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[KF-EAI Korea Friendship] Academicus Lecture Series #3 Former Minister of Unification Ryoo Kihl-Jae

  • 2016-07-06

East Asia Institute (EAI) is hosting the KF-EAI Korea Friendship project, sponsored by Korea Foundation (KF) and Samyang Holdings Corporation, offering educational and networking opportunities to international students residing in Korea.

The third lecture of [KF-EAI Korea Friendship], titled, “Unification of Korea Peninsula and Peace of East Asia”, was given by former Minister of Unification, Ryoo, Kihl-Jae. He explained that the Korean peninsula’s national identity is weakening because of the prolongation of the peninsula’s division. He urged young people to keep thinking concretely about what a desirable unification might look like, rather than merely contemplating whether or not the North and South should unify. He stressed that, in the 21st century, the issue of unification demands new ways of thinking about the issue—particularly about the means of unification. He argued that this change in thinking about unification will require the reaching of a “consensus of consciousness”, or mutual agreement to pursue values like coexistence, cooperation, and reciprocity.

Lecture & Lecturer Date
Korean National Security Lee, Shin-Wha, Professor at Korea University

July 4 (Mon)

Korean Classical Literature Jung, Byung-Sul, Professor at Seoul National University

July 5 (Tue)

Korean Reunification Ryoo, Kihl-Jae, Former Minister of Unification

July 6 (Wed)

Korean Politics Na, Kyung-Won, Member of the National Assembly

July 7 (Thu)

Korean Culture Rah, Theresa, Communications Director of the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympic Bidding Committee for PyeongChang

July 8 (Fri)

Korean Diplomacy Ha, Young-Sun, Political Scientist

July 11 (Mon)

Korean Enterprises Kim, Dong-Joon, Former Director of Samsung Electronics Value Innovation Program

July 12 (Tue)

Korean Modern Literature Kim, Ae-Ran, Novelist

July 13 (Wed)

[KF-EAI Korea Friendship] Academicus Lecture Series #3 Former Minister of Unification Ryoo Kihl-Jae
[KF-EAI Korea Friendship] Academicus Lecture Series #3 Former Minister of Unification Ryoo Kihl-Jae
[KF-EAI Korea Friendship] Academicus Lecture Series #3 Former Minister of Unification Ryoo Kihl-Jae
[KF-EAI Korea Friendship] Academicus Lecture Series #3 Former Minister of Unification Ryoo Kihl-Jae
[KF-EAI Korea Friendship] Academicus Lecture Series #3 Former Minister of Unification Ryoo Kihl-Jae