CEFIA News

AKS’s Center for International Affairs (CEFIA) hosted the “2019 AKS International Conference on Korean Studies on Thursday, September 19, 2019.

The International Conference on Korean Studies has dealt with Korean studies topics since it was first held in 1979. Korean studies education and research trends in various regions have been covered including North America in 2013; Southeast and Southwest Asia in 2015; Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia in 2017; and Northern and Western Europe and Africa this year.

AKS’s Division of the Understanding Korea Project in the Center for International Affairs invited education experts from India’s National Council of Education Research and Training (NCERT) to hold a workshop on educational cooperation between the two countries from September 16 (Monday) through September 20 (Friday), 2019.

AKS and NCERT have held education cooperation workshops since signing an MOU in 2017. These workshops promote exchange and cooperation in the areas of “textbooks and curriculum,” “vocational education,” “special education,” “ICT education,” and “physical education.”

As part of the cooperative project on “textbooks and curriculum,” the two organizations plan to jointly publish a textbook on the topic of “Korean and Indian Democracy.” During this workshop, the education experts discussed how to organize the textbook so that students can easily understand the development of democracy in both countries.

This workshop helped further solidify the foundation of educational cooperation between both countries. We will continue to work on the production of the collaborative textbook and to discuss other forms of educational cooperation to provide an example of educational cooperation.

AKS’s Division of the Understanding Korea Project in the Center for International Affairs hosted the “2019 Academy of Korean Studies & People’s Education Press Textbook Seminar” on Tuesday, September 9, 2019, at AKS.

AKS and People’s Education Press (PEP) have held joint textbook seminars since 2003 to discuss curriculum and education, issues in textbooks, and trends in research in both countries. The seminar alternates locations between Korea and China. This year’s topic was “Textbooks and Ecological Civilization Education,” and the participants examined the way ecology is taught in Korea and China.

The 164th Colloquium on Korean Studies Abroad was held in the second floor meeting room of AKS’s Culture Center at 1:00 pm on Monday, October 28, 2019. At the colloquium, Angela McClean, a PhD candidate from the University of California, San Diego, and recipient of the 2019 AKS Fellowship, presented research she has done while in Korea. The presentation was titled “Why Does South Korea Recognize so Few Asylum-seekers? From the Perspective of the Refugee Status Determination (RSD) Regime.”

During her time researching in Korea, Angela McClean (also known as Choi Yun-jeong) analyzed reasons why there are so few asylum-seekers in Korea. Her research focused on policies on determining the status of refugees and explained her research using several case studies and procedures. She argued her points while presenting and comparing related material. Many interested researchers and students participated in the colloquium.

The Academy of Korean Studies (AKS) is pleased to announce the “AKS Hanmun (Classical Chinese) Fellowship.” As an important part of our mission is to nurture researchers, who will contribute to the development and globalization of Korean studies, the academy has organized the “2020 AKS Hanmun (Classical Chinese) Fellowship)” for international scholars in Korean studies. Those who are interested in the following programs held by the AKS, which is the global hub sharing Korean studies with the world, are very welcome to apply.

1. Programs : Lectures, recitations, researches, and on-site tours (conducted in Korean)
2. Program Period
   1) 2nd : March 2 – June 19, 2020
   2) 3rd : September 1 – December 21, 2020
3. Venue : The Academy of Korean Studies
4. Eligibility
   Junior and senior college students and graduate students (MA and PhD courses) majoring in Korean Studies abroad
   (excluding Korean nationals)
5. Required Documents
   1) Application form (download the attached file)
   2) Certificate of registration (or completion)
   3) 1 Letter of Reference
   4) (Optional) Score Report for Korean Proficiency Test (TOPIK)
   ※ All documents should be written in Korean or English. If not, translation of the document into Korean or English should be submitted as well.
6. Application Period : November 1 – November 30, 2019
7. Application Method : Please combine all of the required documents in 1 pdf file and send it to the e-mail address below.
   - E-mail Address : jukpung@aks.ac.kr
8. Notification of the Acceptance : The result will be announced individually via e-mail on December 16(Mon.), 2019.
9. Support
   1) Round-trip airfare (economy class) and support for living expenses (KRW one million per month)
   2) Accommodations (guesthouse located at the Academy of Korea Studies compound)
10. Others
   1) Submit a study report until fifteen days before the end of the fellowship period.
   2) Support will not be provided to applicants who receive funds from other sources.
11. Contacts : The Center for International Affairs of the Academy of Korean Studies
   - E-mail : jukpung@aks.ac.kr