Title: North Korea Economic Forum: Virtual Panel Discussion, Revisiting Sanctions on North Korea Dates: Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at 10:00-11:30 PM (KST) Venue: Zoom Webinar  Organized by the Institute for Peace and Unification Studies(IPUS) at Seoul National University and Institute for Korean Studies at the George Washington University [Youtube Video] [Program & Profiles] https://ipus.snu.ac.kr/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/240423_NKEF_Flyer.pdf [Photos]

Date&Time: Thursday, April 11, 2024, 15:00 – 17:00 (KST) Venue: Online Video Conference(ZOOM) Moderator: Kim, Taek-bin (Senior Researcher, IPUS at SNU) Speaker: Jang, Cheol-wun (Research Fellow, KINU) Topic: North Korea’s Military Transformation under Kim Jong Un   The Institute for Peace and Unification Studies at Seoul National University(IPUS at SNU) hosted the 99th Unification Studies Forum on Thursday, April 11, 2024, under the theme of “North Korea’s Military Transformation under Kim Jong Un. The Unification Studies Forum is an expansion and reorganization of the Unification Policy Forum, which was held 75 times between 2006 and 2020, and is now in its 99th edition. The forum was moderated by Dr. Kim Taek-bin, a senior researcher at IPUS, who opened the forum with a welcome speech. In this forum, Dr. Jang Cheol-wun explained North Korea’s military power and military policy during the Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il eras, as well as its⋯

  Date&Time: Wednesday, January 10, 2024, 14:00 – 15:30 (KST) Venue: Online Video Conference(ZOOM) Moderator: Jo, Dong-Joon (Professor of Political Science and International Relations at Seoul National University) Speaker: Kim, Bong-hyun (Former Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Australia) Topic: Value Diplomacy vs. Pragmatic Diplomacy and the Criteria for Choice   The Institute for Peace and Unification Studies at Seoul National University(IPUS at SNU) hosted the 98th Unification Studies Forum on Wednesday, January 10, 2024, under the theme of ‘Value Diplomacy vs. Pragmatic Diplomacy and the Criteria for Choice’ with Kim Bong-hyun, former Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Australia. The “Unification Studies Forum” is an expanded and revamped version of the “Unification Policy Forum,” which was held 75 times from 2006 to 2020, and is now in its 98th session. Jo, Dong-Joon, Professor of Department of Political Science and International Relations at Seoul National University, served as⋯

  Date&Time: Monday, December 18, 2023, 14:00 – 16:00 (KST) Venue: Room 4, Seoul National University Faculty House and Online Simulcast (ZOOM+Youtube) Moderator: Lee Jung-chul (Deputy Director, the Institute for Peace and Unification Studies at SNU/ Professor of Political Science and International Relations) Speaker: Kim, Sung-han (Former Director of National Security Office of the Office of the President/ Professor of Graduate School of International Studies, Korea University) Topic: Direction of Unification Security Strategy   The Institute for Peace and Unification Studies at Seoul National University(IPUS at SNU) hosted the 97th Unification Studies Forum on Monday, December 18, 2023, under the theme of ‘Direction of Unification Security Strategy’ with Kim Sung-han, former director of the National Security Office of the Office of the President. The “Unification Studies Forum” is an expanded and revamped version of the “Unification Policy Forum,” which was held 75 times from 2006 to 2020, and is now⋯

  Date&Time: Thursday, December 7, 2023, 17:00 –18:20 (KST) Venue: Online video conference (ZOOM) Moderator: Yoon, Ji-hyun (Head of Center for Peace Studies, IPUS at SNU) Speaker: Oh, Myong-sook (President, Korea Federation of Women’s Science and Technology Associations) Topic: Women in Science and Technology, Looking into the World of Diversity and Inclusion   The Institute for Peace and Unification Studies at Seoul National University(IPUS at SNU) hosted the 21st Peace Studies Forum on Thursday, December 7, 2023, under the theme “Women in Science and Technology, Looking into the World of Diversity and Inclusion,” with Dr. Oh Myongsook, President of the Korea Federations of Women’s Science and Technology Associations(KOFWST). The forum was moderated by Yoon Ji-hyun, Head of the Center for Peace Studies of the IPUS at SNU, who opened the forum with a welcome speech. At the forum, President Oh Myong-sook sought to convey the importance of social values of⋯

