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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.

Latest Blackboard Notice

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14th March 2025

Letter in Support of IIAS Colleagues

I write as the President of the Association for Korean Studies in Europe (AKSE), the main scholarly society for Korean Studies in Europe, founded in 1977, with the objective to…
Robert Winstanley-Chesters
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11th March 2025

Information Sessions (1st April and 12th May, 2025) and Call for Applications for MA programme Modern East Asian Studies (MEAS) at Goethe University Frankfurt – Deadline 15th August 2025

The Modern East Asian Studies (MEAS) programme at Goethe University Frankfurt invites students interested in the programme to attend an online information session on 1 April, 12:00 (CEST). A second meeting will be held…
Robert Winstanley-Chesters
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7th March 2025

EPEL Lecture online – Dr. Nikolai Johnsen (SOAS, University of London) – Korean Memories of Wartime Forced Labour and the ‘History War’ – 13th March, 2025 – University of Copenhagen

Lecture - Funded by AKSE's EPEL programme Korean Memories of Wartime Forced Labour and the ‘History War Dr. Nikolai Johnsen (SOAS, University of London) Organizer: Ann Cecilie Mikkelsen 13th March,…
Robert Winstanley-Chesters

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