Asian Week: August 17-22, 2026
Monday 17 August 2026
- 15:00 Check-in at Hoam Faculty House (https://hoamstay.com/)
- 18:30 Welcoming Dinner at BHC
Tuesday 18 August 2026
- 11:00 Campus Tour
- 12:00 Lunch at SNU Cafeteria
- 13:00-15:00 Lecture 1 by Prof. Jeonghun Han: Elections in Korea and EU
- 15:00-15:15 Break
- 15:15-17:15 Lecture 2 by Prof. Atsushi Yamada
Wednesday 19 August 2026
- 10:00-12:00 Lecture 3 by Former Ambassador Soongu Youn: 60 Years of the EU-Korea Diplomatic Relationship
- 12:00 Lunch Break
- 13:00-15:00 Lecture 4 by Prof. Hyuk Jeong: Empirical Quest for Development Effectiveness
- 15:00-15:15 Break
- 15:15-17:15 Lecture 5 by Prof. Jiyeon Song: Socio-Demographic Challenges in East Asia: Declining Fertility Rates, Aging, and Migration
Thursday 20 August 2026
- 08:00 Pick up at Hoam Faculty House
- 11:30 Lunch at Jeonju
- 14:00-14:30 Guided Tour at Gyeonggijeon
- 14:30-15:30 Free time in Jeonju Hanok Village
- 17:00 Visit to Yesan Chusa House
- 20:00 Drop off at Hoam Faculty House
Friday 21 August 2026
- 10:00-12:00 Lecture 6 by Prof. Kazuhiro Fukazawa: Social Media Platform Governance in Japan: Legal Regulation or Self-Regulation?
- 12:00 Lunch Break
- 13:00-15:00 Lecture 7 by Prof. Yeongseop Rhee: Financial Crises in East Asia, Europe and the World
- 15:00-15:15 Break
- 15:15 Visit to Gyeongbokgung Palace
Saturday 22 August 2026
- 10:00-12:00 Lecture 8 by Prof. Woosik Moon: How Could East Asia Develop?: Development State as a Misguided Westernization
- 12:00 Farewell Lunch
- Free Time in Seoul
European Week: 24 August - 29 August 2026
Sunday 23 August 2026
- Check-in Getaway Studios, Leuven
Monday 24 August 2026
- 9:00 Welcome Session Meeting Room Premonstreit
- 9:45 - 10:00 Group Photo
- 10:15 Break
- 10:00 - 11:45 Lecture 1 by Dr. Gustavo Muller: Navigating European Identities in a Changing Global Order
- 12:00 Lunch at Premonstreit
- 13:30-14:45 Lecture 2 by Dr. Diego Badell: EU’s External Action and Gender Equality: contested at home, contested abroad
- 15:30 Guided Tour of the City of Leuven followed by welcome drinks
Tueday 25 August 2026
- 9:00-10:15 Lecture 3 by Dr. Axel Marx: Global Trade Governance: Contestation and Cooperation
- 10:15 Break
- 10:30-11:45 Lecture 4 by Dr. Diego Badell:EU’s foreign policy and the populist impact: the case of migration
- 12:00 Lunch at Alma 1
- 13:30-14:45 Lecture 5 by Dr. Gustavo Müller: Norm Diffusion in Europe’s Inter-regional Relations
- 15:00-16:15 Lecture 6 by Dr. Axel Marx: Global Supply Chain and Labor Rights: Labor Standards in Free Trade Agreements
Wednesday 26 August 2026
- 7:52 Train to Brussels Schuman Station
- 9:30-12:30: Visit of the European External Action Service
- 12:30 Lunch Break (self-arranged)
- 14:00- 15:30 Visit of the European Parliament
- 16:30 Visit of the House of European History
Thursday 27 August 2026
- 9:00-10:15 Lecture 7 by Dr. Gustavo Muller: The European Union as a Global Governance Actor: values and interests
- 10:15 Break
- 10:30-11:45 Lecture 8 by Dr. Philip De Man The Governance of Outer Space: Approaches and Sustainability Challenges
- 12:00 Lunch at Alma 1
- 13:30-14:45 Lecture 9 by Dr. Kari Otteburn International Organizations: Internal Challenges, External Shocks and Rising Informality – Dr. Kari Otteburn
- 15:00-16:00 Preparatory group discussion
Friday 28 August 2026
- 9:00-10:15 Lecture 10 by Dr. Axel Marx The Future of Sustainability Governance amid Global Disruptions
- 10:15 Break
- 10:30-12:30 Group discussion and assignment presentation
- 13:00 Farewell Lunch (Rest. Mykene, Leuven)
- Free Time in Leuven
Saturday 29 August 2026
- Check-out Getaway Studios
