International Diffusion Activities 2024.12.14(00:00) An Official Visit to Shanghai University of Transportation in China

The K-Academic Diffusion Research Center of Inha Center for International Studies (ICIS) visited Shanghai Transportation University in China on December 14th, 2024, in order to introduce its center's major projects. This visit was a great opportunity to not only share the center's goals but also explore the possibility of academic exchanges and cooperation between the two organizations. Specifically, its center’s main goal is to establish a platform for political diplomacy as a Korean study and specialize in the fields of "politics of identity and public diplomacy."   Shanghai Transportation University, established in 1896, is a leading research-oriented university in China that provides excellent education and research in various fields such as engineering, medicine, humanities, and social sciences. Through this meeting, the two institutions discussed effective methods in cooperating for the spread and development of Korean studies, and it is expected to promote mutual development through joint research and academic exchanges in the near future.  

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MOU 2024.12.13(00:00) MOU signed with Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences in China

On December 13, Inha Center for International Studies (ICIS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for mutual cooperation with the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences in China. Through this agreement, ICIS has laid the groundwork for expanding the Korean Studies across the region, especially for K-MOOC online courses in China. ICIS established in 1985, has been conducting various activities such as academic and policy research on international affairs, publication of academic books and periodicals, and holding academic meetings. In particular, the English-language journal "Pacific Focus" was selected as the only SSCI-listed one in Asia in 2005 in the field of international politics and is recognized as a world-class academic journal. Meanwhile, the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, established in 1958 is being represented as China's comprehensive research institute, which has been conducting research in various fields such as economy, law, philosophy, and history. With the signing of this agreement, the two institutions are expected to greatly contribute to spreading and developing the Korean studies in China through academic exchanges and joint research.    

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K-Connectors 2024.12.03(00:00) Presentation on the Activities and Impression of the Excellent Team of 'K-Connectors 1st'

The K Academic Diffusion Research Center under Inha Center for International Studies (ICIS) held a presentation of Inha University's "K-Connectors 1st Project" at Waseda University in Japan on November 16. At this event, there were an overall introduction for activities, reports on outstanding team activities, and presentations of an outstanding teammate.   All of four people, including Jeong Hyo Eun, a research assistant at the K Academic Diffusion Research Center, and Park Na Rae (English Literature Department, junior student), Jeong Da Hyun (Social Welfare Department, senior student) and Lee Chae Yeon (Political Science and Diplomacy Department, senior student) who belong to the ‘0123’ team, participated in the presentation. Especially, the 0123 team has worked on the "Echo (Korean Studies Newsletter)" project and contributed to building a mutual network globally.        

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International Diffusion Activities 2024.12.02(00:00) An Official Visit to The Japan-Korea Cultural Foundation

The K Academic Diffusion Research Center under Inha Center for International Studies (ICIS) visited the Japan-Korea Cultural Foundation on November 15 with the first K-Connectors students in order to introduce the overall K Academic Diffusion Research Project and its institute. During that time, all of the participants discussed the current status and future direction of spreading Korean studies in Japan and Japanese studies in Korea.        

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International Diffusion Activities 2024.11.26(16:25) Co-researcher Kim Seong Jin – Visiting and Diffusion Activities at the University of Latvia in Ea...

Kim Sung Jin, a co-researcher at the K Academic Diffusion Research Center under Inha Center for International Studies (ICIS), visited the Asian Studies Department of the University of Latvia in October to introduce the overall K Academic Diffusion Research Project, ICIS and discuss the current status of the university's Korean Studies major. The introduction of online lectures on the K Academic Diffusion Research Project was conducted with the cooperation of Ambassador Lee Dong Gyu of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Latvia. Along with online lectures, he visited the University of Latvia during the vacation to deliver special lectures and discussed how to cooperate and various ways such as conducting online classes related to Q&A with students. Through this visit, the project has been effectively carried out in spreading Korean studies in Eastern Europe, and discussions and cooperation with the University of Latvia will continue to prosper in the future.    

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International Diffusion Activities 2024.11.26(00:00) Co-researcher, Kim Soo Won - Visiting and Diffusion Activities at Pretoria University, South Africa

Professor Kim Soo Won, a co-researcher at the K-Academic Diffusion Research Center under the Inha Center for International Studies (ICIS), introduced the overall K Academic Diffusion Project and its research center on August 22 at an international academic conference with Pretoria University in South Africa. It was meaningful for us to promote the K-Academic Diffusion Project to a number of scholars who focus on Asia-Africa relations. In addition, we discussed various ways of cooperating between the centers with Professor Alf Gunval Nilsen, director of the Asia Center at Pretoria University, and Professor Kim Tae-kyun, director of the Asia-Africa Center at Seoul National University. Both centers agreed to strengthen cooperation, including the signing of MoU by conducting continuous discussions with Pretoria University, called one of the prestigious universities in South Africa and the hub of African education. It seems symbolic for Pretoria University to become the first African country in carrying out the Korean studies diffusion activities effectively.    

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International Diffusion Activities 2024.11.25(00:00) Inha Center for International Studies – Visit to Southwest University in Chongqing

Professor Jang Young Deok, a co-researcher at the K-Academic Diffusion Research Center under the Inha Center for Internationa Studies (ICIS), introduced the overall K-Academic Diffusion Project including how to use K-MOOC courses at an international academic conference with Southwest University in Chongqing, China, on June 7th. Also, he went to the Chongqing Provisional Government to hold a round table designed to spread Korean studies. In addition, he visited Korean Research Institute under the University of Southwest Foreign Studies to discuss the spread of Korean studies with Cho Cham-hoon, director of its University of Foreign Studies.   Since Korean studies in China are mostly concentrated in large cities such as Beijing and Shanghai, or in the northeastern and coastal regions, the spread of Korean studies in inland regions such as Chongqing and Sichuan was relatively difficult. This visit provided a new opportunity for the spread of Korean studies in inland China, and so we plan to continue solid cooperation through MOUs with Southwest University in the near future.    

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International Diffusion Activities 2024.10.24(16:24) Korean Association in the Republic of China (Taiwan): Seminar on "Korea's Public Diplomacy and th...

The Korean Association in the Republic of China (Taiwan) announced that on October 15th, they held a seminar on the topic of "Korea's Public Diplomacy and the Role of Overseas Koreans" in Taipei, Taiwan, attended by the association's executives and board members. During the event, participants watched an online K-MOOC lecture by Lee Jean-Young, the Director of the Inha Center for International Studies, and engaged in free discussions and exchanged ideas.  

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