Professor Son Dongju of National Pukyong University Receives Achievement Award from Northeast Asian Culture Association

Contribution to Promoting Academic Exchange among Korea, China, and Japan

Professor Son Dongju of the Department of Japanese Language and Literature at Pukyong National University has received a plaque of merit from the Northeast Asian Culture Society (President: Shin Jongdae).

Professor Son Dongju was awarded the plaque of merit in recognition of his contributions as a founding member and former president of the Northeast Asian Culture Society at the "2024 Northeast Asian Culture Society Spring Joint International Conference," which was co-hosted by the Northeast Asian Culture Society, the Humanities Korea Plus (HK+) Project Group at Pukyong National University, and Yamato University in Japan, and held at Yamato University on the 29th of last month.

Professor Son played a pivotal role in establishing a solid academic exchange network between Korean and Japanese scholars within the society. Since the foundation of the society, he has contributed to academic research and the promotion of academic exchanges among Korea, China, and Japan for a long period with his outstanding abilities and exceptional passion.

In his acceptance speech, Professor Son expressed, "I would like to extend my deepest gratitude to my fellow scholars and society members who have worked together with passion for Northeast Asian cultural studies. I hope this will serve as an opportunity to elevate the status of Korean scholars in the field of Northeast Asian cultural research, and I will continue to support the society so that it can establish itself as a central hub for Northeast Asian cultural studies."

The Northeast Asian Culture Society is an academic organization that studies and analyzes various cultural phenomena such as history, literature, and arts in Northeast Asia, including Korea, Japan, and China. It holds spring and autumn academic conferences every year to share scholarly achievements.

Professor Dongju Son, Pukyong National University.

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