The 11th International Conference on Social Security, Seoul, Korea, September 12-13, 2015

The 11th International Conference on Social Security “Social Risks and Social Policy in East Asia” was held at Seoul (Korea). This conference was organized by Sungkyunkwan University (Korea) and hosted jointly by Japan Association for Social Policy Studies, Japan-East Asia Division, China Association of Social Security and Korean Association of Social Policy. Following the keynote lectures, thematic sessions such as “Health Care”, “Pension”, “Long-term Care”, “Social Welfare”, “Public Assistance”, “New Social Risks and Social Services” and “Youth Session” were held. Active discussions were exchanged in these sessions.

Two IPSS researchers had attended the conference and presented by oral listed below;
　Yoshihiro KANEKO (Advisory Officer for Policy Research Coordination) “A comparative study of elderly care system between China and Japan: Evidence from macro data concentrating on advancement of aging and local diversity” (Youth Session, with Wan Lin-Jing, Japan Women's University)
　Katsuhisa KOJIMA (Department of International Research and Cooperation) “The relation with Health Insurance and Long-term Care Insurance in East Asia” (Health Care session)

Please click here for the information about this conference in detail. (English)