Dorothy J. Solinger, University of California, Irvine

A Distinguished Lecture titled “China’s New Underclass and Its Consciousness” was held on September 18th at GL-Room, GSIS. Professor Dorothy J. Solinger from University of California spoke about ‘state legitimacy and the New Urban Poor’. She mainly focused on the Minimum Livelihood Guarantee program, launched in 1999, to address the issues on the welfare of […]

Sung Y. Kim, Ambassador of the United States to Korea

    A Distinguished Lecture titled “U.S.-Korea Relations in the 21st Century” was held on September 18th at Sochon Hall, GSIS. Ambassador Sung Y. Kim, ambassador of the United States to Korea, gave a brief lecture on the relations of U.S. and Korea and the rest was filled with a Q&A session. Over 180 students […]

EDCF Campus Talk with Korea EXIM Bank

On September 12th , Korea EXIM Bank held an information session on campus, “EDCF Campus Talk”, at GL Room, GSIS. Around 30 students who were interested in the field of ODA, both in and out of GSIS attended the event. The session included firstly, brief history and overview of the Bank, and secondly, an informative session […]

Ikujiro NONAKA, professor of Hitotsubashi University

Ikujiro NONAKA, Professor Emeritus of the Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy at Hitotsubashi University, Japan The 'Asia and the World' Public Lecture, sponsored by Toyota Motor Korea, was held on September 10th at Sochon Convention Hall, GSIS. Prof. Nonaka, Professor Emeritus of the Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy at Hitotsubashi University, gave students a lecture […]

Amb. Ivonne A. Baki, Secretary of State for Ecuador’s Yasuni-ITT Initiative

On September 6th, 2012 GSIS invited Abassador Ivonne A. Baki, Secretary of State for Ecuador's Yasuni-ITT Initiative and held a Distinguished Lecture titled "The Role of Natural Resource Abundant Countries in Climate Change International Negotiations." At the lecture, Ambassador Baki presented the Yasuni-ITT Initiative which is a government project to indefinitely forego the exploitation of […]

Commencement Address from Jinhyun Paik, Dean of GSIS

Congratulatory Remarks 29 August 2012 Dean Jin-Hyun Paik   Dear graduates, Let me, first of all, congratulate you on your graduation. You are here at this ceremony as a result of your hard works, perseverance and dedication over the past two years. We, GSIS faculty and staff, are proud of your outstanding achievement. Parents and […]

SNU in Beijing began on June 25th

June 25th was the first day of International Summer Program, SNU in Beijing and the ceremony was held at Sochon Hall, GSIS. President of SNU Yeon-Cheon Oh, along with Dean of the Office of International Affairs Junki Kim, Associate Dean and Associate Dean of International Affairs of GSIS Cheol-Hee Park and Dukgeun Ahn and many […]