Workshop on Democracy for North Korean students For the second time PSCORE (People for Successful Corean Reunification) arranged a workshop on Democracy for North Korean university students in June. The workshop was furthermore funded by the Hanns-Seidel-Foundation and the US State Department.. Read more>>>
Construction of an eco-education trail in the district of Goseong completed As a measure to develop sustainability in the border region, the Hanns-Seidel-Foundation conducted an environmental project in two stages together with the District of Goseong in 2005-2010. Read more>>>
Poster exhibition on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the beginning of the Korean War and 20th anniversary of German Reunification From June 23-29, the Hanns-Seidel-Foundation Korea invited to a joint exhibition of pictures and posters with performances at the Topohaus Gallery in Insadong, Seoul. One part of the exhibition was the poster exhibition “20 Years of German Unification” produced and sponsored by the Government-funded organisation devoted to the examination and reappraisal of the Communist dictatorship in East Germany, the federal ministry of foreign affairs and the Hertie Foundation. Read more>>>
60 Years of Korean War – International Symposium remembers the sad event 60 years ago, June 25, 1950, North Korea attacked the South of the country. For three years a murderous war waged with million deaths waged on the Peninsula, cementing for decades to come the division of the country. June 23, 2010, a joint conference of the 60th Anniversary of the Korean War Commemoration Committee as well as the Korean Institute for Defense Analysis (KIDA) remembered this with an international symposium. Read more>>>
[Obituary] Professor Dr. Peter Jurczek † With great dismay and deep sorrow we register that Prof. Dr. Peter Jurczek passed away last week after long illness. Prof. Jurczek, Chair Professor of Geography at Technical University Chemnitz, in the last five years has been one of the most important German experts for our projects on sustainable developmetn in the inner-Korean border area. Read more>>>
Terreco Workshop and Excursion, June 16th – June 18th Terreco Project, a socio-geological project with the cooperation of Beyreuth Universität in Germany and Kangwon National Univiersity in Korea, is a project for studying about better usage of land placing in the Punchbowl (Haean), Yanggu County in Gangwon Province. The project studies the soil, plants, and water in the area, and further integrates the natural science with social aspect such as economics. Read more>>>
Visit of the President of the Parliament of the Free State of Bavaria, Barbara Stamm, and the Vice President of Hanns-Seidel-Foundation, Prof. Ursula Männle, member of the Bavarian Parliament, in Korea Public presentations and numerous talks with political and civil society leaders were the focus of the visit of the President of the Parliament of the Free State of Bavaria, Barbara Stamm, and the Vice President of Hanns-Seidel-Foundation, Prof. Ursula Männle, Member of the Bavarian Parliament, in Korea. Read more>>>
20 years of women policy by the Center for Korean Women and Politics – reporting session and special lectures by German women politicians Shaped by the traditional Korean societal order the participation of women in Korean politics only slowly increased. The recent local and regional elections on June 2nd confirmed this trend. With 19,1 percent of all elected candidates women achieved their highest share in representation since introduction of local elections in 1991. Read more>>>
Presentations on German Unification and the Role of Parliaments in German Federalisms at the Korean Institute for Public Administration (KIPA) In the renowned Korean Institute for Public Administration (KIPA) President Eun-Kyok Park, a leading Korean Public Administration specialist, could welcome high-ranking guests from Germany for public lectures: the Vice President of Hanns-Seidel-Foundation, Prof. Ursula Männle, Member of the Bavarian Parliament and the President of the Parliament of the Free State of Bavaria, Barbara Stamm, held lectures on German Unification and the role of Parliaments in German federalism. Read more>>>
Stakeholder workshop in Yanggu and Haean on the ecological development of the border area As a supporter of the Terreco project on agricultural and eco-system development in the inner-Korean border area Hanns-Seidel-Foundation will co-organize a stakeholder workshop with excursions on June 16 to June 19, 2010, mainly organized by Bayreuth University and Gangwon National University and also supported by the Research Institute for Gangwon, the spatial planning institute in the region and a partner of Hanns-Seidel-Foundation. Read more>>>
