Confucian University (Head: Professor Kim Dong-min) Confucian Philosophy and Cultural Contents Research Institute selected "National Heritage Administration's Important Record Heritage Local Service 2024-2026 Academic Research Service" (project cost 1.65 billion won)

The Confucian University of Korea (Head: Professor Kim Dong-min) Confucian Philosophy and Cultural Contents Research Institute (Research Director: Professor Kim Dong-min) was selected as the "Important Records Heritage Korean Service Project" promoted by the National Heritage Administration. The project period is from 2024 to 2026, and the total project cost is 1.65 billion won.

Based on the experience of planning and developing Confucian cultural contents for a total of 30 million characters of 145 types, including the interpretation of Confucian scriptures left by Korean Confucian scholars such as Toegyejeonseo (http://ygc.skku.edu ) and Yulgokjip (http://ygc.skku.edu ), the project has been selected for the project following 2018-2020 (3 years) and 2021-2023 (3 years).

▲ Kim Dong-min, president of the College of Confucian Studies

The project will be carried out for a total of three years from 2024 to 2026, with the total project cost of 550 million won per year, a total of 1.65 billion won, and 40 people participating in the project, which is a large project that is hard to find in the humanities field. The research team of this project group is a PhD and graduate student produced by our university of study, and the advisory group and the members of the specialists of the school, the liberal arts university, the East Asian Academy, and the top experts in related fields. The selection of this project is a very encouraging achievement in that it was an opportunity to reaffirm internally and externally that Sungkyunkwan University's humanities, especially Confucianism and Oriental Studies, are in a leading position in traditional Korean studies.

The National Heritage Administration's Important Records Heritage Localization Project aims to enhance the public's understanding of traditional culture and lay the foundation for content development and academic development based on traditional culture by authenticating and translating important Korean heritage recorded in Chinese characters among state-designated cultural properties (national treasure, treasure, etc.). The local achievements of this project will be provided free of charge on the National Heritage Portal of the National Heritage Administration (http://www.heritage.go.kr ). In particular, this project includes the collection of documents of Pilam Seowon, the "Seowon of Korea," which is registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, "Bokbu Yumok," Lee Hyung-sang's work, "Jeongan Yeo-bun," and Kim Seong-il's predecessor, "Jwajeonjikhae at the end of Chugwarye-si, Jwa-jeon-gujikhae." These cultural heritages are evaluated as essential materials for studying not only Confucian culture but also all aspects of traditional culture, such as history, education, economy, and life of the time. Professor Kim Dong-min, the head of research, said, "This institute was selected for the three consecutive state-designated national cultural properties from 2018 to 2026 and carries out the national territory project with a project cost of about 5 billion won for nine years. As a large-scale national project that has no precedent in the humanities field in Korea, it showed the status and capabilities of Confucian universities in the fields of Confucianism, traditional studies, and classics at home and abroad. This project plays an important role in informing the public of the value of the country's national treasure and treasure-class record cultural heritage by concentrating research capabilities and creating optimal results by excellent researchers and large-scale professional advisory groups in related fields. In addition, it is expected that the successive generation of academics and young researchers will participate together to accumulate research capabilities and enhance their ability to carry out national projects, thereby fostering future talents in traditional academic and classical fields," he said.

▲Treasure Lee Hwang Pil-jeok - Teacher's Pilgrimage and Teacher's Memorandum

▲Treasure Kim Seong-il's Family's Exhibition 

– The end of the spring and autumn ceremony specializing in drinking, left and right

This research institute was established in April 2017 as a research institute under the University of Confucianism with the aim of leading the reinterpretation of Confucian scriptures and the modernization of Confucian research. This research institute is composed of four divisions: the origin of East Asian civilization, the Confucian cultural content, the Confucian ethics and character education, and the Confucian scriptures interpretation. In addition to the "Important Record Heritage Korean Language Project," this research institute is currently carrying out the "Educational Literature Korean Language Project" of the Korea Arts Center of the Korea Institute for the Promotion of Confucian Culture.