Institute for Mediterranean Studies

The IMS provides a center for holistic research and analysis of the Mediterranean Area, as well as academic teaching on the region.

With the beginning of the Humanities Korea (HK) project, IMS has concentrated on research with ICT experts in order for cultivation of advanced academic achievement in integrative field.

The IMS was founded in 1997 as the result of an initiative to establish an interdisciplinary research-intensive institute dedicated to the fields of the Mediterranean Studies in Korea.

It is situated within the Busan University of Foreign Studies (BUFS) and is currently the only research organization of its kind in Korea.

The purpose of IMC is to bring scholars together from all over the world, for Mediterranean Studies in the fields of History, Arts, Archaeology, Philosophy, Sociology, Politics, International Relations, Economics, Business, and Sports, among others.

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This journal publishes articles and book reviews discussing issues on both the Western and Eastern Mediterranean, from ancient to modern times.

The faculty consists of dedicated scholars of the Mediterranean areas including Arabic, French, Greek, Italian, Spanish, and Turkish studies among others, with research specialties ranging from archaeology and the arts to history, language, literature, philosophy, and religion.

The faculty members teach and conduct research on aspects of the cultural and socio-historical interactions that have marked the Mediterranean civilizations in the contexts of the Middle East, Southern and Mid-Eastern Europe, and North Africa.