Welcome to the website of Korean-German Association of Economics and Management
(KDGW: Koreanisch-Deutsche Gesellschaft für Wirtschaftswissenschaften)!

The KDGW was founded in 1978 and is an academic organization with a history of half a century on the verge. The KDGW not only contributes to the development of economics and business administration in Korea through exchanges at the international level, such as academic or cultural aspects, between Korea and Germany, but also conducts in-depth research on economic, management, and social issues and policies related to the German-speaking region. Through this, we provide insights on the issues facing Korean society.

While continuing to hold several academic conferences, policy discussions, international symposiums, and conversations with the CEO each year, the top-tier academic journal ‘Gyeongsangnonchong’, which celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2022, is published more than four times a year. It was thanks above all to the devoted service of previous presidents and the active participation of members of the KDGW that such excellent results could be achieved, but what we must not forget is that there was financial support from BMW Korea, including the BMW Academic Award from 1999 to 2020. I would like to express my gratitude that BMW Korea has been with our society for more than 20 years.

The KDGW not only promotes basic academic research, but also flexibly diversifies research fields in the future to respond to changes in global trends related to economic, management, social and cultural issues, and strives to produce professional research results by organizing small research groups within the KDGW: Economic philosophy and policies of the German-speaking economics school, such as social market economy; economic and social analysis before and after German reunification; as well as systematic and advanced German industries and enterprises such as the automobile industry; vocational education such as Ausbildung, and hidden champion companies. These comparative researchs, which are the strengths of the KDGW, will be further intensified to present a desirable agenda for Korean economic and social policy and corporate management. In addition, academic discussions and business industries that actively present solutions to various economic and social challenges emerging during the era of industrial transformation due to the 4th industrial revolution and climate crisis, which will change more rapidly due to the recent corona pandemic, through case studies in the German-speaking region. Through networking with the field, we will enhance the real-life identity of the KDGW.

We ask for your interest and support. Thank you.

Prof. Kim, Chang-Kwon (ph.D.),
President of the Korean-German Association of Economics and Management(KDGW)