Professor Lee Yunhee of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Elected as Executive Committee Member of the International Association for Semiotic Studies

Professor Lee Yoon-hee of the Language Research Institute at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies has been elected as an executive committee member of the International Association for Semiotic Studies (IASS/AIS).

Professor Lee Yunhee, Language Research Institute, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies announced on the 12th that Professor Lee Yoon-hee was elected as an executive committee member representing Korea at the 16th World Congress of the International Association for Semiotic Studies. The executive committee position holds both the right to vote and to be elected in the presidential election.

The 16th World Congress of the International Association for Semiotic Studies, held from the 2nd to the 6th in Warsaw, Poland, was attended by over 500 semioticians and researchers. Under the theme "Diverse Signs and Realities," the congress served as an Olympic gathering of global semioticians, aiming to go beyond theoretical discussions of semiotics to explore semiotic interpretations and solutions to contemporary societal issues.

Since 2007, Professor Lee has published numerous papers in the official journal of the International Association for Semiotic Studies, Semiotica. In 2008, she was also awarded the Mouton d’Or Award for Best Paper.

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies explained that Professor Lee was elected as an executive committee member in recognition of her continuous publication in various semiotics journals and her active academic contributions, including serving as the editor-in-chief of the Asian Association for Semiotic Studies.

Professor Lee stated, "I will strive to broaden the foundation of life and knowledge through semiotic research on both personal and communal levels."

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