Thesis Competition on Korea-Japan-China Trilateral
Cooperation
In order to instill interest in the topic of Korea-Japan-China trilateral cooperation and
to gather creative opinions that could contribute to the development of the trilateral
cooperation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Sejong Institute calls for
undergraduate and graduate students to participate in the thesis competition on the
topic of measures to advance the trilateral cooperation and of Northeast Asian political
affairs.
1. General Information
Topic: Any topic related to Korea-Japan-China Trilateral Cooperation
- The topic should focus on trilateral cooperation. Thus, applicants are
encouraged to include policy recommendations for trilateral cooperation even
if the topic is on Northeast Asian political affairs.
※ Examples) Action Plans to bolster peace and cooperation in Northeast
Asia, Territorial Disputes and Trilateral Cooperation, Environment and
Trilateral Cooperation, Biological Diversity and Trilateral Cooperation,
Implementation plans for Korea-China-Japan FTA, North Korea and
Trilateral Cooperation, etc.
Eligibility: Undergraduate students and/or graduate students enrolled in a
master’s or doctorate programs (irrespective of nationality)
Applicant(s): Individual or group (of 4 or less)
2. How to Apply
Submission Period: June 1 ~ October 15, 2017
Required Documents: Thesis, Application Form and Written Pledge (scanned
version with applicant’s own handwriting), Certificate of Enrollment
※ The Certificate of Enrollment may be submitted later if the applicant cannot submit
it by the deadline (i.e., in case of an exchange student, etc.).
Submission Method: Electronic submission. Attach the required documents
and send them to public@sejong.org
3. Guidelines on Thesis Writing
Format: Refer to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (www.mofa.go.kr) or the Sejong
Institute (www.sejong.org) website and/or see the attached document.
Languages: Korean or English
Length: Around 100 pages of 200-letter manuscript paper (around 12 pages
on A4 paper)
4. Result Announcement and Award Ceremony
Preliminary Screening: The preliminary screening result will be individually
informed on the fourth week of October 2017 to the applicants whose theses
are selected.
- The applicants whose theses have been selected will be invited to attend the
thesis presentation and exchange event.
- The selected applicants will be asked to prepare a presentation on their
thesis.
Thesis Presentation and Discussion Event (detailed schedule to be
informed later):
- Applicants with excellent theses will be awarded at the presentation and
discussion event. Awards endorsed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and
monetary rewards will be given to the awardees.
- Prize Details: Grand Prize: 3 million Korean won, Excellence Award: 2 million
Korean won, and Encouragement Award: 1 million Korean won.
※ Awards may not be granted if there are no eligible applicant(s).
4. Other Important Details
The thesis should be the applicant’s original work. The copyright of the
submitted theses will be reverted to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
All submitted documents will not be returned.
The following theses are not eligible for submission: theses awarded at other
competitions, degree theses, and theses that have been submitted to other
academic journals or collection of papers/dissertations.
- If any award-winning thesis is identified to have fallen under one of the above
categories or to have violated the research ethics such as plagiarism, the
award and prize will be immediately withdrawn even after the competition.
For more information: Contact the Research Support Team of the Sejong
Institute at 031) 750-7615.