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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Announcements

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7 March 2026

Call for Papers – The Return of the Pre-Digital World? Digitally Mediated Nostalgia in Korea – August 27-28, 2026 – Deadline 15, April 2026

24 February 2026

Call for Papers – The Prospects of Peaceful Coexistence on the Korean Peninsula and International Security – May 18-19, 2026 – Deadline for applications: 8, March 2026

20 February 2026

Call for Papers – 2026 SNU International Conference for Contemporary Korean Studies – August 21-22, 2026 – Deadline for applications: 10, March 2026

21 December 2025

Call for Papers – Translating Comics: Between Bubbles, Cultures, and Constraints in East Asia

21 December 2025

Call for Papers – International Conference – Translating Comics: Between Bubbles, Cultures, and Constraints in East Asia – April 10, 2026 – Paris Nanterre University, CRPM (hybrid) – Deadline for applications: 15, January 2026

15 December 2025

Call for Applications – Assistant Professorship in the Economy and Business of Korea (tenure track) – University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany – deadline for applications – 9 January, 2026

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Conferences

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

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Forty-five years of country reports, scholarship, and announcements from across Europe.

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Grants & EPEL

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

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