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.

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30.06.2018
 

Summer break ahead

EcoS would like to wish all of its students a happy and productive summer break. We hope to see you again at the begining of the winter semester, on...

EcoS Updates
27.06.2018
 

EcoS Guest lecture "Modes of Contemporary Diplomacy: An Ambassador's Perspective"

On Wednesday, 27th of June, Mr. Leigh Turner, Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Austria and UK Permanent Representative to the United...

EcoS Updates
01.06.2018
 

Upcoming lecture "Update zu Nordkorea" at ÖAVN

The Foreign Policy and United Nations Association of Austria [ÖAVN in German] will feature a lecture from Prof. Rüdiger Frank on the topic of North...

EcoS Online
29.05.2018
 

Prof. Frank talks about the Korean Peninsula and the US-North Korea Summit

Prof. Rüdiger Frank was interviewed at Ö1's 'Morgenjournal', where he discussed the implications of a possible US-North Korea Summit, and the...

EcoS Online
08.05.2018
 

The Specter of Taft-Katsura 2.0: Is a US-China Deal Far-Fetched? Prof. Frank newest article on 38th North

Prof. Frank points at the danger of a secret deal between the US and China and argues that such concerns might be one out of many reasons for the...

EcoS Online
27.04.2018
 

Historic Summit between North and South Korea

Das Erste featured a special on the recent Summit between North and South Korea on its segment 'Brennpunkt'.

EcoS Online
27.04.2018
 

Kleine Zeitung asks 'Was will Kim erreichen?'

Keeping up with the current events in the Korean Peninsula, Prof. Rüdiger Frank was interviewed by 'Kleine Zeitung'.

EcoS Online
26.04.2018
 

Wiener Zeitung: Kim wants a Korean Unification

Why is North Korea suddenly interested in talks? Prof. Rüdiger Frank talks with Klaus Hubold from 'Wiener Zeitung'.

EcoS Online
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