News

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.

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12.02.2018

DAS! with Prof. Rüdiger Frank

Prof. Frank is interviewed by the German TV magazine "DAS!" on his insights and travels to North Korea.

06.02.2018

Documentation on the DPRK's participation in the 1964 Olympic Games (with Prof Frank's comments)

On the 4th of February, the Austrian broadcasting services featured a documentary on the DPRK's participation in the 1964 Olympic Games with comments...

16.01.2018

Six Months Paid Internship in Myanmar

Jörg Thiele, a former EcoS student, is now a Myanmar-based Business Development and Marketing Manager for the German company Jebsen & Jessen Southeast...

16.01.2018

EcoS Workshop with the Diplomatic Academy Vietnam

On 15 January 2018, EcoS held a workshop with senior experts from the Diplomatic Academy Vietnam.

10.01.2018

"Tauwetter in Korea?"

Is the current rapprochment on the Korean peninsula a short-lived flare or a lasting development?

09.01.2018

"In Washington ist man ein wenig nervös"

In Austrian newspaper Der Standard, Prof. Frank comments on the current rapprochment between North and South Korea, international mediation, and the...

09.01.2018

Prof. Rüdiger Frank's Interview with "ZDF Heute"

On the 8th of January, 'ZDF Heute' featured an interview with Prof. Rüdiger Frank on the current talks between North and South Korea.

04.01.2018

Room & Time Change

The is a change for the guest lecture by Dr. Min Wonjung "Behind the Curtains: How Politics and Economic Pressures Impact the Evolution and Exchange...

03.01.2018

Public Lecture by Prof. Frank

On 9 January, 6:15 pm, Prof. Rüdiger Frank will give a public lecture on "Between Defensive Realism and Economic Reforms: Quo Vadis, North Korea?"

03.01.2018

Self-Confidence after a Tough Year

On 38 North, Prof. Frank commented on the 2018 New Year speech by Kim Jong-un.

12.12.2017

EcoS Participation in MIRAI Program 2017

In October 2017, EcoS student Kristian Viflot traveled to Japan as participant of the MIRAI program, offered by the Japanese Foreign Ministry. In the...

01.12.2017

Nordkorea: Blick hinter den Vorhang

In a commented slideshow of pictures taken during his own travels in the DPRK, Prof. Frank offers a rare view inside the hermit kingdom.

01.12.2017

Guest lecture in January

On January 9, we are pleased to have Dr. Min Wonjung hosting the guest lecture "Behind the Curtains: How Politics and Economic Pressures Impact the...

29.11.2017

"Nordkorea unempfindlich gegen Sanktionen"

For the upcoming episode of 3sat's business programme Makro, Prof. Frank explains the limitations of sanctions in dealing with the DPRK, China's...

15.11.2017

Important information for future EcoS students

From summer semester 2018 onward, the University of Vienna will apply a new tuition fee structure for students coming from a non-EU/EEA country.

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