20th anniversary of the Center for Korean Women and Politics (CKWP) – conference and visit of the President of the Parliament of the Free State of Bavaria, Barbara Stamm, and the Vice President of Hanns-Seidel-Foundation, Prof. Ursula Männle The increased participation of women in the political process was the aim, when 20 years ago the Center for Korean Women and Politics (CKWP) was founded, one of the most important women organizations in the field in Korea. Since 1994 Hanns-Seidel-Foundation Korea cooperates with CKWP to train women politicians and, in particular, young women, in the last years with a focus on unification education. Read more>>>
Poster exhibition “20 years of German unification” and photo exhibition Hanns-Seidel-Foundation Korea together with Topohaus Gallery, 3.4 School (for children of North Korean defectors) and Korea Future Foundation invite you to a photo and poster exhibition for the Remembrance of the 60th Anniversary of the 6.25 (Outbreak of the Korean War), “a long long way”. The exhibition will be shown from June 23 to June 29, 2010, in Topohaus Gallery (Gwanhoon-dong). Read more>>>
A new issue of THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF UNIFICATION AFFAIRS published A new issue of bi-annual THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF UNIFICATION AFFAIRS, a leading publication on unification affairs published by the Institute for Peace Affairs, long-standing partner of Hanns-Seidel-Foundation Korea and supported by Hanns-Seidel-Foundation Korea, has just been issued. Articles by renowned North Korea experts include those on currency reform, the succession question, human rights and defector issues are included. You can view the table of contents and the abstracts below. Articles are in Korean language only. Read more>>>
Political talks in Tokyo and Seminar with Koreans living in Tokyo In May 2010 the representative of Hanns-Seidel-Foundation Korea, Dr. Bernhard Seliger, held political talks in Tokyo. Among the topics were the actual security situation in Northeast Asia and the possibility of energy cooperation through concentrated solar power of desert regions. Read more>>>
2010 Japan-Korea International Forum „The Changing World Order and Japan-Korea cooperation” in Tokyo Close cooperation with the neighbouring states China and Japan is an important precondition for peaceful development on the Korean Peninsula. On May 26, 2010, in the Japanese Parliament a workshop of Korean and Japanese politicians took place, with the aim of fostering cooperation in Northeast Asia, co-sponsored by the Institute for Peace Affairs (IPA) and Hanns-Seidel-Foundation Korea. Read more>>>
A European perspective on actual developments in North Korea – presentation at the renowned Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C. A European perspective on actual developments in North Korea – presentation at the renowned Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C. Recent developments on the Korean Peninsula seen from a European perspective and options for the European Union, but also the US, were discussed by Dr. Bernhard Seliger, representative of Hanns-Seidel-Foundation Korea, at the renowned Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholar in Washington, D.C., on May 6, Read more>>>
Study trip of KINU-RCUP in May 2010 In cooperation with the Korea Institute for National Reunification (KINU), the National Youth Policy Institute (NYPI) and their umbrella organization, the Research Council on Unification Policy (RCUP), the Hanns-Seidel-Foundation Korea conducted a field study under the topic “20 years of German Reunification and the Lessons for Korean Unification” to Germany from May 1st-7th 2010. The delegation of five was attended by Dr. Jae-Jean Suh (president of KINU and RCUP), Dr. Myung-Sook Lee (president of NYPI), researchers Dr. Soo-Young Choi (KINU, RCUP) and Dr. Kyu-Chang Lee (KINU), as well as Mr. Young-Soo Kim, project manager of HSS Korea. Read more>>>
South-North Student unification forum and poster exhibition on 20 years of German unification On May 20th, 2010, Hanns-Seidel-Foundation Korea and PSCORE (People for Successful COREan unification) in collaboration with university students groups hosted a forum on the topic of the “Social integration of defectors and North Korean defector’s roles for the unification process”. Read more>>>
HSS Project on modern agriculture in Rason The Hanns-Seidel-Foundation went to the Rason Special Economic Zone with a five-person delegation from May 10-12 2010. Along talks with the “special city’s” committee vice chairman, the central organ of the special economic zone, there were opportunities to visit the port of Rajin, the Daehung Trading Company as well as two local farms. Read more>>>
A European Perspective on the Current Situation in the DPRK Based on his experience overseeing the North Korea Trade Capacity Project and multiple trips to North Korea, Dr. Bernhard Seliger, representative of the Hanns Seidel Foundation in Korea will speak about the current situation in the DPRK at the Woodrow Wilson Center on May 6th Read more>>>
