For all individuals interested in pursuing a graduate degree, the Republic of Korea’s National Institute for International Education (NIIED) is accepting applications for the 2022 GKS Program for Graduate Degrees. The GKS presents an incredible opportunity to pursue a graduate degree in South Korea with fantastic financial support for those studies, Korean language training, and

The Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies’ Center for Korea Studies hosted a discussion covering South Korea’s 20th presidential election on Monday, March 14, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. PT. After a hotly contested election, opposition candidate, Yoon Suk-yeol, won the presidency over the governing party’s candidate, Lee Jae-myung. The election, burdened by tense

The Center for Korea Studies and the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea-Seattle will be hosting a discussion on Korean-Japanese relations and the role of the US on Tuesday, December 7, from 4:30pm to 6:30pm PT. (co-sponsored by the East Asia Center) A panel of experts will discuss the current state of Korean-Japanese relations

The Korean Peninsula Forum is an annual series sponsored by the Korea Studies faculty at the University of Washington and the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Seattle. Open to the general public, the forum aims at enhancing the understanding and visibility of the issues related to the Korean peninsula and the region

The Center for Korea Studies at the University of Washington notes with sadness the passing of the late State Senator Paull Shin on April 12, 2021. Sen. Shin received a doctorate in Korean History from the University of Washington in 1980 with a dissertation about Koreans in the Chientao Region of China. The first Korean-American

The Center for Korea Studies will be hosting Dr. Olga Fedorenko (Seoul National University, Anthropology) on April 8, 2021 at 5p.m. PST on Zoom as part of this year’s colloquia series. The title of Dr. Fedorenko’s discussion will be “Sharing Suits and Stories in Seoul: Sharing Economy and its Socialites at a Used Clothing Startup

This past February 12, visiting scholars Professor Jakyung Kwon (Gangneung-Wonju National University) and Mr. Lee (Ministry of Defense, South Korea) did a presentation about Seollal for students from the OneWorld Now! school here in Seattle. Seollal, which began on February 12, is the Korean Lunar New Year, and is a celebration which marks the first

From 1966 through 1981, the Peace Corps sent more than two thousand volunteers to South Korea, to teach English and provide healthcare. Returned Peace Corps volunteers and their colleagues share what it was like to live and work in South Korea during that time in the recently published Peace Corps Volunteers and the Making of

The Center for Korea Studies, in collaboration with the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Seattle, will be hosting this year’s Korean Peninsula Forum on November 10 (on Zoom). Title of this year’s forum: “North Korean Nuclear Issues following the US Presidential Election: Stalemate, Progress or Escalation?” Guest speaker: Prof. Chaesong Chun, Seoul