Bongchul Kim obtained his Bachelor of Laws and Master of Laws from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS). He received Ph.D in Laws from King’s College London with the Overseas Research Scholarship from the UK government. He is a professor at HUFS and serves as the Director of the HUFS-Jean Monnet EU Centre. His research focuses on the legal issues regarding international relations and various regions, and he has been involved in joint research projects with Korean research institutions such as the Korean Research Institute of Legislation. He is the Director of the Seoul Institute of Global Affairs (SIGA).