Collaborative Research Networks

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KRI has extensive international networks in Southeast Asia and Australasia. The first is the Universities Network (also known as Ten Strategic Partner Universities), and the second is the Universities-Government Institutions Network (also known as CPPR Forum).

Universities network (also known as Ten Strategic Partner Universities)

Our partner universities are leaders and the national hubs for Korean Studies. They are also the first-tier and highest ranked in their respective countries as well as globally. Through this network, KRI and partner universities conduct research projects in Korean Studies with specialisations in Political Studies, Economics, Sociology, Cultural Studies, Language and History.

Universities-Government Institutions Network (also known as CPPR Forum)

KRI formed the first strategic Universities-Government Intuitions Network in 2012 with an aim to conduct collaborative and comparative research on public policy in Southeast Asia, Australia and Korea. This network is specifically named to highlight its purpose as a Comparative Public Policy Research (CPPR) Forum of KRI. The CPPR Forum consists of research partners from Korea, Australia and eight Southeast Asian countries’ universities, government research institutes and policymakers.

CPPR Forum’s primary activities are to conduct collaborative and comparative research on public policy challenges facing governments in Southeast Asia and to share the outputs of this research via symposiums and workshops. After three years of planning and following several pilot research projects managed by KRI, the CPPR Forum was formally formed through the inaugural CPPR Symposium held in Yangon in 2014. The operating arms of the CPPR Forum consist of advisory board members, research project directors and researchers from participating institutions. CPPR participants comprise key personnel from public policy reform agencies and distinguished scholars from participating countries.

The CPPR Forum and KRI conducted a collaborative research workshop on 6 November 2015, in Manila which was co-hosted by the Asia Development Bank and the Korea Foundation.

Operations & governance structures

CPPR Forum has two working systems. The Advisory Board informs the governance of developing research issues and cooperates with collective research projects and workshops. Members are senior researchers from universities and public research institutes, and senior policymakers from government bodies from eight countries in Southeast Asia, Korea and Australia.

