Events
2026 Events
Events
11 March 2026 4:00pm–6:00pm
Annyeong Korean! Korean trivia & Info Day
Get ready for a fun and insightful experience on 11 March as we bring Korean Culture and Fun to campus! In this event, you will get:
- Free food & drinks
- Fun filled quiz trivia + prizes
- Information on Korean program & exchange opportunities
- UQ alumni talk on employability
- Exchange student experience
- HDR student talk
Don’t miss this exciting celebration of Korean innovation and culture — see you there!
- Date: Wed, 11 March
- Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM AEST
- Location: Room 132, Building 14 (Sir Llew Edwards Building)
Webinars
6 February 2026
“The movement to redress the Japanese military comfort women: Grassroots’ concerns and responses today”
Speaker: Prof. Gil-Soo Han (Monash University, Australia)
12 February 2026
“Cultural analysis of Korean language textbooks used in India”
Speaker: Mr Naushad Alam (English and Foreign Languages University, India)
“Cultural analysis of Korean language textbooks used in Cambodia”
Speaker: Dr Klot Chandeka (Royal University of Phnom Penh, Cambodia)
Conferences
30 January 2026
The 1st International Colloquium on Jeju Studies | “Internationalisation of Jeju Studies and Research Collaboration between UQKSC and JNU RITC”
Co-hosted by:
- Korean Studies Centre, School of Languages and Cultures, University of Queensland, Australia
- Research Institute for the Tamla Culture, Jeju National University, South Korea
Previous Events — 2025
Webinars
26 February 2025
"Employment and career development opportunities in Korean workplaces"
Speaker: Prof. Heejin Lee (Yonsei University, South Korea)
10 July 2025
“Whose Arabic? Migration, heritage, and ideological tensions in al-Kitaab textbook series”
Speaker: Dr. Jung Min Seo (Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, South Korea)
2 September 2025
““K-Historicise this!”: Updating Korean male beauty aesthetics for the global consumption of Korean historical Sageuk TV Dramas”
Speaker: A Prof. Joanna Elfving-Hwang (Curtin University, Australia)
“The study of Korean language textbooks in Vietnam for primary and secondary schools”
Speaker: Prof. Mai Nguyen (Vietnam National University, Vietnam)
8 October 2025
K-Books in the K-Wave: Seoul Mothers & the Poetry of Rice
Speaker: Dr Jieun Joe Kiaer (YBM-KF Professor of Korean Linguistics, University of Oxford)
17 October 2025
2025 UQ Korean Day – Korean Trivia Quiz & Cultural activities
Hosted by: UQ Korean Studies Centre and UQ Korean International Studies Society (UQKISS)
Conferences
21–22 February 2025
International Conference: World Forum on Unification Humanities 2025
“Intellectual Values and Coexistence for a Peaceful Korean Community"
Co-hosted by:
- Korean Studies Centre, School of Languages and Cultures, University of Queensland, Australia
- Unification Humanities Research Group, Konkuk University, South Korea
- Korea Language Department, Ocean University of China, China
- Korea Research Center, Ritsumeikan University, Japan
Conference Program (PDF, 162.9 KB)
29 August 2025
UQ Korean Studies Centre Conference 2025
“Advancing Korean Studies: Sharing UQ’s Experience with Universities across Asia and Beyond”
Hosted by:
Korean Studies Centre, School of Languages and Cultures, University of Queensland, Australia
Previous Events — 2024
Webinars
5 February 2024
"Why did the formation of the identity of Chinese Koreans need revolutionary narrative: the revolutionary narrative of Chinese Koreans and the reorganisation of their national identity after the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and south Korea"
Speaker: Prof. Haiying Li (Ocean University of China, China)
29 February 2024
"The content of Korean language textbooks and the process of their development in Vietnam"
Speaker: Prof.Mai Nguyen (Vietnam National University, Vietnam)
11 March 2024
"Development of Korean language learning platform and its use based on open chat AI"
Speaker: Mr. Jang Wook Lee (CEO, Jemix Home, South Korea)
9 April 2024
"Changes in the curriculum of Kim Jong Un’s era and the learning experiences of students"
Speaker: Dr. Hyo Sook Shin (University of North Korean Studies & Kookmin University, South Korea)
7 May 2024
"Character and identity of Koryoin in South Korea"
Speaker: Dr. Kyunghak Kim (Chonnam National University, South Korea)
19 June 2024
"Appraisal of North Korea’s claim on Two Korea"
Speaker: Dr. Kibum Han (Former First Deputy Director of the National Intelligence Service, South Korea)
12 July 2024
"Digital literacy, the planning and application of metaverse education"
Speaker: Dr. Chang-Hee Kwon (Hansei University, South Korea / President of the Korea Smart City Society, South Korea)
15 August 2024
"Ethnicity and Identity in New Zealand"
Speaker: A Prof. Changzoo Song (University of Auckland, New Zealand)
29 August 2024
"Korean traditional dance and its engagement with Multicultural societies in Queensland, Australia"
Speaker: Ms. Christina Hyeyoung Lee (President of Queensland Korean Traditional Dance Association, Ariehrang Inc., Australia)
Previous Events — 2023
Webinars
22 February 2023
"Korean language textbooks in Vietnam"
Speaker: Prof. Ba Thi Nga (Hanoi University, Vietnam)
17 May 2023
"English textbooks in North Korea"
Speaker: Prof. Jeong-ryeol Kim (Korean National University of Education, South Korea)
3 July 2023
