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[Interview] BMW and Daimler export the German apprenticeship system to Asia

On April 11, the German economic daily Handelsblatt introduced the Ausbildung being implemented in Asia and shed light on the situation in Korea.

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"Drive into Your Dream" KGCCI and German Automotive Brands Unveils 'Ausbildung 2.0'

The Korean-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KGCCI, President & CEO Martin Henkelmann), announced ‘Ausbildung 2.0’ in collaboration with Daimler Truck Korea, MAN Truck & Bus Korea, Mercedes-Benz Korea, Porsche Korea, Volkswagen Group Korea, and BMW Group Korea on April 8, marking the 8th anniversary of the introduction of the program in Korea.

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[Interview] KGCCI, Expansion and Relocation Open House at Jongno Office

The Korean-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KGCCI) held an "Open House Event" at its Jongno office in Seoul on the 5th, which was featured on PAX Economy TV. The event was attended by more than 100 stakeholders, including Georg Witschel, the German Ambassador to Korea; Park Hyun-nam, President of KGCCI; Holger Gehrman, President of KGCCI Germany; and Jung Ha-joong, Vice President of KGCCI and CEO of Siemens Korea, among others, representing companies such as Mercedes-Benz Korea, Bayer Korea, Sartorius Korea, BASF Korea, Beringer Ingelheim Korea, Henkel Korea, and BMW Korea.

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[Interview] "Foreigners Hesitant to Take Positions in Korea... Law Treating CEOs as 'Potential Criminals' is Extreme"[BIZ360]

On April 8th, Martin Henkelmann, the representative of the Korea-Germany Chamber of Commerce and Industry, revealed in an interview with Herald Economy that foreign CEOs are deliberating over taking on roles as representatives in Korean companies. He criticized the "Serious Accident Penalty Act" for excessively imposing criminal responsibility on CEOs as representatives of their companies, irrespective of their intentions.

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[Interview] "Energy Transition, Essential for Energy Security… More Cooperation Expected between Korea and Germany"

Georg Schmidt, the German Ambassador to South Korea, emphasized the importance of energy transition and energy security in an interview with the "[Asking about Sustainable Futures]"series with Money Today on the 22nd last month at the Embassy Residence in Seoul.

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[Interview] "Siemens Launches 'Digital Twin' Technology Ecosystem with Focus on Delivering Sustainable Value."

Siemens Digital Industry (DI) Korea, a division of Siemens, the global electrical and electronics company, exhibited its products and solutions at the 'Smart Factory & Automation Industry Exhibition 2024' held from March 27 to 29 at COEX.

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6th Korean-German Energy Day "Sustainable Supply Chains for Energy Transition"

The Korean-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KGCCI, President & CEO Martin Henkelmann) in cooperation with the Korea Energy Economic Institute (KEEI), Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP), German policy consultancy think tank adelphi and Hydrogen Convergence Alliance held the 6th Korean-German Energy Day (KGED) conference on March 21 at Grand Hyatt Berlin, Germany.

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[Column] Sustainable Synergy - Strengthening Korean-German Energy Partnership

Dr. Martin Henkelmann, President & CEO of KGCCI, conducted a column with Korea Times on March 19th, discussing the energy partnership between Korea and Germany.

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KGCCI Women In KoRea 6th Kickoff Event

The Women In koRea (WIR: ‘We’ in German) leadership group of the Korean-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry held a successful kick-off event on March 8, marking its sixth edition of annual mentoring program.