The International Institute of Korean Studies (IKSU) at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) is pleased to invite young scholars to the 2-day 2023 IKSU International Young Scholars Conference. The conference aims to provide a venue for young scholars to present their research, strengthen ties with other young scholars, and raise awareness of the unification and peace issues in the Korean peninsula among the youth.
The conference intends to facilitate interdisciplinary discussions on the potential benefits and challenges of Korean unification by looking into how we can learn from the past. Paving the way towards unification involves areas such as governance, social integration, human rights, economy, security, and so on. Thus, we welcome proposal abstracts addressing why the issue is important and how we can promote Korean unification and peace in the region.
Eligibility
Applicants must be PhD candidates or early career academics/researchers with a PhD degree awarded in the past five years, aged between 19 – 34.
Submission Details
Financial Support for Presenters
Presenters will receive an honorarium of KRW 400,000, upon successful submission of the policy brief: After the conference, participants are expected to summarize their research into a 1-2 policy brief that will be published through the Northern England Policy Centre for the Asia Pacific (NEPCAP) website.
Kindly send your completed abstracts attached to an email addressed to IKSUEnquiry@uclan.ac.uk by the deadline.
The conference is partially funded by the Ministry of Unification of the Republic of Korea.