On July 12, the 3rd Joint Workshop on Korean Studies in Korea and Abroad of the Institute of Korean Studies at Freie Universität and the Institute of Korean Studies at Yonsei University took place in Dahlem at Fabeckstraße 7. The title of this year’s workshop was “Introductory Courses in Korean Studies: Concepts, Experiences, Improvements”. The four different sessions dealt with basic concepts and structures at the two partner universities’ Korean Studies departments, experiences with introductory courses at Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Yonsei University and Feie Universität Berlin as well as with developments in Berlin with focus on trends in student enrollments, number of graduates, and careers after graduation. The workshop closed with the discussion of a proposal for prospective joint research activities that aim at developing teaching materials for Korean Studies that are supposed to be preceded by meta-studies on various topics. The next joint workshop will be held next in Seoul or another East Asian city.

 

back row from left to right:Hak-Jae Kim (FU Berlin), Myung-lim Park (Yonsei/FU), Hannes B. Mosler (FU Berlin), Eric J. Ballbach (FU Berlin), Marion Eggert (Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum); front row from left to right: Michael Kim (Yonsei University),  Key-Sook Choe (Yonsei University), Eun-Jeung Lee (FU Berlin), Young Seo Baik (Yonsei University), Eun-Ji Hwang (FU Berlin), Hyun-Joo Kim (Yonsei University), Daniela Claus (FU Berlin), Hee Kyoung Chang (FU Berlin).

 

 

Program of the workshop (PDF)