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Welcome to the

Association for Korean Studies

in Europe (AKSE).

Its objectives are to stimulate and co-ordinate academic Korean studies in all countries of Europe, and to contribute to the spread of knowledge of Korea among a wider public. Founded in 1977, AKSE holds regular scholarly conferences and publishes an annual Newsletter.

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10th December 2025

Call for Applications: Assistant Professor in Korean Popular Culture (Fixed Term)- University of Cambridge – Deadline – 15th January 2026

Applications are invited for a 5-year, fixed term, full-time position of Assistant Professor in Korean Popular Culture in the Department of East Asian Studies, which is part of the Faculty…
Robert Winstanley-Chesters
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2nd November 2025

AKSE Travel Grants – Call for Applications 2025/2026 – October Deadline Extended to 15th November, 2025

With the generous support of the Korea Foundation, AKSE is able to provide short-term visit travel grants for Korean studies specialists. The grants aim at enabling participation in conferences (worldwide)…
Robert Winstanley-Chesters
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17th October 2025

Call for Papers: Korea Futures: Society, Sustainability, and Transformation – Centre for Korean Studies, University of Sheffield, UK – 26-27 March 2026: Deadline for applications – 26th November, 2025

The challenges facing contemporary societies, including demographic ageing, technological disruption, environmental crisis, and widening inequality, are deeply interconnected. Across the world, governments and communities are grappling with how to build…
Robert Winstanley-Chesters

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