The 18th International Development Policy Seminar

The 18th International Development Policy Seminar was held under the title,   “Ambiguous Accountability: The In-Between World of Public-Private Partnership” on September 8, 2015.  Dr. Prashant Sharma, who is the member of  Open Society Fellow and Visiting Research Fellow of UNRISD led the seminar, starting by explaining what PPP (Public Private Partnership) is.  He introduced the public-private partnership cases in reality, and we thought about its distinct features and problems. Public-private partnership is mostly used in large scale businesses such as infra-public services.  We had discussed about the problems that occurred during last 10~20 years, as the number of cases had increased and developed.  The discussion was focused particularly on accountability: Since the government and private enterprises jointly participated, which side should bear the accountability, and how the regulations should be controlled. 

2015-09-08

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2015-Euro-Asia Summer School

The Euro-Asia Summer School celebrated its 7th global gathering. Starting from 2009, Leuven Centre for Global Governance, based in Belgium, the EU Studies Institute in Japan and the Seoul National University Graduate School of International Studies have organized academic grounds for students during the summer. The first part of the summer school took place in SNU GSIS from August17th to 21st. and the second part was based in KU Leuven during the last week of August.  The ideas of networking students both in Europe and Asia and offering debating opportunities with significant global issues    were tremendously meaningful. Visiting iconic and special places both in South Korea and Belgium under the theme of ‘tradition and modernization of Korea’ and the ‘first World War and the nationalism’ presented the peer participants to think beyond the borders of their own.  

2015-09-07

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FTA Commerce & Strategy Seminar Series 13 : Foreign Trade and Agricultural Sector in Korea

On September 3, 2015, the ambassador from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Kyung-lim Choi gave a lecture to the students of the FTA Commerce and Strategy program under the topic, “Trade and Agriculture Sector in Korea.”  The seminar was given for the purpose of helping students to understand the current changes in trade policy, and look into the advantages and disadvantages Korea has in distinctive industries. The Agricultural sector is the weak point of Korea’s trade negotiations, which involves many exceptions in applying free trade policies.  Ambassador Choi focused on the prospects of the agricultural industry, explaining how the agricultural sector is different from any other sectors, and how the sector should be expanded by introducing the actual cases of bilateral trade negotiations.

2015-09-04

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Fall-2015 Commencement

Fall-2015  Commencement was held at Socheon Hall, GSIS Bldg., on August 28, 2015. Seventy nine (79) graduates and one (1) Ph.D have graduated.  International Commerce Studies has produced 24 graduates, while International Regional Studies has produced 17 graduates. Development Corporation Policy Program (DCPP) also has produced nineteen (19) graduates, this semester. The Commencement started with the Dean’s Congratulatory Message, followed by his rewarding the Certificate of Appreciation to Onyul Foundation for its valuable contributions. The Representative Director of Onyul Foundation, Mr. Sai Ree YUN took the honor of giving Guest Speaker’s Speech.  The Commencement was followed by rewarding the graduates with honors and high honors, and outstanding thesis awards.  Valedictorian Speech was given by Borowiak Adela, former president of the Student Council.      

2015-09-03

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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 who had applied. The most popular department was the ‘Regional Studies’ with twenty nine (29) students entering this semester. The Orientation was proceeded by Professor Hyeok Jeong, the newly appointed associate dean for international affairs. Prof. Chong-Sup Kim, dean of GSIS gave welcoming address, and presentation on Campus Asia Program was followed by Prof. Cheol-Hee Park, and presentation on Dual Degree Program was followed by Prof. Tae-Gyun Park, the newly appointed associate dean of the GSIS.    

2015-09-03

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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 discussed about the Korea’s pending issues at the Crossroads. It was meaningful hours of discussion and for fostering friendship.      

2015-09-01

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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 conference as session panelists. Twenty three (23) renowned scholars and legal practitioners who have participated in the conference as distinguished speakers. Around 200 audiences from academia, government and law firms have attended the conference.  

2015-09-01

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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 know each other and student council members. The lunch was followed after the presentation.  

2015-08-20

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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 and Head of Accounting and Management Control Department, Professor Charles Cho provided answers for ESSEC and an incoming student from KU Leuven assisted with answers for KU Leuven.  After the lunch break, Professor Cho gave a special lecture under the title of “Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Account: An Overview”.         The EU ICI-ECP Program which is also called the GLiMPSE (Global Leaders in Management and Policy in South Korea and Europe) program is a four year program launched in 2013. It is a consortium of 4 renowned education and research institutions – SNU GSIS, KDI School, ESSEC Business School, KU Leuven – and offers a dual degree program. Students selected as GLiMPSE scholars are offered travel and living expenses and can acquire two degrees, one from a European institution and one from Seoul National University. The students selected as the 2nd GLiMPSE scholarship awardees are as follows: Min Ji KIM(international cooperation major), Hee Eun HAHM (international area studies), Hyun Jin  NOH (international cooperation major).  Moreover, the GLiMPSE students for 2016 will be selected at the end of the year 2015.

2015-07-23

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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.        The purpose of this visit was to promote relationship between the EU institutions and Republic of Korea and thereby reinforce EU-Korea relations by inviting ten assistants to the members of the European Parliament to Seoul in two distinct visits. During the first visit, the participants were given the opportunity to debate with their counterparts from the members of Korean National Assembly, as well as to meet with representatives of the South Korean Institutions, private corporations and NGOs to discuss about the bilateral parliamentary cooperation and trade, security framework in North East Asia, and the current situation of human rights in North Korea.  The participants will then report their findings from the visit to their respective members of the European Parliament to use it as reference in their future decision making processes related to the Korean Peninsula.        In light of the participants’ actively involved responsibilities in Korean Peninsula matters as current assistants to the Member of the European Parliament, their participation as the Korean Delegation visiting Seoul would mean valuable experience in understanding Republic of Korea in the field of foreign affairs, human rights, and trade. 

2015-07-22

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