Korean studies

The Korean Studies ( in Austria: Koreanologie ) is a complex science, the research object Korea is in a broader sense. Major topics include the Korean language, literature, culture (including art and music ) and history. Together with the Chinese and Japanese studies, it is one for the field of East Asian Studies. As the founder of the German Koreanistik applies the Benedictine Andre Eckardt, who was in Korea for decades served as a missionary.

Chairs Korean Studies in Germany

Chairs of the Korean Studies is available in Germany at the following universities:

• Free University of Berlin ( website)
• Ruhr- University Bochum ( website)
• Rheinische Friedrich- Wilhelms-Universität (Bonn, website)
• University of Hamburg ( website)
• Eberhard -Karls -Universität Tübingen ( website)
• Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main ( website)

Chairs Koreanologie in Austria

The study of Koreanologie is offered in Austria at the following universities:

• University of Vienna ( website)