30th Anniversary December 2017 Yonsei GSIS The First and Next 30 Years

Dalchung Kim: The History of International Education at Yonsei / Jongryn Mo: The First 30 Years of Yonsei GSIS / A Vision for the Next 30 Years / Conference: Promoting International Studies in a New Global Environment / Career Fair Keynote Speech / Contributions from Professors, Students, & Alumni 30th Anniversary Celebratory Booklet contents December 2017

2 CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS President Yonghak Kim Former Dean Horace Underwood

4 THE HISTORY OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION AT YONSEI Dalchung Kim, Former GSIS Dean

10 THE FIRST 30 YEARS OF THE YONSEI GSIS Dean Jongryn Mo

14 A VISION FOR THE NEXT 30 YEARS Contributors- Yonsei GSIS Professors

24 30TH ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE

36 DANIEL TUDOR- KEYNOTE

41 INDIVIDUAL ESSAYS

60 CHRONOLOGY OF MAJOR EVENTS AND KEY STATISTICS

APPENDIX

30th Anniversary 01 PRESIDENT KIM YONGHAK Congratulatory Address

It is with great pride and honor that I serve as Yonsei University’s president on the 30 year anniversary of the Yonsei Graduate School of International Studies. When the school was established in 1987 it was much smaller than today but still seen as the pioneer of professional international studies in Korea. 30 years later, the GSIS has grown immensely. The faculty and student body now stands at more than 400. The GSIS has produced more than 2,500 graduates and boasts the highest number of international students of any GSIS in Korea. The diversity among students and alumni is second to none. In 1997, in recognition of the school’s outstanding achievements, the GSIS was officially named the “best graduate school of international studies in Korea” by the Ministry of Education. Yonsei GSIS’s student body has become not only the largest of any Korean Graduate International Studies program but more interconnected with the international community. As proof that Yonsei GSIS has the most international student body, this past semester 13 students from different countries joined together to hold a “Non- Summit Meeting”, which was streamed live on Facebook. On May 20th, the GSIS hosted a successful career fair, bringing current students and alumni together to foster the GSIS world community. The Yonsei GSIS has also fostered the creation of local alumni chapters located in major international hubs such as Shanghai, New York, Washington D.C., Tokyo, and Singapore. In one final example of the reach of the Yonsei GSIS, past Dean Moon Chung In now serves Korea's President Moon Jae In as special adviser on national security. Indeed, in 2017, the Yonsei GSIS stands proud as one of the leading schools of international studies not only in Asia, but the world. The Yonsei GSIS has played a vital role in extending the Yonsei legacy within Korea as well as globally. I would like to take this opportunity on this great occasion to congratulate all past and present faculty members, alumni, and current students, on their achievements and efforts which have allowed this school to build the outstanding reputation that it has today.

Yonsei President Kim Yonghak

30th Anniversary 02 Congratulatory Address

Park, Heung Soo

I am so thrilled to know that the Graduate School of International Studies celebrates its 30th anniversary! Let me offer my hearty congratulations to the faculty members and students for what they have achieved over the years to make the graduate school one of the leading institutions of higher learning in Korea. I would like to take this opportunity to thank from the bottom of my heart, the many supporters and advisors who made GSIS possible, particularly Dr.Ahn, Sae Hee and Dr. Park, Young Sik, former presidents of the university.

Park, Heung Soo Yonsei GSIS Dean 1987-1990

Horace H. Underwood

Congratulations to the Yonsei University Graduate School of International Studies on its 30th Anniversary. From modest beginnings in 1987, the Yonsei GSIS has grown into the premier international professional graduate school in Korea. Congratulations to Yonsei University and its leadership, which had the wisdom and foresight to establish the GSIS 30 years ago and to continue to encourage and support the school. Congratulations to the faculty, who have built the reputation of GSIS both in Korea and internationally. Congratulations to the alumni, who have gone on from GSIS to work around the world in responsible positions promoting Yonsei and Korea in the world. Congratulations to the current students, who have joined a great educational institution and for whom there are great hopes of great contributions in the next thirty years. You students will be able to return in 2047 for the 60th anniversary of the founding of the GSIS to celebrate an institution of world renown.

Horace H. Underwood Yonsei GSIS Dean 1996-1998 30th Anniversary 03 Original Text 2005 Historical Overview Updated 2017 Yonsei, the Leader of Internationalization

Yonsei University has been international since its foundation. When the Royal Korean Hospital (Chejungwon) was turned into the Severance Medical School, and when Yeonhui College was established, all of the founders and donors were foreign nationals, and so were most of the first faculty members...

BY KIM DALCHUNG FORMER DEAN, YONSEI GSIS

In the case of Yeonhui College, over exchange and cooperation, and Yeonhui College had been a center 20 English course credits were systems and facilities. Yonsei’s of national literature research even offered, which made it easy for strategies have been to maximize the under Japanese colonial rule. It had students to study abroad in the synergetic effects of these four published a Korean language United States. Professors also internationalization efforts through dictionary through the efforts of actively sent their graduates balanced development, as well as people who sought to study and overseas and later appointed these maintaining complementarity protect the Korean language. As graduates to faculty positions, between these dimensions. These such, it naturally became the center thereby enabling Yeonhui College to strategies were launched in earnest of research on the Korean language accept new and modern sciences in 1956, when Yeonhui College and and writing in the liberated nation. faster than other schools. The the Severance Medical School were Korean language education for establishment of The Royal Korean integrated and began to operate foreigners was launched as part of Hospital in 1885 marked the under the new umbrella of Yonsei this research and dissemination of beginning of the internationalization University. the Korean language. of Korean education. To this day, Yonsei University has been a leader From Korean Language Education in the 1950s Since then, in order to respond to in internationalization, paving the to International Student Exchange in the 1960s. the demand from second-generation way for international education and The internationalization of Yonsei Koreans from abroad and foreign international exchange and University began in the education university students studying at Yonsei cooperation. As such, it has been field. Foreign interest in Korea University for their college education, setting an example for other increased from the Korean War the International Division at the universities. In celebrating the 120th onward. In particular, the demand to Bachelor’s level was established in anniversary of its foundation, it is learn the Korean language grew September 1966. It was also the first important to take some time to steadily. It mainly came from people of its kind in Korea. Thus, the Korean reflect on how successful our who wanted to work—or were already Language Institute has developed at internationalization efforts have been working—in Korea, including a fast pace since its foundation. It in the past, to think about what missionaries, diplomats, independently developed contents challenges and problems we face correspondents, and sojourning and methodologies for Korean today, and to ponder how we can employees of trading companies. In language education. Its main promote internationalization order to teach them Korean, the textbooks were translated, published, henceforth. Up to now, Yonsei Korean Language Institute, (the first and disseminated in four different University’s model of of its kind in Korea), was established languages: English, Japanese, internationalization has incorporated in April 1959 as an affiliate institution Chinese, and Russian. This shows that four dimensions: education, research, of the university. Yonsei’s Korean Language Institute

30th Anniversary 04 Historical Overview has been leading the globalization of By the mid-1970s, the Korean Korean language education. Language Institute had developed Furthermore, in April 1969, Yonsei from an educational institute established the Foreign Language centered on language education into Institute within the Korean Language an institute that also conducted Institute for students who wished to language research. In May 1989, its study abroad and those who were name was changed to the “Language working—or planning to work— Research and Education Center,” abroad. At the Foreign Language and it continues to offer activities Institute, English, French, German, and programs to this day. and Chinese are taught, and classes based on the TOEFL, GRE, and GMAT Establishment of the Graduate School of have been created. International Studies in the 1980s

With the increase in the number of Korea raised its international international students as well as the status with the economic expansion of its education programs Since its foundation in 1972, the development of the 1970s and 1980s, and services, the International Institute for East and West Studies by hosting the 1986 Asian Games and Division that had been established in has been promoting academic the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in September 1966 was reorganized research as well as exchange and Seoul, and through its democratic under the new name “Division of cooperation at a global level. At the development, evidenced by directly International Education” in time of its establishment, it featured electing its president. Following September 1983. In November 1985, it seven research departments divided these advancements, the demand for developed into an education into regions as follows: domestic a graduate-level program began to institution affiliated with the issues, North Korea and the grow among foreign graduate university. As such, the international Communist bloc, Japan, Southeast students who wished to obtain their services that had previously been Asia, Europe, the Americas, and the degrees in Korea and undergraduate performed by each department— Middle East and Africa. From 1984, in students from both Korea and abroad including establishing partnerships order to increase the flexibility and who hoped to pursue careers as with foreign universities, concluding effectiveness of its research activities international experts. To respond to exchange agreements, organizing and management, issue-focused this growing demand, the Graduate faculty and student exchanges, functional research programs were School of International Studies enabling students’ overseas study created in conjunction with regional (GSIS), in which the entire curriculum and training, offering international research. As a result, by the end of is conducted in English, was education courses, and providing 1989, a total of nine research established in 1987 as the first of its guidance to foreign students—were programs had been developed, kind in Korea. all unified under one system. including six regional research programs (Canadian Studies, From 1996 to 2000, the Graduate Expansion of Interest in East and German Studies, British Studies, East School of International Studies was West Studies in the 1970s European Studies, Chinese Studies, designated as a specialized As it entered the 1970s, Yonsei and Southwest Asian Studies) and graduate school for the promotion of University faced a transitional period three functional research programs international experts by the Ministry marked by the relaxation of the (Sea Lanes of Communication of Education. Over those five years, it tensions between powerful nations, Studies, Resource and Energy received about 10.5 billion KRW in and by South and North Korea’s joint Studies, and Non-Profit Organization financial aid. Yonsei University spent communique on 4th July 1972. In this Studies). This institutional most of this government funding to context, in March 1972, Yonsei development marked the build New Millennium Hall and the University founded the Institute of globalization of the research fields. Graduate School of International East and West Studies at the pan- The research programs enabled Studies Library, hiring outstanding Yonsei level to conduct research on autonomous operation and faculty members, and making the major nations and regions of the promotion of joint research, scholarships available to students. world, on international issues, as well academic conferences, and seminars Yonsei GSIS currently holds funding as to seek future paths for Korea. by forming research teams within of about 5 billion KRW for the With the establishment of the each program. This led to vital education of international experts. Institute of East and West Studies, participation of researchers both Yonsei expanded its horizons from from within and outside Yonsei. education to research. 30th Anniversary 05 Historical Overview

The Graduate School of In October 2000, the To expand the quantity and International Studies offers academic “International Division” changed its quality of research activities, in the programs at both the Master’s and name to the “Division of International early 1990s, the Institute of East and Doctoral degree levels. The Master’s Education and Exchange,” and West Studies established research degree program offers five fields of instituted more systematic centers by adjusting its programs in study: Korean Studies, Regional administration of the education and conjunction with existing research Studies (US, China, and Japan), exchange programs. In August 2004, departments. The system allowed International Cooperation, it once again changed its name to programs from existing research International Trade, and International the “Office of International Affairs,” departments to be elevated into Management. The Doctoral degree and it continues to pursue and research centers if they had offers four fields of study: Korean support international education to interdisciplinary research teams, an Studies, International Cooperation, this day. autonomous ability to procure funds, International Trade, and International an ability and track record of Management. Yonsei GSIS offers Since the summer of 1985, the organizing international conferences, over 40 courses each semester and Office of International Affairs has and the possibility of publishing their operates three research centers, been conducting a six-week own academic journals. Under this including the Institute for Modern International Summer Session during system, five research centers, (the Korean Studies, the Center for the summer break for overseas Center for Canadian Studies, the International Studies, and Hill’s Koreans and international students. It Center for European Studies, the Governance Center. has also been implementing overseas Center for Russian Studies, the foreign language training for Yonsei Center for Southeast Asian Studies, With the introduction of full University students during the summer and the Center for Maritime Affairs) professorships in March 1996, Yonsei and winter breaks. In 2017, 1,400 were established. Following these GSIS currently has 19 professors, one international students participated in developments, five centers were distinguished professor, five adjunct the International Summer Session, added. These included the Center for professors, and three visiting which boasted over 100 courses. In Northeast Asian Development (1994), professors. All faculty members are the same year, Yonsei University the Center for NPO Studies (1995), senior scholars in International accepted 1,875 foreign degree the Center for Comparative Cultural Studies who are recognized both in students, 727 foreign exchange Studies (1998), the Roosevelt Center Korea and abroad, and most of them students, and sent nearly 1,000 (2000), and the Center for have experience teaching in Korean students to overseas Sustainable Development (2002). distinguished universities in the universities through international Today, a total of ten research centers United States, working as expert study abroad programs Finally, 1,912 have been playing a pivotal role in researchers in international foreign students elected to study at the Institute’s activities. organizations, and/or working as the Yonsei Korean Language Institute international lawyers. in the spring of 2017, bringing the As these research organizations number of total KLI graduates since were developed systematically, LAN Since 1980, the Korean Language the program’s 1953 founding to an cables were installed inside the Institute has been conducting a impressive 132,709 students. Institute for East and West Studies in lecturer exchange program with 1996, and data information systems Korean language departments in such as Nea DB—a database of foreign universities, including the U.S. information related to the Northeast State Department’s Japanese Asia region—were built. Furthermore, Language Research Center in Japan, funds were procured to support the Indiana University in the U.S., and research. Starting in 1990, the Sheffield University in the U.K. The Haesung Maritime Research Fund Institute for Training Korean was established in the Center for Language Instructors was founded in Maritime Affairs with the support of May 1994 to foster foreign Korean the SLOC Study Group-Korea and language instructors in order to Korean Shipping Co.. Furthermore, to promote the globalization of the celebrate the 30th anniversary of Korean language. This is the first and Korea-Japan diplomatic relations, the only professional institute to train Asia Research Fund was established Korean language instructors in Korea in 1995 with the support of the and abroad, and it has since Nippon Foundation. This fund has produced well over 1,000 graduates. 30th Anniversary 06 Historical Overview

been supporting research on has been running a regular 10-week cooperation for peace and prosperity education program for 40 to 60 in Northeast Asia, with special students every semester. As such, attention given to cooperation four institutes are now operated between Korea and Japan. under the Language Research and Education Center: the Korean In order to ensure the internal Language Institute, the Foreign stability of its research activities, the Language Institute, the Institute for Institute for East and West Studies Training Korean Language Instructors, introduced a full-time researcher and the LA Language Institute. system for the first time in 1994. In 1995, it started to invite paid full-time From April 1959 to June 2016, a research professors and doctoral- total of 132,709 students from 144 level researchers. As a result, the countries around the world registered Yonsei in the spring of 2017 alone. commissioning of long-term research at the Language Research and Yonsei University has a total of over projects became possible. In 1997, a Education Center. The countries who 650 exchange agreements with Master’s degree program in Regional have sent the most students (over schools from 70 countries. Study Cooperation was established. 1,000) are Japan, the U.S., Koreans Abroad exchange programs have Currently, a total of fourteen full-time residing in Japan, China, Canada, been organized with Oxford, research professors and researchers and Russia. Going through the Cambridge, UC Berkeley, Dartmouth are participating in the Institute’s Korean Language institute, these College, Columbia University, and activities. one-hundred thirty-two thousand UCLA to name a few. In 2017, the people have contributed to the International Summer School saw Due to its prolific results, the dissemination of the Korean 1,400 students from diverse countries Institute for East and West Studies language as well as the register, spreading not only was selected as a central research internationalization of Korean culture academic majors but also Korean institute by the Korea Research in all parts of the world. Furthermore, culture to the world. In total, over Foundation in 1994, and it was also another great reward is the fact that 16,000 graduates have been named a central research institute for second- and third-generation produced by the Yonsei International regional studies by the Ministry of overseas Koreans who were born in Summer School. Education in 1995. The Institute for the U.S. and Japan were able to feel East and West Studies is not only a a sense of unity with their families or To celebrate the 25th anniversary representative research institute of with their home country by learning of its foundation, in March 1997, the Yonsei University, but it has been Korean. Independently from the Institute for East and West Studies active as an international research Language Research and Education established a cooperative Master’s institute representing Korea and East Center, the Language Information degree in Regional Studies within the Asia. Center has also been constantly Institute as a regular department of producing materials to provide a the graduate school. Thus, the Further Internationalization for Yonsei basis for research in the field of Institute for East and West Studies University in the New Millennium Korean language education aimed at added to its educational mission of Yonsei University has led the globalizing the Korean language. fostering regional experts. The major internationalization of Korean aspects of the program are divided universities by establishing the Korean Yonsei University opened a path into four regions: Northeast Asia, Language Institute in the 1950s, the for multilateral student exchanges by Southeast Asia, Europe, and Russia International Division in the 1960s, the joining the International Student and Eastern Europe. The Institute for Institute for East and West Studies in Exchange Program in 1984, managed East and West Studies has sought the 1970s, and the Graduate School by the Office of International Affairs. affiliations with the humanities- and of International Studies in the 1980s. Over 1,800 courses at the social sciences- related departments undergraduate and graduate level of Yonsei University. With these In December 1997, the Korean are offered in English every semester connections, it has been using its Language Institute established the LA to exchange students from foreign diverse networks to offer a Language Institute in Los Angeles, universities and other international systematic and practical education. USA, creating a groundbreaking base students. This is more than enough to A total of 45 students have earned for the globalization of the Korean meet the demands of the 2,600 their Master’s degree from this language. The LA Language Institute foreign students that attended program.

30th Anniversary 07 Historical Overview

The Graduate School of families, and the Yonsei Global Club in Korean journals, and 44 books International Studies only had 35 Network (YGCN), which connects published in Korea and 52 students when it was first international students with various internationally. Moreover, it has held established. As of 2017, it has grown student clubs on campus. 50 domestic academic conferences to 367 students. Among the 367 Furthermore, the Global Lounge has and 20 international academic students, 354 of them were pursuing been helping Korean students conferences. Over the years, it has a Master’s degree with 13 pursuing a improve their English writing skills in developed the investment Doctoral degree. Out of the total of preparation for the job market or to contribution index and the peace 367 students, the percentage of study abroad by holding an English index, spurring much needed international students was 60 Writing Clinic every Wednesday. With development in Korean society based percent, comprising 219 students these facilities and programs, the on the fundamental concepts of from 51 countries. About 60 percent Global Lounge provides an open foreign investment and peace of the registered students received space that can be used by any establishment. scholarships from various sources. Yonsei University student. Through the Dual Degree Program, In particular, through the Y-J the Graduate School of International Yonsei Center for Global Studies Index project, international Studies has partnered with 6 foreign Aims to Become a Hub of recognition of Yonsei Center as a institutions and has sent 33 Yonsei International Studies Research locus for Global Studies has students and received 24 foreign Internationalization is promoted increased, and many international students since its inception. through exchange, and it is stabilized companies now use it as the index internally with research. In for their economic activities in Korea. In November 2002, Yonsei September 2001, Yonsei University Furthermore, it provides a formless University created the Global Lounge, launched the Yonsei Center for incentive for international companies a multi-functional complex space Global Studies to lead global to be more active in their investment allowing students to share culture, research into International Studies as activities in Korea and to contribute academics, and languages more part of the university’s project for to the Korean economy. comfortably. In the Global Lounge— “Yonsei University 21st Century which was set up in the student union Characterization.” The Yonsei Center Moreover, through its multicultural building—students can freely view for Global Studies targets the Korean research, the Yonsei Center for fourteen international television and East Asian markets in the short Global Studies has founded a channels, including CNN and NHK. term and the global market in the framework for cultural solidarity in There is also a multimedia space that long term. It has been conducting international society and contributed can hold various events such as theoretical and practical to the internationalization of Korean special lectures and movie interdisciplinary research on major Studies research. In addition, through screenings, a cyber café for internet issues in various global studies internationally renowned academic use, two seminar rooms with cutting- involving the government, journal projects, the Center has been edge technology, an “English Zone” corporations, and society as the main able to disseminate various where only English can be spoken, agents. international studies-related research and a space to read various results to other countries in English. international periodicals from around From September 2001 to March The Center has also contributed to the world. Furthermore, over ten 2005, the Yonsei Center for Global the language support needed as part different programs are offered to Studies created six programs, of international exchanges through facilitate the cultural exchange including international investment its language research project. between international students and research, peace research, culture Korean students in the Global research, language research, Lounge. The most representative internationally renowned journals, programs include Korea Day, in which and Korean studies. It has been international students can learn actively conducting research Korean culture and language, and projects, hosting and attending Global Lounge Drama (GLD). There domestic and international academic are also “buddy programs” that conferences, and performing connect a Korean student with an publication activities within these six international student, homestay and programs. As a result, there have host family programs that connect been fourteen papers published in international students with Korean SSCI, 55 in international journals, 150

30th Anniversary 08 Historical Overview

Besides these academic and social contributions, the Yonsei Center for Global Studies has expanded Yonsei University’s research network. Through continuous joint research projects with UC Berkeley, Stanford University, and Georgetown University, as well as through the Korean mission for the World Economic Forum (WEF) and the Jeju Peace Forum, the Center has established networks between political, economic, and social leaders around the world. By hosting the East Asia Forum, it set a basic framework for the construction of an intellectual, economic, and infrastructural hub in East Asia. With the establishment of the Yonsei- Hills Governance Program, it created an opportunity for Yonsei University to become a center of Corporate Governance research.

