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Cecilia Kim

Announcing the 2023-24 Kim Koo Visiting Professor, Cecilia Heejeong Kim

January 25, 2024

The Korea Institute is pleased to announce the 2023-24 Kim Koo Visiting Professor at Harvard University.  Cecilia Heejeong Kim, Professor of Composition and New Media, Sangmyung University, will be teaching in the Department of Theater, Dance and Media (TDM) for the Spring 2024 semester. Her course on Contemporary Mixed Media Theater Production in Asia will be open to undergraduate and graduate students.

The Kim Koo Visiting Professorship at Harvard University was established by the gift of Dr. Ho Youn Kim and Mrs. Mee Kim of the Kim Koo Foundation, in honor of the memory of...

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KI UG Info Session Poster

KI Undergraduate Summer Programs in Korea Information Session-Tues Nov 14 at 4pm

October 11, 2023

Please join us in-person to hear about the following KI summer offerings. Hear from a few students who went to Korea last summer. Start thinking about your possible summer plans in Korea!

Harvard Summer School in Seoul, Korea 2024 Program
Summer Internships
Summer Research Travel Grants
KI Summer Language Study Grant to Ewha [Ewha International Summer College Tuition Waiver]
KI Undergraduate Scholarship to attend Seoul National University International Summer Program [SNU-ISP Tuition Waiver]
KI Undergraduate Research Assistantships
Please see the Info Session...

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Sujin ELisa Han

A Graduate Student Perspective: Sujin Elisa Han, G6 EALC-HEAL, KI Graduate Summer Research Grant, Summer 2023

October 2, 2023

With the Korea Institute’s generous support, I was able to make significant progress in dissertation research in the summer of 2023. My dissertation project examines the history of the pharmaceutical industry and market in South Korea as a lens into changing notions of health, sickness, and cure across the dynamic two decades after Liberation in 1945. Previously, I conducted fieldwork in South Korea for a year between 2021-22. During this time, I encountered a joyful challenge: most of the primary sources for this topic were not yet digitized and accessible...

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OIE International Fair Flyer

Engaging the World: Harvard College International Opportunities Fair, Thursday, September 28, 2023 1-4pm

September 13, 2023

Please join us for the Engaging the World: International Opportunities Fair on Thursday, September 28, 2023  from 1-4pm in the Cabot Science Library, Science Center.

The Harvard College International Opportunities Fair is an annual undergraduate student fair showcasing opprtunities and funding available to undergraduates throughout the year. Connect with the various international centers and offices that will send you abroad to study, research, intern or volunteer. Please stop by the Korea Institute table to find out about the undergraduate opportunities in Korea for...

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Corine Chung

Corine Chung, '24, Government, KI Undergraduate Summer Research Travel Grant, Summer 2023

September 6, 2023

As a Government concentrator who had lived in the United States my entire life, I was most familiar with the American political system. However, when considering my senior thesis, I knew that I wanted to have it focused on Korea. This was because as someone who has Korean immigrant parents but grew up in the United States, I had some awareness of Korean politics but wanted to gain a better understanding of specifically how Korean culture and politics are...

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Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee, '23, Applied Mathematics, KI Undergraduate Summer Language Study Grant at Ewha EISC (Tuition Waiver), Summer 2023

September 6, 2023

I went to the Ewha International Summer College (EISC) with the main goal of improving my Korean language skills. I left feeling culturally enriched, with a much greater understanding of the Korean and Korean American communities, and with friends from across the globe.

When I arrived on campus, I was greeted by my roommate from the Netherlands, and we instantly bonded over comparisons between our home countries, cultures, and...

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Bella Kim

Bella Kim, '25, Neuroscience/Music, Undergraduate Research Assistantship, Summer 2023

September 5, 2023

Faculty Project: Stories of Ecological Devastation, Mental Illness, and Inequality
Faculty Director: Prof. Karen Thornber

Over the summer, I researched Korean-language narratives exploring the intersections of environment, justice, and mental health to identify potential sources for Professor Thornber’s upcoming book. Through this experience, I had the chance to work with diverse sources across many genres and time periods, from Korean premodern literature to environmental campaigns in K-pop. As a neuroscience concentrator, this position was the first time I conducted research...

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