Activities

On August 13-14, 2025, the Korea Centre at Mahatma Gandhi University, organised a two-day Young Scholars’ Workshop on “Reimagining Korean Unification in a Transforming World: Perspectives from India”. The workshop brought together a dynamic group of young researchers, postgraduates, and Ph.D. scholars from various parts of India to discuss the issue of Korean Unification, inter-Korean relations and peace in the Korean Peninsula from an Indian perspective.  Dr Jojin V. John, Assistant…

The Korea Centre at Mahatma Gandhi University was pleased to host a special lecture titled "Korean Peninsula at a Crossroad: Developments in Inter-Korean Relations and the Prospects of Unification" on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, at the School of International Relations and Politics (SIRP). The lecture was delivered by Prof. Ma Sang Yoon from the Department of International Studies, Catholic University, Republic of Korea. Prof. Ma started his lecture by reflecting…

On 18 August 2025, a Korea Centre delegation comprising Director Dr. Jojin V John, Visiting Korea Professor Prof. Sang Yoon Ma, and Dr. DPK Pillay, Research Fellow at MP-IDSA visited Kristu Jayanti Deemed to be University, Bangalore. The delegation held a comprehensive meeting with Vice Chancellor Fr. Dr. Augustine George CMI to discuss potential academic collaborations. Subsequently, separate meetings were conducted with the Deans of various faculties to explore the…

On August 12, 2025, the Department of East Asian Studies at the University of Delhi, in collaboration with the Korea Centre at Mahatma Gandhi University (MGU), Kerala, organised a Lecture titled "Korean Peninsula at a Crossroad: Developments in Inter-Korean Relations and the Prospects of Unification." The event was held at Satyakam Bhawan, University of Delhi. The lecture was delivered by Prof. Ma Sang Yoon, Professor of International Relations at the…