Korea Research & Engagement Centre of Western Australia
서호주 한국 연구소
Welcome to the KRC at Curtin University
The Korea Research & Engagement Centre of Western Australia is WA's premier Korea-focused research and engagement centre located at Curtin University in Perth.
Established with support from the Academy of Korean Studies, the Korea Research & Engagement Centre of WA is a hub for Korean Studies teaching and research in the Perth metropolitan area and Western Australia, aiming to train future scholars in Korean Studies through a strong focus on facilitating postgraduate and postdoctoral research opportunities, as well as research-led teaching. The KRC also welcomes affiliate members from outside Curtin University to collaborate on Korea-focused projects and we frequently host events aimed at bringing together Korea experts, as well as industry and public sector partners across our region.
In addition, the Centre seeks to foster collaboration among researchers engaged in Korea-related research in West Australian higher education institutions, and connect them with key stakeholders in the WA business community, state government and non-profit organisations with Australia-Korea interests.
Confirmed Speakers include:
Mr Kihwan Kim, Chief of the Korea Local and State Government Office, GAROK Oceania at the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea, Sydney
Mrs Fay Duda, Honorary Consul of the Republic of Korea in Western Australia
Associate Professor Jeffrey Robertson, Underwood International College, Yonsei University (Seoul)
Associate Professor Alexey Muraviev, Security and Strategic Studies, Curtin University
Professor Joe Siracusa, Dean Global Futures, Curtin University Faculty of Humanities
Mr Dongkeun Lee, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, The Australian National University
Major Nigel Earnhaw (Rt'd)
Associate Professor Jo Elfving-Hwang, Director of the Korea Research and Engagement Centre
Prof Gordon Flake, CEO Perth USAsia Centre
LATEST EVENTS
AUSTRALIA-KOREA RELATIONS AND PROSPECTS FOR PEACE IN THE INDO-PACIFIC 70 YEARS AFTER THE KOREAN WAR
70TH ANNIVERSARY OF KOREAN WAR ARMISTICE AGREEMENT ROUNDTABLE
September 15th, 2023 (Curtin University),
9.30am-12.30pm (for 9:45 start)
followed by lunch generously sponsored by the GAROK Korea & State Government Office at the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea, Sydney.
Venue: Curtin 139 St George’s Terrace, CBD
Event description:
Organised by Curtin University’s Korea Research & Engagement Centre in collaboration with the Perth Korean War Memorial Committee, this roundtable brings together Korea specialists, historians and experts of international and strategic affairs with the view of considering the past and remembering of the Korean War and Australia’s role in it, and what the absence of an actual peace treaty means for both Australia’s and the Republic of Korea’s (ROK) current and future strategic concerns.
The roundtable will be organised in two parts. The first half will focus on remembering the Korean War and Australia’s role in it and the second will consider what the increasing tensions in the Indo-Pacific and the Northeast Asian region mean for both Australia and ROK, from national security and defence to trade, resources security and other issues.
The presentations from this event will be published in the KRC Paper Series as a thematic issue on this topic.
RSVP via this link.
