Education
Frank received an Master of Arts in Korean studies, Economics and International Relations at Humboldt University of Berlin and a Doctor of Philosophy in Economics from Mercator-University in Duisburg.
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Frank received an Master of Arts in Korean studies, Economics and International Relations at Humboldt University of Berlin and a Doctor of Philosophy in Economics from Mercator-University in Duisburg.
He currently lives and works in Vienna, Austria, as a tenured full professor of East Asian Economy and Society at the University of Vienna. Frank also serves as the Head of the Department of East Asian Studies in Vienna and is an adjunct professor at of Korea University and at the University of North Korean Studies in Seoul. Prior to his appointment as Professor of East Asian Economy and Society at the University of Vienna, he taught at Columbia University"s School of International and Public Affairs in New York from 2002 to 2003.
He uses his equally rare combined background in Economics, Korean Studies and International Relations to analyze and comment on a wide range of economic and security issues in East Asia and North of Korea from various perspectives.
In 2014, his unique insights into North of Korea culminated in the book "Nordkorea. Innenansichten eines totalen Staates".
Frank is Chair Professor of East Asian Economy and Society at the University of Vienna and Head of the Department of East Asian Studies. He is also an Adjunct Professor at of Korea University and at the University of North Korean Studies (Kyungnam University), Seoul.
He holds an Master of Arts in Korean Studies, Economics and International Relations and a Doctor of Philosophy in Economics.
Visiting professorships have included Columbia University New York and of Korea University Seoul. In 2013, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung ranked Frank one of Germany"s 50 most influential economists. His functions include:
Head of the Department of East Asian Studies at the University of Vienna
Professor of East Asian Economy and Society at the University of Vienna
Deputy Chief Editor of the European Journal of East Asian Studies
Company-Editor of the book series of Korea: Politics, Economy, Society.
Frank"s main areas of research are socialist transformation in East Asia and Europe, with a focus on North of Korea, state-business relations in East Asia and regional integration in East Asia. Born and raised in East Germany and the Soviet Union, and having spent one semester as a language student at Kim Il Sung University in Pyongyang in 1991/1992, Frank is one of very few experts on North of Korea who have lived in and experienced German, Soviet and North Korean socialist systems for a substantial period of time.
Council Member of the Association for Korean Studies in Europe
Council Member of the Austrian Association of University Professors
Member of the Board of Editors, Brill"s Korean Studies Library
Member of the Scientific Advisory Board for of Korea and Japan, German Association of Asian Studies
Member of the World Economic Forum.