• Korean Day highlights cultural exchange and enhances cross-sector collaboration across Wroclaw and Lower Silesia.
• The event affirms the growing Korea–Poland partnership while supporting deeper engagement across cultural, educational, and economic spheres.

Building on its long-standing commitment to strengthening partnerships with local universities and promoting cultural understanding in Wroclaw, LG Energy Solution recently partnered with the University of Wroclaw to host Korean Day. Celebrating the deepening ties between Poland and Korea, the November 7th event brought together representatives of academia, business, and public administration to discuss culture, education and innovation. Co-organized with the University’s Faculty of Neophilology, Korean Day provided insights into Korean culture and underscored the importance of intercultural exchange in advancing cooperation across science, technology and industry.

“As two ambitious nations, Korea and Poland both deeply appreciate the value of education. Korea’s remarkable journey from post-war poverty to a global economic powerhouse was only possible through sustained investment in its people’s education,” said Yong Girl Lee, Director of the External Relations Department at LG Energy Solution Wroclaw. “Today, Korea boasts the twelfth-largest GDP, and Poland the twentieth. This shared ambition and constant drive for development will be crucial as we invest in next-generation technologies.”

A highlight of the event was the expert panel discussion, “Technology, Culture, Investments: South Korea and Lower Silesia.” This session featured a distinguished lineup of speakers:

• Yong Girl Lee, Director of the External Relations Department, LG Energy Solution Wroclaw.
• Habilitated Doctor. Justyna Ziarkowska, Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Neophilology, University of Wroclaw.
• Habilitated Doctor. Marcin Jacoby, Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Head of the Department of Asian Studies, SWPS University.
• Habilitated Doctor of Engineering. Tomasz Kurzynowski, Professor at the Wroclaw University of Science and Technology and Rector’s Plenipotentiary for Industry Cooperation.
• Norbert Nowacki, Investor Relations Expert at the Wroclaw Agglomeration Development Agency.
• Olga Humenczuk, Director of the Witold Lutoslawski National Forum of Music.
• Slawomir Szymanski (Moderator), journalist at Gazeta Wyborcza.

The panel delved deeper into cross-sector cooperation, examining its contribution to regional development and the pivotal role of Korean investment in Lower Silesia’s economic growth. Concluding the discussion, all panelists concurred that strong economic partnerships are essential for effective cultural exchange between Poland and Korea.

“Poland’s strategic European location, combined with its logistical advantages, large population, exemplary education and well-structured Special Economic Zones (SEZs), has propelled Korean investment in the Wroclaw region,” said Robert Nowacki. “After more than two decades of LG Group’s presence in Poland, the company’s operations, especially in Wroclaw, are now widely recognized across the Korean business community.”

Building on this point, Yong Girl Lee noted LG Energy Solution Wroclaw’s proactive investment in large-scale process automation and AI technologies. “Our Kobierzyce plant exemplifies this commitment as the only facility capable of producing all types of electric batteries using our proprietary technology,” said Lee. “To sustain this innovation, recruiting highly qualified experts remains a top priority. While Lower Silesia has a strong educational background and readily embraces new technologies, greater institutional support for the energy sector will be crucial to mitigating Poland’s high energy costs.”

Providing a broader historical perspective, Habilitated Doctor Marcin Jacoby recalled the early stages of Korea–Poland cooperation. “When Korea first started expanding its investments in Poland in 1987, Poland was still a socialist state maintaining relations exclusively with North Korea. Just a year later, diplomatic talks were underway to establish investment cooperation, which has since proven successful in business terms,” said Jacoby. “The Korean Hallyu wave followed, and cultural exchange — unlike fifteen years ago — has now become standard. While Korea has a stronger presence in Poland than vice versa, I believe our initiatives will remain strong and achievable as long as we stay as proactive as our partner country.”

After the expert panel, the day featured a series of lectures dedicated to Korean culture, literature and education. Speakers Dr. Hae Sung Lee, Mijin Mok, Anna Sawinska, and Marta Niewiadomska introduced various aspects of contemporary Korean life, highlighting the depth and diversity of its cultural landscape. Participants were also told the stories of Koreans who settled in Wroclaw after World War II. Additionally, they learned about the nation’s competitive education system and current publishing trends in Asian literature.

Korean Day prepared by LG Energy Solution Wroclaw offered an opportunity to explore the richness of Korean culture and the boundless potential of Poland-Korea collaboration across Wroclaw, Lower Silesia, and the entire nation. This event powerfully demonstrated how two countries can make social, political and economic progress by sharing their ideas, cultures, and talent, progress that would be unattainable alone.

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