Hanns Seidel Foundation and PSCORE Information on Scholarships for Studies in Germany (April 22nd 2010) On the 22nd of April the second quarterly get-together meeting of Hanns Seidel Foundation and PSCORE took place. The aim of this times event was to present scholarship and study opportunities in Germany to aspiring North and South Korean students. Read more>>>
Hanns Seidel Foundation-Korea and Woosuk University host seminar social integration for North Korean defectors On April 21, 2010, Hanns Seidel Foundation in collaboration with Woosuk University hosted a seminar on the topic of the “Policy direction of social integration for North Korean defectors.” Hanns Seidel Foundation, together with Woosuk University’s Centre for Multi-culture spent time focusing on the pending issue of the how to improve the policy direction of social integration for North Korean defectors. Read more>>>
Presentation “20 years after German Unification” for official of the Ministry of Unification The political, economic and social situation of Germany 20 years after unification was the topic of a presentation of the representative of Hanns-Seidel-Foundation Korea, Dr. Bernhard Seliger, for officials of the Ministry of Unification preparing for a study trip to Germany. Read more>>>
Presentation on „Business opportunities in DPRK? A European view on North Korea`s external trade, the Gaesong Industrial Complex and the current economic situation in DPRK” at the Business School of Korea University April 15, 2010, Dr. Bernhard Seliger, representative of Hanns-Seidel-Foundation in Korea, presented on „Business opportunities in DPRK? A European view on North Korea`s external trade, the Gaesong Industrial Complex and the current economic situation in DPRK” at the Business School of Korea University. Read more>>>
Seminar on integration of North Korean defectors Hanns-Seidel-Foundation Korea and Woosuk University would like to cordially invite you to take part in the seminar on “Policy directions for social integration programmes for North Korean defectors” which will be held on Wednesday, April 21st, 2010 in Jeonju, South Jeolla Province. Read more>>>
East Asia: Comparative Perspective Vol. 8, no. 3 published! At the Institute for East Asian Studies of Dong-A University in Busan, an important partner institute of Hanns-Seidel-Foundation Korea, the newest edition of the journal “East Asia: Comparative Perspective” has been published, dealing with important political and economic topics in the region and beyond. Read more>>>
Towards a renewable energy network in Northeast Asia Despite close economic interdependence political cooperation in Northeast Asia, between China, Japan and Korea, still is in an embryonic stage. Unresolved conflicts, in particular on the Korean Peninsula and with Taiwan, as well as the burden of history prevented closer cooperation until now. Read more>>>
New DMZ Policy Forum inaugurated by the Ministry of Public Administration and Security (MOPAS) – Representative of Hanns-Seidel-Foundation is founding member On March, 26, 2010, a new Korea DeMilitarized Zone Policy Forum was inaugurated by the Ministry of Public Administration and Security (MOPAS), which has the lead role in the future development of the inner-Korean border area. The representative of Hanns-Seidel-Foundation Korea, Dr. Bernhard Seliger, is among the founding members of this consultative body, which will research into the political, economic, cultural and ecological development of the border region. Read more>>>
Peaceful use of the inner-Korean border area The peaceful use of the inner-Korean border area has been the goal of Hanns-Seidel-Foundation Korea in its partnership with Gangwon province as well as in research collaboration with the Korean Institute for National Unification (KINU), among others. As result of a comparison of the Korean and German situation Hanns-Seidel-Foundation is proud to announce the publication of the results of the study in a new publication by the Korean Institute for National Unification. The publication is available solely in Korean language. Read more>>>
Lectures and talks by Head of Institute for International Cooperation and Contact, Christian Hegemer in Busan Korea’s second largest city, Busan, as a trade and industrial center, is also an important partner of the Hanns-Seidel-Foundation. Christian Hegemer, head of the Institute for International Cooperation and Contact (IBZ) of Hanns-Seidel-Foundation met several important persons of city and surrounding region in the context of his inaugural visit to Busan. Read more>>>
“20 Years of German Unification and Perspectives on Unification of Korea” at Grand Hilton Hotel This Tuesday, an exclusive audience consisting of Korean politicians, scholars and businessmen as well as German officials gathered at Grand Hilton Hotel’s ball room in Seoul to celebrate 20 years of German Unification and to talk about perspectives on Unification of Korea. Read more>>>
Special lecture of Christian Hegemer at Seoul National University During the second day of his visit in South Korea, Christian Hegemer, head of the Institute for International Cooperation and Contact (IBZ) of Hanns-Seidel-Foundation, held a special lecture on the topic “German Reunification and the tasks of political consulting and education”. Read more>>>
