Dipl.-Ing. Dongwoon Bae
Chair of the EKC in 2023
President of the Korean Scientists and Engineers Association in Germany (VeKNI)
Dr. Taisik Lee
President of the Korean Federation of Science and Technology Scientists (KOFST)
Dear EKC 2023 Participants:
We sincerely welcome you all to the 15th Europe-Korea Conference on Science and Technology (EKC 2023) in Munich, Germany. The EKC2023 is hosted by the Korean Scientists and Engineers Association in Germany (VeKNI) together with the Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies (KOFST) and the eight other Korean Scientists and Engineers Associations in Europe: The U.K. (KSEAUK), France (ASCoF), Austria (KOSEAA), Netherland (KOSEANL), Switzerland (KSEAS), Finland (KOSES), Scandinavia (KSSEA), and Belgium (KOSEABe).
Since its first successful start in 2008 in Heidelberg, Germany, EKC has become the most important annual scientific and social event to bring scientists and engineers from Europe and Korea together for the last 15 years. This year’s EKC is even more special for celebrating two big anniversaries: the 50th years of VeKNI foundation, and 140th years of diplomatic relations between Germany and Korea.
The theme of EKC 2023 is “Innovative Global Cooperation in Academia and Industry”.
Human civilization is facing huge problems caused by mankind, such as environmental degradation, climate change, and pandemics. To address these issues, there will be multilateral programs such as science and technology discussions, policy and business sessions, industry forums and networking programs in EKC 2023 to ensure humanity can keep moving forward. We would encourage participants from the different sectors meet together and exchange their thoughts to identify innovative cooperation for the sustainable future.
We would like to express our most profound gratitude to Organizing Committees and volunteers for their dedications, and to conference sponsors for their generous support. We are confident that EKC 2023 offers a productive and memorable experience for every participant.
We look forward to your active participation in EKC 2023 and seeing you in Munich.
Dongwoon Bae
Chair of EKC2023
President of the Korean Scientists and Engineers Association in Germany
Taisik Lee
President of the Korean Federation of Science and Technology Scientists (KOFST)