The 2021 University of Edinburgh Yun Posun Memorial Symposium takes the pandemic as its theme:
New Agenda for South Korea-UK Cooperation in the COVID19 Era
2 – 3 November 2021 Zoom and YouTube Online Symposium
First day: 2nd November, 2021 (10:00 am-12:30pm GMT, 7:00pm-9:30pm KST)
Registration (9:30am-10:00am GMT, 6:30pm-7:00pm KST)
Opening Ceremony (10:00am-11:05am GMT, 7:00 pm-8:05 pm KST)
- National Anthem of UK / Korea
- Welcome Remark: President. Yong-Ho KIM (Yun Posun Institute for Democracy)
- Opening Remark: Principal and Vice-Chancellor. Peter MATHIESON (University of Edinburgh)
- Congratulatory Remark 1: Ambassador. Simon SMITH (UK Ambassador to ROK)
- Congratulatory Remark 2: Ambassador. Gunn KIM (Korean Ambassador to UK)
- Keynote Speeches: Tae-sik LEE (Former Ambassador to UK and US)
- Yun Posun Young Scholar Award
Short break (5mins)
1st Session: New Political Economy of the COVID-19 Era (11:10am-12:30pm GMT, 8:10pm-9:30pm KST)
- Moderator and Discussant Dr. Youngmi KIM (University of Edinburgh)
- COVIDI9 and Government Trust in South Korea: Prof. Young ho CHO (Sogang University)
- New Political Economy of the COVID19 Era: Dr. Sarah LIU (University of Edinburgh)
- Q&A
Second day: 3 November, 2021 (10:00am-1:00pm GMT, 7:00pm-10:00pm KST)
Registration (9:30am-10:00am GMT. 6:30pm-7:00pm KST)
2nd Session: International Development Cooperation (10:00am-11:20am GMT. 7:00 pm-8:20 pm KST)
- Moderator and Discussant Prof. Chan Wook PARK (Seoul National University)
- New Issues of International Development in the COVID19 era: Prof. Taekyoon KIM (Seoul National University)
- ODA of UK/ Korea on COVID-19: Dr. Sojin LIM (University of Central Lancashire)
- Q&A
Short break (10 mins)
3rd Session: US-China Relations in the COVID19 era (11:30am-12:50pm GMT 8:30 pm-9:50 pm KST)
- Moderator and Discussant Prof. Ihn-hwi PARK (Ewha Womans University)
- The UK perspectives on US-China relations: Dr. Oliver TURNER (University of Edinburgh)
- The Korean perspective on US-China relations: Prof. Yin hay AI-IN (Korea University)
- Q&A
Closing Remark (10mins)
Language: Korean and English (Simultaneous Interpretation)
