Korean Studies News

Courtney Grogan, '13, Intern at Daily NK-Summer 2012

News Item: Sep 11, 2012

            Courtney Grogan,'13 concentrating in Government interned through the Korea Institute for 8 weeks at Daily NK, an online news publication in Seoul, South Korea which reports the latest developments inside of North Korea.     

Gabrielle Walti, '14, Harvard Summer School in Seoul Program & 2 Week Intern at Holt International Adoption Agency-Summer 2012

News Item: Sep 7, 2012

           From my first evening in Seoul I was fascinated and thrilled by the challenge of living in such a foreign place. Seoul is an extremely modern city, with more amenities, technology, and organization than I grew up with in Hillsboro, OR and the “historic” city of Boston/Cambridge, MA. as well.

Pooja Venkatraman, '12, Tuition Waiver at Ewha Womans University-Summer 2012

News Item: Sep 7, 2012

              The trick of traveling well is not an easy one. Most people manage to mess up something. Badly handled logistics, poorly planned itineraries, a fatal shortage of snacks. Trips have so many opportunities to fall apart.

Roberto Perez, '15, Harvard Summer School in Seoul Program-Summer 2012

News Item: Sep 7, 2012

After 14 hours of travel in a cramped seat I did not know what to expect in a new country. It was late June by the time I was airborne, and a small part of me was reluctant to start school so soon after only about two months of a summer vacation.

Zachary Sherwood, '13, Intern at COEX (Convention & Exhibition Center) in Seoul-Summer 2012

News Item: Sep 7, 2012

      When I embarked upon the daunting summer internship search in the fall of my junior year at Harvard, I faced the ever-present dilemma of determining whether or not I should consider internship experiences that I was expected to pursue or ones that I genuinely wanted to pursue.  As an economics concentrator, I was naturally expected to strive for a summer anal

Courtney Grogan's Articles for the Daily NK-Summer 2012

News Item: Sep 4, 2012

Courtney Grogan,'13 concentrating in Government interned through the Korea Institute for 8 weeks at Daily NK, an online news publication in Seoul, South Korea which reports the latest developments inside of North Korea.

Enjoy Some Photos from our 2012 Harvard Summer School in Seoul Program

News Item: Jul 10, 2012

Click on the photo to the left to see a short slideshow!

Korea Institute 2012 Undergraduate & Graduate Student Awards for Korea-Related Research, Travel and Work

News Item: May 21, 2012

The Korea Institute at Harvard University promotes the study of Korea and brings together faculty, students, scholars, and visitors to create a leading Korean studies community at Harvard. Through the Korea Institute, Harvard offers resources for graduate and undergraduate students to study Korea.