German).