The 1st Baltic Seminar on Korean studies

On October 10 the 1st Baltic Seminar on Korean studies takes place at the University of Tartu. Seminar is held on Jakobi 2-114 and it starts at 9. Everybody who is interested on Korean Studies, Culture and Country are welcome to attend!

See the programme:

09:00 - 09:10 Opening words
09:10 - 09:20 Greeting words. Liina Lukas, Vice-dean of the faculty of philosophy of University of Tartu.
09:20 - 10:00 - Introduction of Korean Studies at the University of Sofia. Kim Soyoung. University of Sofia
10:00 - 10:20 Coffee Break

1 session - Lithuania (Aurelijus Zykas)

10:20 - 10:40 Korean studies in the context of development of East Asian studies at Vytautas Magnus University. Aurelijus Zykas. Vytautas Magnus University.
10:40 - 11:00 the situation of Korean Studies at VMU. Egle Petrauskaite. Vytautas Magnus University
11:00 - 11:20 The Influence of Hallyu onto the development of Korean Studies in Lithuania. Erika Griuckaityte. Vytautas Magnus University
11:20 - 11:40 The History of Asian Studies at Vilnius University. Jurgita Ignotiene. Vilnius University
11:40 - 12:00 Discussion

12:00 - 13:10 Lunch

Special lecture
13:10 - 13:50 Towards the systematic explication and teaching of Korean verbal chains to European learners. Stefan Knoob, Heidelberg University

II session - Latvia & Estonia (Frank Kraushaar)

13:50 - 14:10 the situation of Korean Studies in Estonia. Kim Jeong-im. University of Tallinn & Shin Hyeonjeong. University of Tartu
14:10 - 14:30 Japanese and Chinese Studies in Latvia. Frank Kraushaar. University of Latvia
14:30 - 14:50 Korean Studies at LU. Jelena Muraskovska University of Latvia
14:50 - 15:10 Discussion
15:10 - 15:30 Coffee break

III session - Suggestions for the development of Korean Studies in Baltic States (Shin Hyeonjeong)

15:30 - 15:50 Study grants programs in Korea. Kim Hoegil. Korea Foundation, Moscow Office & Seo Jinseok, University of Latvia
15:50 - 16:10 How to teach Korean language in Europe I. Kim Juhung. Sejong School in Tallinn
16:10 - 16:30 How to teach Korean language in Europe II. Kim Hyunjung. Sejong School in Vilnius
16: 30 – 50 Discussion
16:50 Closing Words

Further information: Seo Jinseok (+371 2203 2164), [email protected].