Key Achievements

ISIC issuing system and travel product operation company of KISES, the Exclusive Representative of ISIC in Korea.

The Arete consulting team developed and managed systems at KISES from December 1999 to June 2013, and since July 2013,
has been consulting on system operations as a separate legal entity in Germany.

2026
  • January 2026, Opening of Arete Consulting GmbH Korea branch office
2025
  • May 2025, Introduction of KYPL Pro to ISIC member countries at the ISIC Annual General Meeting
    Watch KYPL Pro intro video
  • May 2025, Presentation of Kwangwoon University case study applying KYPL University at the ISIC Annual General Meeting.
    : Kwangwoon University successfully introduced KYPL for student ID issuance through identity verification and held student council elections (simultaneous elections for university-wide, college-level, and department-level councils).
    Watch Kwangwoon University case video
2024
  • May 7, 2024: Announcement of development of KYPL Korean program
  • Future&More KYPL Solution Korea agency agreement
  • Consulting and maintenance support for countries using KYPL (Portugal, Taiwan, Egypt, Hungary, Indonesia)
2023
  • Consulting on API transfer process for implementing ISIC Samsung Pay add-on for KISES Co.
2020
  • Consulting on the creation of Boram Airlines Agency Group reservation communication system (Developed Airline B2B2C marketing system)
  • KYPL Standard System contract with ISIC China
2019
  • Developed KYPL Standard V1 for download and use by ISIC association ER/PER/AO
  • Designation of the KYPL solution developed by Arete Consulting GmbH as the official system for sending data to the CCDB, officially announced to ISIC Association members at the ISIC IGO May Annual General Meeting.
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2016
  • Website, intranet, online identity system, and work process consulting for Hostelling International KOREA
2014
  • ISIC system operations consulting in 10 countries around the world (US, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, Japan, Malaysia, Egypt, Portugal)
2013
  • Founding of Arete Consulting GmbH
  • KISES Co. system consulting :
    • ID card-related system development and operation consulting (API system consulting including ISIC/ITIC/IYTC application, identity verification, issuance process, and online collaboration marketing process)
    • Travel agency-related system development and operation consulting (Real-time air ticket reservation system for ID holders and general customers, online collaboration B2B & B2C marketing process consulting for overseas travel products, intranet settlement program consulting)