Hankuk University of Foreign Studies and North Gyeongsang Province held the second General Assembly of the Silk Road University Network, an alliance of universities in countries along the Silk Road routes to promote academic and cultural exchanges

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The subject of PHOCOS 2016 is 'Campus Life at University along the Silk Road. From University of Coimbra, Portugal, to Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Japan, a total of 53 students f from 46 universities submitted 163 pieces of work from 23 cities in 9 countries. In grateful appreciation, 50 pieces, in the end, were selected for exhibition by a panel comprising of people who have dedicated their whole life to photography