The Yonsei Center for Global Studies has focused on the globalization of education research projects since 2005. It has been working to expand its research networks, to increase the quality of its researchers, to stabilize research projects internally, and to expand the procurement of external sources of funding. Through these efforts, it aims to become the top hub for Global Studies research in the near future, the best of its kind in the world. When this project is completed, Yonsei University will become a hub for International Studies research and international exchange in both name and reality.

Conclusion

Since its foundation until the present and far into the future, Yonsei University will be renowned as a hub of internationalized educational programs within Korea and East Asia itself. Yonsei has and continues to set the model for how universities in Asia should structure its international exchange programs, foreign language departments, and graduate programs in International Studies. More and more students from continuously more diverse regions of the world should feel welcome studying at Yonsei whether it be for just one summer or the entire duration of a Ph. D. program. Through the internationalization efforts that Yonsei has pioneered, Korea will gain worldwide recognition as a key promoter of global education.

- Kim Dalchung -

30th Anniversary 09 THE FIRST 30 YEARS OF THE YONSEI GSIS

1986.12.08

Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS) BY JONGRYN MO to Begin Next March DEAN

Yonsei GSIS is 30 years old now. It was born on The ministry of Education has officially permitted the March 31, 1987 as the first English-speaking foundation of the Yonsei University Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS) in November 29th, and the degree program at a Korean university. Since school is expected to open next March. The capacity of students will be 70 and it will offer classes taught in then, it has grown in leaps and bounds, English. creating many stories along the way. The best International studies, which studies the nexus way to narrate the GSIS story is to identify between political, economic and cultural worlds, was and still is the best approach to keywords connecting its history. I have chosen training future global leaders. Korea’s five: globalization, professional school, remarkable transformation over the past three international students, research, and networks. decades attests to the opportunities and challenges that have one abiding theme: the need to think and act globally while 1. Globalization recognizing the resilience of traditional values The founding of the GSIS in 1987 was a response and cultures. to growing demand from globalization. As Korea expanded trade and investment across I am proud to say that the GSIS has done a borders, the demand for professionals who good job of fulfilling its founding mission of could work across borders rapidly grew. Yonsei’s globalization. It is generally recognized that we approach was different from other schools. are the most internationalized school of While the latter focused on sending students international studies in Korea. abroad, Yonsei chose to globalize its students in Korea by globalizing its campus and Yonsei was international from the very curriculum. beginning. Our history goes back to 1885 when the first modern hospital, Jejoongwon, was The key to the globalization of Yonsei’s founded by an American missionary, Horace education was the adoption of English as a Allen. Another Horace, Horace Underwood, teaching language. In fact, Yonsei GSIS is the founded Yonhee College in 1915. Yonhee first professional school dedicated solely to College and Severance Medical College merged international studies in Korea with all courses in 1957 to produce what we know as Yonsei taught in English. University. 30th Anniversary 10 Yonsei has also the most internationalized culture and ethos. We do not do anything special and people from abroad feel at home 1996.11.18 and comfortable on Yonsei campus. This open Yonsei GSIS Selected as a Top School culture is our biggest asset. in Cultivating International Professionals

Yonsei GSIS is most international because we have the largest international student body. Out of 400 students enrolled (125), 60% are international students. They hail from over 50 countries all over the world. The diversity that Yonsei GSIS has been selected by the Ministry of Education as the top school specializing in our international students create for us cannot cultivating international professionals on be matched. While you may have to go abroad international commerce and development to have an international experience while cooperation fields. It was selected among a field of 45 other schools. The school will be provided attending other schools, you can have it right subsidies of 3.2 billion won each year for five years, here on campus at Yonsei GSIS. 16billion won in total.

This project on ‘subsidizing schools specializing in The Yonsei GSIS is the most international cultivating international professionals’ was because our faculty is the most international. initiated by the government in order to educate Unlike other schools, GSIS faculty members do global leaders on international relations with the required expertise and language abilities. research only on global issues and participate actively in global academic communities. Many of non-GSIS Yonsei departments. While non- of GSIS faculty are international public GSIS faculty members continue to teach at the intellectuals, contributing articles and columns GSIS at present, it is important that a to international publications. professional school like the GSIS has its own faculty. Professors Yoo Young-ik and Lee Junghoon joined the faculty in March 1996. 2. Professional School Since then, the full-time faculty has grown to 20 From the beginning, Yonsei GSIS was a members. professional school, a school whose mission is to train professionals who will work in Another turning point in the professionalization governments, businesses, NGOs, and of the GSIS was the 1996 Ministry of Education international organizations. Professional schools program for international manpower training. differ from purely academic schools as they To meet the demand for internationalized emphasize practical skills that professionals manpower in both public and private sectors, must apply to solve day-to-day tasks and the Ministry awarded multi-year grants to 9 challenges. Theoretical debates and academic universities that ran professional schools of research papers are less important in international studies. Yonsei applied for and professional schools than in academic won the award. The award, which amounted to programs. KRW 10 billion, was used to support student scholarships and program development. Because of the mandate to teach practical skills with immediate impact, professional education The first home for the GSIS was Sungam Kwan typically requires more resources than next to the Social Science College building. As it academic education. The second theme of GSIS grew, it needed more space. The university history is the increasing professionalization of decided to finance a new GSIS building in 1997 the program. and the New Millennium Hall opened in 2000. The Hall, still home to the GSIS, is 7 stories high The GSIS was the first school to hire full-time and houses other university programs such as faculty members in 1995. Before then, GSIS the Korean Language Institute and Underwood courses had been taught by faculty members International College. 30th Anniversary 11 3. International Students 4. Research

From the very beginning, international students The GSIS began as a special graduate school made up a significant part of the Yonsei GSIS without its own faculty and research was not community. Since the GSIS shared offices with one of its core missions. Since its status was International Division that taught exchange and elevated to a professional school in 1996, it has visiting students to Yonsei, it opened its courses hired own faculty members and also been to visiting students. Even now, many graduate- assigned to carry out research projects level exchange students take GSIS courses, mandated by the Ministry of Education enriching the international experience of both program. Korean and international students. To meet the new demand for academic But I am sure that no one in the early years of research, the GSIS founded in 1997 two research the GSIS would have predicted that a majority institutes, the Institute for Modern Korean of GSIS students would one day be Studies and the Center for International Studies. international students. In fall 2017, we In 2003, the Hills Governance Program of the welcomed 107 students from all over the world. Center for International and Strategic Studies of Only 15 of them, that is about 14 percent of the Washington, D.C. opened its Seoul center at the incoming class, were from Korea. 27 were from GSIS. China, 11 from the United States, 4 each from Germany and Vietnam, 3 each from India and With research centers and programs in place, Thailand, 2 from 11 different countries (Brazil, GSIS faculty members have been actively Columbia, Denmark, France, Hong Kong, Italy, engaged in important research activities related Mongolia, Romania, Russia, Taiwan, and to international affairs. Student research is also Ukraine), and 1 from 18 other different countries. actively promoted and the GSIS now has two academically oriented student publications, International students from the early years are NovAsia and Yonsei Journal of International active and successful in their professions and Studies. include many prominent American experts on Korea and East Asia such as Sydney Seiler, former US Special Envoy for the Six Party Talks, 5. Networks Scott Snyder of the Council of Foreign Relations, Being a school of international affairs, the GSIS and Dan Pinkston of International Crisis Group. understands the importance of relationships and networks in solving global problems as well The Center for International Studies (CIS) as enhancing the quality of education and The Center for International Studies of the Yonsei GSIS, research at the GSIS. founded in 1997, has been leading the research on international affairs in Korea. The CIS supports research activities that are theory- Since 2006, the GSIS has been a full member of generating and policy- relevant. the APSIA (Association of Professional Schools The Center also encourages of International Affairs) and is one of the three research projects that can be used as course materials Korean schools with full APSIA membership. By for GSIS educational programs in different participating in APSIA meetings, the GSIS has fields. been able to expand its dual degree programs

CIS conducts inter- and access to state of the art teaching and disciplinary research on research methods. diverse factors affecting international relations. The Center also engages in The GSIS boasts of one of the best dual degree organizing seminars and conferences, publishing programs among its peers. As of 2017, we have research paper series and cooperating with foreign dual degree programs with the University of research institutions. Geneva (since 2003), Keio University (since

30th Anniversary 12 2007), the Harris School of the University of 1996.11.18 Chicago (since 2008), the University of St. Gallen Interview by H.H.U., Dean of GSIS – GSIS as a Cradle for (since 2008), Leiden University (since 2016) and Nurturing International Professionals in the Global Age King's College London (since 2016).

As the GSIS community grows, relations with alumni have become increasingly important to the future of the school. In 2016, the GSIS Alumni Association was re-launched and new leaders of the Association hosted the first ever All-GSIS Career Fair where over 20 alumni Q: What does GSIS specialize in? returned to school and shared their experiences A: GSIS is a pioneer in global education. It trains future international professionals, with the three main programs with GSIS students. The Association will host including Asian Studies, International Studies, and International two career fairs a year and will start a major Business Administration. capital campaign in 2017. Q: How do you view the project undertaken by Ministry of Education? A: I would like to give positive feedback on it because the At the same time, the Office of Development government has been proactive on “promoting internationalization”, not only in words. I expect that this and Alumni Relations has supported local GSIS project will play a great role on filling in the shortage of international professionals and becoming a spearhead in the chapters outside of Korea. Since 2016, Shanghai, global age. Tokyo, Washington, and New York alumni have Q: Yonsei GSIS must have put in a lot of effort on developing opened their local chapters and several more itself so as to be selected as the top school. A: It has been 10 years since Yonsei GSIS, the first graduate chapters are expected to open in 2017. school of international studies in Korea, was founded. It must have been the experience of offering lectures in English, which other schools don’t, that was recognized during the evaluation process. The school has especially been trying to involve not only The Career Development Center (CDC) has domestic students but also overseas students to understand been actively supporting the career plans of Korean politics as well as to gain international support. current students and alumni. Since fall of 2016, Q: Any specific plan on how to use the subsidies? the CDC has expanded staff and leadership, A: No specific plan yet. By collaborating with the Ministry of Education, the school will found an international education inviting a former bank executive to advise its center and will have an opening ceremony on the 8thof May next activities as senior advisor. The CDC now has year. extensive networks with companies, NGOs, government agencies, international Conclusion organizations and think tanks both in Korea Over the past 30 years, Yonsei GSIS has grown and beyond through which it has found many to become a leading school of international internship and job opportunities for GSIS students. studies in Korea and Asia and every indication is that it will continue to play its leadership role in the coming years. As was true in its first 30 2000.05.08 years, five key words: globalization, professional Completion of Construction for New Millennium Hall school, international students, research, and networks will continue to dominate the GSIS mission in the next 30 years. I have no doubt that we will succeed in fulfilling our mandate in the future as we have done in the past for no other reason than that we have become one strong community dedicated to our mission. No challenge will deter the will of our community to further its goals.

30th Anniversary 13 THE VISION FOR THE NEXT THIRTY YEARS: THE FUTURE OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES BY JOHN DELURY, SEMEE YOON, YUL SOHN, DONGHUN KIM, AND MICHAEL KIM

Yonsei University’s Graduate School of International Studies accepted its first students in the spring of 1987 to launch a new era of internationalization in Korean higher education...

According to the Yonsei GSIS’s mission higher education. The Korean Ministry of statement, the founding goals were to Education selected Yonsei to be among nine graduate talented individuals capable of universities that received funding to educate meeting the demands of international society international professionals. The GSIS’s and enhance the image of Korea through academic programs expanded to include Area academic exchange with international Studies, International Management, students. The GSIS launched with two degree International Trade and Finance, and the programs: East Asian Studies and International Program in International Cooperation. The Studies. The same year, the International internationalization efforts took place as the House dormitory began construction to house IMF Crisis rapidly restructured Korean society, GSIS international students. Through the and the GSIS was able to overcome the development of a dynamic and rigorous challenges of this transitional period to international studies curriculum, the GSIS has become Korea’s preeminent International become one of Korea’s leading professional Studies program. As the GSIS celebrates its schools. The original goals to prepare both Thirtieth Anniversary, the world now has many Korean and International students to become problems and issues that are unprecedented active on the global stage still remains valid, in their scope and impact. For example, the yet much has changed in the world since the advent of new technologies, demographic launch of the program. Thus the Thirtieth changes, global financial crisis, and the rise of Anniversary of the GSIS offers an auspicious China has fundamentally transformed Asia as opportunity to reflect upon the successes of well as the rest of the world. The increasing the past while seeking out new directions for nuclear tensions on the Korean peninsula also the future. bring new dimensions to regional security that could not have been imagined before. All of The GSIS previously experienced major these critical factors calls for the development curriculum changes in 1997, when President of a new curriculum that can ensure the Kim Young Sam launched his continued success of the GSIS for the next internationalization (saegyehwa) initiative for thirty years. 30th Anniversary 14 The following essays invite GSIS faculty members to present John Delury their ideas for a curriculum that is appropriate for an era of accelerating technological and global changes. John Delury highlights the complex forces The Vision for the Next Thirty Years shaping the global conflicts of today and how we should respond to the challenges of reimagining International Studies. Yul Sohn and Semee Yoon presents their perspective Semee Yoon & Yul Sohn on the implications of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for preparing GSIS graduates who wish to become development Pioneering Sustainable Development Studies experts. Donghun Kim surveys various Entrepreneurship Programs and provides his insights on the possibilities of introducing related programs to the GSIS. Finally, Michael Kim Donghun Kim offers some potential areas of curriculum focus centered on the theme of Social Innovation that can empower our graduates to solve social problems at both the Prospects for a Startup/Entrepreneurship Program local and global levels. All these ideas for the future of the GSIS are part of an ongoing discussion among GSIS faculty members, staff, students and alumni to improve upon the hard work and Michael Kim dedication of the past thirty years. These essays will hopefully provide the stepping stones for a vigorous and collaborative debate on how we can best Reimagining the GSIS Curriculum educate the next generation of GSIS graduates. 30th Anniversary 15 A NEW GLOBAL FRAMEWORK FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES BY JOHN DELURY

We are living through a turbulent what we know—magnifies the Is the academic practice of moment in world history, when impression that crisis is a daily International Studies evolving one half of the nations and fact of life, since a crisis of along with the unfolding of regions on this planet seem to be potentially global proportions globalization itself? Are we rising inexorably while the other seems to be transpiring finding the educational half is in terminal decline. Here in somewhere on an almost daily opportunities inherent in the Asia, the rise of China is basis. The accelerating pace of world crisis we now face? reshaping the geopolitical order, geopolitics, complexity of and—so far at least, sustaining economic globalization, and In an influential article published the region’s extraordinary sheer amount of information by Foreign Affairs, Georgetown economic dynamism without available for consumption University’s Charles King (2015) ending the so-called East Asian threatens to overwhelm our answered with a resounding Peace [no major wars fought capacities, as individuals and “No.” King argued that since 1979]. By contrast, deep groups, to make reasoned international affairs education is divisions and isolationist decisions about our future. in perilous decline in the very populism in the West lead many Richard Haass (2017), president country that pioneered and observers to conclude the United of the Council on Foreign fostered it, pointing the finger at States of America and European Relations, captured the spirit of decreased federal funding by the Union are in decline. After the our times in the title of his latest U.S. government. Although King hopes unleashed by the Arab book, World in Disarray. Asia did not look much beyond the Spring, much of the Middle East might look more placid on the United States, the challenge he and North Africa fell back into the surface, but books like Robert raises is one that International miseries of war, extremism, and Kagan’s (2014) Asia’s Cauldron Studies as a field must grapple autocracy- compounded by one and Yonsei’s own Lee Chung- with on a global level. But decline of the worst refugee crises in min’s (2016) Fault Lines in a in one place usually correlates modern times. Ours is a zeitgeist Rising Asia alert their readers to with rise somewhere else, and of decline and fall, of world crisis, dangerous forces rumbling moments of crisis can offer and of deep anxiety as people underneath. windows of opportunity for brace for the moment when the breakthrough. In the face of underlying global dislocation Given that the accelerated pace, complexity and crisis, the need bursts to the surface of world growing complexity, and sense of for young people trained in affairs like a volcanic eruption. perpetual crisis in world affairs is International Studies at the likely to continue in the years and undergraduate and master’s The fact that so many of us are even decades ahead, what are levels has never been greater. now hyperconnected “citizens of the implications for the future of How do we meet the need, and the world”—at least in terms of International Studies as a field? answer the call? My colleagues in

30th Anniversary 16 this volume offer specific can venture more boldly into the research, and styles of thinking. strategies and concrete sea of virtual and experiential initiatives, some of them already learning. The final principle is to be being implemented at GSIS, for unorthodox in how we apply enhancing International Studies. The second principle is to be knowledge to real world Let me suggest three unorthodox in how we think problems. As academics and “unorthodoxy principles” for about world affairs. One of the educators, our core mission is to thinking about the future best ways to make International research, teach, and write on the evolution of the field. Studies more innovative subjects of our expertise for an intellectually is to push the audience primarily of our The first principle is to be boundaries of the students and fellow researchers. unorthodox in how we teach interdisciplinary nature of what But in the twenty-first century about global issues. University we do. International Studies has world of interconnectedness, education as a whole is one of always been anchored in scholars of International Studies the most tradition-bound arenas international relations and cannot ignore the general public, of modern life. The university as international economics, which nor can we evade the challenge we know it is an invention of the represent the twin pillars of most of impact and engagement by thirteenth century, and even programs. As we look to the sequestering ourselves in an cosmetically the form has future, International Studies ivory tower. International Studies changed very little since (most education needs to keep pushing works best as an “applied universities today wish they out into the social sciences, science” in which theoretical looked like Oxford or Cambridge). natural sciences, and humanities. insights and practical application The pre-industrial nature of the are symbiotically related. The education industry is a great In the 30 years to come, our mounting sense of world crisis, strength, not a weakness. But students will have no choice but moreover, demands that scholars while keeping our foundations, to deal with extremely complex become more engaged at the educators in International Studies global challenges like climate local community, national, and need to evolve along with the change, nuclear proliferation, global levels in contributing their revolution in information cyber-war, and financial knowledge and insights for the technology, which is after all instability. Problems like these common good. At a practical intimately tied to our primary defy the neat boundaries of level, our students require object of inquiry: globalization. traditional academic disciplines, academic training that prepares and require a skills set and them for the wide variety of Graduate schools of International knowledge base that goes professional occupations open to Studies should lead the way in beyond international relations experts in international affairs— bringing technology into the theory or classical international the more that we as educators classroom, and bringing the political economy. More and can inject practical experience classroom into the world via more, International Studies into their education, the better technology. We are still in the education needs to train students off they will be. By become more early phase of so-called “social to seek out anomalies that take unorthodox in applying learning,” characterized by them outside the dominant International Studies to real- experimental initiatives from paradigm, and tackle complex world problems, we encourage MOOCs [massive open online problems using a synthesis of our students to become more courses] to Minerva [the analytical approaches. By entrepreneurial in blazing their undergraduate college without a becoming more unorthodox in own career paths in business, campus]. International Studies our own research and instilling government, non-profit sector, programs are uniquely the spirit of intellectual and the like. positioned to contribute to and adventure in our students, advance this ongoing International Studies scholars can Crisis is opportunity. The future experimentation. Housed in the encourage the next generation to of International Studies is bright. citadel of a traditional academic go beyond us, armed with a But we must be unorthodox in program, with all the assets that mastery of multiple disciplines of our teaching, thinking, and action only a "real" university offers, we knowledge, fields of inquiry, in order to make the most of it. methods of 30th Anniversary 17 PIONEERING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STUDIES IN

