Cultural Experiences and Cooperation between Hungary and Korea

 

 

 

 

Institute for Minority Studies, Centre for Social Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences,

Korea Cultural Center in Hungary

and

Korea Foundation Moscow Office

invite you to the conference

Cultural Experiences and Cooperation between Hungary and Korea 

 

Despite being located on different continents, Korea and Hungary have a number of cultural similarities. The two countries also share historic experiences, namely in terms of in diaspora issues of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Based on what Korea and Hungary share in common, we are planning to organize a dialogue entitled “Korea-Hungary Forum for Cultural Cooperation” to share mutual experiences on diaspora issues and to boost more active academic and cultural cooperation between the two countries.

Conducted language: Hungarian, Korean (may consider simultaneous Hungarian-Korean interpretation through individual means)

 

Thursday, 23 April 2015, 9.00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m.

Venue: Jakobinus Hall (Centre for Social Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences; 1014 Budapest, Országház u. 30.)

RSVP: kisebbsegkutato@tk.mta.hu

Deadline for registration: 16th April 2015

Program

09:00 - 09:30

Registration

09:30 - 09:45

Opening ceremony

09:45 - 12:00

1st session:

Diaspora in Hungary and Korea: Historical experiences and current issues

Chairman: Balázs Dobos (HAS)

09:45 – 10:10

Yoon, In-jin (Korea University):

Korean Diaspora and Transnationalism: general history and characteristics

10:10 – 10:35

Attila Z. Papp (HAS):

Diaspora: Hungarian experiences (history, present situations, government policy)

10:35 – 11:00

Yim, Young-Sang (Hankuk University):

Korean town in the world as a cultural platform

11:00 – 12:00

Discussion

Head of Discussion: Nora Kovacs (HAS) and Yu Seung (ELTE)

12:00 – 14:00

Lunch & Coffee break

14:00 – 16:30

2nd session:

Prospects for academic and cultural cooperation between Hungary and Korea

Chairman: Kim Seon Koo (Károli Gáspár University)

14:00 – 14:25

Mózes Csoma (ELTE University, Korean Department):

Korean Language education in Hungary: retrospect & perspective

14:25 – 14:50

Park, Soo Young (Hankuk University):

The cultural exchange and cooperation between Hungary and Korea

14:50 – 15:15

Beatrix Mecsi (ELTE University, Korean Department)

The Korean culture in Hungary: images, Korean wave, Korean Cultural Center

15:15 – 16:15

Discussion

Head of Discussion: Gabor Osváth (BSS) and

Chang Dusik (ELTE)

16:30 – 17:00

Concluding remarks