The event for the 10th World crane day held in Cheorwon In occasion of the 10th World crane day the annual ceremony was held on March, 5, 2010 at Goseokjeong in Cheorwon. The event organised by the Korean crane protection association were attended by the persons from Cheorwon including Gang In-su, vice county chief and An Seung-yeol, the chairman of the county parliament as well as the persons from environmental groups such as Song Jae-ho, the head of the Korea wild animal and plant service association and Park Jong-hak, the director of Korea crane network. Read more>>>
Visit of the German Federal President Horst Köhler in Seoul – political briefing by the representative of Hanns-Seidel-Foundation Korea During the state visit of German Federal President Horst Köhler from February 7th to 10th, 2010, the good German-Korean relations were further deepened. At the beginning of the visit a meeting of the President with German organizations in Korea took place, where the representative of Hanns-Seidel-Foundation Korea, Dr. Bernhard Seliger, held a briefing on the political situation in South and North Korea. Read more>>>
Reforestation as national task in North Korea – Briefing at the Korea Forestry Research Institute (KFRI) The situation of forests in North Korea is critical, since energy and food scarcity since the mid-1990s led to widespread deforestation and use of sloping lands for agricultural purpose, resulting in karst formation. Read more>>>
Meeting and discussion with the President of the People Participation Party, Lee Jae-Joung The President of the new People Participation Party met for a briefing and discussion with Dr. Bernhard Seliger, Respresentative of Hanns-Seidel-Foundation Korea, who was accompanied by Micong Klimes of the German Embassy Seoul. Read more>>>
Meeting and discussion with the President of the People Participation Party, Lee Jae-Joung The President of the new People Participation Party met for a briefing and discussion with Dr. Bernhard Seliger, Respresentative of Hanns-Seidel-Foundation Korea, who was accompanied by Micong Klimes of the German Embassy Seoul. Read more>>>
Promotion of Wildlife and Environmental Protection in Korean Wetlands – the World Wetlands Day and the sustainable development of the inner-Korean border area In view of the celebration of the World Wetlands Day, the Korea Marine Environment Management Corporation (KOEM), an agency dedicated to managing and improving marine environment in South Korea, and the Gyeonggi Tourism Organization (GTO) organized a DMZ wetland tour on February 5, 2010. Foreign participants who were mostly connected with environmental protection and tourism organizations, academic and research institutions visited the Odu Mountain Unification Observatory, the Jangdan Peninsula and Chopyeongdo and had the chance to see up-close various migratory birds and water deers living in the said protected area. Read more>>>
Visit in the Rason Special Economic Zone in North Korea – discussion about possible cooperation in agricultural development In January 2010 Dr. Bernhard Seliger, resident represenative of Hanns-Seidel-Foundation Korea, and Ms. Sarah Kohls, researcher in HSS Korea, came to Rason Special Economic Zone to talk about possible cooperation in agricultural development, in particular in organic agriculture. There, they visited grain and livestock farms and the International Catholic Hospital and discussed cooperation with the Rason Economic Cooperation Office. Read more>>>
Sustainable development in the inner-Korean border region and the cooperation of Upper Franconia in Germany and the Gangwon province – the example of the Terreco project The sustainable develompent of the inner-Korean border area, in particular in the divided Gangwon province in the Eastern part of the border area, is the aim of the cooperation of Hanns-Seidel-Foundation Korea and Gangwon province. Therefore, Hanns-Seidel-Foundation initiated and promoted the partnership of the government of Upper Franconia (in Bavaria in Germany, at the former inner-German border) and Gangwon province. In January 2010, Dr. Bernhard Seliger, resident representative of Hanns-Seidel-Foundation Korea, could gain first-hand experience of the largest existing cooperation project of Upper Franconia and Gangwon province, the Terreco project, which aims to gain important knowledge on the agricultural and eco-system in the border area. Read more>>>
Presentation on "20 years of German Unification – political, economic and social perspectives" at the Korea Bar Association On January 25 Dr. Bernhard Seliger, resident representative of Hanns-Seidel-Foundation Korea, make a presentation on the political, economic and social perspectives of 20 years of German unification at the Committee for unification issues at the Korea Bar Association. Read more>>>
