Overseas Korean Office and National Heritage Administration cooperate to strengthen education to cultivate the identity of the next generation of overseas Koreans.

The Overseas Koreans' Office and the National Heritage Administration have decided to cooperate in strengthening identity training for the next generation of overseas Koreans and enhancing understanding of national heritage.

To this end, the two organizations signed a business agreement today (1st) at the National Palace Museum in Seoul.

The signing of the agreement is designed for the two newly established and reorganized institutions to interconnect experiences, capabilities, and networks and establish a cooperative system to strengthen identity education for the next generation of compatriots and raise awareness of national heritage abroad.

The agreement focuses on mutual cooperation in history, culture, and national heritage education to foster the identity of the next generation of overseas Koreans, mutual cooperation to improve awareness and understanding of national heritage for overseas Koreans and locals, and cooperation to promote ties between the Republic of Korea and the overseas Korean community.

As a pilot project this year, the Overseas Korean Administration plans to cooperate with the National Palace Museum to support the "education package" containing museum education programs to 58 Korean schools in 15 European countries.

The National Palace Museum will also support the active use of national heritage content in local history and culture classes as a non-face-to-face class for teachers.

Lee Sang-deok, head of the Overseas Koreans Agency, said he expects that the cooperation with the National Heritage Administration will boost identity education for the next generation of overseas Koreans and expand and diversify related contents.