A study on exchanges through vocational education between Korea and Germany: Historical Background and Present Meaning Yu, Jinyoung(KRIVET, Research Fellow)/Kim, Kihong(KRIVC, Counsultant) This study aims to examine the exchange and its meaning centered on the recent vocational high school between Korea and Germany. Exchange relations between Korea and Germany began in the 1960s during the Cold War, and are based on development aid, especially for economic cooperation and technical cooperation. Continuous and diverse cooperative relationships are taking place in the middle-level vocational education sector between Korea and Germany, and against this background, it is important to consider the recent social and economic backgrounds of the two countries. On the German side, the recent revision of the immigration law aims to solve the problem of the shortage of professionals or skilled workers in the country, and on the Korean side, young people have their respective interests to enter the better qualifications and labor market. Germany is trying to solve the problem of the shortage of professionals or skilled workers in its country through the recent revision of the immigration law, and on the Korean side, young people have their respective interests to enter the better qualifications and labor market. In response to these interests, exchanges in the field of vocational education are actively taking place in the public sector, the private sector, schools, and municipal and provincial offices of education. By examining recent vocational education exchanges through literature research and related interviews, we tried to discuss the implications and prospects of educational exchanges between Korea and Germany.