"Confucian Humanism: Korean, Comparative, Contemporary, and Interdisciplinary Perspectives"

University of Prince Edward Island
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Thursday, June 27 (Thursday), 9:00 am–5:15 pm
Friday, June 28 (Friday), 9:00 am–3:10 pm

Conference location

SDU Main Building, Faculty Lounge (Room 201)

Opening ceremony, lunch reception, and all sessions and presentations.

UPEI Campus Map

Hosted and funded by

University of Prince Edward Island and the Korean Studies Lab Project

Organized by

• Dr. Edward Chung, Director, Asian Studies and Korean Studies, UPEI
• The UPEI Asian Studies Conference Organizing Committee
• Korean Studies Project team members
  • Dr. Bongrae Seok (Alvernia University, Pennsylvania) 
  • Dr. Jung-Yeup Kim (Kent State University, Ohio)

In consultation with 

• North American Korean Philosophy Association (NAKPA)
• American Philosophical Association (APA) 
• KRG (Korean Religions Group) of American Academy of Religion (AAR)

Endorsed by UPEI

• Dr. Greg Naterer, Vice-President Academic and Research
• Dr. Marva Sweeney-Nixon, Associate Vice-President Research
• Dr. Sharon Myers, Dean of Arts 
• Arts Faculty departments:
  • Religious Studies
  • History
  • Philosophy
  • Political Science
  • Modern Languages

Special acknowledgement

This conference is fully supported by UPEI’s international Lab Program for Korean Studies grant (AKS-2022-LAB-2230002) through the Ministry of Education, Republic of Korea and Korean Studies Promotion Service (KSPS), the Academy of Korean Studies (AKS).