News from EcoS

This section compiles all of the news from the EcoS program. You can also see the articles according to the following categories: EcoS up to Date or EcoS in the News.

If you are interested in keeping up-to-date with student-organized events, please make sure to monitor the social media accounts managed by our student representatives

15.12.2025
 

[Guest Lecture] From Mutual Observation to Mutual Cultivation: Rethinking Asian Studies between Europe and China

Join us for a guest lecture December 15 with Dr. Oliver Radtke, cross-cultural strategist with 25 years of experience on Europe-China relations.

EcoS Updates
02.12.2025
 

[Article] Recognizing Separation, Creating Peace: Rethinking ROK Constitutional Assumptions

In a 38 North article, Dan Gudgeon writes about the interplay and constraints of building sustainable peace on the Korean Peninsula.

EcoS Online
29.11.2025
 

[Podcast] Wie es ist, als Deutscher in Nordkorea zu leben (German)

Prof. Rüdiger Frank spricht mit dem Thema des Tages Podcast über ein Studiensemester, dass er in Nordkorea verbracht hat.

EcoS Online
24.11.2025
 

[Guest Lecture] The DPRK: Where Has It Come From and Where Is It Going?

Join us for a guest lecture on November 24 with Glyn Ford, former MEP (1984–2009) and Director of Track2Asia.

EcoS Updates
24.11.2025
 

[Event] Europe and Southeast Asia: Anchors for a Stable Indo-Pacific Order

Join for a panel discussion with Alfred Gerstl at the Vienna School of International Studies.

EcoS Online
21.11.2025
 

[Article] Towards a Jucheization of the West? North Korea as a Mirror of Global Fragmentation

In an article in Horizons (CIRSD), Prof. Rüdiger Frank examines the DPRK’s responses at a time when the international system is undergoing a profound...

EcoS Online
06.11.2025
 

[Journal Article] From Division to Democracy: Integrating Post-Socialist Citizens in Germany and South Korea

Robin Brehm, Tianzi Zhou, and Steven Denney examine attitudinal legacies among post-socialists in Germany and South Korea.

EcoS Online
29.10.2025
 

[Podcast] Kims Momentum: Was Nordkoreas Rückkehr auf die Weltbühne bedeutet (German)

Prof. Rüdiger Frank spricht bei "NZZ Geopolitik" über Nordkoreas Rolle in der neuen Weltordnung.

EcoS Online
27.10.2025
 

[Guest Lecture] The Lee Jae Myung Government's Pragmatic Foreign Policy and Challenges Ahead

Join us for a guest lecture on October 27 with Moon Chung-in, a distinguished scholar and foreign policy advisor.

EcoS Updates
17.10.2025
 

[Guest Lecture] A Philippine View on the Rules-Based International Order: The Role of International Law in the South China Sea

Join us for a guest lecture on October 17 with Zoilo A. Velasco.

EcoS Updates
02.10.2025
 

[Interview] Auf der Welt herrscht momentan eine multipolare Anarchie (German)

Prof. Rüdiger Frank ordnet im NZZ-Pro-Interview das Auftreten von Kim Jong Un bei der Pekinger Militärparade ein und diskutiert Herausforderungen für...

EcoS Online
28.09.2025
 

[Event] EcoS Kickoff Meeting 2025

We invite all new students of the EcoS program to join us in the orientation meeting on October 13.

EcoS Updates
22.09.2025
 

[Podcast] Nordkoreas Regime: Das dunkle Reich der Kims (German)

Prof. Rüdiger Frank spricht bei "Thema des Tages" über die Dynastie der Kims in Nordkorea und darüber, wie sie sich seit 80 Jahren an der Macht hält.

EcoS Online
16.09.2025
 

[Call for Applications] Scholarships by the University of Vienna

Apply between October 1–3 for a chance to attain a university scholarship.

EcoS Updates
08.08.2025
 

[Commentary] Gebeuteltes Japan sucht den Neuanfang (German)

After electoral setbacks and rising polarization, Japan faces mounting economic woes and geopolitical pressures that demand bold reforms.

EcoS Online