Prof. Hannes B. Mosler was awarded a five-year grant from the Academy of Korean Studies (AKS) for the Advanced Seed program Strengthen Social Science-based Korean Studies Research and Education in Germany. This grant will support the Chair of Korean Politics and Society at IN-EAST to complement related research and teaching. The term of the grant is November 2023 through October 2028, provided by the Korean Studies Promotion Program (KSPS) of the Korean Studies Academy. See also: https://www.facebook.com/ude.koreachair

The Korea-related studies program at the Institute of East Asian Studies (IN-EAST) at the University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE) is fully anchored in the social sciences (political science, sociology, economics) and offers education at all degree levels (BA, MA, PhD). The aim of the supported project is to strengthen the capacities of Korea-related studies at IN-EAST and thus establish it as a beacon of social science-based Korean Studies research and education in Germany.