Agreement
between the Government of the Republic of Korea 
and the Government of the Slovak Republic 
on Cooperation in the Fields of Culture,  Education and Tourism

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The Government of the Republic of Korea and the Government of the Slovak Republic (hereinafter referred to as the “Parties”) desiring to further develop their amicable relations through cooperation in the fields of education, culture and tourism, have agreed as follows:

Article 1

Principles

1. The Parties shall promote understanding between their respective countries through the development of cooperation in the fields of culture, education and tourism.

2. All activities undertaken by the Parties under this Agreement shall be carried out in accordance with the respective laws and regulations of the two countries. 

3. The Parties shall put in place favourable conditions to facilitate cooperation within the scope of this Agreement.

Article 2

Culture

1. The Parties shall promote mutual cooperation in the field of culture through the following means:  

a)	promotion of direct cooperation between the art and cultural institutions of the two countries in the areas of literature, film, performing arts, fine arts, music and traditional culture;

b)	participation of authors, artists and critics in literature, film, performing arts, fine arts, music and traditional culture events organised in their respective countries;

c)	support for organisation of seminars and lectures on, among other things, the culture,  art and literature of the other country at its universities and other respective art and cultural institutions;

d)	exchange of information and materials on cultural policy and trends of the two countries; 

e)	exchange and distribution of radio and television programmes, films, books, periodicals and other publications, as well as the promotion of cooperation among radio and TV broadcasters, film producers and publishers, which may be based on direct arrangements between the respective organisations, authors, directors and artists;  

f)	translations and the publishing of works of art, literature and science; the form and scope of cooperation in the translation and publishing of art, literary and scientific works shall be directly decided by the respective institutions, business entities and private companies; 

g)	support for exchange of journalists and reporters and the promotion of cooperation between the print media and press agencies; and

h)	any other forms of cooperation that may be agreed upon by the Parties.

2. Each Party shall encourage the establishment in its national territory of art and cultural institutions of the other Party, on the basis of mutual understanding and in compliance with its national laws and regulations, for the purposes of pursuing the aims specified in this Agreement.

3. For the purpose of disseminating accurate and reliable information about the other country, each Party shall endeavour to incorporate important historical and geographical facts into its official publications on the other country with a view to enabling the dissemination of accurate and reliable information about that other country in its national territory.

Article 3 

Education

1. The Parties shall promote mutual cooperation in the field of education through the following means: 

a)	exchange of information concerning the education systems of the two countries;     

b)	exchange of information concerning professional and scientific events organized in the field of education; 

c)	promotion of direct cooperation among the universities and other scientific and educational institutions of the two countries, particularly the exchange of students, scientists and educators; and

d)	any other forms of cooperation that may be agreed upon by the Parties.

2. In accordance with this Agreement and within the framework of their respective laws and regulations, the Parties shall cooperate in the mutual recognition of the certificates of qualification, academic degrees and titles of the two countries.

Article 4

Sports and Youth

1. The Parties shall encourage exchanges of athletes and sports teams, as well as competitions, friendly matches and cooperation between their respective sports organisations.

2. The Parties shall support youth exchanges and cooperation between youth organisations.

Article 5

Tourism

The Parties shall facilitate the dissemination of information concerning tourism and the spa industries of their countries, and encourage mutual cooperation in these fields.

Article 6 

Joint Committee and Cooperation Programmes

1. The Parties shall establish a Joint Committee (hereinafter referred to as the “Committee”) which shall be composed of representatives of the Parties. 

2. The Committee may meet to, as required, oversee the implementation of this Agreement. 

3. In order to facilitate the implementation of this Agreement, as appropriate, the relevant government ministries of the two countries may establish and carry out cooperation programmes specifying the forms of cooperation, the method of its implementation and financing. The Committee may review and approve such cooperation programmes. 

Article 7

Visits

1. The participants of a Party in exchange programmes, as set out in  Articles  2, 3, 4 and 5 of this Agreement, may be exempted, on a reciprocal basis, from the obligation to pay administrative fees for entry and residence permits in the other Party within the framework of the national laws and regulations of that other Party.

2. This Agreement shall not exempt the participants of a Party in exchange programmes referred to in this Agreement from the obligation to comply with the applicable laws and regulations of the other Party during their stay in its national territory.  

3. Either Party may refuse entry into, or shorten the stay of, the other Party’s participants considered to be personae non  gratae.

Article 8

Settlement of Disputes

Any disputes regarding the interpretation of this Agreement shall be settled through mutual consultations between the Parties.

Article 9

Suspension

Either Party may suspend, in whole or in part, the implementation of this Agreement for reasons of public order, health or security.  The other Party shall be immediately notified of any such suspension, or the lifting thereof, through diplomatic channels. 

Article 10

Entry into Force, Amendment and Termination

1. This Agreement shall enter into force on the date when the Parties exchange written notifications through diplomatic channels that they have completed their respective domestic procedures for the entry into force of this Agreement.

2. This Agreement may be amended with the mutual written consent of the Parties through diplomatic channels.

3. This Agreement shall remain in force indefinitely. Either Party may terminate this Agreement by notifying the other Party, in writing through diplomatic channels, of its intention to terminate the Agreement. Such termination shall enter into force ninety (90) days after the date of such notification.

4.  Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, the termination of this Agreement shall not affect the projects or programmes already undertaken under this Agreement and not yet completed at the time of termination.

Done in duplicate at ...............................................on .............................., in the Korean, Slovak and English languages, all texts being equally authentic. In case of any divergence in interpretation, the English text shall prevail.

For the Government						For the Government
of the Slovak Republic				           of the Republic of Korea