Gyeongsang National University Gajwa Campus Hosts Korean Economic Education Society Summer Conference

Current Status of Korea-Japan Economic Education and Exploration of Its Direction

Gyeongsang National University Gajwa Campus Panorama

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] The Korean Economic Education Society will hold the ‘2022 Summer Academic Conference’ on the 25th at 9 a.m. in the main auditorium of the museum at Gajwa Campus, Gyeongsang National University, with experts from academia and related institutions in attendance.

Marking its 28th anniversary this year, the Korean Economic Education Society is jointly hosting the conference with the Japan Economic Education Society to share international trends and diverse opinions on economic education amid rapidly changing times and environments, and to seek responsive measures.

Composed of an opening ceremony, a Korea-Japan joint academic conference, keynote presentations, and discussions, this conference will also be broadcast online simultaneously via YouTube live streaming in consideration of the ongoing COVID-19 situation.

The first part’s opening ceremony will include an opening declaration by Chairman Kim Kyung-mo and a congratulatory address by Hiroshi Osaka (大坂洋), chairman of the Japan Economic Education Society and professor at Toyama University (富山大學).

The second part will feature the Korea-Japan joint academic conference, with presentations and discussions on the current status of economic education in Korea and Japan.

According to the presentation order, from the Japan Economic Education Society, Professor Katsushi Mizuno (水野勝之) of Meiji University (MEIJI Univ. 明治大學) and Professor Katsuya Takahashi (高橋勝也) of Nagoya University of Economics (NAGOYA Univ. of ECONOMICS, 名古屋??大?) will present on the topics ‘The Necessity of Korea-Japan Economic Exchange in the COVID-19 Situation’ and ‘Economic Education in the New Public Subject of High School Civics in Japan,’ respectively.

In response, Professor Bae Kwang-woong (裴光雄) of Osaka Kyoiku University (OASAKA KYOIKU Univ. 大阪?育大) will lead the discussion.

From the Korean Economic Education Society, Researcher Lee So-yeon of the Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation will present on ‘Economic Education in the Korean ‘Integrated Social Studies’ Subject,’ followed by a discussion led by Professor Kim Tae-hwan of Chuncheon National University of Education.

In the third part’s keynote presentation, Professor Kim Jin-young of Kangwon National University will deliver a keynote lecture on ‘Social Change and Economic Education,’ followed by eight topics presented across two subcommittees.

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