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11th Philippine Korean Studies Symposium (PKSS) "Envisioning Korean Studies in the Philippines through Inter-Asian Perspective"

DATE: 8 - 9 May 2026

VENUE: Pila Herrera Lecture Hall, G/F Palma Hall, UP Diliman, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines

PROGRAM VIEWING: https://bit.ly/11PKSSpro

REGISTRATION LINK: https://forms.gle/RP3YAcBsyvwCG9A27

Since its inauguration in 2012, PKSS has been a venue for Filipino and international scholars to share their research outputs and insights on Korea-related issues and Korea-Philippines relations

Speakers

DAY 1

• Changwon Yang (Pusan National University)
• Johanna O. Zulueta (Toyo University)
• Soohee Jang (Dong-a University)
• Shin Hyeona (Pusan National University)
• Ervin Grana & Joachim Ochosa (University of the Philippines Diliman)
• Mengyi He (Chulalongkorn University)
• Patrixia Lopena (Department of Foreign Affairs)
• Nguyen Hoang Doan Trang & Phung Gia Phuc (Chulalongkorn University)
• Ric Jan Gabales (West Visayas State University)
• Nguyen Trung Hiep (Seoul National University)
• Lynell M. Alejandro (Central Luzon State University)
• Faye M. Abugan (University of Santo Tomas),

DAY 2

• Kamon Butsaban (Chulalongkorn University)
• Hye Ran Kim (HSE University)
• Natalaya Yem (al-Farabi Kazakh National University)
• Cassandra Dela Cruz (Korea University)
• Hasya Kinan Saffanah (Chulalongkorn University)
• Ayush Priyam (Jawaharlal Nehru University)
• Ingrid Mae De Jesus (University of the Philippines Diliman)
• Anna Stein (University of Leicester)
• Lorence Lozano (University of the Philippines Diliman)
• Maria Eugenia Aban (University of the Philippines Diliman)
• Francis D. Yumul (Samahang Pangkasaysayan ng Pasig)
• Fahadz Mannan Lulu (Philippine Women's University)
• Vaishnavi Singh (Chulalongkorn University)
• Aman Tripathi (Independent researcher)