In 2014, the KASI has entered into an MOA with the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan under the National Institutes of Natural Sciences and became an official partner of the ALMA project as an East Asian ALMA consortium member. The KASI is sharing the East Asian ALMA consortium by in-kind contribution of developing multi-beam systems worth of USD 0.5M in 2015.

The KASI continues to seek more opportunities to engage in the international collaborative activities and is pleased to endorse the KAS to host the IAUGA 2021 in this context. The KASI shall offer full technical and financial supports for the success of the GA in IAU history.