<div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16px;line-height:1.5;font-family:돋움;vertical-align:baseline;min-height:20px;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:center"><strong><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:georgia;vertical-align:baseline"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><font size="2">Welcome to the Research Institute of Korean Studies, Korea University</font></span></span></strong></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16px;line-height:1.5;font-family:돋움;vertical-align:baseline;min-height:20px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:georgia;vertical-align:baseline"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><font size="2"><br></font></span></span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16px;line-height:1.5;font-family:돋움;vertical-align:baseline;min-height:20px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:georgia;vertical-align:baseline"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><font size="2">The Research Institute of Korean Studies (RIKS), founded in 1957, is one of the oldest and largest global Korean studies centers with about 100 researchers and support staff.</font></span></span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16px;line-height:1.5;font-family:돋움;vertical-align:baseline;min-height:20px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:georgia;vertical-align:baseline"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><font size="2">Our objectives are to produce and disseminate resources for experts and the general public, to employ the latest information technology in humanities research,</font></span></span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16px;line-height:1.5;vertical-align:baseline;min-height:20px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:small;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">and to promote interdisciplinary research and international cooperation in Korean studies.</font></span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16px;line-height:1.5;font-family:돋움;vertical-align:baseline;min-height:20px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:georgia;vertical-align:baseline"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><font size="2"><br></font></span></span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16px;line-height:1.5;font-family:돋움;vertical-align:baseline;min-height:20px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:georgia;vertical-align:baseline"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><font size="2">We are excited to introduce following new events to you in this edition of the RIKS newsletter.</font></span></span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16px;line-height:1.5;vertical-align:baseline;min-height:20px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><font size="2"><font face="inherit">We hope you enjoy readin</font><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">g i</font></font></span></span><span style="font-size:small;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">t and invite you to become a subscriber and participant in the events. Please visit the RIKS website (<a href="https://riks.korea.ac.kr/root/">https://riks.korea.ac.kr/root/</a>) and find us on Facebook to learn more.</font></span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16px;line-height:1.5;font-family:돋움;vertical-align:baseline;min-height:20px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:georgia;vertical-align:baseline"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><font size="2">Thank you, in advance, for letting your colleagues and students know about this newsletter for sharing new events at RIKS, Korea University.</font></span></span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16px;line-height:1.5;font-family:돋움;vertical-align:baseline;min-height:20px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:georgia;vertical-align:baseline"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><font size="2">We welcome your feedback.</font></span></span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16px;line-height:1.5;font-family:돋움;vertical-align:baseline;min-height:20px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:georgia;vertical-align:baseline"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><font size="2"><br></font></span></span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16px;line-height:1.5;font-family:돋움;vertical-align:baseline;min-height:20px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:georgia;vertical-align:baseline"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><font size="2"><img src="cid:ii_iglxpi3d3_150d6a0cd44e3b4e" style="margin-right: 0px;"><br>​<br></font></span></span></p></div>