Dong-Eui University East Asia Research Institute and Kyungpook National University Social Science Research Institute Sign Academic Exchange Agreement

Activation of Overseas Korean Research Exchange... Expected to Become a Hub Research Institute

The East Asia Research Institute of Dong-Eui University signed an academic exchange agreement with the Social Science Research Institute of Kyungpook National University (Director Shin Hyung-jin) on April 26th at Kyungpook National University to "promote research exchange on overseas Korean communities."

On the 26th, Dong-Eui University East Asia Research Institute and Kyungpook National University Social Science Research Institute signed an academic exchange agreement at Kyungpook National University. (From left: Shin Hyung-jin, Director; Lee Kyung-gyu, Director of Dong-Eui University East Asia Research Institute)

With this agreement, both institutes have created an opportunity to activate various academic exchanges such as sharing research outcomes related to overseas Koreans and securing sustainable research agendas.

Recently, the East Asia Research Institute of Dong-Eui University has published Volume 8 of the East Asia Research Series, "The Zainichi Korean Society and Its Contemporary Representations," as well as Volume 1 of the Diplomatic Documents Research Series, "The Return, Repatriation, and Repatriation of Zainichi Koreans Seen through Diplomatic Documents," and Volume 9 of the "Post-Liberation Zainichi Korean Diplomatic Documents Collection," through various academic symposiums and dissemination workshops.

Meanwhile, the Social Science Research Institute of Kyungpook National University is conducting a Korean Diaspora Digital Archive System construction project, carrying out extensive data collection and field surveys overseas to uncover materials related to overseas Koreans, and hosting various academic events related to overseas Koreans.

In addition to the agreement with the Social Science Research Institute of Kyungpook National University, the East Asia Research Institute of Dong-Eui University has signed academic exchange agreements and is actively engaging in academic exchanges with the Overseas Korean Studies Association, Jeju National University Zainichi Jeju People Center, Gachon University Asia Culture Research Institute, Kumamoto University International Research Center in Japan, and Tokyo Gakugei University Korea Research Institute.

Lee Kyung-gyu, Director of the East Asia Research Institute of Dong-Eui University, stated, "We will share transnational research projects with domestic and international research institutions related to overseas Koreans and establish a system to activate research exchanges between institutions and researchers, aiming to become a hub research institute for the development of cultural content related to overseas Koreans."

The East Asia Research Institute of Dong-Eui University is conducting a humanities and social sciences research institute support project funded by the Ministry of Education and the National Research Foundation of Korea under the theme "Collection, Declassification, and Database Construction of Diplomatic Documents Related to Zainichi Koreans after Liberation."

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