I'm very pleased to be here tonight
at the official opening of the King Sejong Institute Adelaide.
This year, Australia and Korea celebrate the 55th anniversary of diplomatic ties.
Tonight, we add one more layer to solidify our relationship,
promotion of cultural exchange through the King Sejong Institute Adelaide here at UniSA.
I'm quite certain that the institute will promote Korean language and culture effectively
and Korea will become more accessible and familiar for many Australians.
I believe that an even brighter future is instore for Australia and Korea.
King Sejong the Great was one of Korea's most eminent kings.
and is celebrated for his commitment to education, the pursuit of knowledge and the advancement of society.
We appreciate the great honour the the King Sejong Institute Foundation has bestowed on us
and tonight, we're celebrating UniSA as a pioneer in the promotion of Korean culture,
language, teaching and activities, with the establishment of the first official institute in the state.
The establishment of the institute builds upon UniSA's existing research and student exchange relationships with Korea.
The King Sejong Institute Adelaide is being established within UniSA's business school
and builds on the work already underway in our Australian Centre for Asian Business.
That centre's focused very much on generating research connections
and undertaking research in relation to Korea.
King Sejong Institute Adelaide will support Australian and South Australian companies
to be better equipped to do business in Korea.
It's yet another great example of UniSA working as Australia's University of Enterprise,
applying academic knowledge and knowhow to helping people to do business and to innovate locally and overseas.
The South Australian government's economic priorities aim to establish
South Australia as the knowledge state and to promote South Australia's international engagement
and what better example could we have of that than tonight's initiative.
Health, aged care, biotechnology, these are all vitally important.
Defence, aviation, aerospace, advanced manufacturing and technology.
All of these things are very important, and this institute, this university
and its equivalent universities in Korea are pioneers and champions in all of those fields.
So, we have a very strong and a very bright future together, Korea and South Australia
and we're going to rekindle that, we're going to reenergise that,
and we're going to build on that in the future.
Dr Hyangkeun Song, President of the King Sejong Institute Foundation
is unable to join us tonight, but however, he has provided a video message
so that he can be part of this important occasion.
So, we now come to the culmination of the event, which is the actual opening.
So if I can ask the Vice Chancellor and the Ambassador to unveil the plaque.