In 2011, the global population Around the world, there are only surpassed seven billion people a few number of academic and more than half of them live KOREA AND ASIA institutions that offer academic in urban areas. While we have programs in sustainable made great strides in global development. Yonsei GSIS and its health conditions, there is still BY SEMEE YOON & YUL SOHN sister undergraduate major much room for improvement in Underwood International College social, economic, and launched in 2014 to become environmental aspects of our 1987 Brundtland Report by the Korea’s very first academic lives. In 2015, 194 member states United Nations World institution that has established a of the United Nations agreed to Commission on Environment and comprehensive program with adopt the 2030 Development Development (WCED). Private both a bachelor’s and graduate Agenda for Sustainable and public entities, such as degree in sustainable Development, which are national governments of EU, development. While other GSISs represented as 17 Sustainable provincial governments of Korea, in Korea offer international Development Goals (SDG)s to and global companies, have in- development studies, Yonsei GSIS address issues including poverty house teams dedicated to and the Sustainable eradication, improvements in tracking progress on SDGs. Development and Cooperation nutrition, health, education, Knowing which goals are aligned Major at Underwood sustainable urban planning, with the objectives of each International college focuses on a climate change mitigation and institution with the right skills development studies program adaptation, and biodiversity. and tools will be crucial to that aims to train specialists in formulate appropriate strategies, the design and management of The concept of sustainable deliver operational changes, and integrated, results-based development has reached report impact assessments on approaches to some of the beyond the international SDGs. Since South Korea has challenges of sustainable community to the public and recently become a member of development. The curriculum private sectors as well. Since OECD Development Assistance provides students with the sustainability challenges provide Committee, both the private and academic foundation to identify opportunities in all sectors of the public sectors in South Korea are and understand issues and economy to increase productivity in need of talents that are problems in sustainable and social benefit, the next- familiar with sustainable development, management and generation leaders need to be development issues. To tackle the monitoring of development equipped with interdisciplinary issues on sustainable projects, and key political and thinking and hands-on development, the global economic factors in policy experience on implementation of community and educational formation. those ideas. No one country has institutions have the an upper hand in achieving all 17 responsibility to educate the next Compared to the curriculum at SDGs, because the concept of generations for the enhanced other institutions, such as sustainable development is capacity to deal with such Columbia University, Yonsei relatively new, first defined in the challenges. emphasizes the theoretical 30th Anniversary 18 understanding of development and policy formulation to foster sustainable development. Going forward, we will need to strengthen the curriculum with practicum courses and/or more hands-on opportunities. The Institute of Global Sustainability, together with Yonsei Center on Social Innovation, has started to provide students with experiences to visit developing countries and brainstorm The Prospects for a practical solutions to address some of their challenges, comparing common and different issues and problems Startup/Entrepreneurship among countries on sustainable development. Moreover, GSIS holds the series of Sustainable Development Talks to provide students with opportunities to Program at the Yonsei GSIS learn some of the current issues BY DONGHUN KIM in sustainable development from experts and practitioners in both This essay gives an overview of the trends in startup and entrepreneurship public and private sectors. Taking education in graduate programs around the world and examines the future advantage of these opportunities possibility of establishing a related program at the Yonsei GSIS. Startup will provide students to integrate classes teach students how to identify consumer needs, design new products what they have learned in class and services, and develop business models to support the launch of new with the real-world situations. In products and services. Startup classes also teach the skills for developing addition, the student body of innovative marketing techniques to reach the right markets. Because startups GSIS is truly international from will require outside capital to help them grow, startup programs introduce the both developed and developing different sources of financing for startups at each stage of growth. Venture countries, which provides capital is one of many such financing sources. opportunity for students to enhance their mutual Startup programs are generally operated in different ways at different understanding on the different schools. In many business schools, they are operated and managed as part of aspects of sustainable an entrepreneurship program. Among the top 100 entrepreneurship development by themselves. The programs at the master’s level, Babson College and MIT ranked first and sustainable development second in 2017. Other high-ranking U.S. universities include Cornell University, program in GSIS with the University of Pennsylvania, Northwestern University, and University of Texas partnerships and networks can at Austin. In the case of European universities, ESADE business school in provide students with academic Spain, Copenhagen Business School in Denmark, and Rotterdam School of solidity and realistic practices. Management in the Netherlands are ranked highly. Often, universities offer special programs for startups. Startup Garage of Stanford Business School is such an example. This program is composed of intensive hand-on, project- based courses in which students design and test new business concepts that address real world needs. Startup School of New York University is a workshop series open to students, faculty, researchers, and staff that provides the training and resources to successfully launch and grow a startup. Many universities also operate centers for entrepreneurship and innovation that promote research in entrepreneurship and support the creation and operation of courses on entrepreneurship, innovation, and early stage investing. 30th Anniversary 19 The roots of entrepreneurship (Truell et al., 1998), and markets. Programs in the GSIS education can be traced to Japan consultation with practicing will need to evolve to react to the in 1938 when Professor Shigeru entrepreneurs (Solomon et al., changing economies and Fujuii at Keio University initiated 1994). Entrepreneurial education employment landscape. In the first efforts in applied is changing based on a particular, the incorporation of entrepreneurship education broadening market interest. startup/entrepreneurship (McMullan and Long, 1987). Interdisciplinary programs use education in these programs can Dwight Baumann, an engineering faculty teams to develop provide GSIS students with the professor at MIT, introduced the programs for non-business chance to learn a process where first course in entrepreneurship students, and there is a growing they identify entrepreneurial in the United States (McMullan trend of offering courses opportunities, gather resources, and Long, 1987). specifically designed for art, and take advantage of these Entrepreneurship education has engineering, and science opportunities. Under the experienced remarkable growth students. According to the survey constraints of the resources in the last few decades. The field by the George Washington available at the GSIS, the has evolved from a single course University Center for establishment of a full-fledged offering to a diverse range of Entrepreneurial Excellence MBA-style educational opportunities (2014), the largest areas within startup/entrepreneurship available at more than 1500 entrepreneurship education are program may not be possible. colleges and universities around undergraduate minors in But a small-scale program that the world (Charney & Libecap, entrepreneurship, followed by utilizes resources such as the 2000). undergraduate majors and global network of the GSIS and concentrations. Within graduate the diversity of students’ A distinctive feature of level programs, entrepreneurship backgrounds can be considered entrepreneurship education, is generally represented within in cooperation with other which differentiates it from the Master of Business academic departments in traditional business education Administration as a certificate. engineering and the social such as accounting, marketing, or There is an increase in sciences. The master’s degree finance, is that its objectives are entrepreneurship-focused MBA program in entrepreneurship can to generate a greater variety of programs and entrepreneurship be taught by GSIS faculty ideas for how to maximize a certificates within graduate members jointly with affiliated business opportunity and to programs, whereas professors in the fields of provide a more extensive entrepreneurship Master of engineering, strategic sequence of actions for entering Science programs and management, finance, and business. To serve these entrepreneurship PhD programs sociology. These courses can purposes, entrepreneurial remain underrepresented in the address various aspects of education includes leadership, U.S. The same survey indicated entrepreneurship and the new product development, that the top five courses across opportunities available to creative thinking, and exposure existing entrepreneurship startups and small businesses in to technological innovation programs include the global environment. (McMullan and Long, 1987). The entrepreneurship, business Moreover, they can teach most common elements in planning, entrepreneurial students the skills necessary to entrepreneurial courses are finance, new venture creation, develop unique ideas for a new venture plan writing, case and innovation. business, product, or service. studies, readings, and lectures by Courses might include Global guest speakers and faculty Globalization has demanded a Entrepreneurship, which teaches (Gartner and Vesper, 1994). more competitive, global entrepreneurship theory, Project based, experiential knowledgeable, creative, and diverse approaches to learning is widespread in innovative workforce, and it has entrepreneurship, as well as entrepreneurial education and henceforth resulted in an cultural aspects of business takes a myriad of forms, such as increasingly challenging demand environments across countries; the development of business for GSIS students to be Startups, which teaches how to plans, student business startups competitive and creative in the build a successful startup by

30th Anniversary 20 designing a roadmap for developing and maintaining new products and services; Venture Reimagining the GSIS Curriculum Financing, which evaluates the advantages and disadvantages of different sources of new venture capital; Growth Strategies, which for a Program in Social Innovation studies specific actions organizations can take to grow BY MICHAEL KIM their value and avoid common growth pitfalls; and Entrepreneurial Marketing; which introduces marketing concepts, Many observers note that we have entered a new age of possibilities methods, and strategic issues because of the unprecedented pace of technological changes. As Klause relevant for startup and early- Schwab states in The Fourth Industrial Revolution (2016:1), “Of the many stage entrepreneurs. diverse and fascinating challenges we face today, the most intense and important is how to understand and shape the new technology revolution, In the early twentieth century, which entails nothing less than a transformation of humankind.” economist Schumpeter (1934) Technological developments like artificial intelligence, machine learning, VR described entrepreneurship as & AR, crypto currencies, industrial IoT, open source software, and a host of an essential ingredient for new bio-medical technologies are rapidly redefining the notion of what is creative destruction. In the era of possible in the world today. These technological innovations can have far the fourth industrial revolution, greater impact because of the network effect from an intensifying global entrepreneurship education is interconnectivity that accelerates the proliferation of new ideas and becoming more important than practices. However, the introduction of new technologies can have little ever because it lays the social impact if there is no awareness of the complex social issues that foundation for the innovation surround us at both the local and global levels. The GSIS curriculum of the that our future society will ask future must be strengthen those interdisciplinary areas that can heighten for. It will be very difficult to awareness of critical issues such as environmental sustainability, health, respond flexibly to the rapidly education and poverty, while also incorporating courses that can allow changing global environment students to keep pace with technological changes. Our graduates who without adequate desire to find innovative and creative solutions to social problems need a entrepreneurial education. It is deeper understanding of how to deploy technologies and achieve therefore expected that a sustainability. Courses on technology management can help provide startup/entrepreneurship broader perspectives, but just as important are policy study courses that program at the GSIS will help emphasize the importance of private sector and public sector collaboration. future GSIS students prepare for In essence, a broad range of courses are necessary to make our graduates their successful launch into the true ‘Changemakers’, and the following are some preliminary suggestions entrepreneurial world. for how to reshape the GSIS curriculum to have greater social impact.

The first area of the GSIS curriculum that will require reconsideration is Korean Studies. The modern history of Korea offers instructive examples on how an impoverished society achieved rapid economic growth and democratization. The ‘Miracle on the Han’ and the democratic transition after 1987 has inspired numerous countries to study Korea’ developmental path to gain insights on how their societies can achieve economic and political development. While the Korean developmental experience and key aspects of Korea’s political economy remains a rich source of knowledge and information, Korean studies courses should expand to cover the impact of phenomenon such as aging society, gender equality in the workplace, multicultural families, and environmental problems. In addition to a stronger focus on interdisciplinary courses that examine contemporary

30th Anniversary 21 social issues, more classes on that might be difficult to can consider their implications Korean innovation in both the implement in more established within the field of public policy. public and private sectors can institutions. The commonality Courses that can enhance policy provide a more comprehensive that can be found in all of these analysis, research, and view. Korea is not only a model approaches is a desire to find communication skills can allow for development, it can also serve innovative and sustainable our graduates to tackle policy as an example of how solutions to social issues. issues occurring in various unprecedented rates of organizations. GSIS graduates technological adaptation has A growing area of importance in who want to become leaders in transformed Korean society. As the field of Social Innovation is our increasingly technology- more and more countries achieve the role of financial institutions in driven world will require more rapid growth and rise to Korea’s providing capital to organizations nuanced public policy courses level of technology and that want to maximize social that are more appropriate for our interconnectivity, they may look returns. Many investment funds era of rapid transformations. to the way Korean society today seek investors who want to grapples with its social issues prioritize social and Social Innovation programs must with novel technological environmental issues, which has not simply focus on social solutions. led to the popularity of social entrepreneurship, social impact impact investing. Pension funds investing, and public policy Ultimately, a program in Social and endowments in particular initiatives, for what is just as Innovation should have a strong have played a lead in allocating important are community-based focus on courses that introduce their capital to companies with movements and grassroots students to the general issues in greater social responsibility and participation. The establishment corporate social responsibility, those that seek out public/private of a co-creating network that social entrepreneurship and partnerships. With many public empowers individuals to join nonprofit leadership. Today, organizations encountering together for a common cause is there are numerous companies difficulties in raising enough an essential pre-requisite for that desire to change their money to provide their services, Social Innovation. Experienced mission statements to achieve there is now a growing need for practitioners from every relevant social values rather than new models of public and private field must all cooperate to share maximize profit. In a sense, many cooperation to arrive at their agendas for social change. successful corporations aim to innovative financial solutions. More an outlook rather than a reinvent their business models to Courses that emphasize social discipline, Social Innovation allow them to place a priority on responsibility in the financial programs require each individual resolving social problems while world and examine ways that to take a stake in the well-being keeping in mind the need to financial institutions can have of the wider community and maintain fiscal responsibility to social impact can allow our connect with those who can their shareholders. Within the graduates to start more facilitate and implement their non-profit sector, there are rewarding financial careers or ideas for a better future. The strong demands for the work for the advancement of world today offers introduction of new methods of non-profit foundations and public unprecedented opportunities for fundraising and better organizations. the Yonsei GSIS to become a key accountability practices. One of player in a global network of the most innovative sectors today Finally public policy courses that institutions that have a strong are a group of start-up allow students to analyze the commitment to improve human companies that are both for- complex interactions between society. The ideas presented here profit as well as non-profit that science, technology, and society are just a start, and the hope is are attempting to apply emerging can also provide a sound basis that over the next decade the technologies to achieve social for those who want to have an GSIS community can all share in impact. These social impact in governmental the creation of a vibrant entrepreneurship organizations organizations. Students should academic program that can have attempt to tackle problems from be equipped to better forecast true global social impact. scratch to develop approaches trends in technology so that they 30th Anniversary 22 References

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30th Anniversary 23 30TH ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE Promoting International Studies in a New Global Environment

FEATURED SPEAKERS David Brady "Populism, Immigration, and Political Disruption"

Joseph Chan "Populism, Polarization, and Incivility"

PANEL

Jongryn Mo Yul Sohn David Brady Joseph Chan

September 21st, 2017

30th Anniversary 24 PROMOTING INTERNATIONAL STUDIES IN A NEW GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT ACADEMIC CONFERENCE

Dean Jongryn Mo we must find a way to counter populism based on "Opening Remarks" a solid analytical framework that can explain the causes and consequences of populism and Good afternoon. produce right policy responses to it.

I would like to welcome you to the 30th Today we are fortunate to have David Brady to anniversary of Yonsei GSIS, the oldest, largest, address the challenge of understanding populism and most international school of international from a global perspective. He is best known for his

affairs. We are also the first degree-granting work on American politics. In the last 10 years, he TRANSCRIPT program of higher education where the language has worked with a Nobel laureate Michael Spence of instruction is 100% in English. of New York University on the politics of sustainable economic growth, that is, what kind of Since its founding in 1987, the GSIS has pioneered political institutions and leadership we need to the education and study of international studies support economic growth. One of their recent and along the way, has produced over 3,000 Project Syndicate columns is with you now for your alumni, who are contributing all over the world to information. the peace and prosperity of the world as critically needed international experts in times of crisis. Without further ado, please join me in welcoming Professor David Brady to the podium. In today's conference, we will look ahead and directly address critical challenges that we face as an institution of higher education devoted to the training of international experts. Since the global financial crisis of 2008, globalization has stalled everywhere in the world. Some of it is natural. When jobs and communities are destroyed by an economic crisis, leaders ought to look inward and protecting the economic security of their people should be a top priority.

As you know, however, the backlash against globalization has gone beyond the level of a natural adjustment and now threatens the very foundation of global order, democracy, and multilateralism. All over the world, populist leaders and parties both on the left and right are ascending with the future of domestic and global security hanging in balance.

Despite the enormous threat that populism poses, our understanding of populism is surprisingly weak and superficial. In order to restart globalization,

30th Anniversary 25 POPULISM, IMMIGRATION, AND POLITICAL DISRUPTION

DAVID BRADY

If you look at US in 1850, the most popular occupation was agriculture followed by household servants. In the first Industrial Revolution, within a 50 year period most workers had moved to cities for factory jobs. This eventually led to unrest and issues over immigration. There was also the Gilded Age issue- people with too much money. The rise of the Populist Party took over the

democrats and nominated William Jennings Bryan TRANSCRIPT as their presidential nominee.

After the second Industrial Revolution, by 1950 the UK led to new political dimensions. From rural most workers had livable wages, insurance, areas, there were more votes to leave the EU. In pension, and health care. Politics around the Italy, a referendum to reform the national world were fairly stable at that time with parties assembly led to a big “no” and the prime minister on the left being pro-union and those on the right resigned. In the Netherlands, rightist populist being anti-union. Since the largest portion of the candidate Geert Wilders didn’t win the presidency electorate was blue collar, politics were stable. but his Freedom Party gained many seats. The Once automation began in the 70s, it cut into National Front in France with Marie Le Pen in those numbers. (In one example, the difference charge gained a larger percentage than the party between Korea now and 1979 is immense and a had ever before. President Macron now has low product of globalization.) Jobs were also moved national support, (similar to Trump’s in the US). The offshore. Given shipping and other financial further away people lived from the capital in Paris aspects, businesses could find the country with the meant more support for the National Front. This is cheapest labor to make their goods so they good true in the US as well with rural areas voting for sell them for the highest profits. Trump. In France, Le Pen was most successful in areas with no jobs. As number of industrial employees dropped, it created problems. Now, we have immigration Populism is used in the US to describe Donald issues across the world and complaints about the Trump on the right and Bernie Sanders on the left. 1%. The challenges posed by global warming Populists tend to be anti-establishment and anti- make these problems more difficult to solve. elite. They are angry, frustrated, and resentful and Meanwhile, in China, 600 million people have vote candidates who best express their mood and been lifted out of poverty thanks to globalization. anti-establishmentarianism. Therefore, globalization affects areas unevenly. Parts of the heartland of the US did not benefit In Political Science, we do not have a good theory from it. of Populism. Any talk on Populism has to begin by setting out some criterion for analysis. Let’s The measure of political stability essentially boils analyze how they try to get elected. They appeal down to electoral stability over time. Electoral to voters by criticizing elites. This isn’t sufficient volatility is now at an all-time high in big and small because everyone from Carter to Trump has run countries; it’s not just a US phenomenon. Brexit in against Washington. Populists claim that they

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DAVID BRADY "Unlike authoritarians, populists govern in the name of and for 'the people'." and they alone represent the people. This has a In terms of immigration, Trump voters believed moral dimension– opposition to their ideology is immigrants shouldn’t be granted a place in the branded as immoral and corrupt. This is how the country and also believed they are committing phrase “lock her up” in regards to Hillary became crimes. 92% of Trump voters supported a Muslim so popular among Trump supporters in the 2016 ban. People who were worse off at first weren’t election. The restricted set of people who are supporting anyone but after Trump talked about “the people” is always the pure and righteous who the border wall, these people went strongly for are wronged by the elite. Those not for them are Donald Trump. Trump picked up the support base

somehow enemies of “the people”. from all the other Republican candidates. He did TRANSCRIPT this mostly by playing the immigration issue to In regard to how Populists govern, the great effect. comparative Populist literature claims that Populist governments like Chavez in Venezuela, Erdogan in Republicans believed much less than Democrats Turkey and others exhibit “three features: attempts that the economy was getting better. However, to hijack the state apparatus, corruption, and two months after the election, Republicans mass “clientelism”. However, unlike authoritarians, thought the economy was booming. Thus, even Populists do this in the name of and for “the the perception of the economy’s performance is people.” We examine using YouGov data the altered by populist politics. election of Trump and the characteristics for the Trump administration in pursuing their agenda in By the time of the election, Trump got most of the light of the American system of institutional Republican voters and a high percentage of gridlock and the Brexit vote and its aftermath in Independents onto his side. Clinton simply wasn’t the U. K. to see what light we can shed on the popular enough to win. This major switch in the overall issue of populism. votes was due to education. Trump won 60% of voters without much education. He still retains The percentage of people who believe most of his Republican supporters. Since the government is run for a few big interests has risen. election, we can explain Trump’s drop in the polls Those believing government is run for the benefit as being mostly due to Independents who have of all has declined to about 10%. How many stopped supporting him. government officials are crooked? The opinion that they are has risen to over 60% of Americans. In Europe, France is the most likely country to People who get angered by the news more encourage immigrants to leave and to decrease consistently were the ones voting for Trump. They the level of immigration going into the country. were mostly angry white male Republicans. The How you feel about immigration is related to how less affluent you are, you are more likely to believe you feel about the economy. Those who perceive that most people in the government are crooks unemployment to be high are in favor of reducing and that it is run for big interests. You are also immigration levels. In every country, there are more likely to believe that politicians lie to get differences in how voters perceive their party’s elected. These Republicans also held very little stance. The highest difference in the perception trust in institutions like universities, the stock of a party’s stance and where it actually is can be market, and newspapers. This constituted about found in France. The Socialists there, once a 80% of trump voters. They therefore didn’t care strong party, are now essentially gone from when Trump said the things he said. politics. The immigration issue is the best one that

30th Anniversary 27 POPULISM, IMMIGRATION, POPULISM, POLARIZATION, AND POLITICAL DISRUPTION AND INCIVILITY David Brady Joseph Chan encompasses all the globalization going on today. Immigrants are foreigners who take jobs and are not French. Voters perceive that “the French style of life” is going away so they are voting to fight that. Even in Italy the 5 star party is the leading party there for many of the same reasons.

