The College of Arts and Sciences Office of International Affairs is currently accepting applications for their College exchange program with Sungkyungkwan University (SKKU) for the Fall 2018 semester and Academic Year 2018/2019. Applications are due by March 9, and IKS will award a $500 scholarship to students who are selected to participate in this program…. Read more »
In September 2017, IKS was awarded a publication grant from the Academy of Korean Studies to publish an anthology based on IKS’s inaugural conference: “Peace Corps Volunteers and the Making of Korean Studies.” The volume is edited by IKS Director Seung-kyung Kim and Professor Michael Robinson. It is expected to be published in 2019 by the University of Washington Press.
IKS co-sponsored a screening of the South Korean film As One, which portrays the true story of North and South Korea uniting to form a unified women’s table tennis team to compete in an Asian tournament. This event was co-sponsored by the Department of Business Law and Ethics and IU Cinema as part of the Cultural Foundations for… Read more »
IKS, the East Asian Studies Center, and the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures will host a Korean Speech Contest on March 31, 2018, in GISB 1128 from 10:00am – 12:00pm. Prizes will be awarded for first, second, and third place finishes in beginner, intermediate, and advanced categories. Participation is limited to currently enrolled… Read more »
IKS welcomed our first visiting scholar, Dr. Young Ju Lee from Daegu National University of Education. As a graduate of Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music (voice performance), Dr. Lee plans on collaborating with other faculty at IU to explore ways to integrate music in education. We also hope to be able to hear him… Read more »