Other institutions were the 유럽정치연구회(Forum for European Political Research), 한국독일정치연구회(Koreanische Gesellschaft für Politikwissenschaft), 한국동유럽발칸학회(The Korean Association of the Central and East European Studies), 한국스페인어문학회(Asociacion Coreana de Hispanistas), 한국유럽학회(The Korean Society of Contemporary European Studies: KSCES), 한국프랑스문화학회(Korean Association of French Cultural Studies) and the 한국프랑스정치학회(Association coréenne d'études politiques française-ACEPF). Hanns Seidel Foundation was also a sponsor of the event, together with the 외교통상부 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade), 교육인적자원부 (Ministry of Education and Human Resources), 중앙선거관리위원회 선거연수원 (Electoral Training Institute to NEC), ASEM 연구원 (ASEM Institute), 서강대학교 (Sogang University), and 우리은행 (Woori Bank). The co-organizers of the event, Prof. Lee Kyu-Young, president of the Korean Society for Contemporary European Studies, and Prof. Lim Sang-Woo, director of the Sogang University Center for European Studies, highlighted the fact that this was the first interdisciplinary conference of such size in Korea. Given that this year is the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, the conference provided an excellent opportunity for reflection of the EU, its way and its meaning for Korea. The workshop of Hanns Seidel Foundation brought outstanding experts to a discussion of political, economic and humanitarian aspects of the EU’s relation with North Korea. Among the participants of the conference were Ambassador Brian McDonald from the Delegation of the EU-Commission to the Republic of Korea as well as the German Ambassador, Dr. Norbert Baas.

Dr. Bernhard Seliger, Hanns Seidel Foundation, Tobias Stern, Ramboell Consulting and General-Secretary of the German-Korean Society, EU-Ambassador Brian McDonalds, discussing during the workshop

The international conference of the Korean Society for Contemporary European Studies brought nine academic societies together and was co-hosted and sponsored by Hanns Seidel Foundation.

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