The BESETO intellectual Dialogue 2017

 On May 30th, the BESETO intellectual Dialogue 2017 was held in GSIS of Seoul National University. The signing ceremony of the Campus Asia Financial Agreement was held ahead of the 20th anniversary of the opening of SNU, GSIS. The dialogue was held under the theme of "How to deepen the academic cooperation in East Asia". […]

Campus Asia, Field Trip to Jeonju

On May 26th ~ 27th, 2017, a group of 9 students from the Campus Asia Program enjoyed two-day field trip in Jeonju.  They visited Han-ok maeul, the Korean traditional housing place to stay, which includes Geong-gi jeon and Omok-dae. As an experience, they enjoyed rail biking while watching beautiful sceneries of Jeonju, made night stand […]

Campus Asia Second Field Trip in Seoul

On April 28th, 2017, a group of 9 students from the Campus Asia Program enjoyed one-day field trip in Seoul. The tight schedule was full of popular tourist’s spots in Seoul. They visited Cheong Gye Cheon Museum to learn about the past, present and future of Cheonggyecheon and the changing face of the city. After […]

Professor Dukgeun Ahn awarded SNU Education Award

Prof. Ahn Dukgeun has been awarded the Spring 2017 SNU Education Award. The SNU Education Award is given to faculty members who exhibit outstanding capability in education and student guidance. The award is given to only 10 faculty members each semester.  Along with the award, Professor Ahn was credited with receiving the best lecture evaluations […]

Japan’s Security Policy in Changing World System

On May 25th, 2017, Tanaka, Akihiko, the president of National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, gave a special lecture on “Japan’s Security Policy in Changing World System.” In the lecture, he not only discusses the characteristics of the changing world system and the specific features of East Asian within the world system, but also analyzed […]

The 33rd Int. Development Policy Seminar – Inequality, Education and Health: Theory and Empirical

On May 2nd, 2017, Dr Lucio Esposito, associate professor in Development Economics, University of East Anglia, UK, gave a lecture in International Development Policy Seminar on “Inequality, Education and Health: Theory and Empirical“. He gave a presentation on Inequality and social outcome, with evidence on inequality school enrolment in Mexico, inequality to relative deprivation (RD) and […]

GLP Matriculation Ceremony for Spring 2017 Semester

The Matriculation Ceremony for the 35th Global Leadership Program at Graduate School of International Studies, Seoul National University was held on March 9, 2017.  A total of fifty-six(56) experts and CEOs have registered for the current program. The members have diverse backgrounds and come from leading conglomerates, public enterprises, as well as small and medium […]

GATT Accession 50 Anniversary for Korea

On April 13, 2017, Kora International Trade Association (KITA) and SNU GSIS were pleased to host the forum to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) accession for Korea. The forum invited 8 trade experts to present and discuss on the topic, “The History of 50-year Korean Trade Liberalization […]

FTA Commerce & Strategy Seminar Series 2: The Economic Consequences of President Trump

 On April 12, 2017, Dr. Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Reginald Jones Senior Fellow of the Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE), gave a special lecture to the students on the topic of “The Economic Consequences of President Trump.” Dr. Hufbauer brought his insight about President Trump’s ambitious goals relevant to real GDP growth, job creations, and […]

Challenges to the Rule-Based International Order: Opportunities for ROIK-Australia Cooperation

On April 13th, 2017, Gordon Flake, the founding CEO of the Perth USAsia Centre, gave a special lecture on “Challenges to the Rule-Based International Order: Opportunities for ROK-Australia Cooperation.” Explaining the importance of the liberal world order to countries like Korea and Australia, he highlighted the need for like-minded countries with shared interests and share […]