The 20th
KOREA-MIDDLE EAST COOPERATION FORUM
The 6th Korea-Middle East Cooperation Forum
Date : Thursday 8 - Friday 9 October 2009
Venue : Seoul, Korea
Theme : Understanding the Middle East under the New World Order
Hosted by : Korea Association of the Middle East Studies(KAMES)
Attended by : 40 academics from various countries including Egypt, Iran and Kuwait
Notes : Jointly hosted as the International Symposium by Institute of Foreign Affairs &
National Security and Korea Association of the Middle East Studies
| Korea | Middle East | |
|---|---|---|
| Welcoming Remarks | - Mr. Lee Soon-Chun, Director of The Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security | |
| Opening Address | - Prof. Lee Hee Soo, President of Korea Association of the Middle East Studies | |
| Keynote Address | - H.E. Chas W. Freeman Jr. , Former
President of Middle East Policy
Council (Former Ambassador of
the U.S to Saudi Arabia)
- H.E. Saad Al-ajmi, Former Minister of Information and Culture (Kuwait) (Current Chairman of Tashkeel Media, Prof. Kuwait University) |
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| The 1st session(Roundtable on Security Issue) : Iran, Iraq, Palestine : New Dynamics Composition and Future of Middle East | ||
| Moderator | - Prof. Moon Chung-In, Political Science and Diplomacy, Yonsei University | |
| Presentation | - Prof. Seo Jeong-Min, Graduate School of International and Area Studies, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies | - Dr. Anoush Ehteshami, Dean of
Durham University (UK) (Former Vice
President of the British Society for
Middle Eastern Studies)
- Mr. Paul JUREIDINI, Former Executive Advisor of Armitage Associates - Prof. Iyad Barghouti, Bir Zeit University (Palestine) (General Director of Ramallah Center for Human Rights Studies) |
| Discussion | - Prof. Rew Joung-yole, Hankuk
University of Foreign Studies
- Prof. Ha Byung-Joo, Busan University of Foreign Studies |
- Mr. Hani Hourani, General Director of Ul-Urdun Al-Jadid Research Center (Jordan) |
| The 2nd Session (General Conference on Politics and Economics) : Middle East Peace and Searching Prosperity | ||
| Moderator | - Prof. Lee Seo-Hang, Department of National Security and Unification Studies, Institute of Foreign Affairs & National Security | |
| Presentation | - Prof. Choi Young-Chol, Seoul Jangsin
University
- Prof. Kim Joong-Kwan, Dongguk University - Prof. Jang Ji-Hyang, Konkuk University |
- Prof. Mateo Legrenzi, University of
Ottawa (Canada)
- Prof. Abdul-Monem Al-mashat, University of Cairo |
| Discussion | - Mr. Choi Kang, Institute of Foreign
Affairs & National Security
- Prof. Kim Hyun-Wook, Department of American Studies, Institute of Foreign Affairs & National Security - Prof. Kang Seon-Joo, Department of International Economy and Trade Studies, Institute of Foreign Affairs & National Security - Mr. Ahn Jung-Kuk, Associate Research Fellow, Myongji University |
- Prof. Behzad Shahandeh, Tehran University (Iran) |
| The 3rd Session(Sectional Conference on Culture) A section : Culture heritage in the Middle Eastern and Islamic region/ B section : Culture of Middle East, Media and Literature | ||
| Moderator | - (B section) Prof. Ha Byung-Joo, Busan University of Foreign Studies | - (A section)Mr. Nagasawa Eiji, Director of Institute of Middle Eastern Studies (Japan) |
| Presentation | - (A section)Prof. Eum Ik-Ran, Myongji
University
- (B section)Prof. Oh Eun-Kyung, Dongduk Women's University - (B section)Prof. Oh Chong-Jin, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies |
- (A section)Mr. Shahin
Mustafayev, Director of Institute for
International, Comparative and Area
Studies
- (A section) Prof. Hakan Kirimil, Bilkent University (Turkey) - (A section) Mr. Eid Al-Yahya, Researcher of King Faisal Research and Islamic Studies Center (Saudi Arabia) - (B section)Mr. Fathi Drrag, Vice President of Middle East Research Center, Ain Shams University(Egypt) - (B section)Prof. Akira Usuki, Japan Women's University - (B section)Prof. Anwar Al-raws, Sultan Qaboos University (Oman) |
| Discussion | - (A section)Prof. Choi Jin-Young,
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
- (A section)Prof. Kim Dae-Sung, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies - (A section)Prof.Park Hyon-do, Research Fellow, Segang University - (A section)Prof. Jung Kyu-Young, Chosun University - (B section)Prof. Yun Eun-Kyeong, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies - (B section)Prof. Han-Sin, Seoul National University - (B section)Prof. Kim Jeong-A, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies - (B section)Prof. Kong Ji-Hyun, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies - (B section)H.E. Kim Chang-Yeob, Director-General of Department of International Economy and Trade Studies, Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security (Former Ambassador of Korea to Turkey) |
- Prof. Shereen Abu Al-Naga, Cairo University |
| Round-up and Closing Session | ||
| Moderator | - Prof. Moon Chung-In, Yonsei University | |
| Closing Address | - Mr. Lee Soon-Chun, Director of The
Institute of Foreign Affairs and
National Security
- Prof. Lee Hee Soo, President of Korea Association of the Middle East Studies |
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