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GW-IU Undergrad Research Exchange Program
Each year, IKS hosts the annual George Washington-Indiana University Undergraduate Research Exchange Program. Through this program, students spend an academic year conducting research on an original project related to Korea.
IKS held their Seollal Celebration on Saturday, February 1st to celebrate the year of the Blue Snake. The event was held on the fourth floor of the Ferguson International Center, from 11am to 1:30pm.
2024 Year of the Dragon Celebration
On Saturday, February 10, the Institute of Korean Studies, along with the East Asian Studies Center, Chinese Flagship Program, National Taiwan University HAYU BEST Program, and the Bloomington Sejong Institute held the Year of the Dragon Celebration in honor of the 2024 Lunar New Year.
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Every semester, IKS invites prominent scholars from around the world to present on topics related to Korea.
This is a yearly event held by IKS that showcases Korean movies of a certain genre or filmmaker. Previous film series events have included movies focusing on South Korean millennials, issues surrounding them, and the films of feminist filmmaker Byun Young-joo. IKS also supports the screening of these films at our partner institutions.
IKS has received funding from the Dr. Lee Se Ung Distinguished Lecture Series on Korean Global Affairs to host an annual conference focusing on Korean issues. We feature distinguished scholars and diplomats from around the world. Our first conference focused on Korean Democracy/Democratization.
IKS collaborates with the East Asian Studies Center to host an academic presentation during the Center’s Korean Night event every spring semester.
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