Fall 2012 Wine and Cheese Party

      The Fall 2012 Wine and Cheese Party was held on September 6th at GL lobby, GSIS. The Fall 2012 Wine and Cheese Party was held on September 6th at GL lobby, GSIS. Many students and faculty members attended the event to enjoy the varied selection of wine and cheese served by the Student Council and also to give a warm welcome to the new students. After the Wine and Cheese Party, professors and students moved to Global House and continued the festivities with dinner and drinks.

2012-09-19

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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 the ‘New Urban Poor’. She claimed that a major issue is the extent to which a bond of trust entwines beneficiary and benefactor in their interchange in this welfare sector, the degree to which, that is, the one has faith in the other.    

2012-09-18

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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 attended the lecture and they asked about the position of the U.S. in many different events and perspectives.

2012-09-18

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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 on EDCF (Economic Development Cooperation Fund). Lastly, the event was concluded with Q&A session and informative explanation on upcoming events at the Korea EXIM Bank.    

2012-09-12

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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 about 'Strategizing Knowledge Creation: Communication Theory of Sustainable Innovation.' He addressed the issue of sustainable innovation from Peter Drucker's knowldege-based view. He then discussed the qualities of a wise leader in building a community of sustainable innovation.  

2012-09-12

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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 oil reserves of the Ishpingo-Tambococha-Tiputini (ITT) oil field located within the Yasuni National Park. The Ambassador explained that by making a conscious decision to leave oil reserves untapped, Ecuador avoids emitting 407 million tons of CO2 and effectively mitigates the effects of climate change. She concluded by stressing the global impact of the Yasuni-ITT Initiative and asked the audience to be conscious of the change thier desicions and actions can bring to the global environment. The Q&A session which then followed involved active participation from students in the audience.    

2012-09-10

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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 family members, I am well aware of your toil. Without your love and support, today’s celebration may not have been possible. On behalf of the GSIS, I want to express my special gratitude for all you have done for our graduates. Dear graduates, Graduation is one of the most important milestones of life. Today you leave the cocoon called the campus and take a first step into the new world. Thus far you have spent many years preparing yourselves for today.  Now equipped with years’ learning, you are setting out a new journey to realize your dream and hope. I hope your journey will nicely start and settle down quickly. As you may guess, however, a journey you are setting out today is riddled with uncertainties, challenges and dangers you have never experienced before. I urge you not to be afraid of uncertainties and challenges; keep your principle and values, and find your way with courage and faith. Dear graduates, Today I want to share with you a few things that I believe are important in our lives. I have no doubt about your intelligence and ability.  As graduates of Seoul National University, I am sure, you are all intelligent people. I also believe that you have necessary discipline and work ethics which are prerequisites for the success in life and career. However, what is more important than intelligence and ability, discipline and hard works are moral values and principles. Honesty and integrity, respect and consideration for others, and courage to do the right thing - - - these are the most important thing in life and career and, believe me, they will protect you from all those dangers and risks of life. Cleverness without moral compass often can not only ruin you and your family but damage the organization and society to which you belong.  The recent LIBOR scandal shows us the dire state of the culture of casual dishonesty and lack of moral standard in the financial institutions around the world which have widely been considered the place for the best and brightest. This is just one example of how the cleverness unaccompanied by moral responsibility could destroy the trust in the institution and damage the lives of millions of innocent people.  We are fallible human beings.  We all make many mistakes in life.  However, ours may be those of judgment but must not be those of principles.  Dear graduates, I advise you to be honest and sincere at whatever you do. Respect, and be considerate to, others, and help those in need. Do not turn your eyes away from injustice and be brave to do the right thing. Life is a long journey. Do not hurry, and do not burn yourself out too early.  Be patient, and avoid being tempted by short-term gains and take a long-term perspective. In particular, as a person who majored in international affairs, continue to take an interest in the problems of the world, and make efforts to understand and respect different races, religions, nations, and cultures. If you can practice these things, no matter how arduous your journey becomes, you will not only survive but eventually prevail.  Dear graduates, Let me congratulate you once again. Do not forget to thank your parents, family, and professor who have supported and guided you throughout these years. You are leaving the campus now, but this is not the end of learning. Be humble and continue to learn. Learn wisdom more than knowledge, and grow wiser more than cleverer. Bear in mind that the source of wisdom are moral values and principles. I wish you all the best of luck with your career and life. So long, graduates, and I am sure we will see each other again. Thank you very much for your attention.

2012-08-30

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Jeehyun Song('10 Int'l Cooperation) won the second place by the KIEP G20 essay competition...

Jeehyun Song('10 Int'l Cooperation) won the second place(no first place was chosen) by the KIEP G20 essay competition with an award of 1,000,000 KRW and was invited to the OECD Forum in Paris from 22-26th May. Her essay was on Korea's evolving role in the OECD and new economic global governance.

2012-06-26

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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 other professors came to celebrate the event. SNU in Beijing is an on-site program to provide students of SNU with various academic, cultural and social experience and to contribute to cultivate global talent. President Oh, in his opening remarks, congratulated the selected students on their decisions to participate in the program and hope that they could act as organized minority who puts issues on China into action.  

2012-06-26

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The End of the Semester Party, 2012

GSIS held its End of Semester Party on Thursday, June 14. After opening remarks by Associate Dean for Int'l affiars Ahn, students were treated to a various performances by students of GSIS. Just like the last one, a special performance by Mutanmi, a performance group made up of American Area Studies students, which was created to introduce popular Latin American classics and bring attention to Latin America. A surprising performance by Professor Chong-Sup Kim heightened the festive mood of the party. The newly elected student council members were warmly welcomed and the previous members also received applause for they work over the last two semesters. After the closing address by Dean Paik, students were joined by professors for a free buffet dinner at Sochon Hall. Then it was off to Redrock in Naksungdae for the Second Round, with Associate Dean for Int'l affairs Ahn in attendance, where students celebrated the end of finals week and the end of another semester over food and drinks.  

2012-06-18

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