An international conference organized by the Luiss Department of Political Science, the Korea Foundation, and Hankuk University of Foreign Studies.

9:00 am Registration 

9:30 am: Welcoming Remarks 
Giovanni Orsina, Head of the Department of Political Science, Luiss University
H.E. Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Italy 
H.E. Emilia Gatto, Italian Ambassador to Korea
Raffaele Marchetti, Director of the Center for International and Strategic Studies (CISS), Luiss University
Sihong Kim, Dean of the Faculty of European Studies & Jean Monnet Chair, Hankuk University for Foreign Studies

10:00 am Setting the Scene: 140 Years of Korea-Italy Relations
Chair
Silvia Menegazzi, Junior Assistant Professor of Asian Studies and International Relations, Luiss University

Participants
Sihong Kim, Dean of the Faculty of European Studies & Jean Monnet Chair, Hankuk University for Foreign Studies
An Overview of 140 Years of Korea-Italy Relations

Antonio Fiori, Associate Professor of History and Institutions of Asia, University of Bologna (remote)
Political relations between Italy and the Republic of Korea

Min Sang Cho, Professor of Korean Studies, University of Milan
Koreans in Italy and Italians in Korea

11:15 am Political and Security Dimensions
Chair
Sihong Kim, Dean of the Faculty of European Studies & Jean Monnet Chair, Hankuk University for Foreign Studies

Participants
Nicola Casarini, Senior Research Associate, Institute of International Affairs - IAI
Italy–Korea Cooperation in Security and Defense

Thomas Christiansen, Professor of EU Studies, Luiss University
Youngah Guahk, Lecturer in Asian Studies, Luiss University
EU-Korea Relations

Giorgio Cuscito, Board Member, Limes

1:45 pm Economy, Tech, & Science
Chair
Jeonghun Han, Professor of Korean Politics, Seoul National University

Participants
Taehyun Oh, Senior Researcher, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy - KIEP
Economic Relations between Korea and Italy

Francesco Canganella, Professor of Microbiology, University of Tuscia
Cooperation in R&D, Science, and Technology

3:15 pm Public Diplomacy and Cultural Cooperation
Chair
Youngah Guahk, Lecturer in Asian Studies, Luiss University

Participants
Silvia Menegazzi, Junior Assistant Professor of Asian Studies and International Relations, Luiss University
Cultural Cooperation between Italy and Korea

Byungjin Choi, Director of the Department of Italian Studies, Hankuk University for Foreign Studies
Italian Education in Korea

Jeonghun Han, Professor of Korean Politics, Seoul National University
Italy in the Korean Media

Ye Jin Chun, Director, Korean Cultural Institute

4:15 pm Concluding Remarks
 

Registration