University of Social Sciences and Humanities participated in organizing the 8th International Conference on Korean Studies

The conference is scheduled to be held for three days, September 26-27-28, 2018, at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. Representatives of the leadership of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities will participate in the conference's Organizing Committee. The conference aims to enhance cooperation among core member units of KoSASA, through exchanging and deepening new directions to promote Korean studies in Southeast Asia in the coming time. The presentations will focus on important and urgent issues with the current Korean economy, society, and culture from a Southeast Asian perspective.

As planned, the conference content is divided into four sessions: (i) Presidents' Forum, in which representatives of 9 leading universities in Southeast Asia will present international research cooperation strategies, (ii) discussion on Korean Studies Education in Southeast Asia, (iii) discussion on results of social sciences and humanities research cooperation between key universities in Southeast Asia, (iv) seminar on Korean Language Training, to assess the situation and share current Korean language training experiences in Southeast Asia, Australia, and Korea.

As a member of the KoSASA Advisory Board, Prof. Dr. Pham Quang Minh pledges to make every effort to ensure the success of this important international conference. The Rector will also send out invitations to lecturers and researchers from the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU who are interested in the topics of the conference.

Prof. Dr. Pham Quang Minh presents a souvenir to Prof. Kwon Geong Ho

Prof. Dr. Pham Quang Minh and school staff took a souvenir photo with Prof. Kwon Geong Ho

KoSASA is an academic organization/forum established in 2004 at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU-HCM in cooperation with the University of New South Wales, Australia and the Korea Foundation. KoSASA is responsible for supporting and promoting research, teaching Korean studies and applying Korean studies knowledge in Southeast Asian countries. KoSASA organizes a conference every two years to summarize and evaluate the activities of partner member schools over the past two years, and at the same time implement or propose to implement new cooperation projects. In Vietnam, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU-HCM and the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU-Hanoi are two active partners of KoSASA, hosting the KoSASA founding conference in 2004 in Ho Chi Minh City and the annual conference in 2012 in Hanoi.