Dr. Hyekyung Cho from the Hanwha Economic Research Institute (Seoul, Korea) is joining the postgraduate research training group GRK 1613 “Risk and East Asia”, IN-EAST, University of Duisburg-Essen as a visiting professor from the 15th November 2015 until the 31st December 2015. Dr. Cho supports the activities of IN-EAST to extend its Korea-related activities. She is hosted by the Chair of East Asian Economic Studies/Japan and Korea (Prof. Dr. Pascha).

Dr. Cho has conducted her doctoral research in the field of political science at the Free University of Berlin with a dissertation on “The Role of State in China’s Market Transition and Integration into the World Economy 1979-2001”. She has been a research fellow and visiting professor at several research institutes in Korea while focusing on areas such as: Theories of International Relations, East Asian Capitalism and Political Economy of East Asian Development.

Dr. Cho is going to give a guest lecture to which we cordially invite all interested scientists and students:

“The rise of China from Korea's perspective”

Date: Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Time: 16:00–18:00

Venue: Building LE, Room LE 736, University of Duisburg-Essen (Campus Duisburg)