The Academy of Korean Studies

The Academy of Korean Studies
한국학중앙연구원(韓國學中央硏究院)
Established	June 22, 1978
Type	Public
Officer in charge	Ministry of Education & Science Technology, South Korea
President	Kim Jeong-bae
Director	Jo Sun
Location	50 Unjong-dong, Bundang, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Campus	Rural
Former names	한국정신문화연구원(韓國精神文化硏究院)
Nickname	AKS
Affiliations	Jangseogak (장서각 藏書閣)
Website	http://www.aks.ac.kr/

Academy of Korean Studies (한국학중앙연구원, AKS) is a South Korean research and educational institute with the purpose of establishing profound research on Korean culture. It was established on June 22, 1978 by Ministry of Education & Science Technology of South Korea (교육과학기술부).^[1] The Academy has dedicated to interpreting and analyzing traditional Korean culture, defining the academic identity of Korean studies, and educating scholars.^[2]

To be distinguished from:

The Korea Research Foundation (한국학술진흥재단) est.1981

The Korea Foundation (한국국제교류재단) est.1991.

References

External links

The official site in Korean
The official site in English
(Korean) Introducing research institutes at the Korean HIstory On-line (한국역사정보통합시스템)

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The Academy of Korean Studies