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2020 kickoff meeting held

The Foundation began work for 2020 after holding a kickoff meeting on January 2 in the presence of all of its staff in its conference room. In his New Year's address, President Kim Do-hyung emphasized constant readiness for change, encouraging the Foundation to not fear change and to reform and move on into the future. There was then a ceremony to commend the distinguished employees of 2019.

MOU on academic exchanges signed between

Northeast Asian History Foundation

and Chinese History Research Institute

The Foundation signed an MOU on mutual cooperation with the Chinese History Research Institute on January 8.

The Chinese History Research Institute was launched on January 3, 2019 as an organization under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. It is a national history think tank that came into being by the integration of six institutes on archeology, ancient history, world history, China's frontier, and historical theory and adding the functions of a museum and library.

This MOU means a great deal in that it is the first fruit of the efforts by these two organizations that have sympathized with the need for academic exchange and laid a foundation for deepening cooperation between the academic circles of the history of Korea and China. Under the MOU, the two organizations will hold an academic conference every other year, exchange publications, and seek ways for joint development and cooperation by reducing differences in the understanding of history academically through multifaceted exchanges including joint research.

Kim Do-hyung, the Foundation's president, commented, “I hope that their exchanges will develop into a permanent channel of history dialogue between Korea and China.”

Dokdo Museum's special education programs for winter vacation

The Foundation's Dokdo Museum Seoul is operating special education programs for the winter vacation period. The programs are established to enable children to form correct historical awareness through experience activities such as learning by making. There are three programs: The Treasure Island Dokdo program for children ages 7 to 9, the Open Dokdo program for elementary school students in first to third grade, and the I Am Dokdo explorer program for elementary school students in fourth to sixth grade. Applications for the programs can be filed via the home page of the Dokdo Museum Seoul (dokdomuseumseoul.com) through February 14.

Foundation's Office of Education and PR visits

shelter for comfort women of the Japanese military

Marking the Lunar New Year holidays, the Foundation's Office of Education and Public Relations visited the House of Sharing and the shelter of the Korean Council for Justice and Remembrance for the Issues of Military Sexual Slavery by Japan (hereafter Korean Council for Justice and Remembrance) on January 14 and 20, respectively, to deliver gift packages under the name of the Foundation's president. That day, Foundation officials were able to meet with three grandmas who were healthy; one of them, Lee Ok-seon (born in Busan in 1927), looked relatively healthy despite her advanced age of 94 this year. Gil Won-ok, who at 93 is residing in the shelter of the Korean Council for Justice and Remembrance, had difficulty walking without an assistance device, but also looked vigorous while joking. Seo Hyeon-ju, head of the Office of Education and Public Relations, said, “Our Foundation will put forth more efforts to resolve the issue of the comfort women of the Japanese military.”