Fall-2015 Orientation
Fall-2015 Orientation was held at Socheon Hall, GSIS on September 1, 2015. Total of 80 students have entered the Graduate School of International Studies in fall-2015 semester. There were more number of foreign students (43) than Korean students (37). In this semester, 10 foreign students have entered Korean Studies, while there were no Korean students […]
Korea at the Crossroads- 2015 Toyota Summer Seminar
Based on 「Korea at the Crossroads」, three sessions were proceeded as follows: Korean Foreign Policy at the Crossroads, Korean Domestic Policy at the Crossroads, Korean Economy and Society at the Crossroads. Six (6) Professors from GSIS, SNU and two (2) professors from outside universities, four(4) opinion leaders, four(4) guests from Toyota Motors attended the workshop and […]
The WTO at 20th Conference
On August 28, 2015, WTO at 20th Conference was held at SNU Faculty Hall. to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Five Appellate Body members of the WTO – Prof. Yuejiao Zhang, Amb.Ujal Singh Bhatia, Mr. Thomas R. Graham, Mr. Ricardo Ramirez-Hernandez and Prof.Seung Wha Chang – have joined the […]
Orientation for the New Comers by the Student Council
The Student Council hosted the first Incoming Students Information Session on August 19th, 11PM at Building 140-2, Room 201. Many incoming students came to the session and listened to the presentation given by the Student Council members. The session also included ice breaking game and other interactive events to allow incoming students to get to […]
GLiMPSE Pre-Departure Orientation
SNU GSIS and KDI School gathered in Sejong City for the EU ICI-ECP double degree program orientation session which has been arranged by KDI school on July 17th. Destined to clarify any last queries from the pre-departuring students, the program also provided Q&A time. The Director of the Center of Excellence for Management & Society […]
Mission of the RoK. EU Center to the European Union and the EIAS
The 1st biannual visit to Seoul, 2015 was held in Seoul under the name, ‘Mission of the Republic of Korea to the European Union and the European Institute for Asian Studies (EIAS)’ from June 15th to 19th, 2015 by EU Center. On this occasion, five assistants of the members of the European Parliament had visited Seoul. […]
Why Less Inequality Benefits All
Mr. Michael Foerster, OECD Social Policy Analyst was invited as special lecturer at GSIS on July 3, 2015. He gave special lecture on 「In it together: Why Less Inequality Benefits All」. He mentioned that today, in OECD countries, the richest 10% of the population earn 9.6 times the income of the poorest 10% and in several emerging economies, particularly […]
Campus Asia Final Presentation Day
June 12, 2015 was the day for CAMPUS ASIA Final Presentation. The participants of CAMPUS ASIA Program had a memorable event together. CAMPUS ASIA Program is the program that motivates active cooperation and exchanges among three Asian countries, Korea, Japan, and China. Thus, participants of the program not only presented Korean traditional dances but also gave […]
The ISSCO (Int. Society for the Study of Chinese Overseas) Conference
The ISSCO (International Society for the Study of Chinese Overseas) Conference took place in GSIS, Seoul National University from May 28th to May 30th. ISSCO is the first and only international scholarly organization for the advancement of research on Chinese overseas. It is composed of scholars actively engaged in research and teaching on Chinese overseas in […]
Africa, A mirror of Ourselves? : A Critical Understanding of African Identity
The main purpose of the seminar, was to share the critical thoughts about our fixed ideas on Africa. First, we talked about the prejudice we have about Africa’s Environment, including geographical features of Africa, and how it affects the human society. Secondly, we discussed about our biased thoughts about Africans and their cultures. We talked about the clues […]
