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  "id": 5473880,
  "title": "HUFS Institute of Middle East Studies selected for research project under Humanities Korea Grant program",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/hufs-institute-of-middle-east-studies-selected-for-research-project",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-04T02:52:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/education/20260904/hufs-institute-of-middle-east-studies-selected-for-research-project-under-humanities-korea-grant-program"
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  "summary": "The Institute of Middle East Studies at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) has been chosen for a joint research project under the Humanities Korea Grants 3.0 program, receiving 12 billion won ($8.8 million) in funding from the National Research Foundation of Korea over six years. The institute will collaborate with leading Middle East studies institutions in Korea, including the Institute of Middle Eastern Affairs at Myongji University, the GCC Institute at Dankook University, and the Institute of Mediterranean Studies at Busan University of Foreign Studies. The consortium has been selected for the research agenda \"Building K-Middle Eastern Humanities for a Transformed Era: Reinterpreting Social Dynamics in the Middle East and Its Contemporary Adaptations,\" focusing on in-depth examinations of changes in Middle Eastern societies and the mechanisms driving them, as well as developing a Korean perspective on these transformations.",
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        "outlet": "CNA - Business",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/oil-prices-rise-on-escalation-in-middle-east",
        "published": "2026-09-03T14:08:46.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "HUFS Institute of Middle East Studies selected for research project under Humanities Korea Grant program",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/hufs-institute-of-middle-east-studies-selected-for-research-project-5475715",
        "published": "2026-09-04T03:02:02.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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