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The Academy of Korean Studies will host the 10th World Congress of Korean Studies from October 22, 2020. This congress has served as a platform for the scholars in Korean Studies from all around the world to present and discuss their research. This year, we wish to discuss the future of Korean Studies and new opportunities from diverse perspectives under the theme "Korean Studies, Past and Present."

1. Date & Time : October 22, 2020 at 09:30 ~ 18:40
2. Venue : The Academy of Korean Studies
3. Theme : Korean Studies, Past and Present
4. Contact : Division for the Promotion of Korean Studies Abroad (+82-31-739-9715, congress@aks.ac.kr)

     

The 82nd Societas Koreana Lecture Meeting was held in the AKS Culture Center conference room on September 14, 2020. Professor John DiMoia (Seoul National University) presented a lecture titled "Starting from Mosquitoes: South Korean Public Health and Approaching Crisis, 1959-1973." Due to the spread of COVID-19, the lecture was given without an audience and interviews with the speaker were produced separately.

Dr. DiMoia received a PhD in History from Princeton University in 2007 and is currently doing research on Korean modern and contemporary history as an assistant professor in the Department of Korean History at Seoul National University. His lecture focused on the development of Korea's public health system. After explaining the public health system's beginnings and historical backgrounds and presenting public health policies in Korea and medical aid programs in developing countries, he predicted trends and patterns in the current public health system in today's Korea.

The Korean government's response to the COVID-19 outbreak has been regarded globally as an example. This advanced public health system can be seen as a result of the government's successes and errors in handling previous disease outbreaks like SARS and MERS. This made the lecture based on the history and progress of Korea's public health system even more meaningful.