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BAKS Bursaries 2013-2014

admin — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 14:35:10 +0000

The British Association for Korean Studies administers a number of bursaries for undergraduate and postgraduate students. The deadline for all three schemes is Monday April 8th, 2013.

1) Anglo-Korean Society Post-Graduate Bursary
Download details and form here.

The Anglo-Korean Society through the Bursary Committee of the British Association for Korean Studies is offering two £1000 bursaries on a competitive basis to post-graduate students.

2) The British Korean Veterans Association / Samsung Study Year Abroad Bursary
Download details and form here.

The British Korean Veterans Association through the Bursary Committee of the British Association for Korean Studies is offering bursaries to undergraduate students on programmes of full-time academic study in which the study of the Korean language is an integral part of the programme, and which requires the student to spend a full academic session or part-session in Korea receiving intensive language tuition for the period of stay in Korea.

3) British Association for Korean Studies Year Abroad Internship Scheme
Download details and form here.

The Year-Abroad Internship Committee of the British Association for Korean Studies (BAKS) announces a scheme for the placement of students as interns with British or Korean companies in Korea.

CFP: Joint East Asian Studies Conference

admin — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 17:09:00 +0000

JOINT CONFERENCE
of The International Forum for Contemporary Chinese Studies
and
Joint East Asian Studies Conference Committee, UK
(representing the British Associations for Chinese, Japanese and Korean Studies)

University of Nottingham
5 – 7 September, 2013

EAST ASIAN SOCIETIES IN TRANSITION: CHALLENGES AND CONNECTIONS

Plenary Speakers:
· Prof Frank Pieke (Leiden University)
· Prof Heonik Kwon (Senior Research Fellow, Trinity College, University of Cambridge)
· Prof Brett L. Walker (Montana State University, Bozeman)

The International Forum for Contemporary Chinese Studies and the Joint East Asian Studies Conference Committee of the United Kingdom are pleased to announce a joint conference of the Forum and the JEAS Conference Committee to be held at the University of Nottingham from 5 to 7 September, 2013.

The theme of this broad-based conference is ‘East Asian Societies in Transition: Challenges and Connections.’ Panels will be organised on a range of topics within the humanities and social sciences covering both thematic issues across the region and topics particular to individual countries.

Further details on guest speakers and conference charges will follow in due course. At this stage, the Joint Conference Organising Committee invites panel proposals and individual paper submissions. Proposals of 200 to 300 words should be submitted electronically by 31 March, 2013 to:

http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/chinese/news-events/ifccs/2013.aspx

Any enquiries can be sent to ifccs6@nottingham.ac.uk

London Korean Links on BAKS Symposium 2012

admin — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 10:22:31 +0000

London Korean Links now has a report on the BAKS Symposium 2012: Korea’s Place in the World: Now and Twenty Years Hence, which was held at SOAS earlier this month. You can read it here.

British Association for Korean Studies Annual Symposium 2012

admin — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 19:59:56 +0000

Korea’s Place in the World: Now and Twenty Years Hence

Date: 17 November 2012
Time: 9:30am – 5:30pm
Venue: SOAS, University of London, room G3

What is the future for the Korean peninsula, north and south, in the world of 2032? What are some major drivers of change that will create the Korea of 2032? What are possible scenarios for urbanisation and Korean cities? How will an immersive digital environment affect Korean culture and economy? What will the grey shift mean for Korean society and infrastructure in 2032?

Admission
The symposium is open to all. Advance registration is essential however. For registration and more information please visit the event page on the SOAS website.