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CHRISTIANITY

Yonsei International Summer School Students on the Run for Charity

The inaugural 2019 YISS Open Run was an active and fun event for students and faculty to donate their time and energy to raise money for a good cause. For the event, Yonsei University raised 10,000 won per runner to provide customized wheelchairs for students with congenital muscular dystrophy. The Open Run also provided a unique opportunity for students and faculty to engage with each other while jogging and taking in the fresh morning air on campus. (Photo: Two International Summer School Students Running alongside the Appenzeller Hall on Sinchon campus)

CREATIVITY

Yonsei Student Startup Team Supports Confident Women by Simplifying Skin Care

As the rising startup scene opens new opportunities and innovation for young people, Yonsei Enterprise Support Foundation (YESF) accelerates student startup ventures by helping students turn creative ideas into a sustainable reality with a thorough support system, from idea examination to business development. One of the YESF’s initiatives was Hackathon Competition held earlier this year. 29 excelling teams competed at the school's Hackathon with the “Be Simple Be Gentle” team winning first place for their sustainable skincare product for women. (Photo credit: "Be Simple Be Gentle" Instagram )

CONNECTIVITY

Yonsei Crowned One of the Best Schools of Business in the World for Executive Education

Yonsei School of Business ranked 70th in the world in the Financial Times (FT) Executive Education Ranking 2019 for customized programs. It has been the only Korean business school on the list for the past four years.The rankings recognized the 2018 customized programs run by Sangnam Institute of Management for corporate clients including major domestic giants such as Samsung Electronics and Hyundai Engineering & Construction. (Photo: pathway to Yonsei Business School building)

RESEARCH ARCHIVE

United we stand: Sustainable city-to-city collaborations to help tackle climate change

Multi-city collaboration can improve the actions and policies related to climate change, but it depends on what activities are undertaken and where the collaborating cities are located. Those in close proximity to each other may share similar cultural norms but be financially competitive to one-another. Across country borders, transaction costs can get expensive. On the global scale, the process is prone to get complex, as not all cities can participate equally; those in developing countries may not be able to bear the transaction costs involved.

In their study published last year, the research group led by Professor Taedong Lee at Yonsei University, South Korea assessed 24 city-to-city networks collaborating on climate action. They also proposed a framework to classify the different types of city-to-city networks.

STUDY IN KOREA AT YONSEI

Humans of Yonsei

“Once I started attending university and picked my International Affairs major, I chose Korea as my area of focus because I already had this deeply embedded interest in Korean dance culture and K-pop. I combined both the timely and significant relationship of America with Korea to my fundamental interest in Korean dance, and it all just combined and led me here. I thought if I could be an American citizen who can speak Korean, who understood the Korean culture and then sought to work for the Korean people back in the American government, that it would be beneficial for both parties involved. So, with that in mind, I came to Yonsei University to study. ”

Name: Max Abrams
Home University: Washington University in St. Louis
Major: International Affairs / Korean Language and Culture