Ministry of Education and Research Foundation Hold 'Han-China Humanities Forum'

Discussion with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences on the Theme of 'Future Society and Humanities'

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] The Ministry of Education and the National Research Foundation of Korea, together with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, will hold the "8th Korea-China Humanities Forum" on the theme of future society and the humanities from the 22nd to the 23rd.

The Korea-China Humanities Forum has been held alternately in both countries every year since 2015, following the "Korea-China Future Vision Joint Statement" jointly adopted by Korea and China in 2013 to strengthen humanities ties. The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, directly under the State Council of China, is the largest policy advisory and research institution in China that studies politics, economy, society, culture, and other social aspects.

Considering the COVID-19 situation, Korean presenters and discussants will attend offline at the National Asian Culture Complex in Gwangju, while Chinese participants will attend offline at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (located in Beijing). The inter-country forum will be conducted via online live streaming through video connection. General public wishing to attend the forum can participate in real-time after pre-registering on the "Korea-China Humanities Forum" website.

This forum seeks to explore the direction that exchanges between Korea and China should take from the perspective of the "reconstruction of the humanities" demanded by future society. Presentations (1-2 persons from each country) and discussions (1 person from each country) will be held in four subcommittees (literature, history, philosophy, language·education·culture).

In the literature subcommittee, the topic "The Direction of Korea-China Literary Exchange" will be discussed, and in the history subcommittee, the detailed theme "Epochal Transition and New Driving Forces" will be addressed. The philosophy subcommittee will discuss "Korea-China Philosophy in the Era of Artificial Intelligence and Extended Virtual Worlds (Metaverse)," and the language·education·culture subcommittee will share opinions on "Language and Cultural Research and Education in the Global Era (Convergent Research and Collaboration with Advanced Fields)."

Jang Sang-yoon, Vice Minister of Education, stated, "Marking the 30th anniversary of Korea-China diplomatic relations in 2022, I hope that the academic friendship between Korea and China will become even stronger, and that this forum will serve as a foundation for the joint development of humanities in both countries, contributing to a richer life for humanity in future society."

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