What sort of positive things can we say? The first

is not to look down on people from rural areas. TRANSCRIPT Doing that would miss the point. Those people have truly been adversely affected by globalization. We should try to understand why they take the positions they do. The second is to figure out how to solve the problem. These answers will not be easy. How to grow the economy? Is it through job creation? What are I’d like to talk about the theme of populism but will the odds that these jobs will be taken by move on to polarization and incivility. It’s very automation or 3D printing? Bulgari used to have hard to define Populism, so I am sticking my neck 500 people as craftsmen, now they have two: one out by trying to define it. It is a thin ideology that designer and a digital printer that makes the doesn’t offer any substantive vision or program for jewelry. What do people do when they don’t have an ideal society. It may be rightist or leftist. The full time jobs anymore? The most positive thing is common thread is that people believe they are that inequality and immigration are now on the betrayed by the elite. There is fierce opposition board. Politicians cannot avoid these issues between “the pure people” and “the corrupt elite”. anymore. They are on the ballot and here to stay. The people are therefore the moral authority. These populist parties are not going away until there is resolution to these problems. Universities One focus is popular sovereignty, i.e. giving power ought to be the ones thinking of the potential back to the people. The people are the power solutions and their drawbacks. It’s lucky we live in owners and politics should reflect their will. So democracies where these issues can be talked Populists think they must grab power from the about and voted on. elites and give it back to the people. There is high distrust of institutions the elite are perceived as Our conclusion reexamines William Riker’s classic governing. Populism versus Liberalism wherein Riker asserts that Populism depends on the existence of a Another idea is that “the people” is a homogenous popular will revealed via voting. Riker argued that unity. We can pin them down in a particular without such a message, Populism evaporates moment in time. Ironically, populists rely on because there is nothing to be commanded, and charismatic leaders (who are often elites) rather voting does not yield commandments to follow. than the people themselves. These leaders help Thus, Populism fails because it is empty, not the people define their identity, appealing to their because it is immoral. ㅇ emotions and imagined history.

30th Anniversary 28 POPULISM, POLARIZATION, AND INCIVILITY Joseph Chan "Ironically, populists rely on charismatic leaders rather than the people themselves." -Populism- Consequences of polarization around the world Is populism a threat or a correction for are as follows. Countries in East Asia are democracy? If people think democracy is about becoming more politicized, more people are the people then it must be good. It reveals the getting polarized. Hong Kong is getting divided. In limitations and decay of representative Korea, is populism or polarization a stronger democratic governments. We must remind the trend? elected officials that the people are the sovereign that bestowed their power and trust on them. Polarization is bad for governance. It reduces the

likelihood that politicians can compromise or TRANSCRIPT I suspect that even radical theorists of democracy negotiate and hence undermines governance might find populism worrying. Populist leaders effectiveness. It’s “winner take all” rather than articulate a very exclusive idea of who the people “win-win”. Both sides of polarized camps think are. They don’t include immigrants. Populists they will win and beat the opponent camp and believe the problems can be fixed once and for all take everything once negotiation and bargaining in the near future. They don’t need to go through fails. traditional political channels or mediation by institutions to achieve their goals. Populist leaders -Incivility- go out of their way to undermine well established Uncivil people refuse to engage and understand rules and systems. opponents. They rely on ridicule and personal attack, demonizing opponents to attract and -Polarization- mobilize supporters. They have no regard to Populism is opposition and mistrust between relationships with people they disagree with and people and the elite. Polarization is opposition little regard for the common good. This deters and mistrust within the people, between two or good and competent people from entering more groups of people and is defined along politics. It leads to gridlock and ineffective ideological ethnic or religious grounds. I am mostly governance. concerned with ideological polarization. Liberal democracy is supposed to protect people’s If populism is vertical antagonism, polarization is liberties, so it has a tendency to protect and horizontal. unleashes these competitive disagreements. Liberal democracy is adversarial in nature. Political Populism conceals that there is a great deal of camps and institutions themselves are competitive tension within the people. It pretends it doesn’t now similar to how firms compete for profits in exist. market capitalism. This leads to institutions running without a strong ethical code. Economic Survey data in the US seems to suggest that inequality, poverty, immigration, social media etc. polarization happens not at the elite level but at only worsen this situation. the general public level. Apathetic people, those who are uninterested, uninformed, or inactive, We need an external source to sustain harmony or occupy the middle of the political spectrum. The working relationships. We should look critically at more active people or those interested in politics these sources of adversarial political code and tend to have more polarized political views and search for cultural forces we can use to maintain views in general. a better political climate. Political science

30th Anniversary 29 international relations and express my observations comparative political theory but to my turf of two papers not on turf comparative politics and presentations, my strategy is rather to take these well. I thought about how to comment on these two GSIS, congratulations to you, Dean Mo, and me as congratulate everyone on 30th anniversary of Yonsei Thank you Dean Mo. First of all, I would like to democratic and global governance crisis. former Dean Sohn Yul to share his thoughts on the panelist we haven’t heard from, so let me first invite Chan’s and Brady ‘s presentation. We have a third themes and issues that were raised during Professor Okay, Let’s have a conversation now on some of the Yul Sohn Dean Mo friendships with those who hold opposing political ideologies. floors of apartment buildings. We should focus on how to bridge capital by creating cross-party attempt to mix different races and religions together at the societal level and even down to the individual source for forging harmony, civility, and cultivating moral virtues. Singapore has made a conscious to put oneself into another’s shoes, searching for common ground, etc. Confucianism is a good cultural rational debate. Examples of things to focus on could be willingness to listen and understand, role-play Civic education should focus more on how to practice civility and virtues, not just political knowledge and disciplines talk about negotiation, compromise, social harmony and how institutions can facilitate these. focuses on conflicts, power struggles, and adversarial politics; liberalism reinforces this. Seldom do these Joseph Chan POPULISM, POLARIZATION, AND INCIVILITY Dean Mo David Brady PANEL democracies, not developing countries. rewards in the areas of advanced industrial prospers at that point and we see those electoral lead to a political stalemate then polarization polarization, or ideological polarization that often a polarization; party polarization, policy Professor Chan just mentioned that, clearly, there is others are corrupt, etc. So, that’s one. And Also, One is pure and their voices are forgotten, but people, but it is strategically situated in that way. elite and the people, however you define the crisis. There is a conflict of relationship between the Populism functions as a warning sign of political I take three points. One is that it seems to me that in that context. Joseph Chan ㅇ Yul Sohn 30th Anniversary 30th

30 TRANSCRIPT IN ANEW GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT PROMOTING INTERNATIONAL STUDIES the U.S. means in terms of international relations So, that expression of this Populist foreign policy by example. that you want to totally destroy North Korea, for exclusive vast appeal and are tempted to use force susceptible to nativism, nationalism, or (as you said) particularism, often unilateralism, and you’re is very much inclined toward bilateralism, that just shows that Populist vision of the world that brief piece of Donald Trump’s speech at the U.N. based order. I’m sure that you all listened to least a not be sustained by the international order, rule- your economic prosperity or political stability would order. More importantly, the Populists believe that classes for example), and maintenance of domestic protection of their declining classes, (manufacturing economic fortune, growth and redistribution, like the Populists are interested in their own international relations and foreign policy. It seems So, I put those three points in the context of creating huge repercussions. immigration is the focal point of that and it is the globalization or free mobility of people. So, the clearly a cultural identity that is being threatened by cultural phenomenon, that the immigration issue is Third, I just picked up the point that it is also a that created economic inequality, etc. came from globalization, economic globalization, The second point that both mentioned was that it Northeast Asia. fortunately, we are not seeing that on the rise in advanced industrial societies in the West but, sense, there is a wide spread of Populism in but I don’t think that is a major trend. So in that exception is in Japan; we see some hate speeches that happen in Northeast Asia. Maybe the partial things through globalization. So far, we don’t see has been threatened by immigration and all other dimensions of populism where your cultural identity presentations just mentioned, there are a cultural globalization, but like I said before and our economies… Yes you have economic problems with Asia is not the zone of advanced industrial China and Northeast Asia. Not because Northeast that populism will not likely prosper or spread in today, but one thing that pretty much sure to me is or not, that is not the question that we will discuss question remains whether China will be able to do it the vacuum that U.S. is now creating. Obviously, the take advantage of that decline and they want to fill maintained and we all know that China is trying to in Asian Pacific international order are keeping now the world and particularly countries like Korea and his actions so far. So, that’s the concern how just taking the example of Donald Trump’s speeches in a sense discrediting itself in that way. So, I am power. Now here an established power like U.S. is disjuncture of status or prestige and your actual with a new rising material power, there is a typically tends to fall short of that prestige or status maintain the international order. The rising power sense that you built your ability to establish and U.S. since World War II has enjoyed a prestige in a So, to me, this is one sign of hegemonic decline. The states are doing. and propagate domestically, and then what other power. There is a disjuncture between what you like this case, it is not successfully translated into soft this issue is related to the soft power concept. In externally. So that is the dilemma of Populists- that not popular externally. It is hugely unpopular theory that Populism is popular domestically, but it is 30th Anniversary 30th

31 TRANSCRIPT made an opening to the East. So, I would say one Party switched, voted with the socialists and they would not go along with it, the free Democratic opening to East Germany, the Christian Democrats Germany. When Willy Brandt wanted to make an is a very small party, about 10% of the vote in the FDP used to hold the balance. For example, NDP the formation of a third party like in Germany where talking about to deal with, one of ones I like best is terms of the kinds of reforms that people have been they can be cut out of the government. So I think in wanted to continue populism, they can’t because form a government. So no matter how much they those parties are forced to compromise in order to Everybody votes for their own party but in the end, we have a European style four party system. democrats and republicans. So, in my view, imagine public opinion, it forces you to choose between don’t have enough political parties. So if you look at will last. To me, the problem in the U.S. is that we I’ll also answer your question about for how long it that all led to instability and inability to compromise. markets and competition in democracy and how last part where he talked about competition in Professor Chan was very excellent, particularly the I will make it really quick. I thought the last slide by David Brady stop here. Thank you. So that’s my question to Professor Brady and I will pressure. Somehow it could change course from external putting pressure on keeping Populist foreign policy. competitive dynamics working so that the U.S. is leadership. Or we might see the international which means Populism will last under Trump fortunes in the U.S. will not change anytime soon, Professor Brady just mentioned that the industrial foreign policy last? Will the U.S. be back to normal? Populist pull in the U.S.’s domestic politics and question ‘how long will this Populist impulse or So with that said, we might legitimately ask one IN ANEW GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT PROMOTING INTERNATIONAL STUDIES universities like Stanford are doing in terms of problems. They want to do good things. What are interested in social problems and solving social in terms of teaching, the students are already very you are talking about research agendas maybe but I thought that many students in the United States uncivil. last and how do you figure out make to make it less Chan and questions raised about how long will it looking at. As well as the questions from Professor people in universities are capable of studying and those are all sorts of questions that academics and redistribution, versus guaranteed national income, we ought to be asking, growing the economy versus if that’s correct but those are the sorts of questions grew the economy will all this go away? I’m not sure decline on the economy. In other words, if we just how much of it is directly associated with the understanding of why people are voting that way, need to be thinking about, which requires a deeper work) but that’s the sort of research that people suggested is to create more parties (it’s not going to again in the United States, one way to do that as I somehow diminish the forces of competition. So problems are. One of the things is you want to We ought to be working to try to understand what to these serious problems. Professor Brady? thoughts on what universities should do in response with some of these problems and maybe your own to ask first what your universities are doing to deal these problems. I have my own opinions. But I’d like responsibility of universities for solving some of As I promised, I’d like to spend some time on U.S. is not high. compromise. The likelihood of that happening in the about comprise. If not civility, then at least opinion into more than two parties, to help bring possible solution is to force public a diverse public Dean Mo David Brady Dean Mo 30th Anniversary 30th 32 TRANSCRIPT Joseph Chan Dean Mo David Brady proportional representation in much greater depth cooperation? Institutions that facilitate explore Can we develop courses on negotiation and doing things together. So these are the first point. promote the alternative non-adversarial way of explores the institutions and cultural foundations to cooperative practices. We seldom do research that and study adversarial politics rather than compromises. You study wars rather than peace, interest in studying conflicts rather than disciplines are guilty of reinforcing a very exclusive international relations department I think our Well first of all in political science department or that happen? And what high education can do? willing to work for the common good. How could having deep interest in politics: civil, reasonable, that to happen. We want ideally enlightened people harden their hearts. I’m just kidding. We don’t want boyfriends. Then they won’t go out to politics and their job, and income, and making girlfriends or uninterested, apathetic. Make them care only about politics. Don’t teach them politics. Keep them and populism, just keep the students away from pessimistic one is, if you want to avoid polarization If you follow one of the trends that I laid out, the The University of Hong Kong? Any thought on this? longer taking political science courses. engineering and a lot more math. They are no been a change. They are doing a lot more computer science, basic programming…so there has undergraduates take at least two courses in engineering majors is quite high, 85% of all Stanford science, sociology, all going down. The number of number of people studying social science, political What’s happened in Stanford is at least is the exchanges in the curriculum or...? for this new international environment. Any teaching undergraduates, to better prepare them IN ANEW GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT PROMOTING INTERNATIONAL STUDIES David Brady emphasize the multidisciplinary aspect of that. Chan made a very good point and I want to develop curriculum and courses. So I think Professor teams to try to deal with these problems and young scientists and others in multidisciplinary dollar grant and are pulling together teams of Stanford has done on this is they have a billion the likelihood we get that done. One thing that you have to take political scientists saying what’s some economists saying what are the effects of it, four biologists working on it, you’ve got to have want to work on global warming you can’t just have scientists talking about what’s the politics…if you interdisciplinary education in which you get political these problems without some form of are interdisciplinary. You are not going to solve we have biology departments. All of these things departments, we have economics departments and not very good for that. We have political science to point out that the way universities are set up is interested in taking classes. But I think it’s important interesting questions they’ll get students to be and ask interesting questions. When they ask solutions to these. The faculty has to lead research expect a freshman at Stanford to come up with I agree with that. Talking about research, I don’t acquire at least some sympathetic understanding. the conflict. So a bit of role playing helps people to a certain number of issues or how he would solve the conservative and ask me what he would say on you are teacher then you could put me into role of liberal and my fellow student is a conservative. If into another person’s shoes. Let’s suppose I’m a disagree with. We need to sometimes put ourselves debating and reasoning with people whom we 101… but I think we also need to learn about acquisition. Government 101, History 101, Civilization students. Right now too much is about knowledge general liberal arts education civil education of all than we have been. Secondly, in terms of more 30th Anniversary 30th 33 TRANSCRIPT Yul Sohn Dean Mo relatively aged population. trend, we may have to cater to the demands of a should obviously change. In order to cater to this levels. Ageing also means that student composition dramatically and it will not return to previously high students entering university has declined Asia are ageing. That means the number of Another important issue is ageing. Korea and East interdisciplinary. with global economic trends and become more Yonsei GSIS. Then we get to work hard to catch up to fortify ourselves. Don’t study abroad- come to So, what can we do? One thing for sure is we need studying international affairs. reluctant to take a longer perspective when So this is the trend of Korean students who are study international relations at the graduate level. so increasingly less number of students want to students need an immediate result after graduation in Korea is not good. Economies are faltering so American universities. Also, the economic situation increasingly difficult to get admission to good increasingly discouraged by the fact that is than others. Many international students are they allegedly want to pick more domestic students admission to American graduate schools because trend- you face increasing difficulties getting inward looking. This is partly due to this global years, students tend not to study abroad. They are my experience with the students for the past 5-6 entering into populism, it is a warning sign for us. In major western European industrial democracies are globalization was the catch phrase. But now, the globalization. When this school was founded, program designed for training people ready for something wrong. To the fortune of GSIS, this is a to the issue of populism or de-globalization is now. So, ask yourself (joking). The question related I tried something for four years, and it’s your turn Professor Sohn, what would you like to do? IN ANEW GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT PROMOTING INTERNATIONAL STUDIES Student 1 Dean Mo about, I don’t put Korea very high up on the list of around the world and the kinds of problems I talked growing at about 1%. When I think of countries 5.2% last year.” Meanwhile the rest of the world is economy, “Oh my god it’s in trouble- it only grew always amused when people talk about the Korean not nearly as polarized as in the United States. I’m years ago. It seems to me that Korean politics are Korean politics with Professor Mo, but that was people in Korea who know. I used to write about I’m afraid, I have to pass that question along to the emergence of new parties. whether you think those kinds of crises might lead to impeachment of the president. I’d like to ask candidates due to the crisis caused by the strong candidates but this year, we had many strong candidates. In previous elections, we only had two May was a new era as we had a number of strong but, in the case of South Korea I think this election in party might be an option to de-polarize the people- last segment you mentioned how creating a third international conflict. So, Professor Brady, in the in International Cooperation focused on Hi, my name is Dongkeun, a master’s degree major innovation and entrepreneurship, as well. well as in the GSIS curriculum. This includes social implement local communities in my own research as solve social and economic problems. I’m trying to the importance of families and local communities to individualism, nationalism, and globalism and forgot in the last 30 years we have overemphasized family, localism, nationalism, and globalism. I think pillars of an open society in my view: individualism, for solving many of these problems. There are 5 Community. I think communities are very important My vision for GSIS is a Co-Creating, Connected ~ Q & A ~ 30th Anniversary 30th 34 TRANSCRIPT Student 2 of the case of Singapore, which did an excellent job you help them make friends with each other. I think together, avoiding the trap of polarization is that I think one of the most useful ways of putting people side. the US some terrible misperceptions of the other dollars a year, which is only 2%. So you do get in believe that the average Republican makes 250,000 second thing is that about 40% of Democrats are gay, lesbian, or bisexual, which is not true. The 38% of Republicans believe that 30% of Democrats examples from the United States. Something like have misconceptions. Let me give you two It’s absolutely true that when you get polarized you been captured by their narrative? not want to be reached, when they have already question is, how do we reach the people who might guessed 12% but the answer was only 4%. So my Muslim. When I guessed myself, I was also wrong. I they think that 17% of the Swedish population is exaggerated misperception grows larger because would be a problem, but a lot of people do. Their that is Muslim. Personally, I do not see why that people overestimate the amount of the population Guardian found is that all throughout Europe, misperceptions. One misperception that The populism in Europe. You talked a lot about was very interesting to hear what you said about the Hi, my name is Joel, I’m from Sweden. I thought it ones in the US, France, and so on. things. I don’t see problems in Korea as big as the third level is Korea- so Korea has done the right the example of a country to go from the first to the things I worry about. When I teach a course at NYU, IN ANEW GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT PROMOTING INTERNATIONAL STUDIES International Studies. Thank you very much. you graduate from the Graduate School of you for the challenges of global policymaking when we try to reform our curriculum and better prepare global level. That really gives us a big challenge as individual level, local level, national level, and the We have to approach many of our problems at the multicultural, multidisciplinary, and multidimensional. approach to international studies curriculum more challenges a school faces- that we try to make our students. I hope you learned quite a bit about the very important event. I would also like to thank the the panelists for their time and contributions to this conclude our panel discussion. I would like to thank I wish we had more time, but we will have to matter, we are all human beings. she is just as normal as you are. In the bottom of the with someone you begin to understand that he or emotions so when you are in a friendly relationship their opponents. People work by intuition and fly back home. They really have no chance to talk to That hurts. They go to congress one day and then family gatherings and social networks happening. and as a result there are rarely any cross-party states. They don’t bring their families to Washington leaving behind their wives and children in their home after 1995, congressmen got elected and started between the two parties in the states, was that of the reason for this hugely partisan attitudes majority community, rather than by themselves. Part way is to help the Muslim minority to live within the because the country only has 4% of Muslims. One ethnic origins. Not everyone lives integrated building has a household of different religious and housing together, making sure each floor and each people from different ethnic groups in the public groups together. What the government does is put Indians and the Chinese and Malay, all the ethnic of, (integration is too strong a word), mixing the 30th Anniversary 30th ㅇ

35 TRANSCRIPT Fall 2017 Career Fair Keynote Speech December 1, 2017 Daniel Tudor Foreign Press Policy Advisor to the Blue House and Author of Korea: The Impossible Country & North Korea Confidential

