Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy

Korea’s Director General for Industrial Technology Convergence Policy Je Kyung-hee is visiting Hannover, Germany, through April 1–2 on the occasion of the Eureka Global Innovation Summit 2025 for bilateral talks with relevant countries and to seek technology cooperation measures with leading research institutions.

Eureka is the world’ largest joint research platform with the participation of 48 countries, of which Korea became the first non-European and Asian country to take part in its Board of Directors (2023) as Eureka’s first non-European and only Asian country with full membership (2022).

At the Eureka Global Innovation Summit, Director General Je met with Head of Directorate-General for European and International Cooperation Armin Reinartz from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) of Germany, Eureka’s co-chair, and discussed measures to strengthen Korea-Eureka cooperation and widen Korea-Germany cooperation in cutting-edge areas such as robots and semiconductors. 

Director General Je also met with Marc Pauchard, Head of the Knowledge Transfer and International Programmes Division of the Swiss Innovation Agency, Innosuisse, and articulated Korea’s commitment to supporting Switzerland’s successful Eureka chairmanship through July 2025–June 2026.

From April 3–4, Director General Je will be visiting the Fraunhofer Society for the Advancement of Applied Research and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) to discuss the uncovering of new projects in industrial AI, quantum computing, robots, and other advanced technology fields, while seeking ways to leverage the Global Industry and Technology Cooperation Center established at the Fraunhofer Institute to further invigorate the global open innovation of domestic industries, academia, and research institutions.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) launched the Korea Eureka Day 2025 from April 1–2 in Hannover, Germany. Since joining Eureka in 2009 as associate member, Korea has provided the platform with funding support of KRW 250 billion spanning 250 projects in advanced bio, AI, and semiconductors. Eureka has also served as the primary platform for technology collaboration between Korean industries and the EU. This year’s Korea Eureka Day saw Korean businesses’ participation in various programs such as the Korea-Europe Innovation Forum, technical partner matchmaking, and one-on-one consulting session with Europe-based Korean engineers.