Next Generation Conference is a key program among the three programs of Korea Friendship organized by EAI and The Korea Foundation for international students studying in South Korea. Next Generation Conference was held at Kukdo Hotel on 8th August. At this conference, 5 participants of Korea Friendship presented their essays written based on the eight lectures of Korea Friendship Academicus. Professor Jae Hyeok Shin of Korea University’s Political Science & International Relations department, an advisory professor for this conference, moderated the conference. EAI interns and EAI Sarangbang graduates participated in the discussions.

Program

Opening Session

09:00~09:05 Opening Address

Weiwei Xie, Vice President of 1st Korea Friendship Alumni

09:05~09:10 Welcoming Address

Sook-Jong Lee, President of EAI

Session I.

09:10~10:10 Presentation and Discussion

Moderator

Prof. Jae Hyeok Shin, Korea University

Presentation
“The excessive educational fervor of Korean Parents”
Nu Khanh Quynh Duong, Ewha Womans University

“A study on the Variations in Price of Grocery Items in Korea”
Jielin Wen, Kyunghee University

Discussion
YoonByeong Choi, Yonsei University

Boram Ha, Catholic University
Gi Jae Han, Colombia University
Min Ju Park, Korea University

10:10~10:30 Coffee Break

Session II.

10:30~12:00 Presentation and Discussion

Moderator

Prof. Jae Hyeok Shin, Korea University

Presentation
“Why South Korea Cannot Shake off the Name—Suicide Republic?”
Mei Ling Jiang, Chung-Ang University

“Why Koreans are Choosing to Marry Later in Life?”
Haixu Wang, Hanyang University

“Why Japanese could not coexist as the second language in Korea after liberation in 1945?”
Luiza Sakhabutdinova, Ewha Womans University

Discussion

JuYoung Jeong, Korea University

SeongKyeong Kim, Washington University
Junghyun Lee, Seoul National University
Juwon Lee, Korea University
Kyuwon Lee, Seoul National University
Chang Kyo Seo, Korea University

12:00~12:10 Awarding Ceremony