Professor Moon, Hwy-Chang Awarded the 2018 SNU Excellence in Research Award

Professor Hwy-Chang Moon has received the Spring 2018 SNU Academic Research Award. This award is given to faculty members who have demonstrated outstanding capabilities in academic research. The prize is particularly meaningful to both Professor Moon and GSIS as it comes at a time when Professor Moon is retiring in August, 2018. Professor Moon was […]

[SNU-CSIS] Conversation on Summit Diplomacies and Unification

CSIS-GSIS Seminar was held on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. Supported by GSIS and CSIS, the lecture entitled “Conversation on Summit Diplomacies and Unification” as presented by Dr. Victor Cha and his conversation with Prof. Park Cheol-Hee and Prof. Sheen Seong-Ho. Victor Cha is a senior adviser and the inaugural holder of the Korea Chair in […]

[Campus Asia] Field Trip to Busan

On April 28th to 29th of 2018, Campus Asia students went on a two-day field trip to Busan, the second largest city and the largest port city in South Korea. The students visited many sites, including Taejongdae, Yong-Gung Temple, Haeundae Beach Nurimaru APEC House, Jagalchi Market, and Gukje (International) Market. Every one of these places has its own value. Especially, as international studies […]

[Asia and the World] New Era of Chinese Foreign Policy under the Xi Administration

The third Distinguished Lecture of the Asia and the World public sector series was held on Monday, April 23, 2018. Supported by Toyota Motor Korea, the lecture entitled “New Era of Chinese Foreign Policy under Xi Jinping Administration” was presented by ZHU Feng, the Executive Director of China Center for Collaborative Studies of the South […]

[Asia and the World] ROK – US Alliance: Challenges and Responses

The second Distinguished Lecture of the Asia and the World public sector series was held on Monday, April 9, 2018. Supported by Toyota Motor Korea, the lecture entitled “ROK-U.S. Alliance: Challenges and Reponses” was presented by Ahn Ho-young, an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to the USA (2013-2017). Throughout the lecture, Mr. Ahn highlighted the importance […]

Campus Asia Seoul Tour

On April 1st, 2018, Campus Asia students joined in the one-day Seoul Tour. They first visited National Museum of Korean Contemporary History. The Museum displayed many artifacts from Japanese Occupation era to Modern Korea with elaborate explanations of each historical phases such as Korean War, Miracle of Han River, hosting of 1988 Seoul Olympics and […]

The 37th International Development Policy Seminar

The 37th International Development Policy Seminar was held on Thursday, March 22, 2018 in the International Conference Hall. The lecture entitled “Understanding Korean ODA: Trends and Challenges” was presented by Professor Hyuk-Sang Sohn, the Dean of the Graduate School of Public Policy and Civic Engagement, Kyung Hee University. The lecture was attended by the 10th […]

Issues and Perspectives Seminar: Double Jeopardy for Korea after Pyeongchang

On March 19th, 2018, was held under the topic “Double Jeopardy for Korea after Pyeongchang.” Sponsored by Toyota Motor Korea, the Issues and Perspectives Seminar series are put on by SNU GSIS in order to discuss timely policy issues. This time, the seminar was designed to discuss two major risks facing the korean peninsula after […]

The 39th Commencement of GSIS, SNU

The 39th Commencement of the Graduate School of International Studies, Seoul National University (hereafter “GSIS”) was held on February 26th, 2018 at the Socheon Convention Hall. The graduates included fifty seven Masters in International Studies and two Ph.D. students in International Studies. Professor Cheol Hee Park, dean of GSIS, extended his congratulations to the graduates […]