Dialogues wih the Orient VII
Dialogues with the OrientGoing Global? The Korean Ways
23rd November 2021
The seventh Dialogues with the Orient event will be held on 23rd November 2021 by the Oriental Business and Innovation Center (OBIC). The event will concentrate on South Korea, and the three invited speakers - H.E. Chul-min Park, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea in Hungary, Levente Pallos, former Commercial Counsellor at the Embassy of Hungary in Seoul, and Beatrix Mecsi, PhD, Head of Department of Korean Studies at ELTE - will help us to bring this economically as well as culturally important country closer to the audience.
Time: 15:30 - 17:00
Attendance is free of charge, but registration is required together with a valid immunity certificate.
PROGRAM OF THE EVENT
15:30 Opening
Prof. Balázs HEIDRICH, PhD - Rector of BBU
15:40 Korea in the World, Korea in Hungary
H.E. Chul-min PARK - Ambassador of the Republic of Korea in Hungary
16:05 The Structure of the Korean Economy and Its Current Issues
Levente PALLOS - Managing Director, Vivaplan Kft.,
former Commercial Counsellor at the Embassy of Hungary in Seoul
16:25 Eye-witness of Changes: Korea in the Past and Present
Beatrix MECSI, PhD - Head of Department of Korean Studies at Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE)
16:45 Korean Traditional Dance and Cultural Program
The
traditional dance performance is courtesy of the Mugunghwa Dance Group; the cultural program is organized with the support of the Korean Cultural Center in Budapest