I don't normally do public speaking. I don't So to be honest, I've never really done what think I'm very good at it. But a certain I love. But as time goes by, I find I know "professor John Delury talked me into this – myself better, and am able to find projects he called me and said 'hey, you're on that a) I like doing, b) I can do well enough, speakerphone, and we really want you to and c) are financially justifiable. These do this talk!' They ganged up on me! He's three things together are very important. also helped me out a lot lately, so of course For a few years, I worked in finance, and I said yes. during my MBA, I kept on applying for banking jobs even during the financial I'm definitely more of a writer than a crisis. This was despite the fact that in my talker. Especially in these post-Steve Jobs, heart, I knew I didn't like the culture of TED talk days, when you're expected to banking, and I wasn't the right kind of wander around the stage and be all person for that industry. I could have had charismatic, and say something that an average career in that world, but never changes everyone's life, or at least makes When I was in high school, I once took a a great one. I could never have met them buy an expensive gadget that makes test designed to show what career I might conditions A and B. Thankfully I ended up them think they'll have a better life. I hope be good at. The advisor wrote on my realising that, after wasting about six years you weren't expecting any of that today. report, 'generally speaking, Daniel is very of my life. general'. This was meant as criticism, and Since this is a careers fair, it probably indeed, it is true that I sometimes lack makes sense for me to talk a little bit about focus, and move around from project to my own career, which has been project rather sticking to one thing. unconventional to say the least. I've only spent about three and a half years in what They actually recommended I become an you'd call big, respectable companies. I've actor. Seriously. It would have been pretty been an equity trader, and a teacher, good though. Back when I was twelve, I did appeared in an advert for ice cream, actually start going to acting classes. But opened a Spanish restaurant and a beer my school was quite macho, and I was company, done a tech startup, presented a worried about getting bullied if I got documentary, written books, advised the heavily into acting. Where I'm from, boys government, and worked as a journalist. just play football, or what you guys When I was a student, I did a lot of part- probably call soccer. Acting seemed too time work – I worked in a convenience much for that world. So I gave up. I regret store, and a call centre, asking people to that now. pay their gas bill and in return being told where I could put their gas bill. But I'm not going to stand here and say 'just do what you love'. For every person I suppose then I haven't really had a career happily doing what they love, there are ten at all. There's no progression in the others going, 'why am I so broke, and why traditional sense, if you do a new thing does nobody appreciate my masterpiece?' I every couple of years. But that doesn't wanted to play in a band. My first love is mean you can't be successful and live a guitar. But I was probably right to not try happy life, of course. and pursue it as a career. It's still my 30th Anniversary 36 hobby, of course. I was lucky in being both willing and able Economic and technological changes have to reinvent myself. It was good practice for always caused such dislocations, whilst my future. The career in the 21st century is, giving new opportunities to others. I do I think, becoming quite different to that of strongly believe governments should help the 20th: the primary orientation will be those who get hurt in the process. But as constant re-adaptation and survival rather individuals, it makes sense to not rely on than stable progression, though those who that, and to prepare accordingly by being a survive the best will end up doing bit more flexible and entrepreneurial in extremely well. Basically, it's becoming our thinking. more like the law of the jungle, and that means we will need to be flexible and The advent of AI poses a new conundrum. entrepreneurial. The spirit of our times is Some economists, taking a long-term, cold and transactional; big companies will historical view, will say that AI is just hire and fire us at will, because they another example of new technology: as themselves are locked in a spiral of with the steam engine and the computer, competition with rivals. Industries will AI will destroy some jobs, whilst creating appear and disappear at quicker rates than others. But many tech people will say that ever before. AI is fundamentally different, in that it opens up the possibility of a future without If you're very good at just one particular human brainpower as a labour input. If thing, but then it turns out that a computer they're right, maybe we'll need as I mentioned, I spent several years trying or a robot can do that thing better or Communism 2.0 at some point. Maybe the to get along in the finance sector, before cheaper than you, you're definitely in last jobs on earth will be for poets, finally admitting to myself what I really trouble. In the coming years, even elite comedians, and trapeze artists. Or court knew all along – that it wasn't for me. It professionals like bankers, lawyers, jesters for tech billionaires and dictators. was at that point that I became a journalist. accountants, and pharmacists - and also I spent three years at The Economist, as journalists - will all feel the pressure from Of course, I don't know what is going to their Korea Correspondent. I consider this this. happen, and neither does anyone else. At the true start of my career. the very least though, humans who aren't I'm not an extreme free-marketeer, so I'm already rich will need to be flexible, and In spite of my scepticism about having a definitely not saying any of this is good. I'm always on the lookout for the next long career with a company in today's from Northern England, where miners and opportunity. And even if you get lucky and world, I would absolutely advocate doing a factory workers made a good living for have a long career with one company, what few years with a big name firm if you can. many years, until the economics of those happens at retirement? For those of you First of all, there's the branding aspect. industries changed, and everyone lost their who plan on living in Korea, retirement age Working for The Economist, for example, jobs. Now, there's mass unemployment – here is really early. You'll probably need to opened a lot of doors for me. High-level and precarious, low-paid, unskilled do something else later on anyway. people who would normally have ignored employment - and the sense of failure me suddenly started treating me with passes on from generation to generation. My own work life so far has had three respect. And even though I left four years This is why my country has Brexit. phases. The first was the false start - ago, I can still totally trade on my association with The Economist. It helped me become a published author as well. I used to pitch books to publishers before I started working there, and I wouldn't even get replies.

When you're with a quality organisation, you also have amazing opportunities to learn. Day to day, I never realised just how much I was learning. It merely seemed like an endless cycle of pitching to the editor, interviewing someone, and writing something - usually the same old crap about North Korea. Often, I felt like I was just hanging on. I always felt like a fraud – like people were going to find me out for my incompetence or ignorance sooner or 30th Anniversary 37 later. But when I look back and compare I knew though that that wasn't what I article saying that North Korean beer was my earliest writing and compare it with my wanted to do forever. As I mentioned, I'm better than South Korean beer. It was true later work, I sometimes think, 'wow, skeptical about long-term employment then, and apart from the craft beer that there's no nuance in this part, the analysis with one company nowadays. When I was exists now, it's still more or less true. is weak, the writing itself is mediocre'. I'd 12, my Dad lost his job, and from then on, North Korea is good at beer and rockets, obviously learned quite a lot along the way. he was never the same. You could say it and nothing else. The article had a serious ruined his life, even. Perhaps I'm too point though: that beer in South Korea was Looking back I can see that over time, I negative, but I don't think you can really run by a fatcat duopoly that benefited from stepped up my game, thanks to the put your trust in an organisation. Loyalty is outrageous legal protections, to the influence of smart people around me. I'm for family and friends. detriment of diversity of taste. not just talking about other Economist reporters, but also some of the really good All the time I worked as a journalist, I was The article caused a huge stir in the local Korean domestic journalists and trying to think of what to do next. press. You can write anything about North international journalist friends and Thankfully, journalism is a great job from Korea, or domestic politics, and nobody acquaintances I made. which to do something 'next'. Particularly if cares. But mention beer once, and its a big you're a foreign correspondent, you get to deal! Suddenly I had journalists calling me, There was a heavy element of chance in me meet all different types of people. When I asking me to do interviews, go on TV, and becoming a journalist. It started with an did my MBA, people always used to talk so on. I was happy to – I don't like those internship during my MBA. I'd been trying about this amazing 'network' that you'd get foreigners who appear in the Korean media

to get finance internships, and failing from it. I think that's really overrated. The only praising everything, so I was highly miserably because it was the middle of the network I got from journalism is 10,000 willing to play the opposite role for a crisis, and also because I wasn't really a percent better. while. finance person. I probably applied to about 100 different companies. Then one day I So especially when you're young, Then after a few months of this, a friend of was reading the Economist website, and a journalism is a great job. It exposes you to a friend approached me. He and his banner popped up, advertising internships. a thousand different fields, and from there, girlfriend were opening a craft beer bar in It said to submit a 650 word article about you might discover a skill you never knew Kyungridan, near Itaewon. Would I like to any subject. I thought, why not? I hadn't you had, or a passion for something invest? I thought they were both very imagined myself as a journalist, though I unexpected. It can lead you into business, smart, and more importantly, had skills knew I did like writing. I then noticed that social activism, academia, politics, and that didn't overlap: she was good at design it was deadline day. So I just wrote many other places; and because of the and branding, and he was a finance and something – about North Korea – as network you get from it, you can more or operations type. Neither of them had any quickly as possible, and sent it in. To my less jump the queue as well. particular advantage in PR, but that was surprise I got an interview, and to my something I could do. They realised that greater surprise, I ended up passing that as It was another lucky break that started the having me involved, as the trouble-causing well. third stage of my career. Whilst still beer critic foreigner, would be good for working for The Economist, I wrote an getting attention as well. At the same time, 30th Anniversary 38 I'm not saying this to praise myself. Our He's built this up over time, and makes success is 90% down to the other two what I assume must be a good living from partners. What I did right was just this: I'd it. It's quite safe – if one of them decides to saved money, evaluated the opportunity replace him, he's still got nine other well, and had the guts and flexibility to say sources of income. It's also fun – every yes to taking on the new project. Since winter, he goes to Southeast Asia, works then, I've started two other businesses – a from there as well, and then comes back to tech startup, and a Spanish restaurant. The Korea when the weather improves. latter sank, but the former is doing ok. I'll probably start another business next year I have another friend who bulk purchases too. banknotes with the faces of dictators on them – Kim Il Sung, Saddam Hussein, and Luck is very important, but you have to so on. He then sells them one by one on position yourself in the right way, to take eBay. He does this from Chiang Mai in advantage of your luck. I suppose what I'm Thailand, and makes enough from it to saying is, it is good to have a flexible have a great life there. He's a very happy attitude, and the willingness to jump on guy. At the same time, my university any opportunity that finds you. It's been friends all have very 'respectable' careers the same with my choice to write books. at big companies in London, but when I Journalists tend to have lots of meet them, they look stressed out and old! opportunities to write books, but most don't bother. Since 2012, I've written almost In life, you may well pay a big price for one per year. I tried to get started on a taking the standard track. You will gain Korea was really ripe for craft beer takeoff. novel as well this year, but to be honest, respect, but you're unlikely to experience a It seemed like a bet where the expected I've been failing miserably at it. But I can lot of joy or lightness. It's important to payoff would be much higher than the always get back to it later. remember that although there are a million investment cost. ways to fail in this world, there are I tend to find that that taking on lots of hundreds of thousands of ways to succeed, Though the Economist didn't pay well – I different projects - each with potential for as well. If you'd told me when I was a made an average of about 3 million won a some combination of financial reward, student that two young people thousands month from them – I'd been saving money and/or high emotional satisfaction – gives of miles away in Korea would change my for ages. I always saved about half of my me a happier life. I decided to stop working life – by selling beer – I'd have said you wages. I lived in a tiny, scruffy place, for other people at the age of thirty, except were crazy. But here we are. deliberately, so I could save money. Why? on a freelance basis, and then only when Though I like working, I dislike working for I'm very interested in the project. I'm not There's a great Picasso quote: “You have to other people. So the more I could save necessarily advocating this for you, or have an idea of what you are going to do, while working for my bosses, the sooner I anyone else. I think you need to be a but it should be a vague idea”. Plans are could break free from them, and do my certain type of person – one willing to good, but don't say to yourself, in five years own thing. I had about 40 million won in accept instability and parental disapproval, I absolutely have to be doing X, in ten savings, and this couple I'd just met were for instance. years, I absolutely have to be doing Y. asking for 20 million of it. It was a big Probably you won't be doing those things. commitment for me at the time. When we I've been living like this for quite a while The world will change, and you've no opened our second bar a couple of months now. Writing a book or starting a business, control over that. Making plans is good for later, we all doubled down on our both are individually risky of course, and self-discipline and getting things done. But investment, meaning my savings were individually likely to fail. If you open a they have to be vague and flexible enough totally wiped out. restaurant, for example, it'll probably close to not restrict you. down within two years. If you write a book, Most people around me said I shouldn't do probably nobody will read it. But if you do it. But the thing is, most people are this kind of thing enough times, and put excessively afraid of loss. Others had this huge effort in, you're likely to succeed snobbish aversion to me selling beer. But eventually. And you only need one hit to to me, investing in the bar seemed like change your life. You'll have also had a lot good fun, and a good bet. And thankfully, I of adventure along the way, and you'll have was right. Today we have 7 bars, but only a been your own master. quarter of our revenue comes from those bars – we're also in supermarkets, a The freelance life is also a good one, in thousand other restaurants and bars some ways. I have an American journalist around the country, and we have a brewery friend who works for something like ten in California. different newspapers and radio stations. 30th Anniversary 39 Another thing I advocate is not trying to be asking you to inconvenience yourself too 'the best' when you work or conduct much, then try to help. That's actually why business. We live in an age of extreme I'm here today! competition and extreme bluster and showoffiness. These days, everyone seems In business these days – particularly in to either think they're number one, or has banking, and also in the tech and startup a complex about not being number one. In world, which I spent two years in, there's this kind of world, you end up either kind of a culture of being obnoxious and delusional, or miserable. selfish. I hate to mention Steve Jobs yet again, but he's probably the avatar of that I don't know if any of you are interested in culture. There's an idea that to be Stoic philosophy, but one of the things I successful, you have to be very me-me-me, learned from it is that you shouldn't judge or even a bit sociopathic. I admit that the yourself harshly when you fail due to higher up you go, the more sociopaths you events outside of your control. You can't meet – it's undeniable, in business, politics, make yourself number one, because and anywhere else you can find money or although you can control your own efforts, power – but still, a majority of successful you can't control those of other people people are not like that. you're competing against. So don't see life as a competition against others. See it as a It's easy to be cynical, but I do find that competition against yourself – one in most people will return a favour as well. which you're always just trying to become a Without deliberately setting out to, I now better version of yourself. find that I have a large number of people who I can turn to when I need advice, Instead of wanting to be recognised as 'the introductions, or just someone to help me best', make a target out of simply being carry heavy stuff. useful, and each time more useful than last time. When I write, I know I'm not Anyway, you don't need to listen to me too Nabokov. I don't expect to dazzle you with much. Like you, I'm still just getting genius, then. But I expect to give you a started. We all have our own biases about useful book, one that makes you glad you the world around us, and I've just revealed picked it up – because you learnt some of mine to you. Whatever you want to something, or because you felt inspired to do with your waking hours, good luck in do something, or whatever. achieving it. And don't despair if it doesn't happen – probably something else, I also don't expect my books to be massive something even better, is waiting around bestsellers. Again, thanks to Stoicism, I'm the corner for you. comfortable in the fact that this is something outside of my control. If I Thank you. eventually have a big hit, then I'll be delighted. But until then, I'll just concentrate on trying to write good, useful books to the best of my ability. If you make yourself useful in whatever " you do, opportunities will find you. People will seek you out, I promise that. Maybe you'll even end up being recognised as the best at what you do, without having gone through the stress that comes from actually trying to be number one.

Being useful also means helping people. If you're in a position to do someone a favour, then try and do it. I'm not saying you should do everything that people ask you to do. But if the person who wants your help approaches you in a sincere way, 30th Anniversary 40 and isn't STUDENT FEATURE

Yonsei GSIS, My Home University in South Korea

BY DONG KEUN LEE

Almost a year has passed since I became a part of the Yonsei Graduate School of International primary school and middle school in South Korea Studies (GSIS). I can already say that a year at so I never obtained an academic degree in an East Yonsei GSIS was a precious memory that has Asian country, which could be a weak point since affected my entire life. Even though my nationality my academic focus is on East Asia. Therefore, is South Korean, it was the first year that I actually Yonsei GSIS fit perfectly with my academic desire. resided in South Korea since the age of 18. Straight Straight after my bachelor’s degree graduation after I finished middle school in South Korea, I ceremony, I moved to South Korea to attend Yonsei moved to New Zealand and graduated from both GSIS. However, the academic training at Yonsei high school and university there. Thus, I never had GSIS was somewhat different from what I expected. a chance to live in South Korea during my The first biggest difference was its perspective on adulthood. Yonsei GSIS gave me the opportunity to political science. In New Zealand, no one referred experience life in South Korea. to my major as “Political Science”, calling it Not only did Yonsei GSIS give me an exotic life “Political Studies” instead. Yonsei GSIS’s academic experience, it also greatly helped with my academic focus targeted political science rather than career. Since my second year of undergraduate political studies. At the beginning of my study, I school, my career goal was to become an academic could not recognise the difference between them. in the field of political science. Specifically, I However, after spending a few weeks at Yonsei wanted to focus on the security environment in the GSIS, I found out the difference was based on region of East Asia, so I obtained my bachelor’s differing points of view on political studies. In New degree majoring in both Political Science and Asian Zealand, I had never been introduced to a scientific Studies. approach to political issues since politics are Yonsei GSIS was a perfect choice to continue treated as part of the humanities rather than social onto my master's degree in East Asian International science. Naturally, the curriculum of my politics Relations. As mentioned above, I only graduated degree 30th Anniversary 41 STUDENT FEATURE

was based on critical thinking with qualitative inquiries and questions from my classmates. It was analysis. However, at Yonsei, I learned how a unique experience that enabled me to understand scientific political studies can be by using social the difficulties both students and officers face. I science methodology. I began to study statistics would say I was lucky to learn about the different and mathematics and learned how to utilise them types of struggles facing both parties. I always try when I approach a certain political issue. Not solely my best to mediate the communication errors focusing on qualitative methodology, now I know between students and officers and this causes me how to conduct both scientific and humanistic to feel more of a sense of belonging at Yonsei GSIS. research. I would say this is my strongest point as Additionally, thanks to Yonsei GSIS, I also an academic researcher and I could only get this completed an internship at the Economist unique skill due to my experiences from both New Corporate Network, the B2B arm of a world famous Zealand and Yonsei. British magazine company. Because of the Research & Design Method (RDM), one of the internship opportunity, I learned about what to courses that I took during my first semester, was a expect at a professional career. It gave me an idea lecture in which I could learn about scientific how to utilise the academic knowledge that I methodology. Professor Hyuk-Rae Kim, the course picked up at GSIS at work. I had only ever had a coordinator of RDM, gave me a new insight into brief idea on my own research but had no idea how social science research. As mentioned above, I to develop it. Highly trained professors and well- never learned about scientific research and organised courses at Yonsei GSIS greatly helped me methodology in regards to the field of politics. to develop my research skill. Now I know how to RDM by Professor Kim was the first methodology conduct academic research and am planning to class that I have ever taken. At the start of RDM publish my academic work in some of the student class, I could not fully understand the lecture and journals. It would be impossible to imagine such it became the hardest class among all the courses success if I did not choose Yonsei GSIS for my that I took. However, at the end of the course, I graduate school. ㅇ recognised how useful it was and how it greatly improved my research skill. Thanks to RDM and Professor Kim, now I am confident with my research and academic career. I have already finished my second semester but RDM remains my favourite lecture so far. Not only did I achieve academic improvement, I also got the opportunity to gain valuable work experience at GSIS. Before I got into Yonsei GSIS, I was always considering a career in the academic field and I am still working hard for my goal. However, thanks to Yonsei GSIS, I could get an administrative job at the GSIS office. This office job gave me a somewhat special position acting as a bridge between students and administrative officers. As a middle position between students and officers, I constantly needed to answer the 30th Anniversary 42 STUDENT FEATURE

My GSIS Experience BY KARIN SEKTER

"I want to live in another country," The more I learned about Korea, the more I was intrigued. However, in order to experience real was a proclamation I uttered probably since the age Korean culture, I understood it would be necessary when I realized Israel is not the only country on to go there myself. For good things one needs to earth. Saying that did not in any way mean that I wait. I had to wait seven years during which I hated my country. I did, however, feel the urge to graduated from university, finished my army explore the unknown. “Unknown” meant anything service, and worked for one year to save some unknown to me from the esoteric domain of the money for my upcoming adventure. And then it occult to distant lands where people look happened. Big shock. I felt like a new-born baby differently, behave differently and speak a that had to learn how to make her first steps in the completely foreign and exotic language (to me, at world. Almost nothing was familiar to me. From least) that not many of the people I know can having to bow when approaching someone to speak. This explains how during my high school having to pay for the meal at the counter. One of time I started to develop this immense attraction to the hardest things to get used to is the strict East Asia. My mother thought it was a passing hierarchy and how everything and everyone in the craze. Fast forward four years, I started university society is shaped by this hierarchy. In Israel, I grew in the capital (Jerusalem), and my minor was none used to an environment where one can call their other than East Asia studies (why not my major is a boss by their first name. Now, it could even be long story that would take another page…). As the considered unmannerly to look your boss straight majority of students, I started my Asian journey in the eyes. I spent my first year in Busan, learning focusing on China. Unknown to many, Koreans, Korean. After one year, I was already a specialist in mostly Christian, form quite an impressive Korean affairs. I learned how to order food in minority in Jerusalem. Befriending one meant Korean, how to catch a taxi, and I could use the befriending all of them. Soon, I found myself metro, (although I still do not understand why surrounded by Korean culture, people, and a lot of there are so many exits for every station). Today, I Korean jeong! It was not long until my focus was call Busan my second home. But after a year in completely shifted to this small peninsula. Busan, it was time to go on a second adventure and

this time in the capital. 30th Anniversary 43 STUDENT FEATURE

I admit, I freaked out a little bit in my first days in Seoul. It felt like I was on my own in this big crowded city. However, GSIS is the closest to what I could call a family here. I know that I always have someone to ask for help, whether it is the GSIS staff and among them my personal guardian angel, Ms. Ahran Kim, who is always there to help me with just anything, or fellow students that I met in GSIS. Most GSIS students have had some experience in their lives living in a foreign country and it seems to me that this is something that bonds us together. We are highly international, respectful, and we are there for each other. But what is even more amazing is the variety of countries from which my GSIS friends originate. In GSIS I have an With abundance of support and successful opportunity to build a network of friends that people as my mentors and guides, it was then, in encompasses the entire globe. Apart from being a GSIS, that my academic horizons expanded like fun experience, it is a great chance for career- never before. The downside of being a foreigner in directed networking. Lastly, the professors in GSIS South Korea is that no matter how well immersed have plentiful of experience and knowledge to in the society you are, you will always feel like an share. The majority of the professors are diplomats outsider to some extent. In my experience, this has or top-notch scholars. Being around such people in allowed me to see things more objectively, itself opens many doors for students. something that would be harder for me to achieve had I stayed in my comfort zone back in Israel without anything with which to compare it. And so, it was in South Korea that it occurred to me that gender inequality exists. GSIS, with the right support network it offered me, allowed me to do something about it. I opened a feminist club, the first to be established in GSIS. This club that welcomes both men and women is established under the notions of respect and understanding. Although the club is still small and at its very early stage, to me it is a big achievement and I feel grateful to GSIS for allowing me to achieve it. I am so thankful to be given the opportunity to study in Yonsei GSIS. I feel like I received all the support I needed to aim high and go for what I believe in. I feel lucky to be part of a platform with such talented and high-quality staff and students that open my eyes to the fact that the sky is the limit. GSIS has been a great stepping stone for me in pursuing my future career. ㅇ 30th Anniversary 44 STUDENT FEATURE

