18th Korean Studies Graduate Students Conference in Europe (KSGSC)

University of Naples “L’Orientale”, Naples, Italy – September 25th – 27th, 2024.

The KSGSC committee is pleased to announce the 18th convention for graduate students, hosted by the University of Naples “L’Orientale”, Department of Asian, African and Mediterranean Studies.

The conference aims to give graduate students in all Korea-related fields an opportunity to present their research, share academic interests, and strengthen ties with other junior scholars.

Now in its 18th edition, this conference will follow the KSGSC’s history marked by successful previous conventions at Ruhr University, Bochum (2004), SOAS, London (2005), the Oriental Institute, Prague (2006), Edinburgh University (2007), Leiden University (2008), Moscow State University (2009), Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca (2010), Maison de l’Asie, Paris (2011), University of Warsaw (2012), University of Helsinki (2013), Saint Petersburg State University (2014), the University of Malaga (2015), the University of Copenhagen (2016), University of Tübingen (2017), Sapienza University, Rome (2018), Université Paris Cité (2022) and Comenius University, Bratislava (2023).

The convention is organized by the KSGSC committee and funded by the Academy of Korean Studies.

Venue and Dates:

Venue: University of Naples “L’Orientale”, Italy

Conference date: 25 – 27 September, 2024

Schedule:

24 September: Arrival and Check-in

25 September: Conference (full day)

26 September: Conference (full day)

27 September: Conference (half day)

Eligibility and Support:

MA students, PhD students/candidates, and post-docs who have received their PhD in the last two years.

The conference is open to applicants from outside Europe but preference in the selection process will be given to students studying at European universities.

Accommodation and meals will be provided to all accepted participants for free.

Transport:

We aim to offer the accepted participants from within Europe (i.e. who are based at a university in Europe) a transport grant of around EUR 150. Unfortunately, due to budgetary restraints, we are not able to offer full grants to participants from outside Europe. Participants are encouraged to seek financial support from their own universities. We kindly ask participants with financial support from their home institution or other grants to choose the self-funded option in the GoogleForm.

Presentations and Papers:

All successful applicants will be expected to give a 30-minute time slot (20 minutes presentation + 10 minutes Q&A) and will have to submit their full paper (5-7 pages) by September 8th, 2024.

Application and Submission of Abstracts:

Applicants should fill in the GoogleForm with the following information:

1. your full name as you would like it to appear in the abstract booklet
2. affiliation
3. contact info (e-mail, telephone and KakaoTalk ID)
4. major area of study (region and discipline)
5. title of your paper
6. abstract of your paper (600 words max.)
7. grant request

We accept applications and presentations both in English and Korean. However, we ask all applicants who will present in Korean to submit a translation of their abstract in English. We do not expect Korean full paper submissions to be in English, although we welcome English translations.

You will be sent a confirmation that your application has been received. If you do not receive a confirmation within five days after you sent it, please send your application again.

Application Period:

The deadline for applications is April 30th, 2024.

We will contact all applicants by end-May regarding the acceptance of their application.

Canceling Your Participation:

We would like to receive applications only from those who are definitely able to attend the convention. Please, bear in mind that applicants who confirm and then later cancel their participation potentially deprive others of the chance of attending and lead to a waste of KSGSC resources.

*Please, note that any participants who cancel after June 16th, 2024, may be liable to pay the hotel expenses and may be restricted from attending future KSGSCs.

Organizer contact details:

The KSGSC committee (ksgsc2024@gmail.com)

IMPORTANT DATES:

Arrival date: September 24th, 2024

Convention dates: September 25th – 27th, 2024

Application deadline: April 30th, 2024, 2024

Notification letter: end-May 2024

Last date to cancel your participation: June 16th, 2024

Submit your full paper: by September 8th, 2024

*Sometimes known as the “baby AKSE” the event is open and free to everyone interested in attending, you can find the poster for the conference here, and the conference programme here.