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, EcoS in the News or Student's Corner.

23.04.2018
 

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung features Prof. Frank on North Korea

The german newspaper offers two articles featuring Prof. Rüdiger Frank, discussing denuclearisation and the current role of the military in North...

EcoS Online
21.04.2018
 

'An End to the Continuous Escalations' by Heute Journal

With the Summit between North Korea and South Korea taking place, both countries have decided to take their destiny in their own hands. Could this be...

EcoS Online
21.04.2018
 

NDR radio: 'Kim won't give up the atomic bomb'

North Korea is discontinuing its nuclear program. Could we trust in Kim Jong-un? Prof. Frank Rüdiger talks about it with NDR radio.

EcoS Online
15.04.2018
 

EcoS interdisciplinary approach: an asset for your professional career

EcoS interdisciplinary approach welcomes students from various academic backgrounds with strong interest in the East Asian Region.

EcoS Updates
11.04.2018
 

On 17 April, Dr. Alfred Gerstl will talk about “ASEAN – The Strategic and Economic Importance of Southeast Asia”.

EcoS Updates
10.04.2018
 

On April 10th, Prof. Ines Stolpe gave an insightful lecture on the topic of "Transnational Memory Cultures, Battlefield Tourism and Reconciliation"...

EcoS Updates
09.04.2018
 

Prof. Frank discusses the current situation in North Korea and his new book "Unterwegs in Nordkorea: Eine Gratwanderung"

Prof. Rüdiger Frank has given a series of interviews during the month of March to discuss the current situation with North Korea, as well as his new...

EcoS Online
01.04.2018
 

On Tuesday, 10th of April, we are pleased to have Dr. Ines Stolpe hosting the guest lecture "Transnational Memory Cultures, Battlefield Tourism and...

EcoS Updates
12.03.2018
 

Prof. Rüdiger Frank's Interview with Der Standard "Nordkorea-Forscher: Das ist klar der Trump-Faktor"

The Austrian newspaper Der Standard recently interviewed Prof. Frank concerning the annoucement of a summit between United States and North Korea.

EcoS Online
09.03.2018
 

Ostasientag 2017 on 12 March 2013

The Ostasientag 2018, an event hosted by the Department of East Asian Studies, University of Vienna, will take place on the 12 March from 09:30 am -...

EcoS Updates
08.03.2018
 

New article by Prof Frank on 38 North: „Korea 2018: The Beginning of the End of the Post-1990 World Order?“

Prof. Frank discusses possible implications of the recent rapprochement between the two Koreas and the seismic changes this could herald for the...

EcoS Online
01.03.2018
 

Admission period is on its course, so we would like to invite all applicants to contact the EcoS staff at ecos[at]univie.ac.at in case of any...

EcoS Updates
01.03.2018
 

Extension of the registration period for classes of Professor Sung-Hoon Park

Important information for all EcoS students who wish to register for the classes of Prof. Sung-Hoon Park

EcoS Updates
23.02.2018
 

On the 14th of February, Professor Frank discussed travelling in North Korea and his new book "Unterwegs in Nordkorea" in a program on...

EcoS Online
15.02.2018
 

Dear students, in the summer term 2018, the Department of Cultural and Social Anthropology (KSA) will organize two Bahasa Indonesia language courses...

EcoS Updates