The Academy of Korean Studies (AKS) collaborates with the University of Malaga in the “Seed Program for Korean Studies”, a project that aims to strengthen the Korean Studies program. At UMA, this project stems from the need to take Korean Studies to the next level by addressing the two main problems in Spain: the lack of master’s degree programs and the fragmentation in the field of Korean Studies. Therefore, the project aims to establish an Official Master’s Degree in Korean Studies and to create research teams that will consolidate the foundations of a stable academic community focused on Korean Studies in the Spanish-speaking world.

To this end, the Area is working with the National University of Incheon and the Autonomous University of Nuevo León to create a master’s degree program with two lines of specialization: academic and professional.

In the field of academic research, research is being conducted to study the influence of cultural connections between Korea and the Spanish-speaking world on the emergence of new feelings of identity among young people.