Dongseo University Successfully Concludes Korea-Japan Next Generation Academic Forum International Conference

Hosted by Dongseo University Japan Research Center... 21st Annual Conference This Year

'Global Issues and Korea-Japan Joint Response'... Held at Japan University of Economics

The Japan Research Center at Dongseo University hosted the 21st International Academic Conference of the Korea-Japan Next Generation Academic Forum, organized by the Korea-Japan Next Generation Academic Forum (Representative: Jang Je-guk, President of Dongseo University), which was recently held at the Fukuoka Campus of Japan University of Economics.

Participants of the Korea-Japan Next Generation Academic Forum are taking a group photo.

This year marks the 21st forum, with the theme "Global Issues and Joint Responses of Korea and Japan." Next-generation researchers from both countries attended and participated in presentations and discussions divided into six sections: A (International Relations, Politics & Law, Economics & Business), B (History), C (Language & Literature, Folklore & Anthropology), D (Society & Gender), E (Religion & Thought), and F (Culture & Arts).

The first day began with section presentations at 9:30 a.m., followed by the opening ceremony at 1:20 p.m. (Opening remarks: Jang Je-guk, Forum Representative; Welcome address: Asuka Tsuzuki, Dean of Japan University of Economics; Congratulatory address: Daizo Kusuda, Mayor of Dazaifu). At 2 p.m., Yoshinori Katori, Chairman of the Japan-Korea Cultural Exchange Fund, delivered a keynote lecture on "Korea-Japan Relations in the World." The forum provided participants with an opportunity to consider the necessity of cooperation and joint responses between Korea and Japan regarding global issues.

On the second day, participants visited Hita City in Oita Prefecture and Dazaifu City in Fukuoka Prefecture, touring sites such as Mameda-machi, Dazaifu Tenmangu, and the Kyushu National Museum, strengthening friendships among Korea-Japan researchers.

This year's forum was attended by 39 master's and doctoral students from 19 Korean universities, including Dongseo University, Yonsei University, Korea University, Seoul National University, Chung-Ang University, and Pukyong National University, and 57 master's and doctoral students from 35 Japanese universities, including the University of Tokyo, Waseda University, and Keio University, as presenters and designated discussants.

Jang Je-guk, Representative of the Korea-Japan Next Generation Academic Forum (President of Dongseo University), stated, "Since the 2020s, turmoil in the international community has been increasing. Korea and Japan must seek solutions together to address these crises. To this end, as the forum marks its 21st anniversary and embarks on a new leap forward, we aim to contribute even more to the forum's founding purpose of fostering Korea-Japan friendship."

The Korea-Japan Next Generation Academic Forum was established in 2004 in Busan to promote intellectual and human exchange between next-generation researchers of Korea and Japan. The secretariat of the forum is managed by the Japan Research Center at Dongseo University. Every year, the international academic conference is held alternately in Korea and Japan, with a large number of next-generation researchers in master's and doctoral programs from both countries participating.

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