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<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other"><span style="word-break:keep-all"><span style="font-family:"\ub9d1\uc740 \uace0\ub515""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">The <b>Academy of Korean Studies (AKS)</b> is pleased to announce that the <b>13th World Congress of Korean Studies</b> will be held at <b>Ritsumeikan University (Kyoto, Japan)</b> from <b>September 5 (Saturday) to September 6 (Sunday), 2026</b>.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other"><span style="word-break:keep-all"><span style="font-family:"\ub9d1\uc740 \uace0\ub515""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">The theme of the Congress, <b>\u201cBridging Regional Trajectories and Global Connections in Korean Studies,\u201d</b> seeks to bring together established and emerging scholars to present recent research, exchange academic perspectives, and promote sustained intellectual collaboration among Koreanists worldwide. Prospective participants are cordially invited to submit proposals. For further details, please refer to the attached materials.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other"><span style="word-break:keep-all"><span style="font-family:"\ub9d1\uc740 \uace0\ub515""><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">1. Congress Outline</span></span></b></span></span></span></span></p>
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<li style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span style="text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other"><span style="word-break:keep-all"><span style="font-family:"\ub9d1\uc740 \uace0\ub515""><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Theme:</span></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif"> Bridging Regional Trajectories and Global Connections in Korean Studies</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span style="text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other"><span style="word-break:keep-all"><span style="font-family:"\ub9d1\uc740 \uace0\ub515""><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Dates:</span></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif"> September 5 (Saturday) \u2013 September 6 (Sunday), 2026</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span style="text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other"><span style="word-break:keep-all"><span style="font-family:"\ub9d1\uc740 \uace0\ub515""><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Venue:</span></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif"> Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span style="text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other"><span style="word-break:keep-all"><span style="font-family:"\ub9d1\uc740 \uace0\ub515""><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Languages:</span></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif"> Korean and English</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span style="text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other"><span style="word-break:keep-all"><span style="font-family:"\ub9d1\uc740 \uace0\ub515""><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Organized by:</span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span>
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<li style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="tab-stops:list 72.0pt"><span style="text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other"><span style="word-break:keep-all"><span style="font-family:"\ub9d1\uc740 \uace0\ub515""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">The Academy of Korean Studies</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="tab-stops:list 72.0pt"><span style="text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other"><span style="word-break:keep-all"><span style="font-family:"\ub9d1\uc740 \uace0\ub515""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Ritsumeikan Center for Korean Studies</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other"><span style="word-break:keep-all"><span style="font-family:"\ub9d1\uc740 \uace0\ub515""><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">2. Plenary Session</span></span></b></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other"><span style="word-break:keep-all"><span style="font-family:"\ub9d1\uc740 \uace0\ub515""><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">The Present and Future of Korean Studies across Regional Contexts</span></span></b></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other"><span style="word-break:keep-all"><span style="font-family:"\ub9d1\uc740 \uace0\ub515""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">This plenary session will examine the current landscape and future trajectories of Korean Studies across diverse regional scholarly communities. Representatives from major international Korean Studies associations will offer reflections on institutional developments, emerging research agendas, and opportunities for strengthening global collaboration in the field.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other"><span style="word-break:keep-all"><span style="font-family:"\ub9d1\uc740 \uace0\ub515""><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Speakers</span></span></b></span></span></span></span></p>
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<li style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span style="text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other"><span style="word-break:keep-all"><span style="font-family:"\ub9d1\uc740 \uace0\ub515""><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">CedarBough K. Saeji</span></span></b><br><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">AAS Committee on Korean Studies</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span style="text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other"><span style="word-break:keep-all"><span style="font-family:"\ub9d1\uc740 \uace0\ub515""><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Vladimir Tikhonov</span></span></b><br><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Association for Korean Studies in Europe</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span style="text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other"><span style="word-break:keep-all"><span style="font-family:"\ub9d1\uc740 \uace0\ub515""><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Joanna Elfving-Hwang</span></span></b><br><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Korean Studies Association of Australasia</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other"><span style="word-break:keep-all"><span style="font-family:"\ub9d1\uc740 \uace0\ub515""><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Discussant</span></span></b></span></span></span></span></p>
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<li style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span style="text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other"><span style="word-break:keep-all"><span style="font-family:"\ub9d1\uc740 \uace0\ub515""><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Nam-Sun Song</span></span></b><br><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">International Society for Korean Studies</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other"><span style="word-break:keep-all"><span style="font-family:"\ub9d1\uc740 \uace0\ub515""><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">3. Abstract Submission & Application Period</span></span></b></span></span></span></span></p>
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<li style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span style="text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other"><span style="word-break:keep-all"><span style="font-family:"\ub9d1\uc740 \uace0\ub515""><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Application Period:</span></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif"> January 12 (Monday), 10:00 AM \u2013 February 27 (Friday), 5:00 PM (Korea Standard Time)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span style="text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other"><span style="word-break:keep-all"><span style="font-family:"\ub9d1\uc740 \uace0\ub515""><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Submission Method:</span></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif"> Online submission via the Academy of Korean Studies website</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="color:#0000cc;"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="word-break:keep-all"><span style="font-family:"\ub9d1\uc740 \uace0\ub515""><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Abstract Submission Link: </span></span></b></span></span></span></span><span style="color:#0000cc;"><u><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="word-break:keep-all"><span style="font-family:"\ub9d1\uc740 \uace0\ub515""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">https://www.aks.ac.kr/cms/usr/wap/selectAplctnData.do?siteAplctnId=eventInfoAks&eventSeq=18893993&menuNo=3010120000</span></span></span></span></span></u></span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span style="text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other"><span style="word-break:keep-all"><span style="font-family:"\ub9d1\uc740 \uace0\ub515""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Beginning January 12 (Monday), applicants may initiate the submission process by clicking the <b>\u201cApply\u201d</b> button in the link located at the bottom right of the abstract submission page.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other"><span style="word-break:keep-all"><span style="font-family:"\ub9d1\uc740 \uace0\ub515""><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">4. Important Dates for Prospective Participants</span></span></b></span></span></span></span></p>
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<li style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span style="text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other"><span style="word-break:keep-all"><span style="font-family:"\ub9d1\uc740 \uace0\ub515""><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Proposal Submission Deadline:</span></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif"> January 12 \u2013 February 27, 2026</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span style="text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other"><span style="word-break:keep-all"><span style="font-family:"\ub9d1\uc740 \uace0\ub515""><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Notification of Acceptance:</span></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif"> by April 10, 2026</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span style="text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other"><span style="word-break:keep-all"><span style="font-family:"\ub9d1\uc740 \uace0\ub515""><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Participant Registration Deadline:</span></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif"> by April 30, 2026</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span style="text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other"><span style="word-break:keep-all"><span style="font-family:"\ub9d1\uc740 \uace0\ub515""><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Paper Submission Deadline:</span></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif"> by July 24, 2026</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other"><span style="word-break:keep-all"><span style="font-family:"\ub9d1\uc740 \uace0\ub515""><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Full papers are required only for applicants to the</span></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif"> <b>Future Generation Korean Studies Scholar Paper Award</b>; <i>general presenters are not required to submit full papers.</i><br><i>The schedule is subject to change depending on organizational circumstances.</i></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other"><span style="word-break:keep-all"><span style="font-family:"\ub9d1\uc740 \uace0\ub515""><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">The 13th World Congress of Korean Studies Organizing Committee</span></span></b><br><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Email: congress@aks.ac.kr</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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