An agreement between UBC and Korea University (KU) has established a joint academic program for undergraduate students and a residential cultural centre on campus. Sauder School of Business is an active participant in this program, with 40 per cent of the KU students at UBC taking Commerce courses in September 2002.

"This agreement represents a major development in our relationship with Korea University," says UBC President Martha Piper. "It is a strong and focused step toward our mutual goals of strategic international partnerships."

"In this era of globalization, there is a need to study foreign languages and also a need to better understand the cultural and societal context of different countries," says Dr. Jung-Bae Kim, KU's president.

The 20-year agreement provides for an eight-month integrated cross-cultural education program at UBC for about 100 KU students annually.

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Innwon Park, Director
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Eun Sook Park, Coordinator
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