The Korean Office for Research and Education (KORE) is a collaboration of Korean scholars at York University and at Eastern Canadian University. It was founded in February 2018 with the Core University Program for Korean Studies grant from the Academy of Korean Studies (AKS). KORE’s mandate is the promotion of a new, critical, comparative and transnational Korean studies. Drawing from the expertise of Korean scholars at York as well as other stakeholders and academic partners in Eastern Canada, KORE aims to play a leadership role in directing cutting-edge research and facilitating intellectual exchanges. KORE also supports teaching initiatives at York University. In 2018, KORE members at York University and associate members in 7 other universities launched a five-year project, “Korea in the World, and World in Korean Studies.” The project team consist of 20 members. The current Director is Ann Kim (York University).
For more information, contact KORE at kore@yorku.ca.
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York researchers receive major award to develop the study of Korea
February 19, 2019
York University has received a major award that will be used to establish an initiative to develop the study of Korea in Eastern Canada as well as globally. The Academy of Korean Studies will fund the $1.1-million project over five years.
The innovative and groundbreaking project, which encompasses education, research and institutional building activities...
York University opens office for Korean studies, launches five-year project
March 19, 2019
York University has launched an exciting project that will position it to become a major centre for Korean studies in North America. Thanks to a five-year, $1.15-million award from the Academy of Korean Studies, the University will expand its education and research activities related to Korea.
KSPS Newsletter: For Korean Studies and Korean Canadian Studies: Perspectives and Research Agenda
August 15, 2019
York University is spearheading the development of Korean studies and Korean Canadian studies in Canada with the Core University Program for Korean Studies Grant of the Academy of Korean Studies (2018-2023). York University is only the second Canadian university to receive the grant, almost ten years after the University of British Columbia. This grant to York University comes at a time when major changes on the Korean peninsula are intersecting with those in Canada...
A view into North Korea’s culture
May 10, 2022
TORONTO, May 10, 2022 – News about North Korea often focuses on the country’s politics and military, as do programs and courses offered at the post-secondary level, but there is much to learn about its art, music and culture, says York University public policy Professor Thomas Klassen. He has created a two-week summer program to address this gap.
Summer school program on North Korean culture to start in May 2022
November 22, 2021
A new summer school program studying North Korean culture is in production and is set to be hosted at York. The summer program has been called the “first-of-its-kind” and allows students to study North Korean arts, literature, and propaganda. The program is set to start in May 2022 and will run for two weeks, coordinated by Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) Professor Thomas Klassen.
Press Coverage: RFA 자유아시아 방송: 캐나다 대학, 내년 '북한 문화 여름계절학기' 진행
November 8, 2021
앵커: 캐나다에 위치한 한 대학이 내년 여름 북한의 문화를 주제로 단기연수 프로그램을 진행한다고 밝혔습니다. 지정은 기자가 보도합니다.
캐나다 동부 토론토에 위치한 요크대학교(York University)는 2일, 내년 5월 북한 문화에 대한 ‘서머스쿨’(여름계절학기)을 개최한다고 밝혔습니다.