The KF Korea Workshop is hosted by the Korea Foundation and organized by the East Asia Institute to promote and share understanding of Korean social, political and economic issues among international residents in Korea.

The 2018 Next Generation Conference was held at the KF Global Center on August 30th as a part of the KF Korea Workshop. The conference features essay presentations from KF Korea Workshop participants followed by discussion with domestic and foreign students including EAI interns and Sarangbang participants. Presenters are selected after a rigorous evaluation of their research proposals by Jiyoung Kim, a professor at Soongsil University. Professor Kim also moderated the conference

Jekaterina Kalinova (China Foreign Affairs University) received the grand prize for her presentation" "A Path of Reconciliation and Cooperation: Exploring the Roots of Moon Jae-In's Policy Towards North Korea", and Diana Huaman Hidalgo (Yonsei University) received second place for her presentation "Prospective Challenges for South Korea Development in a Real Multicultural Society"