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<p><span
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Program for the Exchange of Lecturers (EPEL)<br>
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR 2021 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31)<br>
DEADLINE: 15 SEPTEMBER 2020</span></p>
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European Program for the Exchange of Lecturers (EPEL) is
sponsored by the Korea Foundation and administered by AKSE. </span><span
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Every year AKSE draws up a comprehensive proposal and budget
for future years</span>, based on the proposals from
individual universities. <br>
</span></p>
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sponsored by this program should be an integral part of the
curriculum of the institution where they are presented. The
lecturers are reimbursed for their travel within European
countries, accommodation expenses, and meals by the AKSE
Treasurer, upon presentation of receipts, but lecturers are not
paid a lecture fee. This program offers excellent opportunities
for AKSE members to augment their institutional offerings and to
meet and exchange ideas concerning both research and teaching.</span></p>
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send your proposal for EPEL lectures taking place during the
calendar year 2021 to the AKSE President by 15 September 2020.
Your proposal must contain: the names of scholars, the titles of
lectures, the dates of the lectures, a budget for
transportation, hotel, and meals. All applications must be sent
to the President of AKSE in Microsoft WORD. Lecturers will pay
their own expenses and then request reimbursement by sending the
correct form with receipts to the treasurer, Dr. Koen De
Ceuster. All reports of lectures given have to be sent to the
President of AKSE for report to the Korea Foundation. <br>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:white"><i><span
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Guidelines for Applications to EPEL</span></i><span
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:white"><span
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is given to applications from universities where there are few
teaching staff. EPEL Guest Lecturers can assist teaching staff
in replacing a limited number of teaching hours. EPEL lectures
have to be a part of courses taught and not form a special
seminar. The lectures have to offer academic credits or units
and form a part of examinations. All applications must explain
how these conditions are met. The AKSE President and Council
will endeavour to secure adequate funding from the Korea
Foundation to support EPEL applications, but the final funding
decision resides with the Korea Foundation and only partial
funding may finally be available to applicants. These
circumstances are beyond the control of the AKSE President and
Council. It is for these reasons that applicant universities are
strongly encouraged to seek and secure alternative sources to
support Guest Lecturers.</span></p>
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Guidelines:</span></i><span
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All applications are judged on their quality.</span></p>
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All proposals should offer an overview of the teaching program
and specify how many staff teach primarily for Korean Studies. </span><span
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If any invited scholar cancels within one month of the scheduled
lecture without reasonable cause (illness or other unforeseen
circumstances) he or she cannot be invited to be a Guest
Lecturer within any EPEL application for a period of 2 years. In
case of cancellation, the applicant university has to
immediately contact the AKSE President and propose a replacement
name so that the new proposal can be evaluated. Notification has
to be done within one week of cancellation. If the applicant
university does not follow these procedures regarding
cancellations, then the university cannot apply for EPEL funding
in the following year.</span></p>
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Each university can apply for a maximum of €2,500 and is
responsible for administering their budget. The AKSE Council
will not supply any additional funding beyond the original
application amount. Any additional costs, even unforeseen, must
be borne by the applicant university or the Guest Lecturer.</span></p>
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Each Guest Lecturer will be informed of the total amount they
are allotted for transportation, hotel, and meals by the
applicant university. The Guest Lecturer is free to spend their
allotment in the best way they see fit in any mixture. For
example, if transportation costs are much lower than originally
anticipated, then the Guest Lecturer is free to upgrade their
hotel or to spend more on meals. The AKSE Council encourages the
expenditure of the full budget amount, but any expenditure in
excess of the total amount allotted by the original budget will
be the responsibility of the Guest Lecturer or the applicant
university.</span></p>
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All Guest Lecturers are responsible for keeping track of their
expenditures, collecting their own receipts, and then submitting
a reimbursement form to the AKSE Treasurer. A reimbursement form
is available on the AKSE website.</span></p>
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<p><font face="Arial,sans-serif">In addition, please note: <br>
</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial,sans-serif">a) To better fit with the support
cycles of the Korea Foundation, the extension of EPEL rounds has
been adjusted: Rather than roughly conforming to academic years,
it will from now on correspond to the calendar year. <br>
</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial,sans-serif">b) Due to CoViD19, it remains
uncertain whether guest lectures can take be conducted in the
usual way throughout 2021. Nevertheless, applicants are asked to
make their plans now assuming that travelling will be possible.
Options concerning online replacements of EPEL lectures will be
clarified with successful applicants after the selection
process, as need arises.</font></p>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">--
Prof. Dr. Marion Eggert
President of the Association for Korean Studies in Europe
Korean Studies, Ruhr University Bochum
+49-234-3225572</pre>
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