Welcome to IN-EAST
The Institute of East Asian Studies brings together scholars from a variety of academic disciplines who are engaged in research and teaching on the economies, politics and societies of China, Japan and Korea.
IN-EAST – Upcoming
22.4.2026 Opening Event: Two Decades of Poster Highlights at IN-EAST
by Harald Krähe – a Retrospektive (The Mother of all Exhibitions) | Opening: 22. April 2026, 13 h | 7th floor of Building LE
22.4.2026 Hannes Mosler: Lecture at ECPS Conference
Populism and transnational ties of the far right in East Asia: Recent developments in South Korea | April 22, 2026, 13.50 h | Online Event
28.4.2026 Junior Researcher Day 2026
Forschen in und mit China: Handlungssicherheit im Forschungsalltag | 28.4.2026, 9.15 Uhr | SG 183, Campus Duisburg
30.4.2026 Call for Qualifying Fellowships for MA Students 2026/27
Two annual Qualifying Fellowships for MA Students each at Ruhr University Bochum, Faculty of East Asian Studies and at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Institute of East Asian Studies. Starting date: 1 Oct 2026.
Application Deadline: 30 April 2026.
4.5.2026 EAF on-site Guest Lecture by Jens Beckert
Imagined Futures and Capitalist Dynamics | Mon, May 4, 2026, 4–6 p.m. | Venue: Building SG 183, Geibelstr. 41, 47057 Duisburg
Past Events · Publications, Media Appearance, Lecturing
03.04.2026 - 15:10:33
Hannes Mosler auf Deutscher Welle über K-Beauty
29.03.2026 - 18:48:00
Newspaper Column by Hannes Mosler
19.03.2026 - 12:26:51
New Publication by Hee-Kyoung Chang
12.03.2026 - 12:13:38
Thomas Heberer im Interview auf web.de
Recommendations from IN-EAST for External Events:
Ausschreibung Deutsch-Koreanisches Juniorforum
Bewerbungsfrist bis 3. Mai 2026
Einführungsseminar: 26.8.–1.9.2026 in Berlin und Frankfurt a.M.
Deutsch-Koreanisches Juniorforum: 2.–4. September 2026 in Eschborn
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2026 KOREA-EU-NATO Next Generation Policy Experts Network
Open to trainees, graduate students, post-doc researchers, young professionals
Application Deadline: 3 May 2026
First Kick-off-Meeting: 18–19 June, 2026 in Bologna
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Call for Papers — International Graduate Student Forum in Korean Studies
The Department of Korean Studies at the University of Vienna will host an international student conference on Korean studies, on Fri–Sat, May 8–9, 2026.
The forum will serve as a platform for inter-university academic exchange where young researchers can present their work and network with their fellow European-based Korean Studies colleagues. It will host MA and PhD students, as well as early career scholars from across Europe.
We welcome submissions from all fields of Korean studies, including (but not limited to) history, culture, economics, politics, and society. If interested, please send us: 1) full name, 2) affiliation, 3) academic degree, 4) research major/topic, 5) contact details, and 6) a short abstract (max. 500 words) to describe your topic. Transportation costs and a two-night hotel stay in Vienna will be covered.
Contact: Ms. Miriam Zaunbauer, digital.korean.studies@univie.ac.at
Graduate Student Workshop on Korean Political Economy
August 20, 2026, at Seoul National University
Open to early career scholars in the social sciences, including doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers (and possibly master’s students)
Application deadline / Call for Abstracts: May 18, 2026
If accepted, full papers by August 10, 2026
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