Proposals in all areas of Korean studies are invited for the 24th Biennial Conference of the Association for Korean Studies in Europe, which will take place June 17-21, 2009, at the Holiday Inn Hotel in Leiden, The Netherlands, hosted by the Centre for Korean Studies, Leiden University.

The Fourth Annual Workshop of the Worldwide Consortium of Korean Studies Centers will be held from June 23 to June 26, 2008, in the Sparke Helmore Theatre, School of Law, at the Australian National University. The Worldwide Consortium Workshops provide a forum for graduate students devoted to the study of Korea to share their findings [...]

The “Fellows Program on Peace, Governance, and Development in East Asia” was established in 2005 by the East Asia Institute as an international exchange program for scholars with expertise in peace, governance, and development in East Asia. Funded by the Henry Luce Foundation of New York, the East Asia Foundation of Seoul, and the Chang [...]

The Department of Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia is accepting applications for one 12-month lecturer position (one-year contract) in Korean language, beginning September 1, 2008, and ending August 31, 2009. The successful applicant will teach 18 credits in the 2008W academic year (September 1, 2008, to April 30, 2009) as well as [...]

The Department of International Relations at the Seoul National University invites applications for a tenure-track professorship teaching world politics, international organization, central Asia, and the Middle East starting in August/September 2008.
Non-citizens of the Republic of Korea with a Ph.D. in political science, international relations, or a related discipline are eligible for the position. Applicants should [...]

The organizing committee of the 4th World Congress of Korean Studies invites proposals for papers to be presented at the Congress September 22-24, 2008, at Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. The Congress will provide scholars with an opportunity to share their latest academic achievements and develop friendships in the field of Korean studies. The theme of [...]

The 2nd European Conference on Korean Linguistics (ECKL) invites submission of papers on Korean linguistics and Korean-Japanese comparative/contrastive linguistics. The conference will be held August 7-9, 2008, at the School of Oriental and Asian Studies (SOAS), London. It is jointly organized by the Centre of Korean Studies at SOAS and the Oriental Institute at the [...]

The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) and the Korea Foundation have announced the creation of the Korean Studies Dissertation Workshop, an annual event intended to foster a network of advanced graduate students and faculty engaged in research on Korea.
The 2008 workshop will take place Sunday, July 13 through Thursday, July 17 at the Asilomar Conference [...]

The Center for Korean Studies spring colloquium series continues on Thursday, March 13, 2008, with a presentation by Jean-Kyung Chung titled “Has Socialism Liberated Women in North Korea? A Comparative Study of Gender Role Stereotypes and Values of Two Koreas.” The colloquium will be held in the Center for Korean Studies conference room beginning at [...]

The East-West Center Seminar on Politics, Governance, and Security will feature Professor C. Kenneth Quinones of Akita International University in a program titled “The U.S. Army’s Return to North Korea” on March 14, 2008, from 12:00 noon to 1:00 PM in John A. Burns Hall, Room 3012.
Currently on a POSCO Fellowship at the East-West Center, [...]