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AKS "Building the Future" Project

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Introduction

The field of Korean studies in Spain, beyond the teaching of the language, has not been easy to build. For many years, those university institutions interested in this field began to teach language courses, and in some cases, in a more general context, courses have been taught that studied the culture and history of China, Japan and Korea jointly. This changed in 2011 when the University of Malaga inaugurated the East Asian Studies degree, mentioning Korea, where besides the language, several subjects related to the humanities and social sciences are studied within the contextual framework of Korea.

At present, the AKS (Academy of Korean Studies), famous academic institutionfocused exclusively on Korean studies, collaborates with the University of Malaga in what has been called "Seed Program for Korean Studies". Project awarded to prestigious universities around the world to strengthen the program of Korean Studies in that institution. In the UMA, this project is born from the need to take the Korean Studies to the next level, after having established the bases of this discipline in Spain. For this, the two main problems of the question will face: the lack of master's programs and the fragmentation in the field of Korean Studies in Spain. The two main objectives of this collaboration program will emerge: the creation of an official master's degree in Korean studies and the creation of research teams that consolidate the foundations of a stable academic community focused on Korean studies in the Spanish-speaking world.

Since the graduation of the first promotion of Korean Studies at the University of Malaga in the year 2014/2015, there is a clear need to offer a postgraduate program for those students who wish to expand their knowledge of Korean Studies. Therefore, this program works on the imminent creation of a master's program coordinated with the Incheon National University and the Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon with two lines of specialization: the academic and professional fields. Since the procedures to obtain the official master's degree by the Ministry of Education require time, we have started by creating an expert course taught by specialists from several areas that has served as an opportunity to develop the pillars of the master in a shorter period. In this course professors from the University of Malaga and other foreign universities participate, such as the Incheon National University and the Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon.

On the other hand, in the field of academic research, research is being carried out focused on the study of the influence that cultural connections between Korea and the Spanish-speaking world have on the emergence of new feelings of identity among young people. In addition, with the aim of promoting the train of researchers in Korean Studies, this project will grant outstanding master's students an initiation scholarship to research so that they can begin their research career.

It is expected to achieve the consolidation of this research team, opening a new area in the university and in the Spanish-speaking world. This will contribute to an increase in the presence of researchers in Korean studies both in Spain and in Latin America. On the other hand, the creation of the University Expert Course in Intercultural Management and Socioeconomic Development in the Hispano-Korean field, has already laid the foundations for the imminent opening of the official master's degree in Korean Studies at the University of Malaga.

Also, with several seminars, symposia, conferences, etc., brought development of the Korea-Spain-Latin America connection networks that already existed. The final object is to find the consolidation of Korean studies in Spain with Latin American perspective and the promotion of understanding between these three regions.

Detail Information


Building the Future Project: Korean Studies Postgraduate Program and Research Development at the University of Malaga: "AKS-2016-INC-2230004"

Director of project AKS-2016-INC-2230004 of Academy of Korean Studies, at University of Málaga, by Antonio J. Doménech del Río.

Financing:

The development of the research project has been funded through Korean Studies Promotion Service (KSPS) of the AKS.

Objectives:

Strengthen research and postgraduate studies in the field of Korean Studies at the University of Malaga and Spain through, on the one hand, the creation of postgraduate academic programs and, on the other, the strengthening of researchers and PhD students at the University of Malaga.

● Create a Postgraduate program in Korean Studies

Since the graduation of the first promotion of the Degree in East Asian Studies-Mention Korea, of the University of Malaga in 2014/2015, it has become clear the need to establish some type of program for those students who wish to continue their training in the field of Korean Studies, either in its professional or academic aspect.

That is why the University of Malaga is focusing all its efforts on developing a Master's program in Korean Studies.

● Create a solid research group for Korean Studies

With the aim of promoting the training of young researchers in Korean Studies, this project awards two research scholarships annually to outstanding master's degree students who wish to begin their research career. In addition, a group of postgraduate students in Korean Studies has created with the objective that they can share experiences, create synergies and have project aids for their respective research.

● Develop academic research in Korean Studies

Group investigation:

The list below that people who have a current participation in the research group of the University of Málaga:

