Project Outline

Goals

To establish a research system based on the research institute by cultivating researchers and building infrastructure in order to attain a world-class research capacity
To strengthen research capabilities in order to expand the academic and social impact of research and to create added value on knowledge through global dialogue and communication

Status

About the Project

East Sea Regional Studies: Nature and Articulation of Network

Goals

Humanities Korea (HK) is funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology's National Research Foundation of Korea. The purpose of the program is to establish a core research system to cultivate researchers and professionals. This is part of the government's policy to expand the academic and social impact of research. Upon selection by the HK project, the Institute of Global Affairs at Kyung Hee University is carrying out plans to improve research capacity and build a stable research infrastructure to rise to the ranks of world-class research institutes.

HK Research Group Introduction

The area of this research is on foreign regions and the agenda is "East Sea Regional Studies : Nature and Articulation of Network." The research is conducted by Kyung Hee University's East Sea Rim Research Center (ERC) on the East Sea area. The main projects include leading research on the East Sea, building a domestic and international research network, cultivating a new generation of scientists, and giving back to society. Through smooth management of the project, the center is strengthening its status as a university research institute and making efforts to become a core global research center in East Sea research.

Researchers

Affiliated Institutions

Research Institute for North-Eastern Asia, Jilin University (China); North-Eastern Asia Research Center of Jilin Social Science Institute (China); Research Center for Far-Eastern Asia, University of Toyama (Japan); ERINA (Japan); International Center of Far Eastern Federal University (Russia), Daegu Gyeongbuk Development Institute, Research Institute for Gangwon Development (Korea)