The 12th Worldwide Consortium of Korean Studies Centers Workshop was held from June 23-25, 2016, at GSIS building, co-hosted by Socheon Center for Korean Studies and International Center for Korean Studies at Kyujanggak Institute. This year’s Consortium workshop was attended by more than 40 Directors/Chairs of Korean Studies and graduate students from esteemed universities around the world. The participating universities were Korea University, Seoul National University, Yonsei University, Kyushu University, Peking University, Fudan University, the University of Hawai‘i at M?noa, UCLA, the University of British Columbia, Harvard University, the Australian National University, SOAS at University of London, Freie Universitat Berlin, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Far Eastern Federal University, USC, Leiden University, University of Central Lancashire and Ateneo de Manila University.
The presentation session was divided into five sessions, which were Korean literature, Social Science, Joseon Dynasty, Modern Korean history and North Korea. Participating students gave presentations on topics of their choices in each related session, sharing their research and receiving feedback from peers and professors. And in the Director’s meeting, professors responsible for Korean Studies of each university brought up concerns or questions regarding the place of Korean Studies, shared ideas and information and discussed ways to strengthen the current network and to promote exchanges in diverse levels.
