These Korea Institute undergraduate and graduate student awards are generously supported by the Min Young-Chul Memorial Fund, Sunshik Min Endowment for the Advancement of Korean Literature Fund, Modern Korean Economy and Society (Sanhak) Endowment Fund, SBS Endowment Fund, SBS Foundation Research Fund and anonymous donors at the Korea Institute, Harvard University.
For summer 2021, all student study and research opportunities supported by the Korea Institute were conducted remotely due to Covid-19 and travel restrictions, except as noted. ...
The Korean Language Program is delighted to announce the AY2020-2021 Korean Language Achievement Awards to recognize devotion and excellence in learning the Korean language and culture to the advanced level at Harvard University, Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations. With this recognition, a prize and certificate recognizing the achievement is awarded to the most outstanding students. In so doing, we hope to inspire more students in the field of Korean studies to understand the value of acquiring Korean language and cultural expertise.... Read more about Winners of the AY 2020-21 Korean Language Program Achievement Awards!
Hear from Anne Lheeem, class of '21 in Social Anthropology, the recipient of a Korea Institute Undergraduate Summer Research Grant to Seoul, Korea during the summer of 2019. Anne shares how her first foray into ethnographic fieldwork in South Korea changed her as a researcher, scholar, and person, and how it influenced her decision to pursue graduate studies in anthropology with a focus on Korean studies, as well as, her decision to also want to pursue medicine. She also discusses how she's been able to continue her fieldwork remotely under the COVID-19 pandemic, and shares how...
Korea Institute (KI) Undergraduate Summer Programs in Korea Virtual Information Session-Tuesday Nov 10th at 4:00pm This session is for Harvard undergraduate students only.
Please join us for the virtual Engaging the World: International Opportunities Fair on Friday, October 2, 2020 from 1-4pm online.
Students may sign-up to attend the fair using the following link: https://forms.gle/WKF7vz8xP6cn2bqZ8. The event link will be sent out to those who have signed-up, early in the day on October 2. We hope to see you stop by the Korea Institute virtual table!
Taking place during Harvard's Worldwide Week, the Harvard College International Opportunities Fair is an annual undergraduate student...
We hope you are all healthy and well as the fall semester begins. We are eager to welcome you back at Harvard virtually! We encourage you to reach out to the Korea Institute to learn about our upcoming events, activities, programs and resources/funding that the Korea Institute offers. On the front page of our website, there is an events listserv sign-up, in case you may be interested. For student program questions, please feel free to reach out to our Program Coordinator, Catherine, cglover@fas.harvard.edu. We very much look forward to getting to know you or reconnecting with you....
Inaugural 2019 New England regional Korean Speech Contest
We are very happy to share that the first New England regional Korean Speech Contest for area college students was held Saturday, November 16, 2019, at Wellesley College. The event included 22 student contestants who hailed from Boston College, Boston University, Brown University, Harvard University, MIT, and Wellesley College. There were close to 150 attendees who came to support those participating in the contest. It provided a fabulous opportunity for students to observe, listen, and...
The Korean Language Program is delighted to announce the AY2019-2020 Korean Language Achievement Awards to recognize devotion and excellence in learning the Korean language and culture to the advanced level at Harvard University, Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations. With this recognition, a prize and certificate recognizing the achievement is awarded to the most outstanding students. In so doing, we hope to inspire more students in the field of Korean studies to understand the value of acquiring Korean language and cultural expertise.
