4th Baltic Seminar on Korean Studies in Vilnius

Korean Studies Centre at the University of Latvia together with Mykolas Romeris University in Vilnius are organizing a seminar on Korean Studies Education on the 20th of April. The seminar will take place in Vilnius and will be the 4th such seminar held in the Baltic states. The situation of Korean Studies and Korean language education in the Baltic States will be contemplated and discussed. 

The topic of the forum is: "The Globalization of Korean language and culture, and the new position of Korean Studies in Baltic States".

Time: 20th of April, 2018
Place: Mykolas Romeris University, Vilnius, Lithuania

Preliminary program:

9.00 - Opening speech

9.15 Key-note speech - Issues in Teaching Korean for University Degree Courses by Prof. Yeon Jaehoon (SOAS, University of London, UK)

Coffee Break

10.30-12.30 - Forum on Korean Studies: The Globalization of Korean language and culture, and the new position of Korean Studies in Baltic States

Moderator: Prof. Choi Gwonjin (Inha University, South Korea)

Expected speakers: Representatives from University of Latvia, Mykolas Romeris University, Vytautas Magnus University, University of Tartu, Tallinn Technical University.

12.30 - The Seminar “Korean literature and translation”

13:30 - Past and Current Status of Translated Korean Books into Bulgarian Language by Prof. Kim Soyoung (Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, Bulgaria)

Coffee break

14.50 - 16.20 Meeting with the Korean novelist Kang Byoungyoong (University of Ljubliana, Slovenia)

16.20 General meeting - The organization of Baltic Association of Korean Studies and the election of the president.

More information:

Seo Jinseok
Head of Korean Studies Center
The Faculty of Humanity. University of Latvia
+371 2203 2164