CALL FOR PAPERS 
5th Conference of Young Scholars on Korean Studies
dedicated to 100th anniversary of Professor Mikhail N. Pak
April 19–20, 2018, Moscow

Dear colleagues,

International Center for Korean Studies of Moscow State University invites you to attend its 5th Conference of Young Scholars on Korean Studies, dedicated to 100th anniversary of Professor Mikhail N. Pak in Moscow, Russia, on April 19–20, 2018. The Conference will be hosted by Institute of Asian and African Studies of Moscow State University, with the financial support of the Korea Foundation. 

The conference will cover a wide range of topics on Korean Studies in the following subject areas: Political Studies, Economy, History, Philology, and Culture. The conference aims to give graduate students in all Korea-related fields an opportunity to present their research, share academic interests, and strengthen ties with other junior scholars.

Eligible Applicants: MA students, PhD students, and post-docs who have received their PhD in late 2016–2018, from Russia, CIS countries, Europe, and Republic of Korea. The conference is open not only to representatives of universities, but also to the young scholars, working in public and private sector, and other specialists involved in the Korean studies. Age – under 35.

Languages: Russian, English, Korean.

Those who wish to present a paper at the conference may submit proposals as an e-mail attachment in MS Word or RTF format (for example: SmithJohn.docx) to icfks-msu@yandex.ru, the letter should be marked “Conference”. 

Proposals should contain the following information: 
•	full name, 
•	academic degree (if any), 
•	institution, 
•	country and city, 
•	name of the supervisor, 
•	telephone number (preferably mobile), 
•	e-mail, 
•	subject area, 
•	paper title, 
•	summary of approximately 500–700 words (in Russian, English or Korean), 
•	bibliography/references. 

Deadline for proposals is March 4, 2018. Materials for the conference will be selected by a special committee, notification of acceptance will be sent by March 20, 2018.

Full papers must be submitted by April 8, 2018.

The most interesting presentations may be published in the “Russian Korean Studies Herald” as separate articles.

The hosts will provide accommodation and meals during the conference for non-resident participants whose papers will be included in the conference program, as well as a partial reimbursement of transportation costs (depending on the number of participants, and the cost of travel, provided that transportation costs are not covered by the sending side) .

We kindly ask all recipients of this notice to acquaint it with your students, who have not received it for any reasons. 

Contacts:
International Center for Korean Studies
Moscow State University
11 Mokhovaya St., 125009 Russia
Tel./fax: +7-495-629-4431
icfks-msu@yandex.ru
Dr. Irina Kasatkina, Mrs. Ksenia Khazizova