Kimchi clash: South Korea accuses China of cultural and culinary appropriation Dr Sojin Lim, co-director for the Institute of Korean Studies (IKSU) at The University of Central Lancashire - UCLan, featured in an interview on DW News Asia about China's claim to the provenance of Kimchi. Watch...
Dr Sojin Lim on China's claim to kimchi's provenance at BBC World Service. Our Co-director for the International Institute of Korean Studies (IKSU) at The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), Dr Sojin Lim, spoke on BBC World Service at 2:50pm today about the recent debate over China's...
A slippery slope. The Dongsha Incident – A bad omen of Chinese moves to marginalize Taiwan Our Chair of the North England Policy Centre for the Asia Pacific (NEPCAP), Dr Moises de Souza, has has published another piece with Dr Dean Karalekas, Associate Editor of Strategic Vision...
Kim Jong-un Faces a Bleak North Korean Economy—Just as Joe Biden Is Taking Over Our Co-Director of the International Institute of Korean Studies (IKSU), Dr Sojin Lim, has published a new article on the North Korean Economy in the wake of President-elect Joe Biden presidency: "Kim Jong-un...
Our Lecturer in Asia Pacific Studies, Dr Bill Mihalopoulos, produced a Podcast with Professor Jennifer Ho - "Anti-Asian Racism, Black Lives Matter, and CCOVID 19 Dr Bill Mihalopoulos, Chief Editor of Japan Forum and lecturer for Asia Pacific Studies at UCLan spoke with Professor Jennifer Ho...
The American Society for Theatre Research (ASTR) 2020 Awards have awarded Prof Niki Alsford We are pleased to announce our Head of Asia Pacific Institutes, Prof Niki Alsford, has been named as one of the winners of the American Society for Theatre Research (ASTR) 2020 Awards...
Ever wanted to go on placement in Taiwan? UCLan has partnered with Pagoda Projects to introduce a Scholarship for UCLan Students in the School of Humanities, Language and Global Studies. The Programme is open to all students currently studying at UCLan School of Humanities, Languages and...
Prof Niki Alsford Keynote speaker at British Protestant Missionaries to Formosa Conference Our Professor in Asia Pacific Studies, Prof Niki J.P. Alsford, is giving the keynote speech in a conference on British Protestant Missionaries to Formosa. Taking place on the 24–25 September 2020 in the Changhua Christian...
King Sejong Institute Korean Language Programme: New online Language programme to teach Korean Language The King Sejong Institute at the University of Central Lancashire is pleased to announce a new online Language programme to teach Korean Language. The programme will take place over the 2020/21 Semester 1....
Our Head of Asia Pacific Institutes, Prof Niki Alsford and Co-Director for NorITS, Dr Lara Momesso, co-edited a special issue on Taiwan for European Journal of East Asian Studies. Authors in the special issue include our lecturers for Asia Pacific Studies, Dr Ti-Han Chang and Dr...