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
28.5.2026 10. Koreanisch-Redewettbewerb 2026 am IN-EAST
Anmeldeschluss:
28. Mai 2026
Thema: Als Korea begann, meine Faszination zu erwecken | 6. Juni 2026, 10–15 Uhr | Gerhard-Mercator-Haus, Campus Duisburg
29.5.2026 AREA Ruhr Roundtable Discussion
Takaichi Time in Tokyo. The New Japanese Leadership and Its Relations with Its East Asian Neighbors | Fri, May 29, 2026, 10–12 h | Geibelstr. 41, 47057 Duisburg
18.6.2026 EAF Online Guest Lecture by Lisa Suckert
Radicalised Uncertainty. A Sociology of Imagined Future Perspective on Crises | Thu, June 18, 2026, 6–8 p.m. | Online
24.6.2026 AREA Ruhr Book Talk Series
Book Talk: Kim Vender – Host: Jörn-Carsten Gottwald (RUB) | Wed, June 24, 2026, 16–17 h CEST | Online via Zoom
China and Climate Leadership: A Role Theory Analysis. Routledge 2025, by Kim Vender (Research Institute for Sustainability, Potsdam).
7.7.2026 Markus Taube: Vortrag im Konfuzius-Institut
Chinas 15. Fünfjahresplan – Krisenmanagement in Zeiten weltwirtschaftlicher Umbrüche | Di, 7. Juli 2026, 18.30–20 Uhr | Konfuzius-Institut Metropole Ruhr, Duisburg
Past Events · Publications, Media Appearance, Lecturing
13.05.2026 - 23:14:00
Interview mit Thomas Heberer im Deutschlandfunk
04.05.2026 - 16:00:00
EAF on-site Guest Lecture by Jens Beckert
04.05.2026 - 09:46:17
Newspaper Column by Hannes Mosler
30.04.2026 - 13:15:00
AREA Ruhr Guest Lecture by Glenn Tiffert
18.04.2026 - 10:32:51
Markus Taube im WDR-Morgenecho
Recommendations from IN-EAST for External Events
Netzwerk Junge Generation Deutschland-Korea: Studienreise
11.–18. Oktober, 2026
Studienreise für junge Erwachsene (bis 26 J.) nach Südkorea:
Mind the Mind: Junge Perspektiven auf mentale Gesundheit in Korea und Deutschland
Bewerbungsfrist bis 17. Mai 2026
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Webseite des Netzwerkes:
https://netzwerk-junge-generation.de
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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Hanmun Summer School dedicated to pre-modern Korean language and literature
August 10–15, 2026, at Ruhr University Bochum
Open to students interested in pre-modern Korean studies without or with little training in Hanmun.
Application deadline: May 31, 2026
Participation is free.
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First European Student Conference of Japanese Studies (SCEJ): Tides of Change
for MA- and advanced BA-level students
Call for Abstracts Deadline: July 31, 2026
Date of the event: November 13–15, 2026, at University of Vienna
Website: https://scej.univie.ac.at/?page_id=33&lang=en
Download of the poster
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: Conference of the Vereinigung für Koreaforschung (VfK) 2026
We welcome contributions from all areas of Korean Studies and Korea-related research
Call for Papers Deadline: 3 May 2026
Date of Event: 17–18 July, 2026 in Tübingen
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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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