My GSIS Journey in a Nutshell BY AGNES LEE

Seoul, Korea; Taipei, Taiwan; Wuhan, Beijing, ~Classes~ Shanghai, China; Bangkok, Thailand; Seattle, Among all of the various categories that have made my journey so special, I considered New York, United States; Tehran, Iran; and academics a top priority in my GSIS umbrella. At Dubai, United Arab Emirates... Yonsei GSIS, students are able to meet world-class professors and faculty members in order to endure a rigorous curriculum. The unique nature of our professional program is certainly designed to The above list entails all of the places my family benefit the students so that all of us can excel in has lived in so far. If this is not considered our desired fields. As a double major of international, I am really not sure what would be. Cooperation and International Trade, I was able to experience the best of both fields. Some of the Over the years, I had the privilege of gaining most interesting courses were Professor Lee Chung firsthand experience as an international student. Min’s “Intelligence and National Security”, This certainly broadened my perspectives in Professor Jung Tae Yong’s “Sustainable diverse fields such as economics, society, foreign Development and Energy Policy”, and Professor An affairs, environment, etc. My global citizenship also Junseong’s “International Business Law”. The opened many doors to unique opportunities and theoretical depth and practical understanding of treasured learning experiences. Despite my such stimulating contexts allowed me to better prolonged time overseas however, I had felt the grasp the fast-paced world of global affairs. need to connect with my roots and establish a strong self-identity. This is the reason why I ~Teaching Assistant~ wanted to further my education to pursue a Since my very first semester, I had the honor of master’s degree in my home country, South Korea. assisting Ambassador YJ Choi with his teaching and After careful consideration, I believed coming to research. Unlike the others, I was granted such a Yonsei University Graduate School of International responsibility since the first day of graduate Studies (GSIS) would be the best decision to fulfill school. my goals. 30th Anniversary 45 STUDENT FEATURE

Despite my lack of apprenticeship as a teaching ~East Asia Foundation~ assistant, Ambassador Choi always guided me My GSIS experience would not be wholesome if I towards the right direction. My interaction with were to disregard an elaborate description of my him quickly advanced as he showed genuine time outside of graduate school. Fieldwork is interest in my capabilities to adapt and learn as an something I consider as pivotal to my personal individual. With over 40 years of service in growth. One of the most interesting off-campus diplomacy, Ambassador Choi is a respectable work experiences was my yearlong fellowship at scholar that I look up to. In particular, I admire his the East Asia Foundation. Throughout my time at active quest for a comparison of Eastern and the organization, I established a momentum to Western paradigms on an equal footing. As many consider ways in which peace and prosperity could others would easily agree, his courses at GSIS were be promoted specifically throughout the East Asia also very thought-provoking. region. By participating in seminars with renowned academics and professionals, I facilitated an ~Graduate Student Association~ intellectual discourse that was eye-opening to my The diverse student culture at GSIS is something learning from school. I will definitely not forget. My involvement with Graduate Student Association (GSA) has been ~Friends & Family~ deeply rooted since the day I met my cohorts. I Last but not least, I want to remind myself of joined GSA as a first semester representative and how important friends and family are. I began worked my way to becoming vice president and studying at Yonsei GSIS in Spring 2016. It is rather president, consecutively. Despite this title, I always hard to imagine the fact that I am already nearing considered my duties just as significantly as that of the end of yet another significant chapter of my the others. My motive was to dismantle the life. As part of the graduating semester, I am hierarchal structure and instead focus on ways for entitled to giving thanks and recognition to so GSA to become an effective liaison between the many individuals. If it were not for the valuable faculty and the student body. Events and connections I made over my time as a GSIS student, gatherings ranged from academic to non-academic I cannot guarantee that I would have made it this proceedings. Providing a key communication far. All of my classmates as well as upper and lower platform for new and returning students of all semester colleagues have helped me tremendously nationalities and backgrounds was the main without a doubt. I would like to also thank Dean Mo objective of GSA. Due to my colleagues’ immense Jongryn for allowing me to not only rediscover support, I can acknowledge with pride and myself as a student leader, but also as an agent of confidence that we were able to go above and change. It was because of his guidance that enabled beyond as a team to meet the challenging demands me to leave my comfort zone with dauntless of our student body. courage. On a concluding note, I would like to take a moment to sincerely thank both of my parents as well as my beloved younger sister for their endless love and support. Your allegiance and devotion to my well-being established a special force of positive energy during my GSIS journey. Thank you for always believing in me no matter what. ㅇ

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Yonsei GSIS Brings People of Diverse Nationalities Together BY AMYLIA BINTI ZAINAL

I got lost on orientation day at Yonsei GSIS...

Standing at the end of the huge street in the main Two years into the job, I started to look at the GSIS campus was a beautiful building covered with leaves. courses offered by the various universities in Korea. I While walking to the GSIS building from the main knew that I wasn’t going to be leaving the job for at campus, I got lost in the moment, staring at our least another year but I wanted to be prepared. I was beautiful campus and thinking to myself what a being, what Singaporeans would call, “kiasu” or wonderful feeling it was to finally be here. someone who is very anxious not to miss out on an opportunity. It never hurts to be extra prepared after When I graduated from the National University of all. Singapore in 2013, I made a five-year plan which included pursuing my Master’s degree in Seoul, South Korea. Having studied the Korean language since my undergraduate days, it seemed natural that if I were to further my education overseas, it would be to Korea. As I did not have the opportunity to go on an exchange programme back in my undergraduate days, I was determined to pursue my Master’s degree overseas.

As fate would have it, my first full-time job was at Singapore International Foundation, an NGO which was based in Singapore but which worked with people in many different countries, Korea included. I was in the communications department where I had the opportunity to interact with people from different countries and cultures and it was during my time in the organisation that I realised just how much I enjoyed learning about different cultures.

My initial interest in pursuing a Master’s degree in communications or doing an MBA was replaced by a keen desire to study international relations instead. 30th Anniversary 47 STUDENT FEATURE

I may have always been partial towards Yonsei University because I did a one-month cultural immersion back in 2010 and loved the campus. So when I started looking for GSIS courses offered by schools in Korea, I first researched on Yonsei’s programme. Biases aside, I eventually chose to study at Yonsei GSIS because it was the most established GSIS in Korea, with a diverse student body, international and experienced faculty, and an impressive alumni network! Plus the course was in English so I didn’t have to worry about my limited proficiency in Korean. I was so determined to study in Yonsei GSIS that I did not even think about applying to other schools, something which could have backfired on me. Luckily, I was accepted and am in my first year now!

It may seem premature for me to write about my GSIS experience but in just three months since joining the school, I’ve been an active member of the GSIS Students Association, published an article in our school magazine NOVAsia, enjoyed the YonGoJeon games with the rest of the Yonsei student body, and made friends with people from more than 15 nationalities. It has been a busy first semester! I’m currently working on getting an internship for the upcoming winter and summer breaks, with help from Professor Namuh Rhee who is a senior advisor with our Career Development Centre. We may be a small school but you’ll be amazed at the resources we have! It’d be a waste to not make full use of the available resources during your time here.

So what’s next after I leave Yonsei GSIS? Honestly, I’m not sure because there are so many career opportunities with a GSIS degree. I could choose to go into journalism (especially since I did my bachelor’s degree in communications), work in the foreign service or even start my own business. Right now, I’m leaning towards continuing my career in marketing and public relations in terms of job scope but I’m still undecided about which industry I’ll go into next. I guess I’ll think about it over the rest of my time here in GSIS! Thank you Yonsei GSIS for the opportunity to meet so many people of diverse nationalities and I look forward to walking into one of the many doors that this degree will open for me!

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Underwater Archaeology in Modern Korea BY CHRIS DIGENNARO

Just two things made this two-year sojourn worthwhile: the feeling of “fitting in” to a central aspect of Korean Back in elementary school, I culture, (namely, being a student in a community of wanted to be an underwater students), and the sheer level of diversity of my fellow archeologist when I grew up. students. Back in undergrad, I shared a room for one year with a Bangladeshi pre-med student and worked on a project with a Nigerian who was practicing This far-fetched idea came to me after reading books midwifery, but the variety of international perspectives about the discovery of the wreck of the Titanic and at GSIS has been unparalleled. In one class, I can argue dreaming about the sunken remains of old civilizations with Europeans, learn the complexities of Chinese off the coast of Greece or Egypt. Despite my love of culture, cultivate friendships with Koreans, and rely on marine life, I developed an ironic fear of the fellow Americans to have my back when students from subterranean waters that had once captivated me as a other countries have trouble understanding my child. There was no way I’d be caught dead cramped in viewpoints. (I’ve learned that the American brand of a one-person submersible 10,000 leagues under the dry humor doesn’t always read cross-culturally). sea. To avoid Poseidon’s wrath, I committed myself to During my time here, I did my best to meet people drama and psychology in high school and college, all from tons of different backgrounds to understand part of an attempt to plumb the subconscious human where they came from and where they want to go. I mind. After college, I desired to add a cultural have made dear friends that I know will be strong allies dimension to my limited understanding of humankind, in the uncertain future. Our stories we have written so I became a teacher in Korea. Teaching brought me together give me hope for a more united, peaceful maturity and an appreciation for the lives children lead world. while living in Korea provided a profound understanding of the power of culture. During this As I mentioned, it has been an honor simply being a time, I was fascinated with Korea’s mercurial, showy student in Korea after being a teacher for so long. style. Far from feeling left out, I reveled in my Students possess a certain amount of privilege in differences and found acceptance in spite of them. Korean society in exchange for carrying the burden of Being a hagwon teacher puts one on the periphery of being the future of the country. It has been a great society, so in order to delve deeper into Korea, I choose pleasure to feel a sense of fraternity with Koreans in my to attend Yonsei GSIS. semester as well as the mentorship I have received from the professors at GSIS who are passionate about

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what they teach. Michael Kim unabashedly gives fascinating talks on Korean history that make me feel privy to insider information. Ko Eunju (in another department) welcomed me into her fashion marketing class and took great interest in my project focusing on proliferating K-fashion abroad. Dean Mo Jongryn has a keen vision and ambition to promulgate a uniquely Korean urban lifestyle. I look forward to the guidance GSIS professors will provide even after graduation and hope to continue the friendships I have started with my classmates who plan to remain in the country / East Asia region.

From my point of view, modern Korean society has a strong subterranean aspect, the artifacts of which can be uncovered using similar work an archaeologist might undertake. Concentrated on saving face and keeping up with expectations, Koreans are not as free to flaunt their personal side as Americans do. Therefore, many emotions are suppressed in order to achieve a kind of social harmony. Koreans spend time in subterranean spaces for vulnerable emotional I believe my time studying Korean history, philosophy, moments, (underground shopping malls, PC bangs, the arts, and its institutions has helped me comprehend Norae bangs, bars), fantasizing about living different the subconsciousness of Korea and how this tenuous lives. The timeless quest for status is elegantly pursued concept might continue to develop. As the Korean within a constantly changing landscape. Worldwide, lifestyle becomes more valued internationally, my place there is an emerging understanding of a fantastically here too shall gain in importance. I’m sure that as long addictive Korean lifestyle, even if it isn’t yet wholly as I persevere, I can do my part to sustain this special understood what makes it so appealing. My sunbae energy here and localize it for an increasing number of Laura Acosta and I started the Hongdae Urban Culture foreign stakeholders. In this way, my childhood dream Club in spring 2017 to record the changes taking place to dig up long-lost relics came true in a sense in this in one of Seoul’s most culturally important ancient land. The work to uncover the full potential of neighborhoods. It was a perfect way to distill what the Korean spirit is ongoing, and I am happy to makes that neighborhood so timeless and unique while contribute in whatever way I can to bring the treasures forging strong friendships with GSIS classmates. of this country to light.

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Daniel Pinkston International Relations Lecturer at Troy University

Korean Studies '92

Dr. Pinkston is currently a lecturer in international relations at Troy University. Previously he was the Northeast Asia Deputy Project Director for the International Crisis Group in Seoul, as well as the director of the East Asia Nonproliferation Program at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies.

Tell me about your time at Yonsei GSIS On Language Skills

I majored in Korean Studies starting in the late 1980s in Foreign language skills are necessary but not sufficient the regular graduate school and then moved to GSIS for most good jobs. There are millions of people who shortly after it opened. The GSIS classes were much speak more than one language, but you need more if smaller. My first class was Korean linguistics, which you expect to be successful in today’s competitive job only had three students. I had already been a Korean market. It’s important to have a skill set that you can linguist in the U.S. Air Force, educated at the Defense continue to work on and develop. When you combine Language Institute in Monterey, California. that skill set with language skills, you should have greater opportunities. How has Yonsei GSIS aided your career? What advice do you have for current students? Yonsei’s network has been great. The school was founded by the Underwoods, and it has a long tradition These days I’ve seen many people who have become of excellence. I have found that the schools founded by discouraged with the competitiveness of the job market foreign missionaries, such as Yonsei and Ewha and the uncertainty in the global economy. This can be Woman’s University are more open and globalized long very distressing for young people trying to get their before other Korean schools. I’ve always perceived careers started. That means it is very important to Yonsei alumni and faculty as being smart, intense, realize that the obstacles often are external and not a diligent, and very well educated, but most of them are personal fault. Therefore, stay positive, be diligent and balanced and well-rounded beyond their academic persistent. Finally, I would add that I am confident the achievements and formal book learning. Yonsei has had overwhelming majority of Yonsei alumni will be very an outward, global orientation from early on. successful in the future.

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Ethel Ang International Relations Director at Korean Sport & Olympic Committee

Korean Studies '13

While my keen interest in the Korean language and require Korean. However, there are many foreigners culture made me decide to study in Korea and major in who are highly fluent in Korean today, hence more and Korean Studies, I chose Yonsei GSIS due to the wide more companies are expecting their foreign employees variety of courses that they provided as compared to to be able to speak at an intermediate level at least. other schools. Back in 2011, there were not as many I would also suggest that students look out for courses as compared to today, and the number of volunteer or internship opportunities for sports events schools that offered courses that were entirely taught and international competitions that are hosted by in English was also limited. Some of my favorite classes Korea, to gain a better idea of what it would be like to were Korean Society & Culture, North Korean Politics work in the field of sports. & Society, and Social Media and Korean Wave. Having a National Olympic Committee that has been Studying in Yonsei GSIS and majoring in Korean Studies officially recognized by the International Olympic certainly have helped me to have a better Committee has certainly helped to establish and understanding of the Korean language and culture, and entrench Korea’s foothold in the world of sports today, perhaps adapt to the Korean work culture a little easier. and it has also allowed Korea to host a myriad of While I cannot directly apply what I have studied to the international sporting events. Also, managing both elite work I am currently doing, I got to know a few of the sports and sport for all within the country has helped alumni who are working in the KSOC during the Yonsei Korea to not just enhance the performance skills of its GSIS orientation, and that is how I got to know of my athletes and increase its number of achievements, but current job. also to promote a healthy lifestyle throughout the entire country as well, thereby making Korea a role model in Professor Kim Hyuk Rae, the Chair of the Korean sports for other countries. Studies Program had a large impact during my days as a student in Yonsei. As I had previously majored in The KSOC helps the athletes by managing the National Sociology and had a keen interest in Korean society, he Training Centers and ensuring that they have a guided me a lot during my courses, and also provided conducive environment to train in. They also educate me with academic and internship opportunities. the athletes prior to the major sporting events, to prevent any mishaps from occurring during the The job market for foreigners in Korea is very different competition period. In addition, the KSOC operates a from when I graduated four years ago. Back then, jobs Korea House during the Olympic Games, which for foreigners were limited, and a lot of the jobs did not provides the athletes with Korean food and a space for them to relax etc., while also helping to promote Korea. 30th Anniversary 52 ALUMNI FEATURE

Kim Min Jeong Head of UNESCO Project Office, M y a n m a r

Political Science '93

I am currently Head of the UNESCO Project Office in pursuing a career in the UN system, so it was during my Myanmar. I lead a great team of 30 national and studies at GSIS that the idea slowly germinated. international staff who are all highly dedicated to contributing to the human, social, and cultural In terms of what advice I would give to current Yonsei development of Myanmar. I am, therefore, involved in students, keep in mind that my personal experience is supporting the Government of Myanmar in three main in the context of International Development. As we all fields of UNESCO’s mandate ensuring quality know there is only so much we can learn in a classroom education, media and communication for development and much of the skills and competencies we need are as well as the safeguarding and preservation of World better gained through hands on experience outside the Heritage sites. In addition to my technical and classroom. When I recruit, I tend to give less weight to managerial functions related to the implementation of the name of the school or the graduate program. In the programs, I am also actively engaged in mobilizing interviews, I do ask about the courses the candidates funds, holding dialogues with the government, and might have taken but definitely place more weight on representing UNESCO at the political/diplomatic level their experiences both in work and life. I’ve noticed in Myanmar. The challenges of working in a unique and that the CVs have become gradually more impressive rapidly evolving context like Myanmar are multiple but with most fresh graduates having years of work I believe that is what makes the work much more experience through internships, volunteer work, or interesting and motivating. I have been in this position even paid short-term jobs. A career is more than just a for 8 months and my own personal learning curve has job so we should let our heart, not just our head, to lead continued to rise and expand. us to the right path. Imagine what it is that will motivate you to jump out of bed every morning for the Having left the country not too long after finishing GSIS next 30 to 40 years. to work with UNESCO and the UN in Paris, Beirut, Dar es Salaam, New York, and now in Yangon with a short break to do a second Masters in Amsterdam, I’ve tried to keep in touch with the evolution of GSIS and the friends I met there but it hasn’t been easy. suppose I can attribute my aspiration to work for the UN system to my studies at GSIS. I had made up my mind while in college that I would not be a good fit for any career in the private sector and saw myself more in the non- profit/public sector. I had not really thought of 30th Anniversary 53 ALUMNI FEATURE

Peter Y. Kim Managing Director, HSBC Korea

Business Administration '96

You graduated from Yonsei back in 1996, before the What advice would you have for current students who new building (New Millennium Hall) was constructed. are trying to start a career path similar to yours? What was it like back then? Being able to see things from various cultural Mr. Kim reminded me that the political climate in the perspectives will prepare candidates for panel early 90s was still pretty turbulent. His first experience interviews where you never know what questions will in Korea (and first time leaving his native LA) was as an be coming your way. As one of the executives present exchange undergrad student at Yonsei in 1992. He at these types of interviews, Mr. Kim isn’t looking for recalled having to pass security checkpoints near the job experience so much as he is for strong east gate because students were still holding violent interpersonal skills. Someone who can solve problems anti-government protests at the time. (Current on the spot or deal with people charismatically is more students don’t need to watch out for Molotov cocktails valuable in a fast-paced field like investment banking. as they lumber up the hill to class). Despite this, he At the end of the day, most industries are really just really enjoyed his time and it gave him the idea to start sales- how well you can form and maintain at GSIS a few years later. Mr. Kim saved up enough relationships with clients will bring success. money teaching English to pay for the tuition himself. While he was busy interning at a local investment bank If students are hoping to work at a large financial during his tenure at GSIS, he fondly recalls the strong institution within Korea like HSBC right after friendships he made on the 5th floor of the graduation, then they need to focused and committed international dorms. to hard work. HR managers look for graduates from top-tier universities who are enthusiastic and not How has what you studied at Yonsei aided your career afraid to challenge new things. Most of the employees in international finance? working under Mr. Kim’s trading and sales teams at HSBC were scouted from other financial institutions. The main benefit the program provided for Mr. Kim They are all specialists in their own field of expertise, was the chance to learn about Korea’s business culture. and together comprise the “smartest group of people I He interned for a local investment bank while he was know” according to Mr. Kim. There is hardly any time studying at GSIS, and quickly realized English skills to train newbies in a job such as this. A good bet for alone would not be enough to land a job at a top firm. ITFM graduates with an investment career in mind During this time, he grew as a person because he had would be to look for financial institutions with graduate no one in Korea to depend on besides himself (his programs and find out exactly what is expected of new entire extended family had already immigrated to the joiners. The key is to find an institution that is willing US). The diversity of people and opinions at GSIS could to invest in the future potential of fresh graduates. be found nowhere else in Korea, and that alone helped 30th Anniversary 54 shape his worldview. ALUMNI FEATURE

Peter Kim offers GSIS graduates to think outside the While HSBC Korea used to offer retail banking in the box when it comes to looking for jobs. When Mr. Kim past, after global business review, it shifted its strategic was starting out in the early 90s, majority of the job focus to Global Banking Markets business where HSBC hiring process was through public recruitments Group’s unrivaled global network and international directly linked to prestigious undergraduate programs connectivity provides competitive advantages to Korean in Korea. Knowing the hurdles of this system for an corporate clients. international student, Mr. Kim instead looked for banks which had foreign managers and faxed his resume The banking industry is constantly evolving with directly to their desks. He was subsequently invited for noticeable changes. One of the main challenges of interviews in many of the cases. While being bilingual handling international investments in Korea is the fact is definitely an asset, as a Korean American he learned that the South Korean Won is a restricted currency. that he needed to play down his Korean language ability Furthermore, as a notable portion of the local bond to make it to the second round of interviews. Once he and equity markets are owned by foreign direct did that, he was able to impress his interviewers by flip investment, there are various unpredictable movers flopping between languages as he answered their that factors into investment decisions. Mr. Kim questions- all without any preparation. mentions that the local authorities have made significant progress in further deregulating the Hong Kong and Singapore are the two largest hubs for financial industry, but the process is far from being banking in Asia. What did you learn during your complete. Korea can be a tough place to work due tenure in these cities and how did it lead you to HSBC? cultural differences. Meanwhile, Chinese businesses are challenging Korea’s key industries. China is making Being able to say he survived in Korea as a student at cheap yet high quality products that people will jump GSIS gave Peter Kim the courage to broaden his on once they gain broader recognition. While it has the perspectives in Singapore and Hong Kong. He worked advantage, Mr. Kim recommends that Korea focus on the night bond trading shift from 6pm to 3am, requiring Research and Development, Information Technologies, a complete lifestyle change. He learned how a 60% and especially Artificial Intelligence. It’s a promising salary increase in Hong Kong might not mean much if sign that much is being invested in these industries in everything else is expensive. Perhaps most Korea already. importantly, he weathered the Asian Financial Crisis, seeing his coworkers being let go left and right. The To conclude, Peter Kim saw much value in his time at reason he was spared was due to his valuable GSIS. The program was a vehicle for personal growth knowledge of the Korean market- he was in charge of as he independently faced the challenges of a new Korean clients at a French bank at that time. Due to the culture. Two years at GSIS gave him enough time to mass layoffs, Mr. Kim says people in the financial world absorb the local work culture, teaching him how to can have goldfish memories. Another financial crisis think strategically. He met friends that he still keeps could easily occur due to greed, plain and simple. This in contact with 20 years later. Due to these reasons, if knowledge prevented him from becoming too given the choice, he would gladly attend GSIS again. complacent during his long tenure at a German bank and he eventually took a job marketing structure products for HSBC in Hong Kong. In 2009 he returned to Korea, tasked with revamping HSBC Korea’s investment strategy and coming up with new products for the local market. By 2012, he became the Treasurer and took management of the bank’s trading and sales activities in foreign exchange, interest rates and balance sheet management.

