Fall Semester, 2009 PNU-KU Joint Lecture Program CHALLENGES AND FUTURE IN KOREA-JAPAN RELATION

Introduction Title of the Lecture PNU: Challenges and Future in Korea-Japan Relation KU: Toward the Future-oriented Horizon between Japan and Korea Relay Lecture by 14 professors 7 professors from PNU 7 professors from KU Schedule Language English (Only?)

Introduction Sep. 4 – Class 1 Sep. 11 – Class 2 Who Teaches What? Park, Pae-Keun, PNU School of Law Validity or Invalidity of the Treaties Concluded before 1910 between Korea and Japan Sep. 11 – Class 2 Kim, Jin-Young, PNU Department of Political Science and Diplomacy, College of Social Sciences East Asian Regionalism : Progress and Suggestion

Introduction Sep. 18 – Class 3 Lee, Jin-Oh, PNU Department of Art Culture and Image Aesthetic imagination in Korean Culture Though Korean culture have been influenced by other cultures around over several thousands of years, it have maintained its uniqueness as a culture. This lecture will review how Korean culture have developed its originality through its own aesthetic imaginative power. The relation between Korean culture and Japanese culture will also be examined in this perspectives.

Introduction Sep. 25 – Class 4 Yoon, Il-Sung Department of Sociology, College of Social Sciences Homelessness and Community Attitudes in South Korea: Compared with Japan This lecture will examine four subjects about homelessness in South Korea: the characteristics of homeless people, the causes of the length of homeless careers, the process of homelessness, and community attitudes towards homelessness. In order to explore the community attitudes towards homelessness, a comparative study between South Korea and Japan will be introduced. The result of the study shows that South Koreans have more positive attitudes towards homelessness, considering structural conditions to be the main cause of homelessness. Japanese have more negative attitudes towards homelessness, assuming personal problems to be the main cause.

Oct. 2 – No Class (National Holiday) Oct. 9 – Class 5 Introduction Oct. 2 – No Class (National Holiday) Oct. 9 – Class 5 Urakawa, Kunio, KU Applied Economics, Welfare Policy Comparative Study of Declining Birthrate Problems and Social Security Policies between Korea and Japan

Introduction Oct. 16 – Class 6 Oct. 23 – Class 7 Kim, Chang-Soo, PNU Department of Trade and International Studies, College of Business Economic Development of Korea : A Brief History and Some Lessons Oct. 23 – Class 7 Lee, Hong Pyo, KU Chinese Politics Prospects for Democratization in China

Introduction Oct. 30 – Class 8 Nov. 6 – Class 9 Shimizu, Shuji, KU General Surgery, Endoscopic Surgery, Telemedicine Advanced telemedicine over academic network: from Korea-Japan to the world Nov. 6 – Class 9 Kim, Soon-Young, PNU Department of Sociology, College of Social Sciences Comparison of the Characteristics and Conditions of Non-regular Labor market in Korea and Japan

Introduction Nov. 13 – Class 10 Nov. 20 – Class 11 Hamada, Kosaku, KU Oriental History (Korean History) Subject of the Lecture will be noticed later. Nov. 20 – Class 11 Prof. Minami, Hirofumi, KU Environmental Psychology The original-scape connecting people in the east Asia : Trans-border migration of people and the formation of psychological commons

Introduction Nov. 27 – Class 12 Dec. 4 – Class 13 Prof. Zhao, Shichen, KU Urban Planning, Urban Analysis Planning and Design for Low Carbon City Construction Dec. 4 – Class 13 Chu, Kwang-Soon, PNU Department of Philosophy, College of Humanities Modernization in East-Asia (Korea and Japan)

Introduction Dec. 11 – Class 14 Otsubo, Masami, KU Geoenvironmental Engineering Role of paddy field for the conservation of soil and water environment

Introduction Nov. 26 – Class 12 Itabashi, Yoshizo, KU Graduate School of Design Comparative and Typological Linguistics of Japanese and Korean

Introduction Nov. 28 – Class 13 Nakano, Hitoshi, KU Graduate School of Social and Cultural Studies Japanese Modern History and Its Relation with Korea With other topics, Toyotomi Hideyoshi will be treated in this lecture.

Introduction Dec. 5 – Class 14 Ogawa, Reiko, KU Asia Center The Place for Korean in Japan

Introduction Dec. 12 – Class 15 Class 5 by Prof. Jung, Yeon-Chang

Introduction Grading Attendance 30% Essay 70% About Essay Subject: What should be done for the friendly and cooperative future of Korea and Japan? Students may choose the titles of their own essays freely without altering the subject. Time limit for submission: Dec. 15 (Tuesday) The essay should be written in English. Length: about 2,000 words (not characters) How to submit You may send your essay by e-mail to Park or submit printed paper.

Important! Introduction For the academic honesty, plagiarism is strictly prohibited. You must declare on the front cover of your essay: “No part of this essay is written by plagiarism.” Also, you should write your essay by your own efforts and should not receive any aid or assistance from others including friends and family members.

Introduction e-mail and telephone Assistant park7@pnu.kr Tel: 510-2503 Ms. Sung, Hyun-kyung Tel: 510-3653 e-mail: hksung@pusan.ac.kr