By the will of Dr. Chang Choong-sik, Chairman of the Dankook Foundation, the Institute of Oriental Studies was founded on 28 September 1970, to make an academic contribution through the research of oriental cultures. Institute Programs 1. Research of oriental cultures on the basis of Korean culture 2. Publication of ¡ºJournal of Oriental Studies ÔÔåÇùÊ¡»and ¡ºOriental Studies Series ÔÔåÇùÊõ¿ßö¡» 3. Compilation of ¡º Dictionary of Chinese characters Korean use ùÓùÛÓÞÞöîð ¡»and ¡º Dictionary of Sino-Korean Words ùÛÏÐùÓí®åÞÞöîð¡» 4. Holding academic conferences and monthly meetings to reading research paper 5. Exchanging staff members and researchers from the Institute in order to extend international links 6. Collection and arrangement of rare materials ( books, articles, data etc)