2nd Baltic-Korean International Symposium: Creative Cooperation

Saturday, 20 October 2012
UT History Museum White Hall, Toome Hill (Lossi St. 25, Tartu)

Session 1:          Opening (Chair: Märt Läänemets, Centre for Oriental Studies, UT)

 9:30-10:00         Arrival & Registration
10:00-10:10       Opening, Prof. Volli Kalm, Rector of the University of Tartu
10:10-10:30       Welcoming Remarks and Congratulations:
                            Greeting by Prof. Ülo Valk, Institute of Culture Research and Fine Arts, UT
                            Meaning of UT-PNU Partnership by Prof. Ha, Chang Sik, Vice President of PNU
                            Academic Cooperation between Estonia and Korea by Prof. Alar Karis,
                            President of Estonian Rectors’ Council

10:30-10:50      Special Lecture: Korean-Estonian Cooperation: Present and Future
                           (Mr. Park, Dong Sun, Ambassador of the ROK to Finland & Estonia)
                           Opening of Photo Exhibit on Korea

                           Commemorative Photograph, Coffee & Tea Break
 

Session 2:         Economy and Politics (Chairperson, Prof. Jung, Dong Hyeon, University of Delhi, India)

11:30-11:50      Speeded Growth of South Korea faces Challenges
                           (Visiting Prof. Jung, Dong Hyeon, University of Delhi, India)
11:50-12:10      ‘EU-Korea FTA’ and Economic Prospects in Europe
                           (Prof. Yi, Chae Deug, Director of EU Center, PNU)
12:10-12:30      The Estonian path from Soviet Republic to Euro-Atlantic partner (Mr. Andres Herkel, MP)
12:30-12:50       Economic Crisis as the Driver for Change in the Estonian Economy (Prof. Urmas Varblane, UT)
12:50-13:10       Discussion

13:10-14:40      Lunch (not included)
 

Session 3:         Language and Culture (Chairperson: Prof. Ülo Valk, UT)

14:40-15:00      Characteristics of the Korean Language and Its Meaning Today (Prof. Kim, In Taek, PNU)
15:00-15:20      Korean Literature Promenade in Novel, Poem and Drama (Prof. Li, Sang Gum, PNU)
15:20-15:40      Social-oriented Constitution in Korean and Estonian Folksong
                           (Research Fellow Jin Seok Seo, Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania)

15:40-16:00      Coffee & Tea Break

16:00-16:20      Asian Studies at the University of Tartu (Dr. Märt Läänemets, Senior Researcher, UT)
16:20-16:40      21st Century as the Asian Century – Implications for the West
                           (Hannes Hanso, Researcher, International Institute of Defense Studies)
16:40-17:00      Discussion

17:00-17:45     Performance by ‘Seodo Sori’ (traditional Korean song and dance)