AKSE – Association for Korean Studies in Europe

Est. 1977

Association for Korean Studies in Europe

Stimulating and co-ordinating academic Korean studies across Europe, contributing to the spread of knowledge of Korea among a wider public through scholarly conferences and an annual Newsletter.

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Travel Grants
Apply for a Travel Grant

Up to €2,000 for European AKSE members travelling for conferences or archive visits. Three assessment rounds per year.
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EPEL
Past EPEL lectures

Recordings of Eminent Professor of European Lectures, published with the speakers' permission — a growing archive from host universities across Europe.
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Newsletter
Submit to the AKSE Newsletter

Country reports, scholarship summaries, announcements. Submissions open year-round for the next issue.
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Conference
33rd AKSE Conference — Bucharest 2027

The next AKSE Conference will be held in Bucharest. Programme and Call for Papers coming soon.
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EPEL Programme
About the EPEL Programme

European Programme for the Exchange of Lecturers — host a guest lecturer in Korean studies at your university, with up to €2,500 in support.
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Membership renewals reopen shortly. Travel Grants, EPEL, and the Newsletter are running normally — existing memberships remain active.

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The biennial AKSE Conference and the historical record of past meetings since 1977.

Nearly fifty years of country reports, scholarship, and announcements from across Europe.

Travel grants, the European Programme for the Exchange of Lecturers, and the AKSE Book Prize.

Join the European community of Korean Studies scholars and support the Association's work.