"Becoming More Korean?: Understanding the Re-ethnicization of the Newer Generation Korean New Zealander Youth"
Speaker: Dr. Changzoo Song (University of Auckland, New Zealand)
3 July 2023
"UQ Korean Studies Webinar: The refugeeness of North Koreans in Canada"
Speaker: Prof. Ann Kim (York University, Canada)
31 August 2023
"Understanding of Korean classical archives and tips for using digital archives"
Speaker: Prof. Sungho Park (The Academy of Korean Studies, South Korea)
29 September 2023
"Understanding of Korean classical archives and tips for using digital archives"
Speaker: Dr. Wonpyo Hong (Former CEO of Samsung and Korean Telecom, South Korea)
19 December 2023
"The Status of Settlement of North Korean Refugees in Korean Society: Difficulties and Empowerment"
Speaker: Dr. Hyo Sook Shin (University of North Korean Studies & Kookmin University, South Korea)
Conferences
27 October 2023
The UQKSC International Conference on Korean Studies
"Cooperation between Korea and Australia in the Indo-Pacific Strategic Space"
Co-hosted by:
Korean Studies Centre, School of Languages and Cultures, University of Queensland, Australia
Centre for Australian Studies, Yonsei University, South Korea
Korea-Australia Foundation
Conference Program (PDF, 178.1 KB)
28 October 2023
The UQKSC International Conference on Korean Studies
"Culture, Education, Textbooks, Identity, Tourism and History"
Previous Events — 2022
Webinars
17 March 2022
"Employability and Career development opportunities in Korea"
Speaker: Mr. William B. Choi (Founder and CEO of Posture360, South Korea)
28 April 2022
"Issues in the Development of the Textbooks"
Speaker: Prof. Soojin Lee (Editorial board member of Primary school national language textbooks, Daegu National University of Education, South Korea)
18 May 2022
"Exploring issues in Korean thoughts embedded in “Squid Games” and Korean ethnic identity"
Presentation 1: From Zero to Hero: “Squid Games” as an Analogy of Mencius’ Theory of Self-Cultivation
Speaker: Dr. Dan B. Jung (Seoul National University, South Korea)
Presentation 2: Identity and Heritage Language Learning among Mixed-heritage Korean New Zealanders
Speaker: Dr. Mi Yung Park (University of Auckland, New Zealand)
29 June 2022
"Understanding Goguryeo history and culture from the Korean diasporic perspective of Eurasia"
Speaker: Prof. Myung-Chul Youn (Dongguk University, South Korea)
29 August 2022
"Voices from Korean War Veterans’ Families"
Speaker: Dr. Janice Ban (Central Queensland University, Australia) & H.A. Prof. Jae-Hoon Jung (UQ Korean Studies Centre, Australia)
31 August 2022
"Current status of Korean studies education and textbooks in Thailand"
Speaker: Dr Soontaree Larprungrueng (Burapha University, Thailand)
21 September 2022
"Uses and implications of Korean textbooks overseas"
Speaker: Prof. Seung Hae Kang (Yonsei University, South Korea)
Conferences
1 – 3 December 2022
The First UQKSC Postgraduate Conference + The 2022 Korean Studies Conference
"Dynamics of Korea: Culture, Image and Identity in History, Society, Education and Textbooks of Korea"
Hosted by:
Korean Studies Centre, School of Languages and Cultures, University of Queensland, Australia
In Conjunction with:
Gyeongsang National University Museum & Institute for Social Science,
Gyeongsang National University, South Korea
Institute for Multicultural Integration, Dongguk University, South Korea
Previous Events — 2021
Webinars
20 January 2021
"The spread of infectious diseases in ancient East Asia with focus on the Korean Peninsula and its implications for the Covid-19 pandemic in the two Korean states"
Speaker: Dr. Il Hong Ko (SNU Asia Center, South Korea)
3 February 2021
"Current issues and roles of Australia and Korea for peaceful co-existence and cooperation in Asia Pacific Regions"
Speaker: Prof. Gareth Evans (Australia National University, Australia) & Prof. Chung-in Moon (Sejong Research Center, South Korea)
21 April 2021
"Australian Missionaries’ Contributions to Social Development of Korea in 1889-2020: the Case of Gyeongsang Area and Its Implication to Human Rights of North Korea"
Speaker: Rev & Dr. Tae-Young Chi (Changshin University, South Korea)
9 June 2021
"Examining North Korean History Debates of the 1950-60s Using a Network Analysis"
Speaker: Dr. Jong-wook Hong (Seoul National University, South Korea)
21 July 2021
"Two Types of Korean Confucian Cultural Legacy and Its Implication to Contemporary Korean Culture and Society"
Speaker: Prof. Mark Peterson (Researcher-in-Chief, The Frog Outside the Well Research Center, USA)
25 August 2021
"South Korean Analyses of North Korean Balhae Research Trends Using Conceptual and Semantic Approaches"
Speaker: Dr. Il-Hong Ko (SNU Asia Center, South Korea)
13 September 2021
"The Co-Production of Knowledge and Wiki Writing: the "North Korea Humanities" Website"
Speaker: Prof. Moon-seok Jang (Kyung Hee University, South Korea)
Conferences
20 – 22 October 2021
1st International Webinar/Conference
“Korea-Australia Cooperation for Peace in the Korean Peninsula – Preservation and Transformation of the Korean Culture by Korean Diasporas”
Co-hosted by:
- Korean Studies Centre, School of Languages and Cultures, University of Queensland, Australia
- Center for Australian Studies, Yonsei University, South Korea
Gyeonggido Province, The Republic of Korea
With support from:
The Academy of Korean Studies, South Korea