President Park Jae-kyu of Gyeongnam National University Visits Shandong University in China ... Agrees to Expand Academic Exchange

Joint Research on Korean Peninsula Issues

Park Jae-kyu, President of Gyeongnam National University, visited the Weihai campus of Shandong University in China at the invitation of Shandong University to discuss ways to expand academic exchange and cooperation between the two institutions.

Photo from the Academic Exchange Meeting between Kyungnam University and Shandong University, China. [Photo by Kyungnam University]

The Korean delegation for the visit on April 21 included Park Jae-kyu, President of Gyeongnam National University; Kim Sun-hyang, Chairperson of the Board of North Korean Studies University; Lee Kwan-se, Director of the Institute for Far Eastern Studies at Gyeongnam National University; and Oh Hyun-joo, Research Fellow at the Institute for Far Eastern Studies at Gyeongnam National University.

The Chinese side was represented by Gu Dabin, Party Secretary of Shandong University Weihai campus; Zhang Yunling, Director of the Institute of International Studies at Shandong University; Zuo Feng, Deputy Director of the Institute of International Studies at Shandong University; Han Feng, Visiting Professor at the Institute of International Studies at Shandong University; Li Jingsa, Researcher at the Institute of International Studies at Shandong University; Yang Yan-yong, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of International Studies at Shandong University; and Gong You-sun, Researcher at the Northeast Asian College at Shandong University.

Both sides agreed on the necessity of joint research and academic cooperation focusing on issues surrounding the Korean Peninsula, and decided to actively expand exchanges in the future, including mutual visits by researchers and graduate students.

In particular, they reaffirmed the importance of Korean Peninsula studies as a foundation for the stable development of Korea-China relations, and agreed to cooperate so that these efforts can contribute to improving inter-Korean relations and promoting regional cooperation.

Additionally, the two institutions agreed to pursue joint research related to peace on the Korean Peninsula, with the Institute for Far Eastern Studies at Gyeongnam National University and the Institute of International Studies at Shandong University collaborating to accumulate research achievements. Both sides shared the view that this research could make a meaningful contribution to peace on the Korean Peninsula and stability in Northeast Asia.

This visit is expected to solidify the foundation for academic cooperation between the two institutions and serve as an important opportunity to further expand ongoing exchanges and joint research in the future.

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