Category: Visit Reports Busan

On the 21st of October, in the afternoon, we had our last excursion of the Study Tour at the Busan Eco Delta Smart City. This smart city is located on the western side of Busan, between the Nakdong and West Nakdong River.  Even though it is officially part of Busan, some citizens of Busan do … Continue reading "Busa Eco Delta Smart City"

After the Korean War, South Korea had to redevelop its whole infrastructure. The country was heavily relying on foreign knowledge and the focus was on creating a strong export-oriented economy. This could only be carried out if there were domestic experts. Therefore, research and development became more and more important. In the past decade, the … Continue reading "Korea National Water Industry Cluster"

Busan port is the 6th largest port in the world and second transhipment hub of the world behind Singapore. The port consists out of two parts, namely the old port visited in the morning and the new port visited in the afternoon. The new port is designed by government and operated by commercial terminal operators, … Continue reading "Busan New Port"

The North Port of Busan was and is important for the economic growth of the city of Busan and the country itself. This port is explored using a boat from BPA, the Busan Port Authority. A captain, accompanied by an interpreter, presented the port and its development by the use of maps and the view … Continue reading "Busan North Port Redevelopment Project"

Back in 1968, South Korea was rapidly expanding and a strong focus on flood control and water supply emerged, resulting in an idea for a new dam in the stream area of the Keum river. Eventually, this led to the construction of the Daecheong dam, located between the cities Daejon and Cheongju (hence the name). … Continue reading "Daecheong Dam"

On Wednesday 19 October, the day started early for a full program at K-Water, the Korean company that deals with all water resources related issues that South Korea encounters. We started the morning at K-Water Academy, located in Daejeon, where we got an introduction by Ms. So-ra Keum about the company and its facilities in … Continue reading "K-Water Academy & Headquarters"