You’ve been at HSBC in Seoul since 2009. What are the particular challenges for international banking in Korea? Where do you see the most growth in Korea and what excites you about the future of banking in the Korean context? 30th Anniversary 55 ALUMNI FEATURE

Brian Do President & Founder, The Hand and Malt Brewing Company

International Cooperation '00

With a huge passion for quality beer, Bryan quit his Now the craft beer industry in Korea is expanding. 9-year job at Microsoft and launched The Hand and Looking to the future, Bryan plans to export his Malt Brewing Company in 2013, a microbrewery made-in-Korea craft beers to all parts of Asia, dedicated to providing fresh quality beer using developing The Hand and Malt into one of Asia's locally grown ingredients whenever possible. premiere craft beer brands.

‘I've always wanted to be an entrepreneur. The highest When asked about his key to success, Bryan level of our societal needs is pretty much self-fulfillment referred to passion and networking. and I wanted to see if I could or could not start a successful business. I thought it was a good time to ‘If you have passion for what you are doing, you will be venture out while I still had a strong chance to fall back successful in whatever you do, whether it's making food, to the corporate world.’ beer, or IT products, because you will want to do your best. The most important thing to do outside of school is Starting a new brand is difficult, not to mention meeting people and growing relationships with them starting a new brand in a new industry. Bryan and because at the end of the day, networking is crucial.’ his team needed to go through a lot of hurdles in the early stages of the business.

‘Craft beer is so new in Korea, a lot of the regulations and rules were not set up and I had to guide the government in telling them what's right and what's wrong.’

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Margaret Key C E O , Asia-Pacific Burson-Marsteller

International Relations '99

I grew up in the U.S., but my mother is Korean. The first thing I would advise for current GSIS students Therefore after graduating university in the U.S., I is to be very clear about what you want to do and how thought it would be a good idea to study in Korea, and Yonsei GSIS is going to help your career. For those who specifically to study international relations, so as to have come to Korea from abroad, you should treat gain better insight into North Korea and South Korea. Korea as a base for career building. Try your best to Yonsei GSIS was my first choice because of its global find an opportunity in Korea first and then consider outreach. I thought being in an international expanding your career to Asia, and finally globally. environment while studying in Korea would provide me a great opportunity to learn from other students from Second, leverage the alumni network and keep in touch various countries. with the professors. I started off in Korea and moved to Hong Kong and Japan later on. It is funny that now I am After GSIS, I was considering a move back to the US. back in Korea, I am still working with people that I Upon completion of my thesis, Professor Lee Jung- worked with way back then, almost 10 years ago. I stay Hoon introduced me to an opportunity at Hyundai close with the professors, including Professor Lee Jung- Motor Company. It was at this time the senior Hoon, who introduced me to the opportunity at executives of HMC were considering the introduction Hyundai Motor Company, Dean Mo Jongryn, who was of the first-ever global public relations team. I worked my thesis advisor and Professor Lee Chung Min, who I at Hyundai for 3 years and got hooked on public worked with in 2014 on Park Geun-hye’s political relations. I later joined Edelman, another public campaign. relations firm, in Korea and moved to take on roles in both Hong Kong and Japan for that company. I am very proud of my affiliation with Yonsei GSIS because I would not be doing what I am doing right now Burson-Marsteller is a global public relations and without the support of the professors. I am very lucky communications firm. As the Asia-Pacific CEO, I am in to always have people around who help me to enjoy charge of 28 offices (including affiliates) in 16 countries. what I do day to day. I joined this company in 2010 and my work involved developing key global and regional clients, counselling senior executives for multinational corporations, delivering strategies for a wide range of initiatives, including market entry, corporate positioning, online communications, and crisis and issue management.

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Yonsei GSIS Opens My Eyes to the World BY EUNKYUNG SEO, BLOOMBERG NEWS

Looking back, Yonsei GSIS proved a major My memory goes back to 1995 when the GSIS turning point in my life. was much smaller. Young professors taught in one of the traditional beautiful ivy-covered buildings. Professors Jongryn Mo and Junghoon Lee were in their 30s, believe it or not, and their lectures were filled with passion and inspiration. Their offices often got crowded with students after class because the teachers were so open to anyone. They gave kind advice from concerns about our career paths and even personal matters such as marriage. I volunteered to work as their teaching assistant for two years and they trained me on how to think as a social scientist. Professor Chungin Moon, now the Looking back, Yonsei GSIS proved a major special envoy for the South Korean President Jaein turning point of my life. Its fascinating courses on Moon, led 3-hour debates in a class of less than 10 international politics, economics, finance and law students on international relations, sometimes made me drop my childhood dream of becoming an holding lectures under the trees during wonderful English high-school teacher and instead pursue a weather. Every course assigned so many books and career as a professional journalist at a global news tough papers that I had to study even harder than media outlet for nearly two decades. The in the days of preparing for the cut-throat college comprehensive academic training by Yonsei GSIS entrance exam. enlightened my intellectual curiosity, one of the The relationship with the professors did not key qualifications for those who have to closely peter out after graduation but on the contrary, it follow what's happening around the world every deepened further. They all became great mentors day. On top of the in-depth knowledge on throughout my life, guiding me on how to see the international relations, the powerful network of world and inspiring me to survive and succeed renowned professors and successful friends have versus the challenges of the highly-competitive

become invaluable assets throughout my career. breaking-news world. 30th Anniversary 58 ALUMNI FEATURE

Their incomparable insights on current affairs from North Korea to Chaebol reforms have enriched my news coverage. I started as a reporter for Reuters, covering major news on the Korean economy, politics, and financial markets, and then moved on its bigger rival, Bloomberg News. The working environment of the two global leading news wires is so demanding that we compete for every story in terms of accuracy, speed, quality, and depth under immense pressure. The reporters are making their best possible effort to win even a second on major breaking news as the global financial markets react immediately and nearly simultaneously. To succeed in news media requires persistent digging into social issues and all the training from Yonsei helped me become one of the few senior survivors in the field. One of the most exciting experiences at GSIS from various countries, which made me feel pretty was spending a summer as an intern for the World comfortable working in an international company Trade Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. The where multicultural understanding is a key WTO, launched in 1995 as a world police over trade element in everyday communications and issues, was trying to set the rules and expand its interactions with colleagues around the globe. We influence in the wild jungle of trade wars. I was often stayed up late at night together, studying for assigned to a team in charge of training exams and chatting over beer on less busy days. We government officials and business leaders from traveled around backpacking during vacations, developing countries. The papers, debates, and visiting historical sites and beautiful southern sources from the internship became the islands. One of those who shared these groundwork of my master's thesis on the bilateral unforgettable days with me is Linda Elmose, a shy versus multilateral settlements over trade frictions. Canadian vegetarian and big fan of Korean miso Back then, Korea had strong reservations against soup and Kimchi fried rice. She taught me how to the WTO and freeing up the market, with farmers live independently and care for other people and and workers often seen rallying in violent protests the environment. She's now a professor at Simon in downtown Seoul. But over time, more and more Fraser University in Vancouver. people have realized the benefits of free trade. All of the experiences at Yonsei GSIS were so Korea now is one of the most active advocates and exciting and enlightening-a source of energy and practitioners of free trade, occasionally resorting passion throughout my life. I've never given up on to the multilateral platform when facing threats or my dream and career even after becoming a unfair demands from its bigger trading partners mother. There have been ups and downs but I'm such as the US and China. now very happy that I've made it through to write A year in the dormitory for international up a storm every day in a madhouse news room. students was another precious part of my Yonsei Yonsei GSIS made it all possible. Thank you, Yonsei life. I made good friends with a lot of students GSIS! ㅇ

30th Anniversary 59 YONSEI GSIS HISTORICAL TIMELINE

In 1987, Yonsei’s Graduate School of International Studies became Korea’s first established International Studies graduate program, founded in the spirit of Christianity, with the goal of training worthy leaders in the era of internationalization. Owing to the distinction of its courses being conducted exclusively in English, 2,557 people, (both Korean and foreign), graduated over the past thirty years. From 1996 until 2000 the program became the recipient of approximately 10 billion won of financial backing from the Ministry of Education for the training of international experts. Thus, the institution has successfully produced graduates who became prominent leaders in international society. Furthermore, in November 1999 the GSIS' specializations were reshuffled and expanded to include Korean Studies, International Cooperation, and International Commerce majors as well as Ph. D track programs. The following are the major events that took place since the establishment of the GSIS. 1987 Founding of Graduate School of March International Studies 1 Student capacity: 70 Asian Studies Dept. & International Studies Dept.: 7 majors available

Park, Heungsoo Ph.D. is appointed as the First Dean. 1989 Park, Heungsoo Ph.D. continues his March tenure as Second Dean. 1

1990 Lee, Hakjong Ph.D. appointed as the Sept 1 Third Dean.

1992 Kim, Dalchung Ph.D. appointed as the Sept 1 Fourth Dean.

30th Anniversary 60 1994 Kim, Dalchung Ph.D. continues his March Appointment of 3 full-time professors Sept 1 tenure as the Fifth Dean. 1 (Kim, Taekwon Ph.D., Kim, Hyuk-Rae Ph.D., Han Seung-Mi Ph.D.) 1996 2 Full-time professors appointed March (Lew, Youngik Ph.D. & Lee Jung-Hoon May 15 Breaking ground for New Millennium 1 Ph.D.) Hall (Completion: May 2000)

Aug 1 Dr. Horace H. Underwood appointed July 7 Invitation of 9 distinguished guest as the Sixth Dean. professors (Kang, Younghoon Ph.D., Kim, Cheolsu Ph.D., Pak, Woongseo Sept 1 2 full-time professors appointed (Mo, Ph.D., Han, Seungsu Ph.D., Jo, Jongryn Ph.D. & Kim, Dong-Jae Ph.D.) Soonseung Ph.D., Cheon, Jinhwan Ph.D., Jo, Seokrae Ph.D., Kim, Gihwan International Business Administration Ph.D., Jin, Nyeom Ph.D.) & Asian Studies majors established. Aug 14 Opening of the Institute for Modern Korean Studies. Nov 7 Selected as a specialized university for the training of international Nov 22 Yonsei GSIS Ten Year Anniversary. experts. 1998 Appointment of 3 full-time professors 1997 Authorization granted for the March (Kim, Joongi Ph.D., Lee, Chung Min Feb 27 establishment of the Institute of 1 Ph.D., Jung, Youngrok Ph.D.) Modern Korean Studies and the Center for International Studies. Restructuring of Departments and Majors (International Studies, Area Studies, Korean Studies, International Management: 8 majors reshuffled.)

May 1 Moon, Chung-in Ph.D. appointed as the Acting Dean.

Aug 1 Choi, Pyeonggil Ph.D. appointed as the Seventh Dean.

1999 Expansion of the Graduate School: Nov 2 Master's program capacity increased to 80 students and Ph.D. programs established for Korean Studies, International Cooperation and

International Commerce. 61 2000 Appointment of 2 full-time professors March (Kim, Euysung Ph.D. & Hahm, Joon-Ho 1 Ph.D.)

5 Programs Restructured (Korean Studies, Area Studies, International Cooperation, International Commerce, & International Management)

May 13 New Millennium Hall Dedication Ceremony

Aug 1 Moon, Chung-in appointed as the Eighth Dean.

2001 Appointment of 9 distinguished guest March professors (Kang, Younghoon Ph.D., 2002 Lee, Youngsun Ph.D. appointed as the 2 Kim, Kihyuk Ph.D., Kim, Seokhan Ph.D., Aug 1 Ninth Dean. Spencer Kim Ph.D., Lee, Gilhyun Ph.D., Jo, Seokrae Ph.D., Chun, Jinhwan 2003 Ham, Chaihark Ph.D. appointed as full- Ph.D., Han, Ducksoo Ph.D., & Han, March time professor. Seungsoo Ph.D.) 2 Kim, Jaechang Ph.D. appointed as Ambassador Kwon, Youngmin visiting professor. appointed as distinguished diplomatic professor. 2003 Choi, Ajin Ph.D. appointed as full-time Sept 1 professor. Sept 1 Appointment of 3 adjunct professors (Kim, In-seon Ph.D., Lee, Jonggu Ph.D., Dr. Harold Piper appointed as visiting Jang, Junoh Ph.D.) professor.

2002 Rhyu, Sang-Young Ph.D. appointed as Ambassador Seo, Daewon appointed March full-time professor. as distinguished diplomatic professor. 2 Capacity of Master's Program and Appointment of 2 adjunct professors Doctoral Program increased. (Kim, Yonghwan Ph.D. & Hyeon Woosuk Ph.D. Doctoral Program in International Management established. Hills Governance Research Center established. 30th Anniversary 62 2004 Han, Sungshin Ph.D. appointed as Sept 1 Kim, Haksu (former UN & UNESCAP Aug 1 the Tenth Dean. Deputy Secretary General) appointed as distinguished guest professor. Sept 1 Lee, Jeong Yeon Ph.D. appointed as non-tenure track professor. Dec Yonsei GSIS 20 Year Anniversary.

2005 Michael Kim Ph.D. appointed as full- 2008 Dr. Rajiv C. Narayan appointed as March time professor. March guest professor. 2 1 Ambassador Choi, Byunghyo Aug 1 Lee, Chung Min Ph.D. appointed as the appointed as distinguished Twelfth Dean. diplomatic professor. Appointment of 2 guest professors (Dr. Sept 1 Dr. Matthias Maass appointed as full- Dale Baum & Dr. Wang Yiwei). time professor.

Sept 1 Han, Sukhee Ph.D. appointed as full- 2009 Kim, Donghun Ph.D. appointed as full- time professor. Sept 1 time professor.

2006 Ambassador Kim, Jaebeom appointed Kang, Sungwook Ph.D. appointed as March as distinguished diplomatic professor. adjunct professor. 2 Dr. He Yiming appointed as guest 2010 Kim, Jong Bum Ph.D. appointed as professor. March full-time professor. 1 Appointment of 2 visiting professors Jeon, Seunghun Ph.D. appointed as (Lee, Gilhyun Ph.D., & Jung, Tae Yong adjunct professor. Ph.D.).

Aug 1 Chang, Dae Ryun Ph.D. appointed as the Eleventh Dean.

Sept 1 Appointment of 2 full-time professors (Sohn, Yul Ph.D. & Lee, Jeong Yeon Ph.D.).

2007 Lee, Heejin Ph.D. appointed as full- March time professor. 2 Ambassador Moon, Hayoung appointed as distinguished diplomatic professor. 30th Anniversary 63 Sept 1 Appointment of 2 distinguished professors (Lee, Hongki Ph.D. & Choi, Young Jin Ph.D.).

Appointment of 2 visiting professors (Park, Dongyoung Ph.D. & Yoo, Jeongho Ph.D.).

2014 Sohn, Yul Ph.D. continues his tenure Aug 1 as the Fifteenth Dean.

Sept 1 Park, Kiejoon Ph.D. appointed as adjunct professor.

2015 Jung, Tae Yong Ph.D. appointed as March full-time professor. 1 Aug 1 Lee, Chung Min continues his tenure An, Junseong Ph.D. appointed as as the Thirteenth Dean. visiting professor.

Sept 1 Dr. John Delury appointed as full-time Sept 1 Appointment of 2 visiting professors professor. (Kim, Yonghoan Ph.D. & Fukagawa Yukiko Ph.D.). 2011 Curriculum reform (Korean Studies & March International Studies). 2016 Shin, Bongkil Ph.D. appointed as 1 March visiting professor. 1 2012 Appointment of 2 visiting professors March (Ham, Sangmun Ph.D. & Park, Aug 1 Mo, Jongryn Ph.D. appointed as the 1 Changkyu Ph.D.). Sixteenth Dean.

Aug 1 Sohn, Yul Ph.D. appointed as the Sept 1 Sohn, Youngjin Ph.D. appointed as Fourteenth Dean. adjunct professor.

2013 Nam, Jongwon Ph.D. appointed as Alexis Dudden Ph.D. appointed as March visiting professor. guest professor. 1 2017 Yonsei GSIS 30 Year Anniversary. July 1 Park, Daewon Ph.D. appointed as Sept distinguished professor. 21 30th Anniversary 64 GSIS Faculty

30th Anniversary 65 Mo Jongryn -Dean of GSIS -International Political Economy -Presidential Council -Ph.D. Stanford U. -International Relations Michael Kim -Alliance Behavior -Associate Dean -International conflict -Korean Studies resolution -Korean Colonial -Ph.D. Duke U. History Choi Ajin -Ph.D. Harvard U. John Delury -Chinese Studies -North Korean Affairs -Center on US-China Relations -Ph.D. Yale U.

Hahm Joon-Ho -International Economics & Finance

-Ph.D. Columbia U.

-Chinese Studies -Chinese Security & Han Seung-Mi Foreign Policy -Japanese Studies -Area Studies Chair -Ph.D. Tufts U. -Anthropology -Ph.D. Harvard U. Han Sukhi Jung Tae Yong -Sustainable Development -KDI School -Global Green Growth Inst. -Ph.D. Rutgers U.

