On February 13, a meeting of doctoral students from the University of Malaga, the University of Siena in Italy and the Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main in Germany took place in the “International Postgraduate Workshop on Korean Studies” organized by the East Asian Studies Area of the Department of Historical Sciences at the Rayo Verde Building of the University of Malaga. The three universities are leaders in Korean Studies in their countries, each leading a research project of the Academy of Korean Studies of the Korean Ministry of Education of Korea, which made this activity possible.

This academic activity was designed to invite doctoral students and scholars whose research topics are related to Korea. The students presented their research and received tips and advice from the participating expert faculty, which provided them with a valuable opportunity to strengthen their research skills as the next generation of expert scholars in Korean Studies. In addition, it provided an environment for discussion and cooperation among the participants, allowing them to exchange views on their research and create a network of contacts.

As a result, the three universities expressed their willingness to continue collaborating in the organization of other events in the future.

This workshop has been organized in the framework of the research projects “Path to equality: Korean Studies Network on inclusiveness” of the Korean Ministry of Education (AKS-2021-INC-2250002) and the project “ASIA-SLAVES The path to freedom in the Joseon period in Korea: Slavery and abolitionism in the East Asian context” of the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (PID2020-116910GB-I00).