Director Lee Jean Young of the K-Academic Diffusion Research Center at Inha Center for International Studies (ICIS) was invited by Doshisha Women’s University in Kyoto, Japan, to attend an international academic conference held from October 23 to 26, 2025, where he engaged in activities to promote the global dissemination of Korean Studies and to build cooperative academic networks. This visit was part of the East Asia expansion strategy of ICIS’s K-Academic Diffusion Research Project and provided an important opportunity to explore practical avenues for collaboration with Korean Studies promotion institutions in Japan. 

On October 26, Director Lee Jean Young served as the chair of the first session ‘Overseas Korean Studies and Multicultural Panel’ and, as a presenter, introduced the future directions of global Korean Studies and the achievements of the K-Academic Diffusion Project. He shared the current international dissemination of K-MOOC–based Korean Studies courses promoted by the Institute of International Studies at Inha University, highlighting the potential for collaboration with universities in Japan. 

In addition, Director Lee discussed collaboration with Doshisha Women’s University, which is currently implementing the “Overseas Seed Project” of the Academy of Korean Studies, and reached an agreement to pursue joint research and workshops with Osaka University of Economics and Law. Through these initiatives, the visit helped strengthen mutual networks among Korean Studies institutions in Japan and laid the foundation for the K-Academic Diffusion Research Project to serve as a practical model of collaboration within the Japanese academic community.