Mike Moore - Prof. Dukgeun Ahn 'Heated Discussion'

[EDAILY News] Mike Moore, former WTO secretary general and Prof. Dukgeun Ahn, professor of GSIS-SNU, had a heated discussion at 'Global Strategy Forum 2012' Opening Plenary which was held in the morning of the 13th at Shilla Hotel, hosted by Edaily. 마이크 무어-안덕근 `열띤 토론` [이데일리 김정욱 기자] 마이크 무어 전 세계무역기구(WTO) 사무총장과 안덕근 서울대 국제대학원 교수가 13일 오전 서울 신라호텔에서 열린 이데일리 주최 `세계전략포럼 2012` 오프닝 플리너리(Opening Plenary)에서 열띤 토론을 펼치고 있다. 올해로 3회째를 맞는 이번 포럼에는 `살아있는 유럽 최고의 지성`으로 불리는 자크 아탈리와 `현대 경영의 구루` 톰 피터스, `유로화의 아버지` 로버트 먼델 등 세계 최고의 석학들이 참석해 `자본주의의 재설계 - 한국 자본주의의 미래와 비전`을 주제로 위기에 빠진 자본주의를 진단하고 그 해법을 모색한다 http://www.edaily.co.kr/news/NewsRead.edy?SCD=DA11&newsid=02004086599561392&DCD=A00102 http://www.edaily.co.kr/news/NewsRead.edy?SCD=DA11&newsid=02004086599561392&DCD=A00102  

2012-06-13

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Makoto IOKIBE, Chancellor of Prefectural University of Kumamoto

Makoto IOKIBE, Chancellor of Prefectural University of Kumamoto The ‘Asia and the World’ Public Lecture was held on June 4th at Sochon Convention Hall. Mr. Makoto Iokibe, Chancellor of Prefectural University of Kumamoto and Former President of the National Defense Academy of Japan, spoke to the students about the ‘Rise of China and Security in East Asia.’ He examined various securities issues in the region and provided answers to numerous questions raised by the students including Japan’s attitude towards the rise of China, US-Japan alliance, etc.

2012-06-11

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The 4th Inter-GSIS Academic Quiz Competition

The 4th inter GSIS Academic Quiz Competition took place on June 2nd at Seoul National University GSIS. A total of 48 students from Seoul National University, Yonsei University, Korea University participated in the quiz, with universities being represented by 3 teams. The quiz questions consisted of a wide variety of topics including Current Events, History, Sports, Economics and Arts.“Smile” team from Seoul National University won the first prize represented by Jee hye Kim (Area Studies), Irene margaret (Commerce), Joon wook Hwang (Area Studies), and Se eun Park (Area Studies). “Phoenix” team from Seoul National University won the second prize represented by Hoo sun Park (Area Studies), Le Thu Huong(Commerce), Soyun Park (Cooperation) and Muhammad Awais Abbasi (MIDP). “Trivial Alliance” team from Seoul National University won the third prize represented by Taylor Bradley (Cooperation), Max Nurnus (Cooperation), Christophe Bonneau (Area Studies) and Sylvain Remy (Doctorate). The competition ended with all GSIS teams receiving the prize money and trophy. SNU GSIS won fourth consecutive victories. SNU had the most points for combined university scores.    

2012-06-08

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Distinguished Lecture- International Adjudication: Roles and Challenges

The Distinguished Lecture titled "International Adjudication: Roles and Challenges" was held on May 22nd at Sochon Convention Hall. Vice President Albert J. Hoffman, Judge James L.Kateka, Judge Vladimir Vladimirovich Golitsyn and Judge Tullio Treves, from International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) were invited as guest speakers. They explained the role of ITLOS in international arena and gave insights on iternational disputes. After the lecture, Q&A session took place where many students raised interesting questions ranging from human rights to China-Philippines South China Sea dispute.

2012-05-24

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Thailand Chulalongkorn University students visited GSIS on 16th May

Last Wednesday (16th of May) Thailand Chulalongkorn University students who are in Master of Arts in International Economics and Finance program visited Seoul National University GSIS and had a causal talk with GSIS students. After Professor Park Tae-Gyun introduction about GSIS, Professors from Chulalongkorn University introduced their program to students. Chulalongkorn prepared a small gift for GSIS students.    

