Tea Time With Professors

The Student Council held its first ever Tea Time with Professors on September 26, 2011. Associate Dean Park made opening remarks, and then it was time for students to join their professors for tea and dinner. Tea Time gives students a chance to get to know their professors outside of the classroom and discuss things beyond academics and classwork in a relaxed setting. At this most recent Tea Time, students inquired about a wide range of topics, including professors' research interests, their hobbies outside of school, how they ended up choosing to pursue careers in academia, their personal motivations and aspirations, and others. Participating professors for the first ever Tea Time were Professor Kim Chong-Sup, Prof. Lee Geun, Prof. Moon Hwy-Chang, Prof. Park Tae-Gyun and Prof. Jeong Jong-Ho. The next Tea Time with Professors is scheduled for Monday, October 31, 2011.

2011-09-30

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Alumni Mentoring Session - Career Development Center

On Septerber 17th, GSIS Career Development Center (Advisor: Professor Lee, Jeon-Kap) has held a career mentoring session for Korean firms. For this session, GSIS alumni were invited. Dabin Kwon (LG Display), Jahye Park (Hyundai Motors), and Jooyeon Hong (KT) shared their experience not only of hiring measures but also of working environments. Especially, they talked about their personal stories to set future plans. Many GSIS students felt free to share their problems and raise questions. They were able to receive professional advice that would help students to pursue related jobs in the future. International students also joined this session and show high interest in Korean firms. We expect more attention and participation of GSIS students in subsequent Career Development Center career mentoring sessions.  

2011-09-23

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Wine and Cheese Party

  The student council held the Wine and Cheese Party to celebrate the beginning of 2011 fall semester on September 7, 2011. The event began with Associate Dean Cheol-Hee Park’s welcoming remarks, which gave an overview of what students should expect during the semester. Many returning students joined to welcome and meet the new class including the newly admitted MIDP students and the exchange students. Professors from all majors also attended to meet and greet the students. After the Wine and Cheese Party, students continued on the festivities with dinner and drinks off campus.

2011-09-08

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2011 FALL COMMENCEMENT

The 2011 Fall Commencement for GSIS Masters in International Studies and Masters in International Development Policy was held on August 29, 2011. At this Fall Commencement, a total of 53 Master's candidates in International Studies received their degrees - 15 majoring International Commerce, 18 in International Cooperation, 16 in International Area Studies, and 4 in Korean Studies. 19 Masters in International Development Policy students received their certificates of completion. At the graduation ceremony, Mr. Geary Choi delivered the valedictory speech on behalf of the student body. The graduation ceremony recorded the largest audience of family and friends to congratulate the students on their achievement. Congratulations, graduates!

2011-08-29

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Prof.Jacqueline Aquino Siapno was recently interviewed by Al Jazeera

GSIS Professor Jacqueline Aquino Siapno was recently interviewed by Al Jazeera for a documentary on the dramatic increase in numbers of Korean men marrying so called 'mail order brides' from overseas and the consequences. To view the film please follow this link http://english.aljazeera.net/programmes/101east/2011/07/201172183247237880.html  

2011-08-05

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ADB-KIEP-SNU GSIS International Conference.

  Asia Development Bank (ADB), Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP), and SNU GSIS co-hosted an international conference titled "Trand and Development -Asia's Turningpoint" on June 30th, in Sochon Convention Hall. The conference provided strategic guidance for Asian countries in building a regional macro-financial-trade policy framework to coordinate efforts to address the development issues with more comprehensive policies for rebalancing.

2011-07-13

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Winners(2nd Prize) of the 2011 East Asia Climate Partnership Essay Competition(KOICA)

 Taehoon Kim (Area Studies '08), Jeongae Choi (Area Studies '10), Jieun Kim (Area Studies '11) won 2nd Prize at the 2011 East Asia Climate Partnership Essay Competition hosted by KOICA. The title of their essay was "A Korean-style Sustainable Green Development Assistance: Focus on the Independent Solar Power Plant Construction Projects in Cambodia." The essay will be published in KOICA's Essay Collection which will be out in mid-July.   

2011-06-22

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Nari Kim and Kyungho Park attended G8 & G20 Youth Summit

Picture1: Nari Kim (bottom right), Kyungho Park (top second left) Nari Kim (int'l commerce '10) and Kyungho Park (Int'l Commerce '09) attended G8 & G20 Youth Summit held in Paris on May 29 - June 3, 2011. The G8 & G20 Youth Summits 2011 were officially supported by the French Presidency as the one and only Youth Side Event to the G20-G8. As members of Korean Delegation, they represented the Minister of Finance and the Mnister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, respectively. At the negotiation meeting under the theme of "Global Transitions toward a Multilateral and Sustainable World," she suggested regional cooperation among countries for enhancing financial transparency while he suggested enhanced transparency for WTO reform and sustainable pillar.

2011-06-14

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GSIS students won the second prize at the graduate student regional economic thesis competition held by Korea Institution for International Economic Policy (KIEP).

GSIS students won the second prize at the graduate student regional economic thesis competition held by Korea Institution for International Economic Policy (KIEP). Nari Park (Int'l Commerce '08), Minyoung Lee (Int'l Commerce '10), and Minjeong Han (Area Studies '10) wrote a thesis title "A Study on the Possibility of India as the Next China and its Independent Economic Development Model: Strategies on State-wise Market Segmentation' under the instruction of Prof. Chong-Sup Kim. They had an award ceremony on May 25 at KIEP, and the researchers from Center for Regional Economic Studies showed expectation for GSIS students to become experts on the regional economic studies with participation in this thesis competition.  

2011-06-09

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Students from Professor Jacqueline Siapno’s classes traveled to Ansan to meet East Timorese

    "On Sunday 5th June 2011, students from Professor Jacqueline Siapno’s classes traveled to Ansan to meet East Timorese workers and members of the Philippine community. The trip was to enable students to better understand the lives of migrants from Southeast Asia in Korea. Over lunch, East Timorese workers described the long hours that they have to work and the bad treatment which they often receive from employers as well as lack of support. In the afternoon, students met with Mrs Ana Maria Male, a Filipina who came to Korea over 10 years ago after marrying a Korean man. She vividly described the challenges she faced in her life here and the strategies she used to overcome them. Students were touched by the warm hospitality of those whom they met in what was a fascinating and often moving visit. Professor Siapno runs classes in Southeast Asian studies and Feminism at GSIS and next semester plans to hold further field trips for her students." -  Claire O'Connell  

2011-06-09

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