The institute for Peace and Unification Studies at Seoul National University (IPUS) and the GW institute for Korean Studies (GWIKS) present: “Reviewing North Korea’s Progress on Reforms in Agriculture and Finance” Thursday, May 4, 2023 09:00 A.M. – 10:30 A.M. (EDT) 10:00 P.M. – 11:30 P.M. (KST) This is a virtual event. The event will be virtual by RSVP only via link below. Please note the event is on the record and open to the public. RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/north-korea-economic-forum-virtual-panel-discussion-tickets-622493543947?utm_source=eventbrite&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=post_publish&utm_content=shortLinkNewEmail Program & Profiles: https://ipus.snu.ac.kr/eng/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/230504_NKEF_Panel_Discussion_Final_Flyer.pdf

  Date&Time: 15:50~17:00(KST), Aril 11th(TUE), 2023 Venue: International Conference Room, Graduate School of International Studies(GSIS) at Seoul National University MC: Taekyoon Kim (Professor, GSIS of SNU) Speaker: Shannon Hader (Dean of the School of International Service at American University) Theme: Global Pandemics: More than just Microbes (Dialogue on systems, social enablers, and political will)   The Institute of Peace and Unification Studies at Seoul National University, in collaboration with the Graduate School of International Studies(GSIS), hosted the 92nd Unification Studies Forum on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, featuring Shannon Hader, Dean of the School of International Service at American University, under the theme of “Global Pandemics: More than just Microbes (Dialogue on systems, social enablers, and political will).” 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 hosting its 92nd session. At this⋯

[Event Video] [Event Details] □ Seoul National University’s Institute for Peace and Unification Studies (Director Byung-Yeon Kim) held an academic conference on September 27, 2022 at 1:20 p.m. under the topic of Peace at the Crossroads, Reexamining Unification and presented the results of the 2022 Unification Consciousness Survey. For the past 16 years since 2007, this survey has been investigating changes in the South Korean public’s views and perceptions of unification, North Korea, North Korea policy, neighboring countries, and North Korean defectors, and its findings have been well received. The 2022 survey was commissioned by Gallup Korea and conducted through individual interviews with 1,200 men and women aged 19 or older in 17 cities and provinces nationwide from July 1 to July 25, with a sampling error of ±2.8% and a confidence level of 95%. □ This conference was organized in the following order. In the 1st part, major survey⋯

[Video] [행사 내용] The North Korean People’s Consciousness Survey has been conducted since 2008, and the North Korean Social Change Survey has been conducted by the Institute for Unification and Peace in 2012 on North Korean defectors. This presentation is divided into 10-year data from King Jon-Un’s reign: the North Korean Residents’ Consciousness Survey (sessions 1-2; 9:30-14:55) and North Korean Social Change (sessioins 3-4; 14:55-18:00) Professor Jung-Chul Lee from the Department of Political Science and Diplomacy at Seoul National University hosted the presentations which analyzed the key components of the data. The 1st and 2nd part of the session, Kim Jong-Un’s 10 years in power and the North Korean People’s Consciousness Survey, the presentation will analyze the △ Unification Perception, △ South Korean Perception, △ North Korean System Perception, △ International Perception, △ In-Depth Analysis – North Korean Economic Failure Perception, and △ Survey of North Korean Defector Conditions in⋯

Asian Journal of Peacebuilding 10th Anniversary Virtual Conference Title: PEACE STUDIES IN ASIA: SEEKING SUSTAINABLE PEACE IN DEMOCRACY Date&Time: July 16, Saturday, 9: 30 KST ～ 18:00 KST This virtual conference was organized by Asian Journal of Peacebuilding, the official journal of Seoul National University Institute for Peace and Unification Studies. The papers presented at this conference will be reviewed and processed eventually for the publication of a special issue of the Asian Journal of Peacebuilding in May 2023 in conjunction with the tenth anniversary of the journal.

IPUS 87th IPUS Unification Studies Forum Title: Ukraine War and Tensions from North Korea: Focusing on Military Technology Perspectives Date&Time: May 16(Mon) 14:00-16:00 pm (KST) / 00:00-02:00 (CEST) / 07:00-09:00 (EDT) Host: Institute for Peace and Unification Studies ( IPUS, Seoul National University) Language: Korean Speaker: Kim, Jong-Dae (The Former Member of The National Assembly)   Watch the video clips  

IPUS 86th IPUS Unification Studies Forum Title: We hope the Foreign and Unification Policy of the New Government Date&Time: April 26(THU) 15:00-17:00 pm (KST) / 01:00-03:00 (CEST) / 08:00-10:00 (EDT) Host: Institute for Peace and Unification Studies ( IPUS, Seoul National University) Language: Korean Speaker: Kim, Chun-Shik (The Former Minister of Unification)    

IPUS 85th IPUS Unification Studies Forum Title: Defected Diaspora: The settlement and life of North Korean defectors in the United Kingdom, the United States, Japan, and South Korea Date&Time: April 6(WED) 14:00-15:30 pm (KST) / 00:00-01:30 (CEST) / 07:00-08:30 (EDT) Host: Institute for Peace and Unification Studies ( IPUS, Seoul National University) Language: Korean    

IPUS 84th IPUS Unification Studies Forum Title: MZ generation’s Perception of Unification Date&Time: January 19(Wed) 14:00-16:00 pm (KST) / 00:00-02:00 (CEST) / 07:00-09:00 (EDT) Host: Institute for Peace and Unification Studies ( IPUS, Seoul National University) Language: Korean Speaker: Kim, Sung-Hee (Professor of Economics at Suwon University)   Watch the video clips Event photo