Date&Time: November 20, 2023 (Mon) 14:00-15:30(KST) Venue: Online Video Conference(ZOOM) Moderator: Kim, Taek-Bin (Senior Fellow, the Institute for Peace and Unification Studies at SNU) Speaker: Seo, Soomin (Professor, School of Communication at Sogang University) Topic: North Korea and Global Media   The Institute for Peace and Unification Studies at Seoul National University(IPUS at SNU) held the 96th Unification Forum on Monday, November 20, 2023, under the theme of ‘North Korea and Global Media’ with Professor Seo Soomin, Department of Journalism at Sogang University’s School of Communication. The “Unification Studies Forum” is an expanded and revamped version of the “Unification Policy Forum,” which was held 75 times from 2006 to 2020, and is currently in its 96th session. The Forum was moderated by Dr. Kim Taek-bin, a Senior Fellow at IPUS at SNU, who opened the forum with the opening remarks. In this forum, Professor Seo sought to convey the issues⋯

  Date&Time: November 13, 2023 (Mon) 14:00-16:10(KST) Venue: Online Video Conference(ZOOM) Moderator: Jung, Hyang Jin (Professor, Department of Anthropology at SNU) Speaker: Lisa Min (Lecturer, Department of Asian Studies at Yonsei University) Topic: Without You, There Is No Us: Pyongyang University of Science and Technology(PUST) as Seen on Site   The Institute for Peace and Unification Studies at Seoul National University hosted its 95th Unification Studies Forum on Monday, November 13, 2023, featuring Min Lisa, a lecturer in the Department of Asian Studies at Yonsei University. The forum explored the theme “Without You, There Is No Us: Pyongyang University of Science and Technology(PUST) as Seen on Site.” The forum, an expansion and revamp of the previously held “Unification Policy Forum” from 2006 to 2020 (totaling 75 sessions), is now in its 95th session. Before commencing the forum, Lee Jung-chul,  Vice Director of the Institute for Unification Peace at SNU and⋯

Title: International Workshop in Preparation for the 2025 Seoul World Congress of IPSA: Resisting Autocratization and Reinventing Democracy – Global Perspectives Dates: Thursday, November 2, 2023 ~ Sunday, November 5, 2023  Venue: Seoul National University, Hoam Faculy House Co-organized by LOC (Local Organizing Committee) of the 2025 Seoul World Congress of IPSA, The Institute for Peace and Unification Studies at SNU, Democracy Cluster of the Intstitute for Future Studies at SNU, Center for Social Innovation Education and Research at SNU, 10-10 Initiative of the Department of Political Science and International Relations at SNU, Korea Political Science Association(KPSA), International Political Science Association(IPSA)  

  Date&Time: September 14th, 2023 (Thu) 17:00 –18:20 (KST) Venue: Online video conference (ZOOM) Moderator: Kim, Booyuel (Professor, Graduate School of Environmental Studies) Speaker: Oh, Joon (Board Chair, Save the Children Korea/ Former South Korean Ambassador to the United Nations) Topic: International Perspective on Children’s Rights: Focusing on Rohingya Refugee Children   The Institute for Unification and Peace Studies at Seoul National University(IPUS at SNU) held the 20th Peace Studies Forum on Thursday, September 14, 2023, with Oh Joon, Former South Korean Ambassador to the United Nations, as the guest speaker. In this forum, Professor Kim, Booyuel from the Seoul National University Graduate School of Environmental Studies took on the role of moderator and delivered the opening remarks to kick off the lecture. Ambassador Oh posed the question, ‘What is human rights?’ and emphasized “the need for respect for human dignity and the protection of human rights within the context⋯

Title: Roundtable on Japan-South Korea-United States Trilateral Cooperation in a Changing Asia Dates: Friday, August 25, 2023 (2:00-4:00 PM (EST)) Venue: AU School of International Service 300 (in-person only) Organized by the Institute for Peace and Unification Studies(IPUS) at Seoul National University, American University(AU), Ritumeikan University(RU) and Korea Foundation