After graduating from the SIS in 2020, Christine (Seung Joo) Ha went on to do a Master’s in Education at Harvard University. While completing her studies at Harvard, Christine won an Intellectual Contribution Award for Prevention Science and Practice. Congratulations to Christine on her continued success. In the following interview, Christine talks about her Harvard experience and her future plans.
The DIS is very pleased to announce that Joyce Lee, who graduated from the DIS last year, is on her way to New York City to study law at Fordham University. In this brief post, Joyce explains her career decisions for the benefit of other DIS students who might be interested in following a similar path. Why Law? While in university, I was active in women’s rights advocacy and volunteered at the YWCA. Working with the NGO led me to…
The DIS is pleased to announce that one of its recent graduates, Ha Seung Joo (Christine Ha), was recently accepted into Harvard University to pursue a Master’s degree in Education. The faculty and staff of the DIS proudly recognize Seung Joo’s accomplishments and academic excellence during her undergraduate studies and wish her well in the next phase of her academic career. In the paragraphs below, Seung Joo describes her Master’s program in more detail, her research interests, and how the…
My name is Taeyoung Jung, and I am a junior student in the Division of International Studies. Through this blog post I’ll give you a brief summary of my experiences in the DIS. One of the main events everyone at Hanyang University is thrilled about are festivals. Hanyang University has one of the best festivals in Seoul, inviting major artists and having booths where people gather and talk with their friends. The DIS has different clubs. The one that I…
Words are a medium of communication that are the sole basis of any interaction that form the ground for everything from relationships to the creation of spaceships. Moreover, a simple exchange of words between two people can make someone’s day or break it. This principle, is essentially the driving engine for the core of the Sunfull Foundation. The Sunfull Foundation established by Professor Min Byoung-Chul in early 2007, is a non-profit organization that dedicates itself towards the eradication of hate…
Hi, my name is Jae Yeon Lee, the captain of FC DIS for the fall semester, 2019! Helping me lead the team is vice-captain Jun Suk Hong. As you may already know, FC DIS has been one of the longest clubs in the department, since its first meeting in 2004 when our senior’s first started the football team. Since then, the club has been very popular in our department. Even today, members of FC DIS, meet with seniors who were previous…
From January 18 until May 2019, I worked in the marketing department of Salesworks Korea. Salesworks, which was founded in 1987 in Australia, currently has more than 850 office branches worldwide. Saleswork’s “support” division has worked with NGO clients for the past 7 years. Presently, we are the sole marketing company partnered with UNHCR. As a newbie in the company, I went through a training program which included a lot of memorizing, presenting, and adapting. However, I was able to…
On February 21, 2019 a Commencement Ceremony was held for graduating senior students in the DIS. During the ceremony several students received awards for their outstanding scholastic performance, including Kim Yi Chang, who was presented with the highest academic honor, the Dean’s Award. Other students receiving awards included (for Academic Excellence) Cho Hyun Sik, Park Min Young, Kim Minji, Kim Seo Ran, Yoon Ye Won, Lee Soo Ji, Hwang Da Youn, Hwang Eun Young, Shin Sunkyung, and (for Academic Distinction)…
Hanyang University had its 80th Freshman Orientation on February 28, 2019. Starting out with a short lecture about Hanyang University and its future, the orientation consisted of a speech and a few performances by the school’s clubs. We also had a special event themed “The Paper Plane of Hope” where freshmen write down the things they hope for and look forward to in university life and send it flying. The students had a dazzling look on their faces as they…
How did you come across this experience? I actually came across it while going through Instagram. Young Samsung put up an advertisement regarding their program and I saw it on my way to work on the subway. When I saw it, though, I had about 6 hours left until the deadline and so I ran home after work to film a quick one-minute introduction video to apply. Tell us about the program. There’s so much to say about the program…