Sejong Institute
| Formation | 1986 |
|---|---|
| Type | Foreign & Security Think Tank |
| Location | |
President | Chang Soo Jin (진창수) |
| Website | www.Sejong.org |
Sejong Institute (Korean: 세종연구소, Hanja: 世宗硏究所) is a non-profit, private organization for public interest and a leading think tank in South Korea, conducting research on national security strategy, unification strategy, regional issues, and international political economy.[1] The Sejong Institute was established as a corporate foundation with the support of national leaders in politics and business, in the aftermath of the Rangoon Incident in January 1986. The institute's president, Chang Soo Jin (진창수), Ph.D in Political Science at the University of Tokyo, is a Korean expert in Japanese political economy.[2] The Sejong Institute works in collaboration with international specialists and institutions holding various academic conferences and forums around the world.
Research
For efficient and specialized research activities, the Sejong Institute operates three research departments – Department of Diplomatic Strategy Studies, Department of Security Strategy Studies, and Department of Unification Strategy Studies.
Training
The Sejong Institute carries out an annual training program called the Sejong National Strategy Training Program. It lasts around 10 months and receives leaders from government agencies, government invested organizations and private sector. The trainees attend lectures from invited lecturers as well as research fellows of the Sejong Institute. Also, it carries out partnership program for diplomats jointly with Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) participated by diplomats of South Korea’s cooperative partner countries.[3] Also, the institute has recently begun to offer the program Academy for Young Leaders for undergraduate and postgraduate student to cultivate young leaders of the next generation in the areas of diplomacy, security, and national unification.[4]
Publications
The books and journals they publish include joint and individual Mid-to-Long-Term Policy Research, Comprehensive Research, Granted Research Projects, quarterly National Strategy, monthly Current Issues and Policies, and a web-based email service in the form of Sejong Commentary.[5] The Sejong as an institution produces an Annual Report as well, which details an updated introduction of the institute and summarizes the annual research outcomes.[6]
Support programs for bereaved families
The Sejong Foundation is providing financial support and scholarship to the bereaved families of the 1983 Rangoon victims — 17 senior diplomatic officials and other members of the presidential entourage – killed by North Korean terrorists.
Chronology
| November 25, 1983 | Inaugural meeting was held and bylaw adopted |
| December 1, 1983 | The Ilhae Corporate Foundation was established |
| July 2, 1984 | The Ilhae Foundation opened its office |
| October 26, 1984 | The subordination was shifted from the Ministry of Education to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| February 1, 1985 | The foundation started granting scholarships and secured the foundation's building construction site |
| January 18, 1986 | The Peace and Security Research Institute was established under the foundation |
| March 20, 1988 | The foundation started to disburse financial support to the bereaved families of the Rangoon victims |
| May 4, 1988 | The Ilhae Institute was renamed to the Sejong Institute |
| March 6, 1995 | The Sejong training program was established and the first Term Training Course was provided |
| September 19, 1996 | The corporate foundation Sejong Institute was restructured as the Sejong Foundation and the Sejong Institute became an affiliate of this foundation |
| February 10, 2015 | Joon-woo Park inaugurated as the 12th Chairman of the Sejong Foundation |
| June 1, 2015 | Chang Soo Jin inaugurated as the 10th President of the Sejong Institute |
References
- ↑ "Introduction". Introduction. Sejong. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
- ↑ "Organization". Sejong. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
- ↑ "Partnership Program for Diplomats". www.sejong.org. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
- ↑ "Academy for Young Leaders". www.sejong.org. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
- ↑ "Sejong Institute". Sejong.org. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
- ↑ "Annual Report". www.sejong.org. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
- ↑ "History". Sejong. Retrieved 2013-10-06.