Dr. Eun Jeung Lee

Professor

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Biography

Eun-Jeung Lee is a leading scholar in Korean Studies, currently serving as the Chair of the Institute for Korean Studies at Freie Universität Berlin. She has an extensive academic background, having studied Political Science, Sociology, and Ethnology in Seoul and Göttingen. Lee's dissertation focused on Hermann Heller's state thinking, and she earned her doctorate in 1993. Throughout her career, she has been awarded numerous prestigious fellowships, including the Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship and the Japan Foundation Fellowship. As a member of various advisory boards, including the Deutsch-Koreanische Gesellschaft and Academia Europaea, she actively contributes to discussions on reunification and intercultural political history. Her research interests span across political theory, political culture, and the history and society of Korea, along with an emphasis on comparative transformation studies. Lee's current research projects include knowledge transfer as intercultural translation and various initiatives regarding Korean studies funded by recognized academic institutions.

Research Interests

Experience

Chair

2008-01-01 — Present

Institute for Korean Studies, Freie Universität Berlin • Berlin, Germany

Leading the Institute for Korean Studies at Freie Universität Berlin, focusing on research and education in Korean studies.

Awards

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Mirok Lee Prize

2013-01-01

Requirements for Freie Universität Berlin

Master Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Total
Required:95
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree with 10 ECTS in Methods of Empirical Social Research 10 ECTS in International Relations 35 ECTS in Political and Administrative Sciences
Application Checklist
  • Bachelor's degree certificate
  • Transcript of Records
  • Proof of English proficiency (C1)
  • Proof of German proficiency (DSH-2)
  • Course descriptions for ECTS verification
Specialization Notes

Administered by the Department of Political and Social Sciences.