<div class="se-contents" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-family: &quot;\ub9d1\uc740 \uace0\ub515&quot;; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.6;"><p style="margin: 0px;"><span>Dear</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Colleagues,</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span>I</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>hope</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>this</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>email</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>finds</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>you</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>well.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span>I'm</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>excited</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>to</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>announce</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>the</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>upcoming</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>launch</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>of</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Koreanist</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Summer</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Connections</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">2025</span><span>,</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>a</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>new</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>initiative</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>hosted</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>by</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>the</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Korea</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>University</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Institute</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>for</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Sinographic</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Literatures</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>and</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Philology</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>(ISLP).</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span>This</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>program</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>is</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>designed</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>to</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>offer</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>flexible</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>opportunities</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>for</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Korean</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Studies</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>scholars</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>visiting</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>or</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>residing</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>in</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Korea</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>during</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>the</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>summer</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>months</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>(June\u2013August)</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>to</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>connect,</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>share</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>ideas,</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>and</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>build</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>academic</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>networks</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>beyond</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>the</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>format</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>of</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>one-off</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>conferences</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>or</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>workshops.</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>While</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>this</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>program</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>is</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>primarily</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>intended</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>for</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>scholars</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>of</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">pre-modern</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Korean</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Studies</span><span>,</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>we</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>warmly</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>welcome</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>participants</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>from</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>adjacent</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>fields\u2014such</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>as</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">East</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Asian</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Studies,</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">interdisciplinary</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">research,</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">or</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">comparative</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">approaches</span><span>\u2014whose</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>work</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>engages</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>with</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Korea</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>in</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>meaningful</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>ways.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span>Before</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>finalizing</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>the</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>program</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>schedule,</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>I</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>would</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>like</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>to</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>gather</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>preliminary</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>feedback</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>regarding</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>potential</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>participation</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>and</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>interest.</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>If</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>you</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>are</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>planning</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>to</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>visit</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Korea</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>in</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>the</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>summer</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>of</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>2025,</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>or</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>if</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>you</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>are</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>interested</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>in</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>joining</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>future</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>activities,</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>we</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>would</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>greatly</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>appreciate</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>it</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>if</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>you</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>could</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>take</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>a</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>few</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>minutes</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>to</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>complete</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>a</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>brief</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>survey</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>linked</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>below.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span>Survey</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Link:</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><a style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(22, 63, 199);" data-href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc4yD8Am3YFQot4hTJI-NNGRlKaFxi9R8h-bZtMwZkI6-71Gg/viewform?usp=sharing" data-hyperlink-id="se_f5967c19-ed67-4ee4-a9f7-c9bb899b1c27" target="_blank" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc4yD8Am3YFQot4hTJI-NNGRlKaFxi9R8h-bZtMwZkI6-71Gg/viewform?usp=sharing"><span>https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc4yD8Am3YFQot4hTJI-NNGRlKaFxi9R8h-bZtMwZkI6-71Gg/viewform?usp=sharing</span></a></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span>The</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>survey</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>will</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>help</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>us</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>tailor</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>seminars,</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>workshops,</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>lectures,</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>and</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>cultural</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>activities</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>to</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>better</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>meet</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>the</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>needs</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>and</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>schedules</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>of</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>our</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>participants.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span>Your</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>input</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>will</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>be</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>invaluable</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>in</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>shaping</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>a</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>vibrant</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>and</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>meaningful</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>program.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span>Thank</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>you</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>very</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>much</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>for</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>your</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>time</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>and</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>support.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span>We</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>look</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>forward</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>to</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>connecting</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>with</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>many</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>of</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>you</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>in</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Seoul!</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span>Best</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>regards,</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span>Songhee</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Lee</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span>Koreanist</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Summer</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Connections</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>2025</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Coordination</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Team</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><a style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(22, 63, 199);" data-href="mailto:songhee3101@korea.ac.kr" data-hyperlink-id="se_c263f673-0e9d-4c63-87d5-871ba74df8f3" target="_blank" href="mailto:songhee3101@korea.ac.kr"><span>songhee3101@korea.ac.kr</span></a></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span>+82-10-2733-3019</span></p><div id="sign_body" class="se-div"><div class="se-div" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-family: &quot;\ub9d1\uc740 \uace0\ub515&quot;; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.6;"><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-transform: none; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; white-space: normal; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(136, 136, 136); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-indent: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;">\uf9e1\u677e\u7199 Lee, Songhee</span></p><div class="se-div" style="font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-transform: none; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; white-space: normal; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(136, 136, 136); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-indent: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;"><p style="margin: 0px;"><span>\u9ad8\u9e97\u5927\u5b78\u6821 \u6f22\u5b57\u6f22\u6587\u784f\u7a76\u6240 Korea University</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Institute</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>for</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Sinographic</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Literatures</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>and</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Philology</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>(ISLP)</span></p><div class="se-div"><p style="margin: 0px;"><br></p></div></div></div></div></div>
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