Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM) has entered into close cooperative relationship with outstanding research institutions, colleges and others in overseas traditional medical institutions to strengthen its international research competency and network.
International Cooperation
Promotion System and Goal of International Cooperation
visionSecuring Drive for Future Growth and Creative Economy by Globalization of Korean Medicine
ObjectiveStrengthening Global Competitiveness and Leadership of Korean Medicine (and KIOM)
3 Strategies and 6 Projects
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Stratege 01
Global Leadership
- More activities of WHO Collaborating Center
- Leading Standardization of Traditional Medicine by ISO
- Wider range of ODA Projects for Advancing Countries
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Stratege 02
More Active Global Cooperation
- More Active International Academic and Human Resource Exchanges
- Wider Range of International Joint Researches
- Establishment and Operation of Research/Collaborating Center
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Stratege 03
Establishment and Expansion of Global Infrastructure
- Expansion of Global Partnership
- Establishment of IP Cultivation System
- More Active Promotion of Korean Medicine
Promotion System
Organic promotion system evolving around international collaborative organizations
Collaboration with ‘Korean Medicine Globalization Project’ by Government
In the meantime, we monitors the policies of global traditional medicine, R&D status, market environment and other global trend comprehensively to effectively deliver the same to domestic KM policy makers and researchers, and further supports to enable in policy establishment and task discovery.
Lastly, the efforts have been made to enhance the status and role of the KIOM in the international stage by heightening the level of contribution and inform the role of the institution in international organizations and communities related to traditional and complementary & alternative medicine of WHO, ISO and others.
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| Country | Name of Institution | Date of Conclusion of the Agreement | Contents |
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| USA | University of Maryland, Alternative Medical Research Institute | Jun. 19, 2006 | Formulating the detailed cooperation program for acupuncture and herbal research |
| University of Texas at Galvastone, School of Medicine (UTMB) | Feb. 27, 2008 | Stipulation for joint hosting of researcher information exchange activation, academic conference and others. | |
| Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences & Technology and the Massachusetts General Hospital | Feb. 21, 2019 | Estblishment of joint research center, 'KIOM-Martinos Collaboration Center' and Promotion of joint research activities of mutual interest, etc. | |
| The Society for acupuncture Research (SAR) | Jan. 6, 2020 | Cooperation and consultation in joint research activities of mutual interest, Organizing academic conferences, seminars and workshops and Exchanges of technical/scientific information of acupuncture and traditional medicines, etc. | |
| China | China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences (CACMS) | May. 12, 2016 | Detailed agreement to strengthen the exchange cooperation in joint research |
| Jilin Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine | Oct. 18, 2002 | Hosting joint academic seminar and undertaking joint research | |
| Chinese Medicine Research Institute Zhejiang Province, China | Oct. 18, 2007 | Comprehensive agreement on research cooperation | |
| Science and Technology Policy Management Research Institute under the Chinese Science Institute | Dec. 12, 2007 | Structuring sharing system of science and technology information for TM, joint research, exchange of human resource and property resource | |
| Chinese Medical University, Biology Processing School and Zhejiang Province, China | Feb. 3, 2010 | Undertaking joint research and human resource exchange in the relevant field of fermented herbal medicine, new drug development, dosage form and drug development, and others based on TM | |
| Kunming Plant Tesearch Institute, Chiness Science Institute | Apr. 6, 2010 | Undertaking joint research in the relevant field of herbal material using pre-ion, new drug, health functional food, functional cosmetic research and development | |
| Yanbian University | Dec. 13, 2018 | Cooperative research activities in Traditional Medicine, exchange of research personnel & Technical/scientific information, etc. | |
| Anhul Unversity of Chinese Medicine | Sep. 30, 2020 | Joint Clinical Research on Traditional Oriental Medicine, Korea-Anhui Province Joint Research on Medicinal Resources and etc. | |
| Tenth People's Hospital of Tongji University | Dec. 12, 2021 | Establishment of the Basic Framework for the Promotion and Implementation of Joint Research | |
| Vietnam | National Hospital of Traditional Medicine | Nov. 27, 2018 | Establishment of joint research center, 'KIOM-NHTM International Research Center for Traditional Medicine' and Promotion of joint research activities of mutual interest, etc. |
| Philippines | Philippine Institute of Traditional and Alternative Health Care | Nov. 10, 2000 | Comprehensive agreement on research exchange cooperation |
| Mongolia | Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences | Jun. 2, 2020 | Cooperation in developing scientific technology of traditional medicine |
| Australia | Sydney Institute of Technology, Australia | May. 1, 2014 | Exchange cooperation on joint research, human resource, holding academic event, etc. |
| National Institute of Complementary Medicine at the University of Western Sydney | Jun. 11, 2019 | Promotion of joint research activities and clinical trials in health priority areas | |
| Europe | International Society for Traditional, Complementary&Integrative Medicine Research | Oct. 10, 2022 | Cooperation and consultation in organizing academic seminars, workshops and conferences, Exchanges of technical/scientific information of traditional, complementary and integrative medicine research, etc. |
| UK | Needham Research Institute | Jul. 31, 2013 | Exchange cooperation on information, human resources, joint research activities, etc. |
| Uzbekistan | Tashkent Medical Academy | Jun. 18, 2014 | Exchange cooperation on research activities, human resources, information, etc. in TM. |
| Multi-country | Global Research Network for Traditional Medicine (National ResearchInstitute of Chinese Medicine (Taiwan), Orental Medicine Research Center of Kitasato University (Japan) | Sep. 26, 2010 | Exchange cooperation on meetings on various topics, information on TM, human resources, etc. |
| Korea-Japan 5 WHO Collaborating Centers (Oriental Medicine Research Center of Kitasato University, Department of Japanese Oriental Medicine of University of Toyama) | Aug. 31, 2012 | Exchange cooperation on joint activities, coordination of international meetings, human resources, etc. | |
| Republic of South Africa | University of the Free State, Republic of South Africa | Dec. 4, 2017 | Cooperation in scientific technology and activities between traditional Korean Medicine and African traditional medicine |
| Uganda | Natural Chemotherapeutics Research Institute of The Republic of Uganda | Jan. 6, 2020 | Cooperation in scientific technology and activities between traditional Korean Medicine and African traditional medicine |