Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) relationship with South Korea’s Hannam University will be celebrated and expanded during a visit to the Bathurst Campus on Tuesday 8 August. Professor Lee Sang-Yoon, President of Hannam University, and Dr. Whan Koo Kang, Director of the Institute for Academia-Industry Cooperation, will sign third and fourth subsequent agreements to an already existing Memorandum of Understanding. Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) Professor Ross Chambers says the agreements already in place involve student exchange and web based learning, while one of the new agreements will see CSU and Hannam jointly teaching Theology and Ministry doctoral degrees. “The other is an agreement which will enable students from Hannam University to complete a science degree at CSU. So what we bring to the table is strength in applied science, while Hannam University is strong on general science,” said Professor Chambers. Vice-Chancellor of CSU, Professor Ian Goulter, says CSU’s relationship with Hannam University is an important one which could greatly benefit CSU students. “It is a university with about 15 000 full time students, with Faculties in Commerce, Science and Education, very similar to us in a way, strong in Teacher Education, strong in Science, strong in Business. They also have the Linton Academy for international students. We are really keen for our students to go off-shore for a semester and experience other cultures in an English speaking context. That is why the student exchange agreement is a good one.”