Focus on South-East Asia

Cooperation talks between two key higher education institutions in Korea and Hungary - Sungkyunkwan University (its forerunner was founded in 1398) and the University of Pécs (the first Hungarian university in 1367), and the Hungarian National Archives, were launched at the PTE on 6 December, under the leadership of Dr. Tamás Fedeles.
 

In the spirit of intensifying knowledge transfer between Asia and the V4 region, and keeping in mind the mission of talent management and the goal of competitive research projects, the project was launched between the University of Pécs and the Hungarian National Archives. At the first meeting, which took place on 6 December, the University was represented by Dr. Tamás Fedeles, Vice-Rector for Education, Dr. Zoltán Gőzsy and Bertalan Bordás from the Institute of History of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of the University of Pécs, and Nikolett Huba-Varga and Krisztián Tóth from the Directorate of Tender and Project Management, and the members of the archives' delegation were Dr. Csaba Szabó, Director General, Dr. Zsuzsanna Mikó, Deputy Director General, and Dr. Kim Bogook, Research Professor at Sungkyunkwan University and Head of the MNL East Asian Research Centre. At the meeting the institutes discussed opportunities for cooperation and possible joint international projects.

The short-term goals of the cooperation include the creation of a series of courses with guest speakers. In addition to providing historical-political and socio-economic knowledge, the courses could also focus on the culture of the Eastern countries. In the medium term, the promotion of Korean cultural studies, the strengthening of cultural relations between Hungary and Korea and other South-East Asian countries, and the creation of the necessary infrastructure were identified as medium-term objectives. The long-term, strategic goal of joint tenders is to stimulate educational links and to provide an attractive environment for investment from the South Korean region.

Photos: Szabolcs Csortos, Univpécs