Leadership
Danielle Pyun, an associate professor in the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, currently serves as Director of the Institute for Korean Studies. To read her bio, visit
Leadership.
Faculty
IKS is home to more than a dozen
Korea specialists from across campus. Together, they offer a range of courses involving Korean language and disciplinary and interdisciplinary courses on Korea. Moreover, other faculty in the professional schools and the sciences are involved in collaborative research with colleagues at Korean institutions of higher learning. OSU faculty have recently completed, or are currently engaged in, wide-ranging collaborative research with Korean colleagues.
Research and Instruction
IKS supports the university’s academic mission by contributing to Korea-related research and instruction in various ways. As the administrative home of the Big Ten Academic Alliance’s Korean eSchool at OSU, IKS facilitates knowledge acquisition on Korea by arranging for Korean studies courses at other Big Ten institutions to be shared via videoconference with OSU students, in addition to sharing our own Korean course offerings with other schools. IKS has also provided scholarships and internships and directed writing competitions.
For information on graduate, undergraduate, and professional degree programs related to Korea, visit
Degrees. For information on Korean language study, visit
Korean Language Instruction. For information on fellowships, scholarships, and grants to support the study of Korea, visit
Fellowships. For information on resources at The Ohio State University Libraries, visit
Korean Studies Resources.
Academic Programming
IKS provides a regular forum for education and discussion through its well-attended lecture series which covers topics from contemporary Korean politics to all aspects of Korean history and culture. The series features speakers from academic institutions across the country and the world, as well as journalists, novelists, and government officials. IKS also regularly convenes and organizes symposia and conferences on key issues, often in collaboration with the Mershon Center for National Security Studies, inviting national and international specialists to share their research. Further, working with numerous departments, other centers and institutes and Korea-related organizations, IKS co-organizes and co-sponsors a myriad of events including lectures, film screenings, performances, exhibits, symposia, and more. For information on upcoming IKS academic events, visit the East Asian Studies Center's
Events Calendar.
Outreach
IKS reaches out beyond OSU to disseminate information on Korea to various constituencies. In addition to collaborating with other Ohio-based community colleges, colleges, and universities, IKS conducts teacher training by offering workshops for K-12 teachers and conducts outreach to K-12 schools. Further, IKS co-sponsors community events and makes all of their academic events open to the public. For information on upcoming IKS outreach events, visit the East Asian Studies Center's
Events Calendar.
Resources
IKS maintains lists of various resources and facilitates development of lesson plans for those interested in teaching or learning about Korea. Resources can be found at
Resources.
Giving
Join Us
Information about IKS events and other Korea-related announcements can be found in the East Asian Studies Center’s weekly e-newsletter,
EASC Express. To subscribe, follow the instructions to join the
EASC Mailing List. Summaries and photos from many of IKS’s past events and programs can be found in the
East Asian Studies Center’s newsletter,
EASC expOSUre.
Contact
Institute for Korean Studies, 140 Enarson Classroom Building, 2009 Millikin Road, Columbus, OH 43210; Phone: 614-247-6893; Email:
easc@osu.edu
