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PR/24-5 |
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March 21, 2024 |
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Program Inquiries: Yeonjoo Lee, Program Officer, IDU (+82-2-2287-1171, yjlee@aseankorea.org) Press Inquiries: Kim Hyun-ji, Senior PR Officer, IDU (+82-2-2287-1143, hjk@aseankorea.org) |
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ASEAN-Korea Centre is an international organization mandated to promote economic and socio-cultural cooperation between ASEAN Member States and Korea |
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ASEAN-Korea Centre calls youth to craft ideas on elevating ASEAN-Korea relations
- Launch of '2024 ASEAN-Korea Academic Essay Contest' -
- Call for proposals open until April 22, 2024 -
ASEAN-Korea Centre (Secretary General Kim Hae-yong) launched the ‘Call for Proposals’ for the ‘2024 ASEAN-Korea Academic Essay Contest’ (Essay Contest). 2024 is a special year of celebrating the 35th anniversary of the ASEAN-Korea Dialogue Partnerships and the anticipated elevation of their relations to a Comprehensive and Strategic Partnership (CSP) as well as the 15th anniversary of establishment of ASEAN-Korea Centre. Celebrating this momentous year, the Contest will be held under the theme Way forward to Enhance ASEAN-Korea Relations in the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP) Era. The youths of ASEAN and Korean nationalities are highly encouraged to participate in the Contest.
With the aim to enhance the youth’s understanding on ASEAN-Korea relations and stimulate the creation of scholarly works on ASEAN-Korea relations, the Essay Contest is comprised of both Proposal and Essay stages, students are encouraged to work with guidance and support from their academic advisor. For more detailed information on the Essay Contest, interested students can visit the AKC website or register for the Online Briefing Sessions scheduled in April (Specific date will be announced in due course through AKC SNS).
Shortlisted proposals to enter the essay stage will be announced on April 22, and the final 6 winners for the contest will be announced on August 7, 2024. Specifically, this year, there will be study visits for the 2 Grand Prize winners who will have the opportunity to visit Korea, where they will be invited to present their winning essays at the ‘2024 Annual Conference of KASEAS’ scheduled to be held at the end of August in Busan, and Indonesia, where the ASEAN Secretariat is located. The other 4 winners will receive cash prizes of either KRW 1,000,000 or KRW 500,000 each.
Now in its ninth consecutive year, the Essay Contest continues to serve as an academic platform for youth to share their views and perspectives for a sustainable ASEAN-Korea partnership. Since 2016, the Contest has received over 900 essay submissions from undergraduate and graduate students and awarded over 85 outstanding winners. This year, the Essay Contest is organized in cooperation with the Pukyong National University (PKNU) in Korea and the Faculty of Economic and Business Management of the National University of Laos in Lao PDR. The program is also supported by the ASEAN Secretariat, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, and the ASEAN University Network.
Annex 1. Poster for ‘2024 ASEAN-Korea Academic Essay Contest’