Voices from a women's organization in South Korea

Tuesday June 5th, Professor Seungsook Moon of Vassar University will lecture on the local meanings of citizenship and how gender and class inflect women's lived experiences of it.

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In a City Besieged by Ghosts: Changing Modes of Thought in Choson Korea (1392-1910)

On April 13th, Dr. Gregory N. Evon (UNSW) will discuss ghosts as related to a larger project dealing with the evolution of Buddhism and religious thought in Korea.

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The Homoerotic Origins of Modern Korean Fiction

The origins of modern Korean fiction are often assumed to be derivative of the Japanese literary precedent. However, on February 8th Professor John Treat of Yale University argues a different perspective.

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Master of Arts & PhD scholarships

The ANU Korea Institute in the College of Asia and the Pacific invites applications for a Master of Arts scholarship and two PhD scholarships for 2012 commencement.

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ANU Korean Studies Program awarded a five-year grant

The Academy of Korean Studies has awarded the ANU Korean Studies Program a five-year grant in the category of Overseas Leading University Program for Korean Studies.

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Korean popular culture with Dr Roald Maliangkay

Blue plastic cats, six languages, traditional folksongs, and Swarovski crystals; such an assortment spells-out an expertise in Korean culture and search to understand the nature of humanity. How? Well one man here at the ANU seems to know...

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ANU signs MOU with Yonsei University

ANU signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with South Korea's prestigious Yonsei University on 2 May, 2011. Find out more in the latest October issue of the Korea Institute Newsletter.

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Welcome to the Korea Institute

Korean Studies at the ANU has a long and vibrant history. We are devoted to innovative teaching and cutting-edge research related to Korea. We are also deeply committed to fostering the academics, professionals and informed citizens of the next generation through our scholarly and cultural activities and our graduate and undergraduate programs.

The ANU Korea Institute serves as an umbrella to draw together the many academic units within the University that are focused on teaching and research on Korea. The Korea Institute meets its mission by:

extending and enhancing the teaching of the Korean language and a wide range of Korean-related subjects;
promoting original research and intellectual dialogue between Australia and Korea;
establishing a high-level annual policy forum held alternately in Australia and Korea;
providing fellowships for researchers and graduate students;
encouraging closer cooperation between Korean and Australian universities as well as with universities in the World Consortium of Korean Research Institutes;
promoting active participation by government, business and the public in the Institute’s activities.