LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
Simulation active leadership program such as model UN, mock cabinet, and mock parliament are held during the academic
semester. The early semester leadership program is conducted every semester right before the graduation ceremony. It
introduces the basic fundamentals to newcomers and reminds it to the senior students. All programs are organized by the
student body council and is conducted with the cooperation of the administrative office and the faculty.The purpose of these activities are to expose students to current and contemporary issues for government, legislatures and the UN. Students have the opportunity to review the problems regarding current decision making procedures and problem-solving methods. Through in-depth criticism of political issues, on both domestic and international levels, students have the opportunity to evaluate progressive alternatives. These program consists of various events such as seminars, discussions of political issues and sports activities. The students are solely responsible for the process of planning, implementation and evaluation, further fostering leadership skills.
SPECIAL LECTURE SERIES
A variety of topics are discussed by guest lecturers on a weekly basis. The guest lecturers are either nationally or
internationally distinguished and recognized. Topics have included contemporary issues in the Asia-Pacific, foreign
affairs and trade, the search for a UN identity, the future prospects of world citizens, and the status of refugees -
especially as they pertain to the Korean peninsula and research on peace ideology.Those who have given a special lecture include: former UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali; HE. Rodrigo Carazo- Odio, former President of Costa Rica; Prof. Robert A. Scalapino of the University of California, Berkeley; Dr. Donald Puchala of the University of South Carolina; and Ms. Elaine Valdov, former Co-Convenor of the Seoul NGO World Conference and a member of the Board of Directors for UN-DPI, and Prof. Robert Laughlin, a Nobel prize winner.