Yonsei University and University of Copenhagen

Yonsei UCPH

Photo: Emily Orpin

Following several fruitful visits to Seoul, the University of Copenhagen is currently exploring possibilities for closer collaboration with Yonsei University. As a first step the two universities are organizing a joint Yonsei-Copenhagen workshop on 18-20 April.

The workshop will consist of both plenary sessions with speeches by leadership representatives and keynote speakers from both universities as well as parallel workshop sessions on SOCIAL WELFARE, PLANT SCIENCE and THE ARCTIC with research presentations, papers and discussions about future collaboration.

Preliminary programme for the opening event 18 April

Venue: Frue Plads, Main Building, Auditorium 1

10:00-10:30

Welcome speeches and opening remarks

  • Prorector Thomas Bjørnholm, University of Copenhagen
  • Vice President Moon-Gun Choi, Yonsei University
  • Ambassador Young-sam Ma
10:30-11:20 Keynote speech – Professor Katherine Richardson

Professor in Biological Oceanography and leader of the Sustainability Science Centre, University of Copenhagen
"Managing the human-Earth relationship: New challenges for research universities"
11:20-12:00 Keynote speech – Professor Ki Jung Kim
Dean of Graduate School of Public Administration and Professor of Political Science & International Studies, Yonsei University
"Two Corners, One Discourse: Why I Dream of Collaboration between the Nordic Region and Northeast Asia"


The rest of the workshop (18 April afternoon, 19 and 20 April) will be dedicated to parallel workshop sessions on three themes of mutual interest to the two universities:

  • Social Welfare - Committee Room 3
  • The Arctic - Committee Room 4
  • Plant Science - Committee Room 1

The plenary and parallel sessions on 18 and 19 April are open to the public.

Venue: Frue Plads, Main Building, Auditorium 1
MAP: https://fa.ku.dk/vejviser/lokaler/