Call for Papers:
The 1st ASEAN-Korea Academic Essay Contest
Organized by ASEAN-Korea Centre and Korean Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
BACKGROUND
ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations), embarked on its journey towards further integration, has recently launched the ASEAN Community at the end of 2015, and will be celebrating its 50th Anniversary establishment next year. Amid these developments in ASEAN, the partnership between ASEAN and Korea continues to make remarkable progress in a wide range of areas including security, economy, and socio-culture. 2017 has been designated as the ASEAN-Korea Cultural Exchange Year by the leaders of ASEAN and Korea, and it is also when the ASEAN Culture House will be officially open.
Against this backdrop, the ASEAN-Korea Centre, an inter-governmental organization mandated to promote economic and socio-cultural cooperation between ASEAN and Korea, invites students both in ASEAN and Korea to share their perspectives and knowledge on the ASEAN-Korea relations and the ASEAN Community. These collective efforts by the future leaders of ASEAN and Korea will be a significant contribution towards a lasting and genuine partnership between ASEAN and Korea.
THEME (select one of the following three themes)
1. ASEAN in the past 50 years, and ASEAN-Korea relations in the next 50 years
Established in 1967, ASEAN is widely recognized as a successful model for regional integration. What factors have contributed to ASEAN’s remarkable achievements over the past 50 years, and what is the path that ASEAN and Korea need to take for a mutually beneficial partnership?
2. Where the ASEAN Community is Heading Towards: Challenges and Prospects
What kind of challenges lie ahead of the ASEAN Community and how can ASEAN successfully address them? What would a resilient, inclusive, people-oriented and people-centred community that ASEAN is heading towards, look like?
3. ASEAN-Korea Socio-cultural Partnership: Towards a Reciprocal Understanding
Ahead of the ASEAN-Korea Cultural Exchange Year and opening of the ASEAN Culture House in Busan in 2017, it is worth assessing the past and current developments of socio-cultural cooperation between ASEAN and Korea. What kind of cooperative efforts have there been, and what further actions must be taken for a better understanding among the peoples of ASEAN and Korea?
ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTICIPATION
The contest is open to both ASEAN and Korean undergraduate and graduate students.
LANGUAGE
English or Korean
*Abstract for both English and Korean essays must be written in English.
DEADLINE AND REQUIREMENTS
Submission: 14 October 2016
Winner Announcement: 1 November 2016
Required Documents:
1) Essay
2) Abstract
3) Application form
FORMAT
| English | Korean |
| 4,000 words (10 pages) Times New Roman 12 points 1.5 interlinear |
3,000 words (10 pages) ???? 11 points 1.5 interlinear |
| *Abstract: 450 words / 1 page | |
– Essays must be submitted and formatted in Microsoft Word.
– In-text citations must be made in APA (sixth edition).
PRIZES
– 6 winning essays will be awarded, and will be printed in an AKC booklet that will be distributed regionally. Among those selected, essays that are written in English will also be printed in The Korea Herald, a major English Newspaper in Korea.
– Winners will be offered an opportunity for a study trip (4 nights/5 days) either to an ASEAN country or to Korea based on their nationalities:
a) Korean students – Visits to the ASEAN Secretariat, research institutes, and cultural sites in Indonesia
b) ASEAN students – Visits to the ASEAN-Korea Centre, universities, and cultural sites in Korea
*Travel expenses (airfare, accommodation, etc.) will be covered by the ASEAN-Korea Centre.
JUDGING
All eligible entries received will be assessed by a qualified panel of judges chosen by the ASEAN-Korea Centre.
NOTICE
– All requirements must be sent electronically by the submission deadline to essay@aseankorea.org.
– About the plagiarism policy, refer to www.plagiarism.org.
– Essays must be written by one person. Co-authored essays are not accepted.
– Only original and unpublished essays will be considered for assessment.
RECOMMENDED REFERENCES
All applicants are kindly recommended to visit the ASEAN E-Library (http://elibrary.aseankorea.org) and read the key documents on ASEAN Community and ASEAN-Korea relations including ASEAN Community Vision 2025, ASEAN-ROK Plan of Action to Implement the Joint Declaration on Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity 2016-2020, Joint Statement
of the ASEAN-ROK Commemorative Summit.