July 2026

On 28 June (Fri), the 13th Joint Academic Conference of European Studies in Korea, hosted by the Korean Society of Contemporary European Studies, was held at Kyung Hee University’s Graduate Institute of Peace Studies. The conference was held under the theme of “European Integration from the Perspective of Civilization: Its Implications for the Korea Peninsula

A reception was held at the Finnish Embassy’s residence on July 10 (Wed) to mark Finnish Presidency of the European Council in the second half of 2019, and Si-hong Kim, a Jean Monnet Chair Professor, was present at the invitation of Finnish Ambassador to Korea, Eero Suominen.  Ambassadors and diplomats from member states of the

On July 5-9, HUFS JMCE attended the 2019 European Union Studies Association Asia Pacific (EUSAAP) annual conference, which was held at Fudan University in Shanghai, China under the theme of <New Leadership, New Priories- The EU in 2019>. The annual conference was attended by about 150 Asian and European scholars and master’s and doctorate graduate

On June 27, HUFS JMCE held a seminar at the EU residence thanks to the invitation of EU Ambassador, Michael Leiterer, to celebrate the publication of the Korea-EU Relations. With 11 co-authors, Michael Leiterer, EU Ambassador, Wun-jung Chang, Director and Jung-yeon Park, first secretary, Western Europe Division of MOFA on behalf of Kihong Jung, Director-General, MOFA, Lee Chang-hoon, former

On June 22, Jean Monnet Chair Professor Si-hong Kim met students from Road Schola School and gave a special lecture on ‘Europe, European Integration and EU’. This day’s lecture on the European Union covered a wide range of stories, from the history of the European Union to recent issues. The students, who were interested in

On 14 May(Tue), HUFS JMCE hosted a book talk with Zsuzsa A. Ferenczy, the author of Europe, China and the Limits of Normative Power, at the room 203 in International Building. Author Ferenczy has worked as a secretary in the European Parliament for last 10 years. She also has researched on the relations between EU and China

Sihong Kim, a Jean Monnet Chari Professor, attended the 2019 Jeju Forum on 29-31 May. Professor Kim participated in the session under the theme of “Multilateralization of the Korea Peninsula Peace Process: An Initiative for Revitalization of ‘Jeju Peace Process’” as a discussant on Thursday. This session, jointed by Prof. Ki-joon Hong, the Graduate Institute

On May 23 (Thu), HUFS JMCE co-hosted the Model European Union 2019 with the EU Delegation to Korea, Yonsei-EU JMCE and KU-KIEP-SBS EU Centre. The MEU 2019 was held at the Obama Hall, HUFS and the event was attended by more than 300 including high school students from eight schools in Seoul, college students and citizens,

On 21 May, HUFS JMCE invited Peteris Vaivars, Ambassador of Latvia to the South Korea and co-hosted a special lecture with HUFS Society for the International and Area Studies at lecture room in Faculty Building. Under the theme of ‘Latvia. Get to Know it! Latvia-Korea relations,’ it was useful to know overview of Latvia on