Special lecture at the workshop on improving the support system for North Korean defectors The workshop on improving the support system for North Korean defectors was held at Sangrok resort in Cheonan on 21st and 22nd of December. It was organized by the Committee of the five North Korean provinces and invited were office managers of each city and province of the committee. The project manager of Hanns-Seidel-Foundation Korea, Kim Young-soo, gave a special lecture on the topic ‘Social integration after Korean unification- lessons from German Unification’ at the workshop. Read more>>>
First visit of Hanns-Seidel-Foundation to the North Korean Special Economic Zone Rason The representatives of Hanns-Seidel-Foundation Korea had the chance to travel to the Special Economic Zone Rason for first talks with its Bureau for Economic Cooperation. Rason consists of the two cities Rajin and Sonbong and became North Koreas first Special Economic Zone in 1993. The zone is part of the so called Golden Triangle where North Korea shares borders with China and Russia. Read more>>>
Commendation by the Council for Unification Education The representative of Hanns-Seidel-Foundation Korea, Dr. Bernhard Seliger, received a commendation for his devotion to Korean unification by the Council for Unification Education. The council represents 76 South Korean organizations committed to civic education in the field of unification, among them important partners of Hanns-Seidel-Foundation Korea like the Institute for Peace Affairs in Seoul. Read more>>>
North Korean Review now covered by the Social Science Citation Index North Korean Review, the most important academic journal focusing on North Korea is now covered by the prestigious Social Science Citation Index (SSCI). SSCI covers currently 2,474 of the world's leading social sciences journals across 50 disciplines. Read more>>>
North Korean Forestry Internships in Brandenburg Hanns-Seidel-Foundation together with the Forestry Design and Technology Institute (FDTI) of the North Korean Ministry of Land and Enviroment Planning cooperate in projects of sustainable modernization of North Korean forestry. In November and December 2009 two employees of the FDTI from Pyongyang got a training in the Department of Forestry Müllrose, Forestry office Lieberose, overseen by Claus Seliger, office chief. Read more>>>
Dr. h.c. mult. Hans Zehetmair, President of HSS, meets the Korean Minister of Environment, Dr. Maanee Lee The Minister of Environment, Dr. Maanee Lee, visited Munich with a tight agenda of presentations and discussions on December 13/14th, 2009. He was accompanied by Dr. Chang-Hoon Lee, President of Seoul ASEM Institute, Prof. Dr. Gi-Eun Kim, a biogas expert of Seokyeong University, Mr. Jong-So Yoon, Director of the General Climate & Air Quality Management Office and Mr. Chang-Heum Lee, Secretary of the minister. The stay in Munich just before the climate conference in Copenhagen emphasized the good relations of Hanns-Seidel-Foundation and Minister Lee. Read more>>>
Meeting with Hon. Lee Dalgon, Minister for Public Administration and Security, and German Ambassador Dr. Hans-Ulrich Seidt about actual political issues and German-Korean cooperation In Seoul a meeting between the representative of Hanns-Seidel-Foundation Korea, Dr. Bernhard Seliger, and German Ambassador Dr. Hans-Ulrich Seidt with the Minister of Public Administration and Security, Lee Dalgon took place, where actual political issues and German-Korean cooperation were discussed Read more>>>
“The Korea-EU FTA, Gaesong Industrial Complex and the perspectives for North Korea” - Presentation at the International Conference of the Korean Society for Contemporary European Studies On Friday, December 11, Dr. Bernhard Seliger, resident representative of Hanns-Seidel-Foundation Korea, gave a talk on “The Korea-EU FTA, Gaesong Industrial Complex and the perspectives for North Korea” as part of a panel on the Korea-EU FTA at the conference of the Korean Society of Contemporary European Studies (KSCES), a long-term partner of Hanns-Seidel-Foundation Korea. Read more>>>
The Committee of the five North Korean provinces on study trip in Germany A Delegation of the committee of the five North Korean provinces visited Germany for 7 days from November 29th to December 5th, 2009. Attending were among others Min Bong-ki, the chairman of the committee, Gwon Yeong-jun, the project manager, Im Geun-muk, the chief of leadership department, Han Yong-deok, the chief of accounting department, Kim Heung-jin, the official of the office of planning and cooperation of the Ministry of Unification. Read more>>>
Jeonju Civic Forum The annual Jeonju Civic Forum was held on November 11th, 2009 in North Jeolla Province. Prof. Lee Sang-Hwi of Chonbuk National University and partner of Hanns-Seidel-Foundation was again the organizer. With the interesting and timely topic on Green Growth in North Jeolla Province he was able to attract more than hundred people to the civic forum. Read more>>>

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