2017년도 유럽한국학회(AKSE) 참석 및 사업설명회 개최

한국학진흥사업단은 4월 17일(월)~26일(수)에 걸쳐 동유럽 지역의 사업 수행 현황을 점검하고 한국학 현황을 파악하였다. 이번 동유럽 방문의 목적은 해외한국학씨앗형사업과 해외한국학중핵대학사업에 선정된 대학을 중심으로 동유럽 지역 내 한국학 진흥을 위한 중장기 전략을 모색하기 위함이었다.

루마니아 바베쉬 볼여이대를 방문한 사업단은 해외한국학씨앗형사업 컨설팅을 실시하여 한국학 인프라 확인 및 사업 비전을 논의하였으며, 뒤이어 방문한 불가리아 소피아대에서 해외한국학중핵대학 컨설팅을 실시하였다.

또한 체코 프라하 찰스대를 방문하여 ‘2017년 유럽한국학회(AKSE, The Association for Korean Studies in Europe)에 참석하였으며, 유럽의 한국학 연구자를 파악하고 연구자 네트워크를 구성하는 기회를 마련하였다. 학술회의 후 진행된 한국학진흥사업 사업설명회 및 간담회를 통해 해외한국학진흥사업을 홍보하고 동유럽 지역 내 한국학 균형발전을 위한 다양한 의견과 대안을 논의하는 기회를 마련하였다.

KSPS in Eastern Europe for AKSE Conference 2017 and Project Presentation

Presentation of the KSPS Support Programs at the 2017 AKSE Conference Over the ten-day period from April 17th to the 26th, personnel from the Korean Studies Promotion Service (KSPS) visited Eastern Europe, observing the progress of its various projects as well as examining the present state of Korean Studies in the region. The main purpose of the KSPS visit was to bring together universities selected for the Korean Studies Seed University Projects and Korean Studies Core University Projects; as a foundation upon which to develop mid-to-long term plans for the promotion of Korean Studies in Eastern Europe.

The KSPS itinerary in Eastern Europe included a visit to the Babes-Bolyai University (BBU) in Romania for consultation with BBU officials, regarding the Korean Studies Seed Project. The session involved a review of the Korean Studies infrastructure at BBU and discussions on prospects for the project. This was followed by a stopover at the Sofia University in Bulgaria, where the KSPS and the hosts exchanged ideas regarding the establishment of the Korean Studies Core Project.

The KSPS was also in attendance at the 2017 AKSE (Association of Korean Studies in Europe) Conference held at Charles University (Univerzita Karlova) in Prague, allowing us to reach out to new researchers in Korean Studies with concomitant opportunities for academic networking. After the main conference, the KSPS organized a presentation on the Korean Studies Promotion Project followed by a discussion session, which became a forum where researchers offered a variety of opinions and alternatives on steady progress of Korean Studies in Eastern Europe. (Translated by Sungnam Kim)