PKNU ? National Assembly “We are studying Tsushima Island together” | |||
작성자 | Department of External Cooperation | 작성일 | 2011-06-07 |
조회수 | 705 |
PKNU ? National Assembly “We are studying Tsushima Island together” | |||||
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Department of External Cooperation | ![]() |
2011-06-07 | ![]() |
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The PKNU Tsushima Island Research Center National Assembly Tsushima Island Forum cooperated with each other to study Tsushima Island. Studies on Tsushima Island and cultural exchanges are expected to be conducted. The President of PKNU, Park Maeng Eon and The Director of the PKNU Tsushima Island Research Center, Lee Geun Woo, who is also a PKNU professor, made an agreement with the National Assembly Tsushima Island Forum whose representative is National Assembly Heo Tae Yeol. The agreement focused on the development of policies related to Korean documents, collaborative research projects, and mutual cooperation to improve the global recognition of Tsushima Island. This meeting took place on May 28th at 10:30am in the meeting room on the third floor of the Administration Building in Daeyeon campus, PKNU. Many Assemblymen belonging to the National Assembly Tsushima Island Forum attended this conference. The Assemblymen included Heo Tae Yeol, Kim Yong Gu, Noh Cheol Rae, Kim Seong Dong, Kim Ock Yi, Lee Sang Gwon and Lee Ae Ju. Through this arrangement, both institutes are going to hold a Tsushima Island Forum every 2 years. In addition, they will help high school students in Tsushima to study in Korea and strive to invigorate the tourism industry by investing a lot of money. Furthermore, they will try to promote cultural exchanges by hosting public events. They are also planning to establish a Cultural Exchange Center to develop the relationship between Busan and Tsushima Island. Finally, they will conduct studies together, including research about the numerous documents related to Tsushima. The PKNU Tsushima Island Research Center, which was established in 2009, is the only institute to study Tsushima Island in this country. It has published many books by translating the related research materials including Busan and Tsushima Island for the Last 2000 Years and The History of Korea’s Fishing Industry. The National Assembly Tsushima Island Forum was founded in 2010, and there are 39 members in the National Assembly. Meanwhile, the President of Busan Bank, Lee Jang Ho attended this meeting, and contributed 30 million won to PKNU to support the overall research. <Pukyong Today> <translator; Park Ha Won, dhzl0121@naver.com> |