The 35th International Development Policy Seminar

The 35th International Development Policy Seminar was held on Thursday, October 26th at the GSIS International Conference Room. The lecture entitled, “Transition and Unification: Human Capital in the Unification of the Two Koreas,” was presented by Professor Byung-Yeon Kim, a current professor at the Department of Economics,  Seoul National University. The lecture was attended by the 9th and […]

The 3rd FTA Commerce Strategy Seminar held on October 10th

On October 10, 2017, the 3rd FTA Commerce & Strategy Seminar Series was held at International Conference Hall, SNU GSIS. Professor Yoon Heo from GSIS of Sogang University gave a lecture to the students on the topic, “An Imbalanced Society: a Memorable Past”. Professor Heo explained about the imbalances in the Korean society using the candlelight vigils due […]

CHAMP Holds its Entrance Ceremony

The 4th Seoul National University Graduate School of International Studies China Advanced Management Program (hereafter “CHAMP”) held its entrance ceremony on September 13th, 2017. The 4th CHAMP is underway with thirty five (35) participants.  CHAMP was created with the goal to change domestic businessmen and leaders’ perspectives on China through an interdisciplinary and systematic curriculum that covers Chinese […]

Campus Asia Field Trip in Seoul

On September 29th, 2017, 11 students from the Campus Asia Program joined in the one-day Seoul tour. They first visited Buk-Chon Dongyang Munhwa Museum which is small, but contained numerous displays that was inherited from different ancient civilizations, from Buddhist statues from ancient India, China, and the surrounding countries to Korean indigenous drawings. After a […]

Judge Jin-Hyun Paik, elected as President of the ITLOS

Judge Jin-Hyun Paik has been elected as President of the ITLOS (International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea) for the 2017-2020 term.  Members of the Tribunal elected Judge Paik to this position on October 2, 2017.  President Paik has served as a member of the Tribunal since 2009.  In accordance with the rules of […]

The 36th GLP Opening Ceremony held at International Conference Room of GSIS

The 36th batch of the Global Leadership Program (GLP) of Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS) at Seoul National University (SNU) has just began, with the opening ceremony held in the International Conference room at GSIS on September 14th 2017. Included in this batch, are a total of forty CEOs and professionals of leading multi-national corporations, public […]

[Asia and the World] Economic Reform and Growth in Korea: Where to Find the Sequence?

On September 25th, 2017, Yukikio Fukugawa, a professor at the School of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University, gave a special lecture on “Economic Reform and Growth in Korea: Where to Find the Sequence?” In the lecture, she explained that although Korea did follow Japan’s long stagnation after the bubble economy by converging her income […]

European Identity & Politics on the Verge of the Refugee Crisis

 Alexander Goerlach, Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, Senior Advisor to the Berggruen Institute, Affiliate to the Government Dept. of Harvard Univ, visited GSIS for special guest lecture on the topic of “European Identity and Politics on the Verge of the Refugee Crisis.” Touching upon a vast scope of European […]

The 3rd Research Seminar Held by Yulchon-GSIS Center

On September 22nd of 2017, the Yulchon-GSIS Center for Emerging Economies had held its third research seminar at the GSIS. Total 28 lawyers, students, and professors attended the seminar. Constituting of six country reports—on Cambodia, Ecuador, Indonesia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Vietnam — each team had conducted a profound research on political, social, economic, cultural […]