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President Korea Foundation op bezoek 24 October 2024On Friday morning, 18 October, Rector Magnificus Hester Bijl and Professor Remco Breuker welcomed Korea Foundation President Gheewan Kim.
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Why do Japanese and South Korean women falter on their way to the top? 14 February 2024In recent decades, women in Japan and South Korea have been catching up in terms of educational achievements and economic activity. Yet the number of ...
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Leiden University receives Prime Minister's Award from Korea for Korea Studies program 04 December 2023Ambassador Hyoung Chan Choe of South Korea paid his first visit to Leiden University Nov. 22, where he was received by President Annetje Ottow and Pro...
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Yorum Beekman: ‘I didn’t want to write about people, I wanted to give them a voice’ 28 November 2022As a woman, working in Japan and Korea can be pretty tough, Yorum Beekman discovered. It prompted her to pursue a PhD on the subject: ‘I thought: hey,...
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Mirae Kim on translation issues at K-pop 03 November 2022K-pop is wildly popular. Fans all over the world sing along to the Korean songs, often without understanding exactly what the lyrics mean. University ...
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Flora Smit on the relationship between K-pop idols and their fans 27 October 2022Fans of the Korean music movement K-pop go through hell for their idols. In return, artists care deeply about their fans: they even get to decide thei...
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Netflix hit a metaphor for South Korea: ‘You have to achieve’ 11 October 2021South Korean smash hit Squid Game is on track to becoming the most successful Netflix production ever. The series is number one in over 90 countries. ...
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Student Maureen Kuijs about receiving the 2020 Global Korea Scholarship 29 June 2020Maureen Kuijs, third-year BA Korean Studies student, is one of the students that received the 2020 Global Korea Scholarship this year. With this schol...
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‘I miss the books and papers from my office’ 20 April 2020Our lecturers had just a week to convert their lessons into online formats. It was an enormous challenge because by no means everyone at Leiden Univer...
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Christopher Green: ‘You cannot generalize North Koreans' self-understanding’ 24 February 2020The notion of North Koreans as brainwashed and unable to think critically about their heritage and what it means to be North Korean is pervasive. More...
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Leonard Blussé receives prestigious Fukuoka Prize in Japan 11 September 2019Leonard Blussé, Professor Emeritus of History of European-Asian Relations, was awarded the 13th Fukuoka Prize in Japan on 10 September.
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Two Leiden professors ‘top of the class’ according to ScienceGuide 02 September 2019Professors Remco Breuker and Barend van der Meulen are ‘top of the class’ for academic year 2018-2019 according to ScienceGuide. This science magazine...
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Dutch involvement in labour exploitation in North Korea, China and Pakistan 02 April 2019Clothes by big Western brands that are on sale in Dutch shops are sometimes made by North Korean workers. The Dutch state is co-financer of a motorway...
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Rachel van den Berg: ‘My signature is above Willem-Alexander’s’ 04 December 2018My name is Rachel van den Berg, and I’m 24 years old. Last year I received my master’s degree in Korean Studies, and I’m currently working as Logistic...
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Leiden 2019: international centre for knowledge exchange on Asia 19 June 2018In July next year around 1,500 Asia experts will come to Leiden for the eleventh International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS 11). With participant...