{
  "id": 7266859,
  "title": "Korea hosts top university officials from 7 nations to bolster academic ties",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/korea-hosts-top-university-officials-from-7-nations-to-bolster",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-14T07:32:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/20260914/korea-hosts-top-university-officials-from-7-nations-to-bolster-academic-ties"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "This week, university leaders from seven nations are descending on Korea to strengthen academic collaborations. The Korea Foundation is hosting eight education officials, including Juan Manuel Corchado Rodriguez from Spain, Gundars Berzins from Latvia, and Eduardo Villa Gomez from Colombia, among others. Their agenda includes discussions on artificial intelligence, student exchanges, and joint research initiatives. The delegation arrives in Korea from Sunday and will depart on Saturday, participating in the Korea Foundation's overseas leaders invitation program. Key figures on the visit include the presidents of the University of Salamanca, the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the University of Latvia, and Ahlia University, as well as the director of Angola’s National Institute for Educational Evaluation and Development and the director of the Ho Chi Minh City branch of Vietnam’s Academy of Public Administration. During their stay, they will engage with Korean education officials in talks aimed at fostering stronger academic ties between the two countries.",
  "summary": "Korea is set to host a delegation of university leaders from seven nations, including Spain, Latvia, New Zealand, Bahrain, Angola, Colombia, and Vietnam, as part of the Korea Foundation's overseas leaders invitation program. The seven-day visit, which begins on Sunday, will see the group focus on strengthening academic ties through discussions on artificial intelligence, student exchanges, and joint research initiatives. The delegation comprises notable university presidents and officials, such as Juan Manuel Corchado Rodriguez from Spain's University of Salamanca, Luis Serra Majem from Portugal's University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, and Cong Hoa Truong from Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City branch of the Academy of Public Administration.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Korea hosts top university officials from 7 nations to bolster academic ties",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/korea-hosts-top-university-officials-from-7-nations-to-bolster-7269020",
        "published": "2026-09-14T07:47:02.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}