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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-family: 돋움; vertical-align: baseline; min-height: 20px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><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; font-family: 돋움; vertical-align: baseline; min-height: 20px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><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; font-family: 돋움; vertical-align: baseline; min-height: 20px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><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; font-family: 돋움; vertical-align: baseline; min-height: 20px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><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">and to promote interdisciplinary research and international cooperation in Korean studies.</font></span></span></p>

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-family: 돋움; vertical-align: baseline; min-height: 20px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><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; font-family: 돋움; vertical-align: baseline; min-height: 20px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><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 hope you enjoy reading it and invite you to become a subscriber and participant in the events. Please visit the RIKS website (https://riks.korea.ac.kr/root/) and find us on Facebook to learn more.</font></span></span></p>

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-family: 돋움; vertical-align: baseline; min-height: 20px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><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>

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