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Artificial Intelligence in South Korea: Culture, Politics, Society

August 14, 2026

The Korea Institute has concluded the first year of a multi-year, interdisciplinary research project on the social dimensions of artificial intelligence in South Korea . We are pleased to share the report of our findings, Artificial Intelligence in South...

Rachel Chung, ’28, History/EAS, Intern at CJ Cultural Foundation, Summer 2026

September 04, 2026

Rachel Chung, ’28, History/EAS, Intern at CJ Cultural Foundation, Summer 2026 This summer I had the incredible opportunity to intern at CJ Cultural Foundation, a Corporate Social Responsibility division of CJ that focuses on supporting non-mainstream...

Sally Williams, ’27, TDM/Anthropology, Korea Institute Summer Undergraduate Research Travel Grant, Summer 2026

September 03, 2026

Sally Williams, ’27, TDM/Anthropology, Korea Institute Summer Undergraduate Research Travel Grant " Multiculturalism as Seen Through Diversity Classroom Curriculums in South Korean Welfare Centers " This summer with the generous funding from the Korea...

Hannah Chun, ’27, Economics/EAS, Intern at CJ ENM, Summer 2026

September 03, 2026

Hannah Chun, ’27, Economics/EAS, Intern at CJ ENM, Summer 2026 I had an incredibly meaningful summer interning at CJ ENM. Although I have visited Korea before, this was the longest time I have spent here and my first time working at a company outside the...

Cyprien Matondo Mihalache, ’29, Neuroscience, Seoul National University International Summer Program (SNU-ISP) (Tuition Waiver), Summer 2026

September 02, 2026

Cyprien Matondo Mihalache, ’29, Neuroscience, Seoul National University International Summer Program (SNU-ISP) (Tuition Waiver), Summer 2026 This summer, I delved deeper into my interest in East Asian medical humanities through the Seoul National...

Isabella Ohr, ’29, Undeclared, Seoul National University-International Summer Program (SNU-ISP) (Tuition Waiver) , Summer 2026

September 02, 2026

Isabella Ohr , ’29, Undeclared, Seoul National University-International Summer Program (SNU-ISP) (Tuition Waiver), Summer 2026 This summer, I received the Korea Institute’s Seoul National University International Summer Program Grant. I chose to focus on...

Ashley Kim, ’27, Biomedical Engineering & Neuroscience, Undergraduate Research Assistantship, Summer 2026

September 02, 2026

Ashley Kim , ’27, Biomedical Engineering & Neuroscience, Undergraduate Research Assistantship working on joint faculty project with Prof. Jungyoon Kim, GSD and Prof. Nicholas Harkness on a Book Project, " Designers of Mountain and Water ” This summer, I...

Clarissa Chong, '29, Applied Math, Harvard Summer School in Korea Program, Summer 2026

September 02, 2026

Clarissa Chong, '29, Applied Math, Harvard Summer School in Korea Program, Summer 2026 Overall, I very much enjoyed the Harvard Korea summer program. The first half with the Korean language class was extremely intensive with 4 hours of class per day and 3...

A Graduate Student Perspective: Elli Ahn, G1, RSEA, KI Graduate Summer Research Grant, Summer 2026

September 02, 2026

Elli Ahn, G1, RSEA, KI Graduate Summer Research Grant, Summer 2026 “ An Ethnography of the Pukwan/Kampu Ferry ” My thesis focuses on the Pukwan/Kampu Ferry and its role as a surviving postcolonial link between Busan, South Korea and Shimonoseki, Japan...

A Graduate Student Perspective: Pauline Hamilton, G1, RSEA, KI Graduate Summer Language Grant, Summer 2026

September 02, 2026

Pauline Hamilton, G1, RSEA, KI Graduate Summer Language Grant, Summer 2026 Inter-University Center (IUC) for Modern Japanese Language-3d Year, Yokohama, Japan Thanks to the Korea Institute's generous support, I was able to participate in the Inter...

A Graduate Student Perspective: Shae Kim, G3, EALC-Korean Literature, KI Graduate Summer Research Grant, Summer 2026

September 02, 2026

Shae Kim, G3, EALC-Korean Literature, KI Graduate Summer Research Grant, Summer 2026 “ Imagining Locality in a Cosmopolitan Script: Vernacular Language and Literary Sinitic in Late Chosôn ” The generous funding provided by the Korea Institute allowed me...

Announcing AY 2026-27 Fulbright Visiting Scholar, Dr. Lee Jin Choi

August 25, 2026

Dr. Lee Jin Choi's research examines the intersections of language, migration, ideology, education, and inequality in contemporary South Korea. Drawing on ethnography, interviews, and critical discourse analysis, she explores how transnational and migrant...