Over the weekend, IU undergraduate students traveled with the Institute for Korean Studies to Washington D.C. to present in the 5th annual GW-IU Undergraduate Research Exchange Program conference. Each year, a number of undergraduate students at both Indiana University and George Washington University are selected to work one-on-one with a faculty mentor to produce a… Read more »
Three Indiana University students, Anna Moore, Hannah Katinsky, and Margaret Speir, presented at the annual Midwest Korean Speech Contest on April 1st, which was held at Northwestern University. These students were selected to participate in the competition after winning first prize in their respective levels at the Indiana University Korean Speech Contest, which was held… Read more »
Bloomington Sejong Institute Korean Speech Competition winner Joshua McGraw traveled to Korea in October to participate in the King Sejong Institute Foundation’s Korean festival week. Read his letter about his experience below. Congratulations, Joshua! “During the first week of October, I traveled to South Korea with the King Sejong Institute to experience a Korean festival… Read more »
The 2022-2023 Korean Media Essay Contest is open for submissions. Previously known as the Korean Literature Essay Contest, the Korean Media Essay Contest is held each academic year to promote the thoughtful consumption of Korean media among students at Indiana University and at our partner institutions. Starting in 2020, the Korean Literature Essay Contest became… Read more »
IKS would like to warmly congratulate Professor Hyo Sang Lee for receiving the Hwa-gwan Order of Cultural Merit during the 2022 Hangeul Week, held in celebration of the 576th Hangeul Day by South Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism. This is a very high honor reserved only for those who have made significant contributions… Read more »