October 2019 – Center for Korean Studies| University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa

Inter-Korea Strategy of the Moon Jae-in Government and the Future of the Peninsula

Achieving peace on the Korean Peninsula is of utmost importance to the administration of Republic of Korea President Moon Jae-in, says Korean policy expert Ki-jung Kim. Kim, a professor in the Yonsei University Department of Political Science and International Relations, will examine the Moon government’s policies in a public seminar titled “Inter-Korea Strategy of the …

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Core University Graduate Scholarship for Spring 2020

The Center for Korean Studies at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa is now accepting applications for the spring 2020 Core University Graduate Scholarship. This scholarship is to apply toward tuition and student fees only. UH Mānoa graduate students with a focus on Korean studies are highly encouraged to apply. Follow this link to download …

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Short-Term Research Fellowship in Kazakhstan

The DPRK Strategic Research Center at KIMEP University in Almaty, Kazakhstan, is seeking a current Ph.D. candidate/recent graduate for a nine-month fellowship assisting the senior research fellows with their scholarly work. The individual selected for this position as a junior research fellow will keep a part-time working schedule. Remuneration will include a monthly stipend and …

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Call for Papers: Korean Human Rights Research Seminar

City University, London, with the support of the Academy of Korean Studies, is organizing a research seminar on the theme of contemporary human rights developments in the Republic of Korea. The seminar will be held at the Northampton Square campus of City University January 16, 2020, from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Papers are invited that …

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K-Arts in Hawai‘i

Faculty and student musicians from the prestigious Korea National University of the Arts will present two concerts of new and traditional music for Korean instruments as part of a week-long residency with the composition program of the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Music Department. Gui Sook Lee The group is highlighted by two of Korea’s …

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Murabayashi Awarded Order of Civil Merit Moran Medal

Duk Hee Lee Murabayashi, a community associate member of the University of Hawai’i Center for Korean Studies, received the Order of Civil Merit Moran Medal (국민훈장 모란장) from Republic of Korea president Moon Jae-in in a Korean Day ceremony in Seoul on October 5, 2019. Murabayashi, who is president of the Korean Immigration Research Institute …

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