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OUR HISTORY

역사와 배경

since 2006
City-Level International Cooperation

Between Canada & Korea
Expansion into Brazil & Vietnam

Cities Involved

CANADA: Windsor, ON (Main),
with additional cities expected to join (ie. London, Leamington, Kingsville)
KOREA: Guro (in Seoul) & Gunsan,
plus additional cities currently under consideration.
Categories included: Industrial, Educational, & Cultural

Agreements (MOU’s post-2010)

City of Windsor & City of Guro
Invest Windsor-Essex (WEEDC) & City of Guro
WECDSB (Catholic School Board) & City of Guro
WECDSB & Yuhan Technical High School, Deokil ETHS, SMHS

CATEGORY 1
INDUSTRIAL/TECHNICAL COOPERATION

Mayor of Windsor visited Korea in 2018
WEEDC delegation visited Korea in 2009 and 2011, supported by Seoul Digital Complex
Guro delegations visited Windsor in 2018 and 2019

In 2020, Guro and Canadian cities (Windsor, Waterloo, and London) agreed to convene in Canada for high-tech industrial cooperation. This was postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

-Agricultural cities cooperation projects in progress (2023)

CATEGORY 2
EDUCATIONAL & CULTURAL COOPERATION

Global Internship for Korean Schools (2014 – Present)
Participating Korean schools: Yuhan HS, Deokil HS, & SMHS
Participating companies in Canada: Ground Effects, Shur-lok, SPI, and cultural organizations.