2012-05-22

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Public Lecture of Prof. Takatoshi Ito, University of Tokyo

The Public Lecture of 'the Asia and the World' series this semester was held on May 17th at Sochon Convention Hall. The speaker Prof. Takatoshi Ito, Dean of Graduate School of Public Policy at the University of Tokyo, gave an informative and insightful lecture on the topic of ‘RMB (Yuan) Internationalization and Its Impact on Asia. He examined the progress of the RMB toward international status so far and laid out the steps Chinese authorities must take in order to achieve the internationalization of their currency while maintaining financial stability.

2012-05-22

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Career Development Center: Samsung Electronics

On 9th, May, Career Development Center held a 2nd special session for Samsung Electronics. We invited Seong Eun Lee from Global HR Department in Samsung Electronics. In this session, first, she introduced overall area of business and branches of Samsung Electronics. And then, specific recruiting process for both Korean and international students was introduced. Finally, we had passionate Q&A session, and many students were asking about working environment of Samsung, SSAT tips, and so on.  

2012-05-17

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Career Development Center held a special session for POSCO

On 19th, April, Career Development Center held a special session for POSCO, and invited Song Un Park, Team Leader of Global HR Group in POSCO. In this session, She introduced brief History, Global Branches, Vision, and Product of POSCO. Especially, She mentioned about POSCO Internship Program for international students of GSIS which will be started in May. Detailed information will be delivered through GSIS Career Center in May. Finally, during the Q&A session, we could get specific information for the each department in POSCO and recruiting process for Korean students.  

2012-05-01

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Symposium: Rise of China and the Changing Trends of Middle Power’s China Policy

The Public Symposium on “the Rise of China and the Changing Trends of Middle Power’s China Policy” was held at GSIS on April 27th, 2012. This symposium entailed the presentation of research by the principal analysts, Professor Yoshihide Soeya and Professor Geun Lee, of research conducted during 2011-2012 on the changing trends of middle powers’ (Japan and Korea) policies toward a rising China. This joint project between the Institute of East Asia Studies of Keio University (KIEAS) and the Institute for International Affairs of Seoul National University (IIA) is funded by Korea Foundation. 9 designated discussants (4 project participants and 5 external analysts) contributed their valuable views on the issue. The discussants were composed of 5 Professors from SNU and Keio University (Professor Dukgeun Ahn, Professor Ken Jimbo, Professor Jong-Ho Jeong, Professor Cheol-Hee Park, and Professor Seong-Ho Sheen), Minister Funakoshi Takehiro and Minister Hisashi Michigami from the Embassy of Japan in ROK, 1 analyst from the National Institute of Defense Studies, Japan, and 1 analyst from Samsung Economic Research Institute. There was also active participation and contribution from Professor Cho Chang Bum, visiting fellow Professor Julia Ya Quin and an audience composed of 52 students. As part of the project’s aim of developing a network of middle power think-tanks around the world, the “Rise of China and the Changing Trends of Middle Power’s China Policy Project” has successfully secured the participation of the Australian National University and possibly ASEAN members’ participation for the consecutive project year 2012-2013.

2012-05-01

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Prof. Patrick Messerlin: special lecture on April 30th, 2012

    Professor Patrick Messerlin (Professor of economics at Sciences Po, and director, Groupe d’Economie Mondiale at Sciences Po (GEM)) gave a special lecture on April 30th, 2012 at the GL-Room. He delivered his lecture on the European Union that has been struggling for remaining relevant in East Asia since the financial crisis. The impact of the financial crisis in 2008 was global, but it was especially severe for the southern European countries such as Greece, Spain and Portugal that eventually have experienced rising debt. And debt-ridden Europe now is embarked in an urgent quest of growth. What the members need at this moment is domestic pro-growth reform agenda. However, along with financial instability, Professor Messerlin pointed out that these countries have one thing in common. That was low regulatory quality. Also, it is not easy for countries to domestically amend law and regulation. They need some push factor to do so. Therefore, he argued that trade policy could have such impact. And “Comatose Doha” leaves only the option of preferential trade agreements (PTA). For choosing the right partners, Professor Messerlin introduced two different approaches. The first one was the growth approach centered on EU domestic interests that focused on a long term view (2030) and what it meant for the EU. The second one was the TransPacific Patnership(TPP) approach centered on the international arena. He concluded that the EU’s PTA policy should focus on Japan and Taiwan, because Japan has a big economy enough to be a push factor for domstic law and regulation amendments. In case of Taiwan, the PTA with Taiwan could be a good practice before negotiating PTA with China that should have the biggest impact on the EU’s economy. After his lecture a Q&A session was held where many students and professors raised various questions regarding the EU’s PTA policies and feasibility of TPP showing very high interest in content of his special lecture.  

2012-05-01

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