  • Antonio J. Doménech del Río | Director of Project
    • Director of the Office UMA-ATECH Bridge with Korea, as well as professor of the degree in East Asian Studies-Mention Korea of ​​the University of Malaga. Anthropologist and historian specialized in Korea and in intercultural and interreligious dialogue. Doctor in Social Anthropology from the University of Malaga, Diploma of Advanced Studies in Social Anthropology from the Autonomous University of Madrid and Master in History of Religions from the Sogang University in Seoul. Responsible for the Bridge with Korea program of the University of Málaga- Andalucía Tech and Professor of East Asian Studies. Specialized in intercultural and interreligious dialogue, and in the study of cultures and thinking in East Asia. Translator of works on culture and art of Korea.
    • Líneas de investigación y más información.
  • Eun Kyung Kang | Researcher 
    • Professor of Literature, Performing Arts and Korean Language in the Degree of East Asian Studies-Mention Korea, as well as in the Language Center of the FGUMA; Playwright and Director of the companies Mu Teatro and Caleidoscope, whose projects have been selected to participate in numerous theatrical festivals at the international national level. She is currently in charge of managing cultural projects of the Office. Belongs to the Ethnography and Communication Mediation and Development Research Group (Etnomedia-CD) -SEJ343
    • Líneas de investigación y más información.
  • Luis Botella Sánchez | Researcher 
    • Doctor in the program of Advanced Studies in Humanities, University of Málaga and a degree in History from the University of Málaga. Professor of Contemporary History of East Asia in the Degree of Studies of East Asia - Mention Korea of ​​the University of Malaga. Belongs to the Ethnography and Communication Mediation and Development Research Group (Etnomedia-CD) -SEJ34
    • Líneas de investigación y más información.
  • Patricia Chica Morales | Researcher 
    • Degree in Business Administration and Management. She holds a Master's degree in International Trade, and in 2016 he started a Doctorate in Economics and Business in the Korea-Latin American Relations branch. She is a teaching collaborator in the Area of ​​East Asian Studies at the UMA. In charge of the planning and management of academic-cultural projects, in addition to supporting the work of management in the Office. Belongs to the Ethnography and Communication Mediation and Development Research Group (Etnomedia-CD) -SEJ343
    • Líneas de investigación y más información.
  • Francisco Manuel Montalbán Peregrín | Researcher 
    • Full Professor of the Department of Social Psychology, Social Work, Social Anthropology and East Asian Studies of the University of Malaga, and current Ombudsman of the University Community (2012). Principal Researcher of the Ethnography and Mediation of Communication and Development research group (Etnomedia-CD) -SEJ343- assigned to the Department of Social Psychology, Social Work, Social Anthropology and East Asian Studies of the University of Malaga.
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  • Evelina Zurita Márquez | Researcher 
    • Doctor in Social and Cultural Anthropology. Currently, associate professor in the Social Anthropology Area at the University of Málaga. She teaches classes in Degrees of East Asian Studies, in the subject "Popular and Contemporary Culture in Korea", Social Work and Criminology. She belongs to the Ethnography and Mediation Research Group of Communication and Development (Etnomedia-CD) -SEJ343- assigned to the Department of Social Psychology, Social Work, Social Anthropology and East Asian Studies of the University of Malaga
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  • Francisco Manuel Llorente Marín | Researcher 
    • Doctor in Social Anthropology from the University of Seville, Degree in Social and Cultural Anthropology from the University of Seville and Diploma in Social Work from the University of Granada. Since 2001, he belongs to the Ethnography and Mediation Research Group of Communication and Development (Etnomedia-CD) -SEJ343- assigned to the Department of Social Psychology, Social Work, Social Anthropology and East Asian Studies of the University of Malaga.
    • Líneas de investigación y más información.

During the project several researchers have been part of it with various contributions:

  • Diego Fernández Jiménez | research intern
  • Mathías Kurt Montenegro Koening | research intern
  • Ana Karen Velázquez | research intern
  • César Ribas Augusto | research intern
  • José Luis Mañas de la Mota | research intern

Results of  Investigation:

The following is a list of all those academic activities that have been the result of the research, or are relevant to the achievement of the project's objectives:

Participation in conferences with relevant papers for research:

  • Workshop on Korean Archaeology and Cultural Heritage, Centre de Recherches sur la Corée (CRC), EHESS
  • 8th World Congress of Korean Studies, University of Pennsylvania
    • The Construction of an unbalance field of archaeological research: central and peripheral agents in the production of archaeology in South Korea
  • 9th World Congress of Korean Studies, Academy of Korean Studies
  • The 13th Korean Studies Graduate Students Convention in Europe, University of CopenhagenThe 14th Korean Studies Graduate Students Convention in Europe, University of Tübingen
  • The 15th  Korean Studies Graduate Students Convention in Europe, University of La Sapienza, Rome
  • 7th Congress University and Cooperation for Development

Assistance to conferences, workshops and congresses relevant to research:

  • Workshop "Korean Studies in Ibero-America": "The intercultural challenge of East Asian Studies in Spain: UMA-Korean Studies"
  • XVI National Congress of ALAADA-Mexico with the presentation "From Volkswagen to KIA, koreanization and sustainable development: the case of Pesquería".
  • Presentation of the research, 8TH Congress on Korean Studies: “We-Uri 2.0: Identities and Transcultural Mediations in Korea-Spain Academic Exchanges”
  • 1st Seminar on Korean Studies Meetings for the creation of Korean Studies 
  • Congress E- School program – Korean Studies
  • AKS Core University Program for Korean Studies Directors Meeting
  • Conference Identity and Transnational Mobility in and out of Korea, University of Goethe
  • 14th Korean Studies Graduate Students Conference 
  • Speech at the 1st ASEAN University Fair
  • 11 Korea-Spain Forum + Diplomatic Mision to S. Korea
  • 11th Argentina National Congress on Korean Studies “38 Parallel in the XXI Century”
  • “International Development Cooperation Seminar”
  • I Workshop for young East Asian Studies researchers, Argentina
  • Workshop e-School Program 2018
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