This section compiles all of the news from the EcoS programme. You can also see the articles according to the following categories: EcoS up to Date or EcoS in the News.
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Join us for a guest lecture October 23rd with Prof. Jay L Batongbacal, Professor at the University of the Philippines College of Law, Director of the Institute for Maritime Affairs and Law of the Sea (IMLOS) of the U.P. Law Center and Chair of the LLM Program Committee.
Join us for a guest lecture October 6th with Prof. Martin Grossheim, Professor of the Department of Asian History at Seoul National University.
We invite all new students of the EcoS programme to join us in the orientation meeting on October 5.
In his most recent academic publication, Prof. Rüdiger Frank puts forward a 'monetisation thesis' on North Korea's economy, showing how the return of money's core functions is creating pressure for political change.
Join the European Centre for North Korean Studies (ECNK) on September 2nd for a webinar with Katharina Zellweger and Mike Chinoy on their book Miss Kathi: Saving Lives in North Korea.
Join the European Centre for North Korean Studies (ECNK) on August 19th for a webinar with Yong Ja Hong on DPRK international sports policy.
Prof. Rüdiger Frank is a guest on Tim Gabel Podcast, where he discusses North Korean society, politics and economy.
Join the European Centre for North Korean Studies (ECNK) on August 4th for a webinar with Steven Denney and Peter Ward on reform discourse and policy changes in North Korea between 1987 and 2020.
In an interview with ZDF, Prof. Rüdiger Frank comments on this week's China-DPRK summit between Xi Jinping and Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang.
Join us for a guest lecture June 1st with Dr. Sabine Burghart, University Lecturer and Academic Director at the Centre for East Asian Studies (CEAS), University of Turku in Finland.
In an NK News opinion article, Dr. Dan Gudgeon outlines the arguments and counterarguments for adopting Pyongyang's preferred label for the DPR Korea.
At Tagesspiegel, Oliver Radtke examines Xi Jinping’s latest signals to Donald Trump regarding state competition, cooperation, and the threat of great power conflict.
In his most recent academic publication, Dr. Dan Gudgeon theorizes on "fateful moments" in inter-Korean relations, demonstrating how narratives regarding an enemy 'other' can be changed to legitimize peace.
Join us for a guest lecture April 20 with Katharina Zellweger, senior aid programme manager with over 30 years of field experience in Hong Kong, China and North Korea.
Despite heavy sanctions, North Korea’s economy keeps growing. Prof. Frank discusses the surprising revenue streams behind Kim Jong-un’s regime.
