The Korea Institute of Philosophy, Humanities and Culture under the Department of Philosophy at the Department of Korean Philosophy (Chairman Prof. Choi Il-beom) signed a memorandum of understanding with the Ugye Cultural Foundation (Chairman Sung Ho-kyung) to promote academic research on the 14th of May. Along with Toegye Yi Hwang and Yulgok Yi Yi, the two organizations will form an academic consortium to work closely together to find and plan research projects and create a stable research base.