Yonsei Global, Offering a Bridge for the World

 

 

Yonsei Global is a student organization sponsored by the Office of International Affairs (OIA). Since its establishment in 2003, Yonsei Global has functioned as a bridge for international and exchange students, enabling them to have a more fulfilling experience at Yonsei and in Korea. The various programs and events it offers allow international students to adapt to and learn about Korean culture, make Korean and international friends, and enjoy an interesting and dynamic life both on and off campus.

 

 

Programs

 

■ First Step to Korea

“First Step to Korea” is the orientation provided by OIA for exchange students who have just arrived in Korea, as well as any other international students who are not yet familiar with Yonsei and life in Korea. At the orientation, students are given various information and tips about living in Korea and being a student at Yonsei. Students also have the opportunity to learn Yonsei cheers, which helps them to more fully enjoy Akaraka and the Yon-Ko Sports

Festival.

 

■ Global Day

Every semester, Yonsei Global organizes and hosts Global Day, a two-day event that offers a variety of cultural content from many different countries. More than 500 students and faculty members attend each semester to learn about and enjoy cultures from around the world.

 

■ Global Angel

This program allows international students to perform volunteer work in the local community, while experiencing different aspects of Korean culture. For example, student volunteers serve at orphanages and day care centers, at homes for the elderly, and in the children’s ward of Yonsei University Health System (Severance Hospital). At the conclusion of the program, there is an MT, an overnight trip outside of Seoul in which the students play games, eat and drink, and get to know each other better.

 

■ Language Exchange

In the Language Exchange program, an exchange student and a Korean Yonsei student are matched together. The pair meets regularly to talk, share meals, and learn each other’s language and culture.

 

■ Korean Culture Experience

The Korean Culture Experience offers international students the chance to experience a wide variety of Korean cultural activities, such as calligraphy, pottery, cooking, traditional Korean dances, and martial arts like taekwondo. 

 

■ One Shot

This program introduces students to beautiful and interesting places in Korea, allowing them to sightsee and take photographs. A photo exhibition is held at the conclusion of One Shot, and prizes are awarded for the best photographs.

 

■ Company Tour

This program allows international students to visit local companies and learn more about what it is like to work in Korean corporate culture. The Company Tour has been to broadcasting companies MBC and KBS, Hite Jinro, which produces soju and beer, the cosmetics company Amore Pacific, and Kia Motors.