a.a. 2022-2023

Events, seminars and activities related to Korean Studies in the A.Y. 2022-2023

• 30 September 2022: Bright Night of researchers – Korean Traditional Paper Hanji Experience, Piazza del Mercato, Siena, in collaboration with Korean Cultural Institute of Roma (Promotion of Hangul, Hanbok, Hanji, K-culture, etc.).
• September 2022: Publication of monography with scientific articles based on the lectures of Asian Community and Europe Project (directed by Imsuk Jung).
• 19 November 2022: Korean Culture Day in collaboration with Korean Cultural Institute of Roma and K-culture Story contents Research Institute of Kyung Hee University.
• January 2023: MOU for Exchange Students – Chungnam National University, 
• January 2023: MOU for Exchange Students – Chonnam National University
• 30 January 2023: Talent Show of the Year of the Rabbit
• 31 January – 1 February 2023: Orientation of Korean Studies for High school students
• February 2023: Tandem - Language exchange program (Unistrasi, BUFS, HUFS).
• February 2023: Official Visit of Unistrasi to Pusan National University for MOU agreement and further collaboration.
• March-May 2023: Seminars of Asia Studies (about 250 students participated)
• 21 March 2023: Introduction to Workshop of translation for students in collaboration with LTI Korea
• 29 March 2023: Korean Movie Screening – Take Off
• March 2023: 51 students selected for Exchange program 2022/2023 (BUFS, Chonnam, Chungbuk, Ewha, HUFS, Kyung Hee, Kookmin, Soonchunhyang, Shinhan University)
• April 2023 Selection of 5 students for Double Degree program (BUFS).
• 15 May 2023: Orientation of Korean Studies Courses at International Foreign Language High School of Genova Grazia Deledda
• 18 May 2023: Orientation of Korean Studies Courses at Sallustio Bandini High School of Siena
• May 2023: MOU for Exchange Students – Pusan National University
• June 2023: launched “Establishment of Korean Studies Research Center at the University for Foreigners of Siena: Enhancing Korean studies through a joint research and development between humanities and technology” project funded by Seed Program for Korean Studies - Academy of Korean Studies (Project director: prof. Imsuk Jung)
• June 2023: a one-month internship focused on teaching and evaluating of Korean language proficiency at NSDevil Co., Ltd (UBT/U-learning Startup Company) assigned to 3 BA students
• 20-21 June 2023: Unistrasi-Ewha Womans University Student co-workshop – Various perspectives and ideas on Korean History
• June 2023: MOU for Academic Exchange – Department of History, Ewha Womans University
• July 2023: MOU for Exchange Students – Duksung Women’s University
• 8 July 2023: Topik Exam – 100 candidates.
• 10-14 July 2023: Fifth Edition of Korean Summer School.
• August 2023: Official Visit of Unistrasi to LTI Korea
• August 2023: Official Visit of Unistrasi to Academy of Korean Studies
• August 2023: Official Visit of Unistrasi to Pusan National University for introducing MA Double Degree
• 29 September 2023: Bright Night of researchers – 580th Anniversary of the invention of Hangul, Piazza del Mercato, Siena, in collaboration with Korean Cultural Institute of Roma (Promotion of Hangul, Hanbok, K-culture, Korean traditional dance performance in collaboration with Berlin Korean Dance Project, etc.).
• September 2023: Tandem - Language exchange program (Unistrasi, BUFS, HUFS).
• September 2023: Notice of Decision (concerning subsidization of research project named ‘Asian Community and Europe’) from Eurasia Foundation (from Asia) - Grant for the organization of seminars on Asian and Korean studies (March-June 2023)