Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 20 hours ago
The Korea Society is calling for entries for “Startup Scene: 2026 Emerging Design Competition.” The competition is a part of Startup Scene: Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow (hereinafter Startup Scene), a program initiative dedicated to empower the startup entrepreneurial community that encompasses the US and South Korean economic landscape. This is proudly supported by Hanwha Life exclusively.
The “Startup Scene: Emerging Design Competition” is designed to encourage innovative thinking, creativity, and entrepreneurial spirit among Korean-American and Korean students enrolled in colleges, universities, and graduate schools across the United States. This year, the participants are challenged to pitch an innovative startup concept that leverages emerging technologies to address pressing challenges and issues.
koreasociety.org/emergingdesign
The Korea Society is calling for entries for “Startup Scene: 2026 Emerging Design Competition.” The competition is a part of Startup Scene: Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow (hereinafter Startup Scene), a program initiative dedicated to empower the startup entrepreneurial community that encompasses the US and South Korean economic landscape. This is proudly supported by Hanwha Life exclusively.
The “Startup Scene: Emerging Design Competition” is designed to encourage innovative thinking, creativity, and entrepreneurial spirit among Korean-American and Korean students enrolled in colleges, universities, and graduate schools across the United States. This year, the participants are challenged to pitch an innovative startup concept that leverages emerging technologies to address pressing challenges and issues.
koreasociety.org/emergingdesign



![Artist Hong Seon Jang on his exhibition Minor Landscaping
Discover how everyday objects can take on new meaning with artist Hong Seon Jang (@[insert handle if available])! Jang’s work transforms industrial products and found objects to challenge how we perceive the world around us. In this Artist Talk, he shares the inspiration behind his latest exhibition, exploring themes such as authority and subordination, internal and external dynamics, and the tension between security and threat. Jang guides viewers through his creative process, showing how ordinary items can be reimagined to reveal deeper cultural and ideological significance.
📺Video Release – Artist Talk: Hong Seon Jang | Tuesday, October 14, 2025 Artist Hong Seon Jang on his exhibition Minor Landscaping](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/pfXPd073Vac/mqdefault.jpg)






![South Koreas Nuclear Submarine Strategy
January 28, 2026 - Join us for a virtual program examining the geopolitical impact of South Koreas development of nuclear submarines.
When Republic of Korea (ROK) President Lee Jae Myung hosted US President Donald Trump for a State Visit in Gyeongju, South Korea in October of last year, the allies committed to developing the maritime and nuclear relationship. A Fact Sheet published after the summit meeting describes that: The United States has given approval for the ROK to build nuclear-powered attack submarines… [and] will work closely with the ROK to advance requirements for this shipbuilding project, including avenues to source fuel.
Rather than focusing on the engineering processes and logistical challenges of shipbuilding cooperation, which you can learn about here, this discussion explores the strategic and geopolitical consequences of South Koreas emergent nuclear submarine program. Against a backdrop of North Koreas quickly evolving nuclear arsenal as well as revived interest in diplomatic engagement, this program investigates how nuclear submarines impact South Koreas defensive capabilities and strategic posture, its contribution to and coordination with the US-ROK alliance, its regional role, and the balance of power and relations with North Korea.
The discussion features Dr. Sang Hyun Lee, Fellow Emeritus of the Sejong Institute, and Dr. James R. Holmes, J. C. Wylie Chair of Maritime Strategy at the U.S. Naval War College, and Minkyung Jung, Staff Reporter for The Korea Herald, in conversation with policy director Jonathan Corrado.
This program is made possible by the generous support of the Korea Foundation and our individual and corporate members.
For more information, please visit the link below:
https://www.koreasociety.org/policy-and-corporate-programs/2104-south-koreas-nuclear-submarine-strategy South Koreas Nuclear Submarine Strategy](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/r7Oyi95jooc/mqdefault.jpg)