Seminar on Korean feat

Seminar on Korean feat

JAKARTA (JP): The University of Indonesia (UI) is organizing a
seminar on Thursday to review South Korea's experience in
industrialization and political development. The organizers say
they hope Indonesia can learn from the discussion, which will
bring together scholars from both countries. It is also intended
to promote closer relations between Indonesia and South Korea.

Although in the 1960s economic conditions in South Korea were
as poor as in Indonesia, the last two decades have seen the South
Korean economy transforming into one of the world's most dynamic
and fastest growing. Since the 1980s Seoul has also ushered in
democracy.

"Is Indonesia ready to emulate the development of Newly
Industrialized Countries?" asked chief organizer Hero U.
Kuntjoro-Jakti, who heads the International Relations Studies of
the university's School of Social and Political Sciences (FISIP).

Speakers from S. Korea includes U-Jin Lee, the head of the
Korean Association of Southeast Studies, Seun-Yoong Yang of the
Hankuk University, Chung-Si Ahn of Seoul National University and
Sung-Yeal Koo of Yonsei University. Speakers from Indonesia
include M. Budyatna, the dean of UI-FISIP, Kun Zahrun Istanti of
Gadjah Mada University, Hero U. Kuntjoro-Jakti and Faisal Basri
of the UI. (dnd/emb)