Pukyong National University

PKNU launches HK + project team to present 'Future paradigm for Northeast Asia sea area'
On the 5th, the opening ceremony of the Convention Hall on the 3rd floor of the Mi-rae Hall.

△ △ Chief Son Dong-Ju (third from right), and President Kim Young-Seup (fourth from right).

A project team has been established to present the cultural dynamism and future paradigm of Northeast Asia.

PKNU held an opening ceremony for the Humanity Korea Plus (HK +) project (Chief, Son Dong-Ju) at the Convention Hall on the 3rd floor of the Mirae Hall on Feb. 5, attended by President Kim Young-Seup, former President of Kang Nam-Ju, former minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Oh Geo-Don, and Son Jae-Hak, the chief director of Korea National Maritime Museaum.

PKNU was selected by the Ministry of Education and the Korea Research Foundation for the HK + project, which is a scholarly support project for the humanities and social sciences. Lastly, PKNU formed a project team with the Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences and organized the launch ceremony at that day.

At the launch ceremony held at the Humanities and Social Service Administration Hall 508, the opening ceremony was held with a memorial lecture by former presidents Kang Nam-Ju and Son Jae-Hak, "Necessity of humanities in the sea area," "Northeast Asian maritime museum and maritime museum" and dinner.

Starting from the launch ceremony, the project team will carry out a study on the dynamics of the sea area and human network in Northeast Asia. PKNU plans to explore and expand the humanistic value and future of this space based on the research accumulation of the sea area and sea culture of Korea, China, and Japan which has been conducted for years.

To this end, the project will be funded with approximately KRW 9 billion in funding for seven years, with the theme of "Historical Formation of Northeast Asian Sea Area and Human Network" and "Modern Expansion of Sea Area and Human Network in Northeast Asia."

In addition, it plans to cultivate human resources by expanding international research exchanges such as international academic conferences and international collaborative researches, and opening lectures on liberal arts and graduate school collaboration courses related to maritime human network. The Regional Humanities Center is also established and operated to popularize the humanities.

"We will work hard to propose a methodology to look at the changing process of the world as a new point of view through the study of mutual contact and dynamics between cultures in the sea area of Korea, China and Japan," said Son Dong-Ju. <Pukyong Today>


△ Mr. Son is greeting at the launch ceremony.

△ President Kim Young-Seup is giving a welcome speech.

△ President Kang Nam-Ju is giving a commemorative speech.

△ Director Son Jae-Hak has a commemorative speech.