KRI manages this research network in the field of comparative public policy studies. 
  • Name Position Country
    Dr Sang Yoo Nam Chair, CPPR Forum Advisory Board & Former Dean, KDI Graduate School Korea
    Dr Kyung Tae Lee Co-Chair, CPPR Forum Advisory Board & Former Ambassador to OECD Korea
    Professor Emerlinda Roman Co-Chair, Former President, University of the Philippines The Philippines
    Dr Seong-Min Yoo Member of National Assembly Korea
    Professor Yoon Hee Won President, University of Seoul Korea
    Professor Kyu-Dok Hong Vice President (Academic), Sookmyung Women’s University Korea
    Dr Ly Thuch Senior Minister, Royal Government of Cambodia Cambodia
    Mr Ko Ko Hlaing Chief Political Advisor to the President & Chairman, Center for Strategic and International Studies Myanmar
    Professor Eko Prasojo Professor, Universitas Indonesia and Former Vice Minister, Ministry of State Apparatus and Public Administration Indonesia
    Dr Vo Tri Thanh Vice President, Central Institute for Economic Management Vietnam
    Professor Norma Mansor Professor University of Malaya Malaysia
    Dr Leeber Leebouapao Director General, National Economic Research Institute, Ministry of Planning and Investment Laos
    To be confirmed Office of Public Sector Development Commission Thailand
    Professor Mark Turner Professor, Korea Research Initiatives, University of New South Wales Australia
    Dr Seung-Ho Kwon Acting Executive Director, Korea Research Initiatives, University of New South Wales Australia
  • Country Name Position Institution
    Australia Dr Seung-Ho Kwon Korea Research Initiatives UNSW Sydney
    Professor Mark Turner Korea Research Initiatives UNSW Sydney
    Professor Michael O'Donnell Deputy Rector UNSW Sydney
    Thailand Dr Piti Srisangnam Director, ASEAN Studies Center Chulalongkorn University
    Dr Sineenat Sermcheep Assistant Dean, Faculty of Economics Chulalongkorn University
    Ms Kanita Soodkangwal Senior Advisor Office of the Public Sector Development Commission (OPDC)
    Ms Kittiya Khampee Senior Advisor, Public Sector Development Office of the Public Sector Development Commission (OPDC)
    Dr Chotima Sanguanphant Public Sector Development Officer Office of the Public Sector Development Commission (OPDC)
    Malaysia Professor Norma Binti Mansor Faculty of Economics and Administration University of Malaya
    Dr Mazlan Yusoff Director Nat. Institute of Public Administration Public Service Department
    Mr Kumaraguru Yogeesvaran Deputy Director General Economic Planning Unit, Prime Minister’s Department
    Indonesia Professor Eko Prasojo Professor, Head, Research Cluster on Democracy, Decentralization and Governance University of Indonesia
    Dr Setiawan Wangsaatmaja Deputy Minister Ministry of State Apparatus and Administration Reform
    Mr Edy Putra Irawady Deputy Minister for Industry and Trade Affair Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affair
    Dr Rudiarto Sumarwodo Senior Advisor for Bureaucratic Reform & Decentralized Governance The Partnership for Governance Reform
    Dr Ahmad Malkan Lubis Member, Indonesian National Logistics Team Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affair
    Associate Professor Teguh Kurniawan Faculty of Social and Political Sciences Universitas Indonesia
    The Philippines Professor Emerlinda Roman Former President & Professor, College of Bus. Administration University of the Philippines
    Dr Dante Canlas Former Director General National Economic Development Authority of the Philippines
    Professor Raphael Lotilla Senior Fellow, the Philippine Center for Econ. Development University of the Philippines
    Professor Eduardo Gonzalez Dean, Asian Center University of the Philippines
    Dr Gilberto M. Llanto President The Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS)
    Dr Minsoo Lee Senior Economist, Economic and Research Dept. Asian Development Bank
    Dr Arief Ramayandi Senior Economist, Economic and Research Dept. Asian Development Bank
    Cambodia Dr Ly Thuch  Senior Minister & Chairman National Committee for Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
    Dr Korm Ribaun Deputy Secretary General National Committee for Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
    Mr Kim Veara Faculty of Development Studies Royal University of Phnom Penh
    Dr Heng Molyaneth Research Fellow, Social Development Unit Cambodia Development Resource Institute
    Dr Nou Keosothea Coordinator for Social Dev. Programme Cambodia Development Resource Institute
    Laos Dr Leeber Leebouapao Dir.-Gen., National Economic Research Institute (NERI) Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI)
    Dr Sthabandith Insisienmay Dep. Dir.-Gen, Macroeconomic Research Division, NERI Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI)
    Ms Latdavanh Songvilay Director, NERI Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI)
    Mr Nisith Keopanya Director General, Dept of Planning & Cooperation Ministry of Home Affair
    Vietnam Dr Vo Tri Thanh Vice President Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM)
    Dr Nguyen Manh Hai Director, Research Dept. for Public Service Policies Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM)
    Dr Tran Van Ngoi Director General, Institute of State Organizational Sciences Ministry of Home Affairs
    Associate Professor Tran Thi Thanh Thuy Deputy Director, Institute for Public Leadership and Policy HoChiMinh National Academy of Politics and Public Administration
    Myanmar Mr Ko Ko Hlaing Chief Political Advisor to the President & Chair Center for Strategic and International Studies
    Dr Kyaw Thu Programme Specialist (UN-Habitat) Urban Research and Development Institute (URDI)
    Dr Tun Ko Ko Center for Strategic and International Studies Myanmar Development Resource Institute
    Professor Khin Naing Oo Rector Yangon University of Economics
    Professor Thida Kyu Head, Dept. of Economics Yangon University of Economics
    Professor Cho Thein Head, Dept. of Applied Economics Yangon University of Economics
    Korea Dr Sang Yoo Nam Chair, CPPR Forum Advisory Board & Former Dean KDI Graduate School
    Dr Kyung Tae Lee Co-Chair, CPPR Forum Advisory Board Former Ambassador to OECD
    Dr Seong-Min Yoo Member National Assembly
    Professor Yun-hi Won President University of Seoul
    Professor Kyu-Dok Hong Vice President (Academic) Sookmyung Women’s University
    Dr Moonjoong Tcha Executive Director & CEO Samsung Economic Research Institute (SERI)
    Professor Myungho Park Dean, College of Business and Economics Hankuk University of Foreign Studies