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Korea-OceaniaNextGenerationPolicyExpertsNetwork
SeoulStudyTour
24-30July2016
JointlyorganisedbyAustralianInstituteofInternationalAffairsandthe
KoreaFoundation
OutcomesReport
ThisreportsummarisesthemainoutcomesoftheKorea-OceaniaNextGenerationPolicyExpertsNetworkStudyTourheldinSeoulduringthe24thto30thJuly2016.TheeventwasjointlyorganisedbytheKoreaFoundationandtheAustralianInstituteofInternationalAffairs.ThestudytourbroughttogetherAustralianacademicsandyoungprofessionalswithdemonstratedinterestandexpertiseininternationalaffairs.Theobjectiveofthestudytourwastoprovideparticipantswithopportunitiestodeepentheirunderstandingofandencouragepolicy-orientedresearchontheEastAsianregionoveraseriesofdialoguesandnetworkingevents.ThedialoguescoveredtopicssuchasKorea’sdefencepolicy,unificationintheKoreanpeninsula,NorthKoreandefectorsandinter-Korearelationships.Highlightsofthestudytourincluded:
• Twelveparticipants(uponinvitation)includingacademicandpoliticalanalysts,universityprofessorsandotheracademics.
• Networkingwithsignificantgroupsincludingtwoformerambassadors,leadingpolicymakers,academicsandinternationaljournalistsbasedinKorea.
• ActiveparticipationandengagementwithseniorpolicyexpertsattheKoreaFoundationNextGenerationPolicyExpertsAlumniDialogue.
• AroundtablediscussionwiththeAustralianAmbassadortotheRepublicofKoreaattheAustralianEmbassyinSeoul.
• DiscussionofengagingtopicsincludingKorea’sforeignpolicy,theintegrationofNorthKoreanrefugeesandNorth-SouthunificationontheKoreanPeninsula.
• Apositiveatmospherefornetworkingandrelationship-buildingbetweenKoreanandAustralianparticipants.
Format
Thestudytourwasheldacrossoneweekbetweenthe24thand30thJuly,includingparticipants’arrivalto and departure from Seoul. It included seven dialogues and four networking events with seniorrepresentatives fromKorea’sgovernmentandcivil society.Thetouralsoconsistedofmeetingswithforeignpolicyjournalistsandafull-daydialogueonKoreanpoliticswithover40alumnirepresentativesfromtheKoreaFoundation’sNextGenerationPolicyExpertsNetworkacrosstheUSandEurope.
• Sunday24thJulyTheKoreaFoundationkindlyhostedawelcomingdinnerandorientationforallparticipants.
• Monday25thJuly
ThefirstsessionopenedwithadialoguehostedbytheKoreaInstituteforDefenseAnalyses(KIDA)onKorea’sdefencepolicyandmissiledefencesystems.Thereweretwonetworkingeventsfollowingthedialogue.ThefirstwaswiththeformerKoreanAmbassadortoAustralia,WooSangKim,whodiscussedKorea’s middle power diplomacy and Korea-Australia relations. Next, the participants joined in anetworkingeventwithProfessorHeejinLeeandProfessorJeffreyRobertsonfromYonseiUniversity.
AustraliandelegatesvisittheKoreanInstituteforDefenseAnalyses(KIDA)
• Tuesday26thJuly
ParticipantswereinvitedtoattendtheKoreaFoundationNextGenerationPolicyExpertsAlumniDialogue.AmbassadorSihyungLee,PresidentoftheKoreaFoundation,spokehiswelcomingremarkstotheevent.Seniorpolicyexpertsthenprovidedpresentationsandin-depthpaneldiscussionsontopicssuchasNorthKoreandenuclearisationandtheregionalarchitectureoftheKoreanPeninsula.MemberoftheAustraliandelegation,AssistantProfessorKaiHefromGriffithUniversity,alsoparticipatedasapanellistforthediscussion.ThedialoguewasfollowedbyworkinggroupsessionsforparticipantstosharetheirresearchinterestsaswellastheirfutureinsightsontheEastAsianregion,withoneseniorexpertassignedasamoderatorforeachgroup.
