IKSU Annual International Conference: Korean Politics and International Relations at Crossroads: Past, Present and the Future University of Central Lancashire, UK, 7-8 January 2022 * This event will be held both online (via MS TEAMS) and offline. This conference is open to all. To attend the conference, please register by...
South Korea Foreign Policy constraints in East Asia Join us on the 16th November for the next of the NEPCAP Talk Series! Guest Seminar with Dr Seok Ho Kang. Speaker: Seok Ho Kang. Former National Assembly Correspondent for Arirang Television; James A. Kelly non-resident fellow, Center for...
IKSU Book Launch Routledge Handbook of Contemporary South Korea The International Institute of Korean Studies (IKSU) has launched its Book Launch for the 'Routledge Handbook of Contemporary South Korea' on the 10th November! Join us in BB008 or online (Microsoft Teams) at 3pm to discuss the book with...
Call for Artists: Climate Change in the Asia Pacific DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 21 December 2021 From the 5th to the 26th of February 2022 the Centre of Austronesian Studies (COAST), based within the Institute for the Study of the Asia Pacific (ISAP) at the University of Central...
Japan's Foreign Policy Determinants in 21st Century Join us on the 9th November for the first of the NEPCAP Talk Series! Guest Seminar with Professor Sato Yoichiro. Speaker: Yoichiro Sato. Dean College of Asia Pacific Studies - Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (Japan) Topic: Japan's Foreign Policy Determinants in...
Fighting against Climate Change?: Contemplating Taiwan's contradictory narratives on Climate Change and it's Pacific ally Tuvalu. Join us on the 27th October for a Guest Seminar with Dr Jess Marinaccio and Mr Niuone Eliuta. As noted in previous research, one potential way Taiwan can develop international soft...
Publication by Prof Niki Alsford: 'North Korea’s costly COVID response is pushing Kim Jong-un to play political games' Our Director for the Institute for the Study of the Asia Pacific and reader in Asia Pacific Studies, Professor Niki Alsford, has published a new article, 'North Korea’s costly...
IKSU-NorITS Book Launch: Assessing the Landscape of Taiwan and Korean Studies in Comparison Join us for the IKSU Book Launch of 'Assessing the Landscape of Taiwan and Korean Studies in Comparison' on the 13th October 2021, with editors, Prof Niki Alsford and Dr Sojin Lim. About the...
2021 IKSU Korean Literature Review Contest [Extended Deadline] The International Institute of Korean Studies (IKSU) at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) is hosting the “2021 Korean Literature Review Contest” in the UK. Korean Literature Review Contest is a new project that encourages readers outside Korea to...
COAST signs MoU with Centre for Aboriginal Studies We are pleased to announce on the 15th October 2021, our Centre of #Austronesian Studies (COAST) under the Institute for the study of the Asia Pacific (ISAP) at The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) signed a MoU with...