The Korean Studies Institute
한국국학진흥원
韓國國學進興院
FormationDecember 7, 1995
Location
Coordinates36°42′08″N 128°48′38″E / 36.7022°N 128.8106°E / 36.7022; 128.8106
President
Chong Jong-sup
Websitewww.koreastudy.or.kr
Formerly called
Korean Studies Advancement Center
The Advanced Center for Korean Studies

The Korean Studies Institute (Korean: 한국국학진흥원; Hanja: 韓國國學進興院; RR: Hanguk Gukak Jinheungwon) was founded in 1995 as a non-profit foundation under the affiliation of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.[1] Located in Andong, it conducts research, conservation, collection and studies on Korean archives owned by private individuals which were at risk of loss of damage over time.[2]

References

  1. "한국국학진흥원 (Korean Studies Institute, 韓國國學進興院)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
  2. "Conservation and collection". official site.
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