On December 10th, Ilia State University hosted the first scientific conference under the project: Georgia and Korea: Parallels in the Historical Experience of Colonialism, Struggle for Independence, Liberation and State Building.
The project is a joint undertaking of the Ilia State University and Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS), Korea, funded by the Academy of Korean Studies and supported by the Georgian Embassy in South Korea and the South Korean Embassy in Georgia.
The conference was attended by the Ambassador of Georgia to the Republic of Korea, Otar Berdzenishvili and the Chargé d’Affaires of the Republic of Korea to Georgia, Daesoo Jung. The conference was opened by Ilia State University Rector Prof. Giga Zedania.
The conference was held in Webex format.
For more information about the ongoing project, please follow the link.