About KIMS
History and Purpose
- KIMS Founding Purpose
KIMS is a non-profit-oriented research institution designed to promote various research and research related activities with the ultimate aim of creating policy-relevant foundations useful for Korea’s national security and maritime strategy.
Toward that end:
- KIMS pursues research activities designed to stress the importance of the sea and to propose policies and strategies relevant to national security and maritime
security and - KIMS endeavors to promote international friendship and peace through joint research projects and the exchange of information on such subjects as the law of the sea, maritime strategy, international security, maritime history and maritime economy.
- Our History
- 09.01 : Signed MOU with France FMES
- 11.09 : KIMS 20th Anniversary event / Published KIMS 20th Anniversary Report (e-book)
- 05 : Participated in Jeju Forum for the first time
- 02.02 : Signed agreement with ROK National Assembly Library on mutual cooperation
- 05.18 : Signed MOU with ROK KIOST on mutual cooperation
- 10.25 : Signed MOU with PRC NISCSS
- 11 : Conducted 100th KIMS Morning Forum
- 12.16 : Signed MOU with ROK KMI
- 02. 01 : MOU with Australia Sea Power Center
- 01. 26 : MOU with U.K King’s College Corbett Center
- 11. 26 : MOU with USA Center for Naval Analysis
- 02 : Institute relocated to new KIMS Building, 460-1 Seogyo-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul
- 11 : Institute relocated office to 5th flr Kumhwa Bldg, 158-1 Donggyo-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul
- 01 : Corporation foundation granted by the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
- 02 : Foundation registered at the Court of Justice
- 02 : Institute began work, 6th flr Muhae Bldg, 375-32 Seogyo-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul
