The annual Arab Cultural Festival is back again this year. The eighth festival takes place from May to June. The festival includes "the 4th Arab Film Festival" which will screen a number of award winning films at major international film festivals in Seoul and Busan. It will offer a unique opportunity for you to explore diverse aspects of the Arab culture.

1. The 4th Arab Film Festival

Dates: Thursday 4 June ~ Wednesday 10 June 2015

Venue: Arthouse MOMO (Ewha Womans Univ.), Seoul

          Busan Cinema Center

*NB All screenings are free. For more information visit http://fest.korea-arab.org/us/index.html

2. Public Lecture on the Arab World: Introduction to Arab Culture

Venue: Mic Impact Square, Jongro

1) Saturday 13 June 2015  11:00~13:00

   Lecturer: Prof. Hyondo Park

               Institute of Middle Eastern Affairs of Myongji University

2) Saturday 20 June 2015  11:00~13:00

   Lecturer: Prof. Se-won Chang

               Department of Middle Eastern Studies of Dankook University

*NB: The lectures are to be carried out in Korean. 
       To apply or for more information, contact us at 02-551-7130 or arabic@korea-arab.org.

3. Lecture Series by the Arab Diplomatic Corps

1) Lecturer: H.E. Khalil Ismail Al-Mosawi, Ambassador of Iraq to Korea

   Date: Thursday 28 May  15:00

   Venue: Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Main Building Rm 109

2) Lecturer: H.E. Mohamed Alharthy, Ambassador of Oman to Korea

   Date: Thursday 11 June 2015  17:00

   Venue: Dongguk University, Dongguk Hall Rm 310

3) Lecturer: H.E. Jasem Albudaiwi, Ambassador of Kuwait to Korea

   Date: Friday 12 June 2015  15:30

   Venue: Ewha Womans University, International Education Building Rm 1002

*All the lectures are open to the public. For more information contact us at 02-551-7130 

4. Special Lecture on the Arab World: Understanding the Arab Culture

1) Lecturer: Prof. Seo Jeongmin

               Dept. of Middle East and African Studies,

               Graduate School of International and Area Studies,

               Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

   Date: Tuesday 23 June 2015  07:30

*NB   The Special Lecture on the Arab World is open to affiliated medical staff only.

All the programmes are free but some require pre-booking.
To find out more, visit http://fest.korea-arab.org/us/index.html