PanelistsattheKFNextGenerationPolicyExpertsAlumniDialogue
• Wednesday27thJulyThefirstdialoguewasconductedbythePresidentialCommitteeforUnificationPreparationandDrChong-wookChung,ViceChairmanofthePresidentialCommittee,examinedKorea’sunificationprocess.ParticipantsthenvisitedtheKoreaHanaFoundationwheretheyengagedinadialogueaboutNorthKoreandefectorsandtheirintegrationintotheROK.ThedelegationwasinvitedtoparticipateinaroundtablediscussionattheAustralianEmbassywiththeAustralianambassadortotheRepublicofKorea,BillPatersonPSM.Finally,participantsattendedanetworkingdinnerjoinedbyparticipantsoftheAustralianYoungPoliticalLeadersVisitKoreaprogram–NikkiBoyd,MartinGreenwood,ImogenBeynon,MitchRedford,NathanHerseyandZoeDarling.
• Thursday28thJuly
DialoguesforthedaywereheldattheMinistryofForeignAffairs.DrBeomchulShinfromtheMinistryofForeignAffairspresentedadialogueonmajorforeignpolicyissuesrelatedtotheKorea-USallianceandtherelationshipbetweenNorthandSouthKorea.ParticipantsthenjoinedanetworkingluncheonwithprominentinternationaljournalistsbasedinKorea–ChadO’Carroll,DirectorandManagingEditorofNKNewsandAlastairGale,BureauChiefKoreaoftheWallStreetJournal–whoprovidedvaluableperspectivesonKoreanissues.TheeventwasfollowedbyadialoguepresentedbySeniorResearcherJaeHyonLeefromtheAsanInstituteofPolicyStudies,whodiscussedtheASEAN-OceaniaResearchProgram.ThefinaldialogueforthestudytourfocusedonKoreanunificationpolicyandinitiativeswithMrDuHaengLee,SeniorPolicyCooperationOfficerfromtheMinistryofUnification.
• Friday29thJuly–Saturday30thJulyAtconclusionoftheweek’sproceedings,participantsweregiventheopportunitytopartakeinsignificanthistoricalandculturalactivitiesincludingatouroftheDemilitarizedZone(DMZ),UnificationBridge,theWarMemorialofKoreaandMyeong-dong.ParticipantsalsodepartedfromKoreaoverthisperiod.
VisitattheKoreaHanaFoundationtolearnaboutDPRKrefugeeintegration
Feedback
Thestudytourreceivedverypositivefeedback.ParticipantsexpressedthattheyhaddevelopedastronginterestinKoreanculture,politicsandinternationalrelationsthroughtheirparticipationintheprogram.Overall,thestudytourwasseentohaveenhancedparticipants’understandingandinterestofbothKoreaandtheEastAsianregion.Anumberofpositiveresponseswerenoted:
• “Itisfantastictohavespenttheweekwithsuchaninterestingandcollegialgroupofpeople–
justlovelytohavehadthechancetogettoknoweveryoneandtheirinterestsalittlemoredeeply–andIdolookforwardtostayingcloselyconnectedonallthingsKorea!”
• “Itwasanhonourandapleasuretoparticipate.Ihopethisisthefirstofmanysuchoccasions!
Kamsahamnida.”
• “Wasgreattomeetyouandspendaweekinthatamazingcity,learntsomuchfromyouall.”
Acknowledgements
TheAustralianInstituteofInternationalAffairswouldliketothankallparticipantsinthestudytour,particularlytheKoreanAmbassador,KoreaFoundationPresidentanddelegation,Consul-General,moderators,presentersanddiscussants.TheKorea-OceaniaNextGenerationPolicyExpertsNetworkStudyTourwasmadepossiblethroughthegeneroussupportoftheKoreaFoundation.
AustralianDelegation
MrGeoffreyEwing,PresidentofAIIAQueensland
MrRoryMacNeil,NationalOfficeOperationsManager,AIIA
AssociateProfessorKaiHe,ResearchFellow,GriffithAsiaInstitute,GriffithUniversity
DrElizabethThurbon,SeniorLecturer,SchoolofSocialSciences,UniversityofNewSouthWales
DrPichamonYeophantong,AssistantProfessor,UniversityofNewSouthWales
DrBenjaminHabib,Lecturer,LaTrobeUniversity
MrSeanJesudason,PathwaysPartnershipCoordinator,DeakinUniversity
MrDavidLang,AnalystandManagingEditor,AustralianStrategicPolicyInstitute
MrAlexanderWillox,PolicyOfficer,MigrationCouncilAustralia
DrChristopherRichardson,PhDgraduate,UniversityofSydney
DrCzeslawTubilewicz,SeniorLecturer,UniversityofAdelaide
MsCiaraO’Loughlin,TraineeLawyer,AIIAWAYoungProfessionalsNetwork