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A New Chapter for Sino-Korean Academic Exchange

With support from the Korea Foundation, the Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (Central Party School) began to offer a Korean Studies program, entitled “The Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asian Cooperation,” in 2009. Indeed, the availability of Korea-related courses at the Central Party School marks an impressive milestone in Sino-Korean academic exchange.



The offering of Korea-related courses, as part of a first-ever program in conjunction with an overseas organization, marks an impressive milestone for the Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. This program attracted the wide attention of relevant sectors as it included courses for graduate students in China, along with specialized training for mid- and high-ranking officials of the Communist Party. It is thus a noteworthy initiative of the Central Party School, which also represents the opening of a new chapter in Sino-Korean cooperation for higher education. The Central Party School and the Korea Foundation cooperated closely to launch this innovative program, which lays the groundwork for further collaboration in the years ahead.

Significance of Korea-related Courses
The Central Party School, a core institution of higher learning in China, is operated by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China to educate mid- and high-ranking officials and local graduate students. The party officials and graduate students who enroll in the Central Party School are expected to cultivate a global perspective and strategic mindset. The Institute of International Strategic Studies at the Central Party School is the only think tank on international strategic studies overseen by the Communist Party of China. The Institute is responsible for instilling mid and high-ranking party officials with a global perspective and offering degree programs for graduate students of global relations. With the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia being so closely related to China’s national security, economic/social development, and cultural exchange, they represent fundamental elements of China’s strategic studies for global affairs. Accordingly, education and research of these issues have long been included in the primary mission of the Institute.

The Institute’s curriculum has added various courses in response to political developments and the need for maintaining relevant departments. To build a broad foundation for education, the Central Party School has opened various courses, such as special lectures on the North Korean nuclear issue; sessions on the Northeast Asian order and Sino-Japanese relations, as part of the training for mid- and high-ranking officials; and specialized lectures for graduate students on such themes as North Korea’s nuclear issue, Northeast Asian economic cooperation, Northeast Asian security and strategic countermeasures, and prospects for the establishment of an East Asian free trade zone.
Relevant researchers have helped to systematize research efforts by participating in various projects sponsored by China’s National Social Science Fund and Marx Research Fund, in regard to research work on the “East Asian Order and China’s National Strategy.” The opening of Korea-related courses will serve to reinforce the connection between regular courses and special lectures, along with helping to provide mid and high-ranking officials and graduate students with an opportunity to deepen their understanding about Northeast Asia’s security and economic situation in a more comprehensive manner, along with broadening the Institute’s scope and depth of research.

Focus on Korea and Northeast Asia
Encouraged by the Sino-Korean cooperative support for Korea-related courses, the Institute of International Strategic Studies plans to strengthen education, research, and domestic/international academic exchange related to Northeast Asia and the Korean Peninsula, in an effort to become one of key centers of Northeast Asian studies in China within the next three to five years. Details related to the cooperative program on Korea-related courses include the following initiatives.
The Central Party School has sought to integrate its regular courses and special lectures, and to encourage experienced scholars of the Institute and other scholars in China to participate in such endeavors. As a result, a course on the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asian Security is now offered to graduate students enrolled in masters and doctoral degree programs on international politics, diplomacy, international relations, and the global economy. The Central Party School plans to upgrade this special course into a regular course in the near future. The Institute faculty members who usually teach mid- and high-ranking officials have delivered lectures to the graduate students, while relevant professors have been invited to present lectures on selected topics, including Northeast Asian cooperation and North Korea’s nuclear issue. A variety of themes and original content of the lectures have contributed much to an enhanced understanding of issues related to the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asian cooperation.

The Central Party School has presented such courses as “Northeast Asian Order and Sino-Japanese Relations,” and “North Korean Nuclear Issues and Sino-Korean Relations” for mid- and high ranking officials. Special lectures by the distinguished scholars of relevant fields have been arranged to strengthen academic exchange and channels of cooperation. The Central Party School has solidified its cooperative relations with the Korea Foundation and channels of Sino-Korean cooperation through the Korea-related courses. Korea Foundation President Yim Sung-joon was invited to deliver a lecture on the topics of Northeast Asian regional community and cooperative relations among Korea, China, and Japan, in June 2009. With the attendance of more than 100 mid and high-ranking officials, professors, researchers, and graduate students, President Yim’s insightful lecture has been published in the “Xinyuanjian” journal (Vol. 4, 2009).
The opening of such Northeast Asian cooperation-related courses and special lectures has been supplemented by the organization of seminars and an expansion of academic research on the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asian cooperation. The cooperative efforts in 2009 have been successful and meaningful. The various scholars, officials, and graduate students who attended the special lectures and seminars all expressed a positive assessment of the sessions, while the responsible Central Party School officials were also satisfied with the results. In addition, relevant information was distributed via the Internet, attracting the attention of academic institutions and enabling the pertinent courses to be recognized as important resources, which also contributed to an enhancement of Sino-Korean cooperation overall.
The Central Party School’s plans for 2010 are focused on: First, following the success in 2009, the Central Party School will offer a series of regular and special lectures for mid- and high-ranking officials and graduate students that are intended to increase their interest in and understanding of the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asian cooperation. Second, the Central Party School will invite a number of scholars, government officials, and prominent figures from Korea, including the Korean Ambassador to China, to provide an opportunity for their presentation of lectures at the School. Third, the Central Party School will increase its cooperation with the Korea Foundation in the areas of academic seminars, textbook development, and academic activities. It is hoped that this bilateral cooperation will reap even greater results in 2010.

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