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Sierra Tseng, '20, Korea Institute Scholarship to attend SNU International Summer Institute (SNU ISI), Summer 2018

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I happened upon Korea by chance, filling my last class spot of fall semester with a sociology class on modern Korea just as course registration was due. This sparked an interest in a country I only ever heard about in news headlines or from my Korean...

Joseph Choe, '17, Intern at the ROK National Assembly in Seoul, Korea, Summer 2015

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I arrived on my first day of work at the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea expecting to gain a deep understanding of the complexities of Korean politics and the legislative process. Specifically as an intern in the Committee of Foreign Affairs...

A Graduate Student Perspective: Graduate Summer Research in South Korea 2012: John Lee

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From June 6, 2012 to August 12, 2012, I was in South Korea to continue research on my dissertation project, “Protect the Pines, Punish the People: The Social Implications of Forest Conservation in Early Modern Korea, 1600-1876,” an integrated analysis of...

Interning at the ROK National Assembly-Summer via the IOP Director's Internship-Summer 2011

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I interned for the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Trade, and Unification of the South Korean National Assembly this summer. The internship went far beyond my expectations, both in terms of the welcoming atmosphere and the work the staff gave me. For the...

My Summer Attending the Harvard Summer School-Seoul Program- Summer 2011

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My first impression of Seoul was that it was a very modernized city. Later the more I learned about it the more I was impressed. Its transportation system particularly caught my interest because it was so efficient and organized. My first film assignment...

Thu Le, '27, Economics, Harvard Summer School in Korea Program, Summer 2024

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The eight weeks that I spent in South Korea this summer with the Ewha Harvard Summer School Program were some of the most fun, vibrant, and educational times of my life! For the first four weeks, I took the pre-advanced Korean class that is the equivalent...

Claire Liu, ’26, Undeclared, Korea Institute Scholarship to Attend Seoul National University- International Summer Program (SNU-ISP) Tuition Waiver, Summer 2023

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This summer I had the privilege of attending Seoul National University’s International Summer Program on a tuition waiver scholarship from the Harvard Korea Institute. As a long-time K-pop fanatic and Korean food enthusiast, I was more than eager for the...

Ally Chun, '25, Harvard Summer School in Seoul, Korea Program, Summer 2023

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For 8 immersive weeks over the summer, I had the amazing opportunity to study abroad in Seoul, South Korea — learning more about my own culture, studying with new faces from Harvard, and making lifelong friendships with intelligent and empowering women...

Kai Potter, '19, Summer Internship at the Korea Herald in Seoul, Korea, Summer 2017

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I arrived in Seoul with some idea of what to expect at the Korea Herald because one of my close friends happened to have the same internship last year. But aside from what she told me regarding the responsibilities of the position and atmosphere of the...

Maria Tirnovanu, '20, Intern at CJ Entertainment and Media in Seoul, Korea Summer 2018

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Before the internship at CJ E&M, I was incredibly excited and yet the concerns I had were also many: would I be able to do marketing, would I fit in well, would I be able to deal with the language, would I be of help to them, would I be able to handle the...

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

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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...

My Summer Studying at Sogang International Summer College (via a KI Tuition Waiver) -Summer 2009

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First of all, I would just like to say THANK YOU SO MUCH to everyone at the Korea Institute who made this summer possible for me. I have always dreamt of studying abroad, but I never thought I would actually get the opportunity. If it hadn’t been for the...