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Recent Activities

KF Cultural Center Lecture Series (I) ‘Silk Road: The Road of Civilizations Where East Met West’
March 6-May 22, 2008 Thursdays: 7 p.m.
Ten Korean scholars presented lectures on the Silk Road, which served as a key conduit for cultural exchange and trade between the East and the West.

Sogang-KF Korean Studies Forum
May 1, 22, 2008
Dr. Ju Jeong-suk, a lecturer at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, and Prof. Sun, Ke Zhi, History Department, Fudan University, in China, made presentations.

Symposium on Suh Jae-pil at George Washington University
May 6, 2008
To commemorate the unveiling ceremony of a statue of Dr. Suh Jae-pil, erected by the Korean Embassy in Washington, D.C., a symposium on Dr. Suh was held at his alma mater, George Washington University.

Korean Studies Workshop for Local Government Leaders in Vietnam
May 7- May 10, 2008
An informational workshop on Korea was held to provide senior-ranking officials of local governments in Vietnam, who are involved with Korea-related matters.

Sixth Korean Studies Workshop in Hong Kong: ‘The Koreas at Sixty: Retrospect and Prospect’
May 8, 2008
Scholars from Hong Kong, China, South Korea, and North Korea gathered to examine the 60-year history of the South Korean government and international relations surrounding the Korean Peninsula, and to discuss future prospects.

Vancouver International Children’s Festival: ‘Korea Connection’
May 12-19, 2008
“Korea Connection” events were held as part of the Vancouver International Children’s Festival, which included the staging of an interactive play based on a Jeju Island folk tale.

Fourth Forum for Chinese Doctoral Students of Korean Studies
May 13-14, 2008
Doctoral students of Korean Studies in China gathered to discuss Northeast Asian security cooperation and inter-Korean relations, and to attend lectures delivered by their academic advisers.

Yonsei-KF Korean Studies Forum
May 20, 27, 2008
Jeong-Woo Koo, Lecturer, Graduate School of International Studies, Seoul National University, and Prof. Wayne Patterson of the University of the Philippines, gave presentations at the recent forum sessions.

Fifth KF Forum: H.E. Hasan Abu Nimah
May 27, 2008
H.E. Hasan Abu Nimah, the director of Royal Institute of Inter-Faith Studies of the Heshmite Kingdom of Jordan, discussed a topic of increasing interest in Korea: “The Clash of Civilizations: Understanding between Islam and Other Cultures.”

Ninth Korea-Russia Forum
May 29-May 30, 2008
About 30 Korean and Russian representatives gathered to discuss ways to bolster bilateral cooperation, in regard to such areas as energy cooperation and security in Northeast Asia, and the outlook for Korea-Russia exchange in the humanities field.

Invitation Program
May 2008
Faisal Haroon, Chief Executive Officer of ROHI TV, Pakistan; M’hamed Fantar, Ben Ali Chair for Dialogue among Civilizations and Religions, Tunisia; Liliana Cosiansi, the National University of Tucuman, Argentina; Rafiah Salim, President and Vice Chancellor of the University of Malaya, Malaysia; Yusuf Kanli, Chief Columnist of the Turkish Daily News; Truong Tan Sang, Politburo Member, Standing Member of the Secretariat of the Central Communist Party of Vietnam; Next- Generation Leaders from India; Mark Wourms, Chief Executive Officer, Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden; Mohammed Bedjaoui, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Algeria; Robson Mhandu, General Manager of ZBC TV, Zimbabwe; Carlos Enciso, Member of the Uruguayan Parliament, Uruguay; Central American Next-Generation Leaders; James Frank Vesely, Editorial Page Editor of The Seattle Times.