The 12th Joongmin Forum was held on May 27 at the Jungmin Foundation seminar room. The forum is a preparatory meeting for the joint study of Korea-France Confucianism. In the forum, Han Sang-jin and Jean-Claude presented and discussed the methodology of Confucian research from the perspective of Foucault and Habermas.

Professor Han Sang-jin proposed "Confucian Subjectivity and Governability: From the Eyes of Foucault and Habermas" as a whole of the joint study of Korean-French Confucianism over the next five years, which was accepted after discussions by participants.

It also decided to hold a seminar at Seoul National University on June 12, 2017 to begin joint research over the next five years as scheduled under the theme of "Methodology of Confucian Research."