30th Anniversary 66 Kim Donghun -International Trade Finance & Management Chair -Economics -Ph.D. Cornell U. -Korean Studies Chair Kim Dong-Jae -Korean Society & Culture -Strategy & International -Sociology Business -Research Design -Former CEO Korea -Ph.D. Univ. of Washington Internet Holdings Kim Hyuk-Rae -Ph.D. U Penn Kim Jong Bum -International Trade Law -Lead Negotiator, KORUS FTA -J.D. Duke U. -Ph.D. UC Riverside Lee Chung Min -International Relations -Carnegie Endowment for International Peace -IISS council member -Ph.D. Tufts U. -Common Curriculum Chair -International Economics Lee Heejin -Korea Institute for Int'l -Global IT Management Economic Policy -Korea Association of -Ph.D. U. Penn International Development Cooperation President Lee Jeong Yeon -Ph.D. LSEPS Lee Jung-Hoon -Director, Institute for Modern Korean Studies -International Relations -National Assembly Advisor -Ph.D. Oxford University

30th Anniversary 67 Matthias Maas -International Cooperation Chair -International Relations -Project Manager, INSEAD -Ph.D. Tufts U. -Center for International Rhyu Sang-Young Studies Director -Political Economy -International & Japanese -Presidential Advisory Political Economy Committee on Northeast -Ph.D. U. of Chicago Asian Business Hub Sohn Yul -Ph.D. Yonsei U. Rhee Namuh -Career Development Center Senior Advisor -Former Managing Director, Nomura International -MBA U. of Chicago

30th Anniversary 68 Yonsei GSIS Deans A Retrospective

1987~1990 — Park Heungsoo

1990~1992 — Lee Hakjong

1992~1996 — Kim Dalchung

1996~1998 — Horace H. Underwood

1998~2000 — Choi Pyeonggil

2000~2002 — Moon Chungin

2002~2004 — Lee Youngsun

2004~2006 — Han Sungshin

2006~2008 — Chang Dae Ryun

2008~2012 — Lee Chung Min

2012~2016 — Sohn Yul

2016~Present — Mo Jongryn

30th Anniversary 69 FORMER DEAN INTERVIEW Park Heung Soo 1987-1990

As the founding dean of the Graduate In the end, an integrated curriculum was School of International Studies, I had to ruled out and each department formulated an confront a number of critical issues and independent curriculum and took the challenges. The idea for the GSIS grew out of responsibility for teaching it also. Over the the success of the International Division, years though, the curriculum has been which was organized to exchange tweaked, and I hope by now that it reflects undergraduate students with foreign the fast changing society that we live in. universities, and the International Summer By contrast, the recruitment of students School program in 1985 under my turned out to be not as difficult as predicted, stewardship. However, there was strong and the program attracted hordes of well opposition to forming a brand new graduate qualified candidates both from home and school centered on International Studies. abroad even in the early years. Soon, people Some faculty members insisted on keeping started noticing the popularity of GSIS, and and enriching what the University was other Korean Universities followed suit with offering at the time instead of opening a new their own versions. school. There was also resistance to launching Not only was GSIS the pioneer in an interdisciplinary curriculum that put international education in Korea, but it also together topics in social sciences and became the benchmark for excellence. It was humanities, and the problem of condensing pure delight to watch the GSIS continue to the numerous areas of interest among the grow and develop into the prestigious faculty members into just a few subjects so Underwood International College. that it would be more manageable. Others With today’s rapid development of technology questioned the rationale for using English as and the emergence of the fourth industrial the medium of instruction. In the history of revolution, I do wish to see an entirely new higher education in Korea, GSIS was the first brand of curriculum and instruction that will school of its kind to be created with English continue the GSIS traditions of innovation and as the primary language of instruction, so it forward thinking, and equip students to was understandable that there was concern grapple with forthcoming issues and become that this might prove to be too big of a leaders of their chosen fields. Thank you very barrier for students and instructors alike. much. ㅇ

30th Anniversary 70 FORMER DEAN INTERVIEW Horace H. Underwood 1996-1998

1) What memorable days at GSIS do you still enjoy in looking back on?

My background is that I was a Professor of English Language and Literature at Yonsei, a field not connected with any of the majors of the GSIS. Nonetheless, because of my 50% international student body, ensuring that international education background, I had classroom instruction would be completely in been connected with the GSIS from the very English, which benefited both the beginning in March 1987, as Dean Park Heung- international and the Korean students. My soo had asked me to be the first Associate career since 1987 has been more focused on Dean of the GSIS, a position I served from the internationalization of Korean education 1987 until 1990. At that time the Graduate than on English literature (I became an School of International Studies and the “incompetent” English professor but a very Division of International Education (as it was competent international educator.) It still then called) worked from the same office, so gives me great joy and satisfaction to look when in 1990 I became the Director of the back and see the growth and success of Division of International Education I remained internationalization efforts at Yonsei in the same office with the GSIS and University, and particularly through the continued to observe its growth and maturity Graduate School of International Studies. from 1990 to 1996. Thus in 1996 when I became Dean, though many were surprised 2) What do you think would be your main that an American professor of English would accomplishment as a Dean of GSIS during the become dean of a school like the GSIS, in fact period? I did not begin without knowledge of the GSIS but could simply continue to observe, guide, There were two great accomplishments during and promote the continued growth of the that period. They were not necessarily my school. I was Dean at the 10th anniversary of own accomplishments, but rather the GSIS in 1997 and even then it was a accomplishments of the GSIS as it grew. One matter of some pride to see how the school was the construction of New Millennium Hall, had grown from a small group of mostly which was achieved through a great deal of Korean students, mostly speaking in Korean struggle with the Ministry of Education and to each other, taught by borrowed faculty through the hard work of Associate Dean from various departments of the university Moon Chung-in and the newly tenured GSIS who mostly were not comfortable teaching in faculty. The MOE had given seven universities English (though they did it), to a full-fledged grants for developing International Human professional graduate school with its own full- Resources. At the strong urging of the MOE, time faculty. It also by then had a substantial 30th Anniversary 71 FORMER DEAN INTERVIEW most of the other universities directed the In addition, in 2004 I was elected to serve on government funds into scholarships to attract the Yonsei University Foundation, where I students. Yonsei GSIS already had a growing served until 2009. number of students, but what we needed was When Mrs. Underwood and I retired we facilities. At that time we were struggling to returned to the United States; we live in share a small building and a few classrooms South Carolina. We spend our time in church with the Division of International Education, life, volunteer work, and with our five and faculty offices were scattered all across grandchildren. Each year we also lead a group the campus. I strongly believe that if the of Fulbright educators on a professional money were used to build a building the development program of visits to universities results would remain long after the money in the United States. was gone, whereas if the money went into scholarships, the GSIS programs would have 4) What are your observations on the rapidly difficulties attracting students when the changing recent international environment? money was gone (as indeed turned out to be the case for many of the other university I have now lived in the United States for the GSIS programs.) Fortunately, with the last 13 years, and one of the remarkable determined backing of the university developments in that time is how Korea has president, Yonsei made a commitment to the become well known in the world, even “cool.” construction of the New Millennium Hall which When I was growing up as a child and young the GSIS enjoys today. man in Korea nobody in America seemed to know anything about Korea except for the The second accomplishment was the Korean War and maybe M.A.S.H. Despite the appointment of a growing number of full-time “Miracle on the Han” of Korean economic faculty. The GSIS had begun as a “special development, Korea did not receive graduate school” within the Yonsei system, international respect – nobody paid attention and such special graduate schools were not to Korea at all. But all that has changed since allowed to have full-time faculty of their own. the new millennium, and Korea is now a well- Through the efforts of the previous dean, Dr. known country in the world, even in the Kim Dal-choong, the principle was changed United States (Americans are not very and the first faculty were appointed. During international). Of course, a lot of this my time the number continued to grow, and international reputation came from K-pop and the faculty appointed then formed the basis the Korean wave, from Psy and Kangnam of the excellent faculty of the Yonsei Style. But Korean cars, which used to be Graduate School of International Studies considered of poor quality, are now among the today. top-ranked vehicles in the world. Korean food is widely known - every cooking show seems 3) Tell us little bit about how you have been to talk about using kimchi, for instance. after leaving GSIS. Samsung is as well-known as Apple. A Korean was Secretary-General of the U.N. After leaving GSIS I served for six years as Korea is known to be a high-tech, hard- the Executive Director of the Korean working, highly developed international American Educational Commission (Fulbright powerhouse. This is a wonderful change to Korea). In 2004 I retired from Fulbright and which the Yonsei GSIS has contributed a great also from the English Department of Yonsei deal. ㅇ University and became Professor Emeritus. 30th Anniversary 72 FORMER DEAN INTERVIEW Moon Chung-in 2000-2002

1) Tell us a little about how you have been after leaving GSIS. I left GSIS in 2002 after serving two years as dean. I retired from the Department of Political Science, Yonsei University in 2016. I now serve as distinguished university professor of Yonsei University. I also have (2000-2002), Yonsei GSIS became the most additional appointments. I have served as competitive, competent, and innovative Special Advisor to the ROK President for institution of international studies in South Foreign Affairs and National Security since Korea. May 2017. I hold the position of Krause Distinguished Fellow, School of Global Policy 3) What are some memorable days or and Strategy, UCSD, in 2015. In addition, I am events/projects you still enjoy looking back at Editor-in-Chief of Global Asia, a quarterly GSIS? journal in English. Winning the Ministry of Education grant in 1996, recruiting a large number of faculty 2) What do you think would be your main members, relocating GSIS from a shabby place accomplishment as a Dean of GSIS during the in Seongam Hall to the New Millennium period? Building, having an independent library at The most memorable accomplishment is GSIS, and regularizing of alumni reunion and the winning of a major grant (15 billion Korean fund raising are most memorable events and won) from the Ministry of Education in 1996. I projects. was GSIS Associate Dean at that time, and I believe I played an important role in winning 4) How do you observe the rapidly changing the grant. Jung-Hoon Lee, Jongryn Mo, recent international environment? Hyuckrae Kim, and Dong-jae Kim worked very Overall, the external environment is hard in preparing the grant proposal. More getting worse. The North Korean nuclear than 15 institutions participated in the grant quagmire and hegemonic rivalry between competition, and Yonsei GSIS was number one China and the U.S. are making the in the competition. A large portion of the geostrategic situation on and around the grant was used to construct the current New Korean peninsula more precarious and Millennium building. Up until that time, GSIS uncertain than ever before. And the vision of did not have its own independent building. I regional cooperation and integration is fading would say the grant offered a major turning away due to the rise of parochial political and point for GSIS, especially from a hardware economic nationalism. It is high time for point of view. However, the grant also greatly Yonsei GSIS to cultivate talented young enriched academic programs, faculty hiring, leaders who can deal with such geopolitical and recruitment of students from both home and economic challenges. ㅇ and abroad. While I was serving as Dean, 30th Anniversary 73 FORMER DEAN INTERVIEW Chang Dae Ryun 2006-2008

1) Tell us a little about yourself and how you ended up teaching at Yonsei GSIS.

I, believe it or not, first taught at Yonsei GSIS in 1987, which would make it a good twenty- ‐nine years back. So we're almost talking three decades ago. I was in the first batch of people who were asked to teach in numbers, we’re dwarfed by the number at the program and it was at a time when there GSIS. I think that continues to be a strength wasn’t any permanent faculty at GSIS. So, it of GSIS. was like the Foreign Legion, we each had our own affiliations. For example, in my case, it 3) As someone from an English- ‐speaking was with the Business School. For at least one country, imagining a whole graduate school course I was allowed to teach something in with as broad a curriculum as Yonsei GSIS and English, which back then, and still is easier for taught completely in a foreign language, me, having been brought up outside of Korea. would seem odd. Why do you see that as a It was a welcome relief to teach something strength for Korean universities and Yonsei in not in Korean. About five years later, I became particular? the third associate dean at GSIS. Then many Oh I think that's a valid point. I think there years later, I was appointed the last dean that has to be an evolution. Until now, Korea has was on loan from another school and one of been very insular. Even though Korea, as a my prerogatives of being dean was to install a country, and as an economic power, has been proper permanent faculty member as dean, very global, I think the mindset has been who was Professor Chung Min Lee. oriented towards Korea, and speaking in Korean. It was imperative that something like 2) You have taught at Yonsei University since GSIS be initiated and, to their credit, Yonsei the late 1980s. What changes have you seen in GSIS initiated it slowly but surely. It is now at those first twenty years when you were a level where there is a faculty, student body, directly involved with GSIS? and the program itself that are truly global. I The biggest change that the current do see that as a strength, but that said, I can students might not notice is, again, that at fully understand why a non- ‐Korean may the beginning you didn’t have permanent want to study Korean Studies in Korean. So, I faculty, now you have permanent and even think that’s our next challenge. Maybe it's foreign faculty. I think that’s great, I think the creating better linkages to the assets that we strength of GSIS, which I envy from over here have here at Yonsei, like the History at the Business School, is that you have more Department or the Korean Studies program foreign students. So even though our Global on the main campus. I think, if your Korean is MBA has improved in terms of the percentage strong enough, there is nothing preventing of foreign students, in terms of sheer you from cross- ‐registering for classes in Korean. ㅇ 30th Anniversary 74 FORMER DEAN INTERVIEW Lee Chung Min 2008-2012

1)Please tell us your fond memories during your tenure as GSIS Dean.

Well I can think of three off the top of my head. One was the founding of PEAR, Papers, Essays and Reviews, a student run journal that has become quite successful as far as I know. That was one of my key goals- to make students from across the world, which is one sure the students have an academic outlet to of the most amazing things that I witnessed present their views to the broader world, (not over the last ten years. We have very good that all of these students were interested in faculty and we have very good staff. So, it publishing), but this is what many schools did wasn’t as if one person ran the show. I did and I wanted to do that. give some directions but I wouldn’t say that The second was the creation of the there was any “one single achievement that magazine NOVASIA, which is still going on. It was mine” because I didn’t do anything that was one of those outlets but much more fun was solely on my own. to make. It was more of a current affairs I was lucky to have really good people issue. Students were able to write about working with me on a range of projects. For their experiences on political issues, hot example, we opened the Songdo International button issues, whatever they were interested Campus when I was dean so I spent a lot of in. time over there to set that up with about a The third part was we became an official thousand other people. So all said, it boils member of APSIA, (Association of down to one word, which is teamwork. But I Professional Schools of International Affairs). did have some of my own ideas, some of We had tried for a long time, and just by which were good, some were bad. happenstance it happened when I was dean. One thing I started was “The Dialogue with We were then able to go in with other the Dean”, so I would have a full house likeminded schools in the US and Europe and meeting with all the students once a semester elsewhere. to basically have them ask me all these And of course, the number of foreign difficult questions- you know, rip me to students began to increase dramatically from pieces- and I tried to be as honest as I could about that time. with them. The questions ranged from tuition issues, class issues, to a whole bunch of other 2) What could you say was your main things. Regardless of the fact that I never achievement as dean? differentiated between Korean and foreign students, I think I may have titled a little bit Oh gosh, I don’t think I could say I had any towards the foreign students because I felt main achievement because all of that was due that I had to pay more attention to them. to the fact that we had and do have very good 30th Anniversary 75 FORMER DEAN INTERVIEW

3) Regarding the 25th Anniversary of GSIS. that is a recognized democracy, from one that was extremely inward looking and is now very As with all anniversaries, it was something globalized, a country that is still in many we were all proud to achieve (although this respects very Confucian and traditional but 30th Anniversary is more of a bigger deal). has a high Christian population... All of these But for me the real milestone was, when the juxtaposed positions of Korea have served it school was first created in 1987, I had just quite well. But I still think there is a huge come back and finished my Ph.D. I was a very deficit in how much we can do for the world. young 28 year old. I began to teach at GSIS as a lecturer in 1989 when I was working fulltime at the Sejong Institute. So I remember how small the school started because I was there from almost the very onset. We never had a GSIS faculty until much later on. For a number of years, I didn’t teach at GSIS because I was living abroad, but when I came back in ’98 and saw the changes, I was very glad to have been there almost from the very beginning.

4) What comments can you make about the current political climate of Korea or internationally?

If I could just comment on Korea, I think the greatest achievement that Korea has made- and many people will say it’s economic- but equally, if not more important is the fact that we became a very vibrant democracy. You saw that with the impeachment of President Park. And so regardless of whether people agreed with the courts or not, it went through every single legal procedure. Korea functioned normally throughout that tumultuous period. We had a transfer of power that went extremely smoothly. President Moon won the election on the 9th and then entered the Blue House on the 10th. The country was basically running on its feet. You have to ask yourself, without democracy, what would have happened? I think in that sense as far as international roles are concerned, Korea stands out as a role-model. For a country that went from one of the poorest in Asia to one of the richest in Asia, from being an authoritative state to one 30th Anniversary 76 FORMER DEAN INTERVIEW Sohn Yul 2012-2016

1) You served as Dean for four years. What did you enjoy most about your time? When I became Dean in 2012, Yonsei GSIS was already a highly successful institution, a leading professional school solely devoted to the study of international affairs, and with my 17 years of experience in international and area studies I was eager to contribute to such an outstanding community. The past four years have been a period of dramatic growth in the number of international students, the partnerships and curriculum innovation among net increase of almost one hundred, which international studies schools were growing reflects our strategy and undoubtedly the and to make a case for continued satisfaction of studies. I enjoyed very much globalization. Four years later, we have added working with a truly global student body in a King’s College London and University of Leiden multilingual environment. Communicating and to the list of dual-degree partnership interacting with students and faculty from programs. Some wrinkles with the University some 58 countries is full of fun, and indeed of Chicago’s Harris School were ironed out. We I’ve learned a lot. also have established a new concentration on The side-effect of this, though, is that sustainable development as a field, along with diversity also brought a wider array of hiring of two new faculty members. This is a demands. There were different expectations promising field that we are building together from diverse students for what a graduate with Underwood International College, the school of international studies is to provide. Institute for Global Sustainability, and the Oftentimes the conflict of views was on the most recently established Institute for Global concept of “professional school” in general Engagement and Empowerment in a way that and the curriculum in particular. While these makes collaborate research and education differing expectations occurred and needed to innovative. be managed, they also created a lively space that fostered dialogue, understanding, and 3 In your opinion, what will GSIS need going action for the betterment of the GSIS forward in order to cultivate the training of program. international leaders? One of the founding principles of the 2) What would you consider to be your Yonsei GSIS is working together to break greatest achievement as Dean? down the barriers across disciplines, between Some observers and critics alleged that scholars and practitioners, and across people the international studies programs were not of diverse personal, social, and political innovative or doing much. In part, I concur. backgrounds, between academia and the local While some curricular reforms have been community. At times those barriers seem to made over the years, the original structure rise up again, opportunities for learning and was kept largely intact. I thought GSIS should influence are wasted, and GSIS voices get lost show that the volume of cross-national 30th Anniversary 77 FORMER DEAN INTERVIEW

in the broader Yonsei community. But, if we are to keep aspiring in the years ahead, partnership will be crucial and it must extend well outside GSIS walls. Without collaboration with programs outside the GSIS, we could have not established a new undergraduate program on sustainable development and cooperation (SDC) at UIC, together with a parallel program at GSIS. We also have made a sustained effort to collaborate with the Graduate School of Social Welfare, the Graduate School of Business, and the Graduate School of Public Health for innovative education. The result was not so exiting. That should not be a surprise. But there is a hope. The University moves energetically toward closer partnerships We must excel, and we must throughout the University. We actually are be exceptional in our teaching endowed with a great resource pool in the faculty that can easily extend their personal and research. But we cannot connections to potentially innovative do this on every front. We networks across the University. I hope we continue to search and collaborate with must be selective, so that we partners and creatively utilize their energy. Another challenge that I reflect on was job can offer the depth, the placement for international graduates, whose insight, the excellence of number keeps increasing over the years. We want more international students to stay, find ideas and teaching that can jobs, and be part of the alumni network in really make a difference. I Korea. In this regard, the Career Development Center should pay more attention to job have been excited and placement for them. Equally important, we honored to be a part of this need to diversify career support for students, helping to make it clear how the skills and move, and I am grateful to all knowledge they have learned in graduate study apply to many different fields and kinds the GSIS faculty members, of work. By now, the CDC under the current Dean, staff, and the student leadership of Dean Mo Jongryn is working hard and quite successfully on developing body moving the school career support. Certainly, we need to work forward. And let’s have a fun together better with each other and the larger University. doing it. ㅇ

30th Anniversary 78 DEAN INTERVIEW Mo Jongryn 2016-

1) Could we start with you giving the student body some basic information about yourself and your academic career?

I am a political economist, which means that I apply economic theories to political problems. Early in my career, most of my research focused on developing game theory tightly as well as co-create common goods for models of political bargaining. Since my return our community. Connecting alumni, faculty to Korea in 1996, the dynamics of Korean and students on SNS is the first step and we development has been my primary interest. I will then move on to co-creating and want to explain not only the outcome but also community building activities such as the dynamics of Korean development, publications, homecomings, local alumni especially, interactions among politics, chapters and regular alumni events. economics and culture. 4) You have expressed interest in supporting 2)As a professor who has been teaching at GSIS students who are interested in GSIS for two decades now, what are the developing their own businesses including in transformations that you have seen? this new lifestyle economy. Could you speak a little more on your plans in that arena? GSIS, which was founded as a school for Korean students interested in international Through Yonsei GSIS Connects and ISEY, I careers has become a school of global studies will connect alumni entrepreneurs and for international students. International students with common interests. students are now a majority at the GSIS. 5) Finally, I would like to congratulate you on 3) You have set forth an agenda called the 3C becoming the new Dean of Yonsei GSIS. How Vision. How have the changes at GSIS does it feel to be the face of our school? influenced this agenda? It is a cliché but I feel a deep sense of The Yonsei GSIS is already a strong responsibility. I have only two years but I will community but we can build even a stronger do my best to make the Yonsei GSIS a truly community. To do this, we must constantly connected, co-creating community.ㅇ remind ourselves of the importance of community building and connecting and co- creating. In short, a connected, co- creating community is my vision for the GSIS. Alumni, faculty, and students comprise our community 30th Anniversary 79 and we need to connect ourselves more