| About Sogang GSIS |
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Sogang Graduate School of International Studies was established in 1997 as part of a Korean government initiative to educate a new type of internationally astute professional. These students represent a response to globalization: balanced, open minds that are capable of meeting the new challenges and opportunities presented by globalization. Since its establishment, Sogang GSIS has focused on educating a small number of elite students. These students will go on to become experts in International Relations (including National Intelligence & Security), International Trade, International Finance or Korea and East Asia. All classes of Sogang GSIS are conducted in English and GSIS has a lot of international students from all over the world. Sogang GSIS has a high level of student satisfaction, which is due in large part to the generous granting of scholarships, extensive exchange student programs, internship programs, career support programs and a comprehensive foreign student support system. A key aspect of satisfaction naturally also stems from the small class sizes, which allow students to discuss and engage with both professors and other students. Sogang GSIS aspires to continue as a source of leadership for the 21st century through its enthusiastic faculty, students and staffs. |
| History of GSIS | ||
| 1996 |
09/16 Sogang Univ's proposal for educating international professionals submitted 11/14 Proposal selected 12/03 The establishment of Sogang GSIS approved (50 students) 12/18 Government Grant (First) received by Sogang GSIS | |
| 1997 |
01/09 Yong-Hee Jee, the first Sogang GSIS dean, inaugurated 02/10 Sogang GSIS professors hired 02/10 The first class entered (30 students) 03/01 New Professor joined(Yoon-Je Cho) 03/20 Sogang GSIS Board of Trustees established 04/01 Sogang Institute of International and Area Studies (IIAS) established 08/20 Yong-Hyo Cho, the second Sogang GSIS dean, inaugurated 09/01 The second class entered (23 students) 09/01 New Professors joined(Kyu-young Lee and Chong-sup Kim) 09/18 Reading Room established 09/27~10/03 Deutsch-Koreanisches Kolloquium and Forum 10/20 Multimedia Center established 11/27 APEC ResearchCenter established 12/31 Government Grant (Second) received by Sogang GSIS | |
| 1998 | 02/05 International video-teleconferencing service established at the Multimedia Center 03/01 The third class entered (29 students) 03/08 Sogang-Ewha GSIS exchange program established 09/01 Exchange program expanded to include other government funded GSIS's 09/01 The fourth class entered (24 students) 12/18 Government Grant (Third) received by Sogang GSIS | |
| 1999 | 02/23 The First Commencement 03/01 The fifth class entered (27 students) 03/22 Student Exchange Agreement with Kansas Univ. 08/24 The Second Commencement 09/01 The sixth class entered (11 students) 10/08 Pyung Joo Kim, the third Sogang GSIS dean, inaugurated 12/05 Government Grant(Fourth) received by Sogang GSIS | |
| 2000 | 02/22 The Third Commencement 03/01 Two new professors joined (Se Young Ahn, Joon Hwan Im) 03/01 The seventh class entered (25 students) 08/22 The Fourth Commencement 09/01 The eighth class entered (22 students) 12/29 Government Grant (Fifth) received by Sogang GSIS 02/20 The Fifth Commencement | |
| 2001 | 03/01 Ninth class entered (32 students) 08/21 The Sixth Commencement 09/01 The tenth class entered (14 students) 10/08 Taewon Kwack, the fourth Sogang GSIS dean, inaugurated | |
| 2002 | 02/19 The Seventh Commencement 03/01 Eleventh class entered (28 students) 08/20 The Eighth Commencement 09/01 The twelfth class entered (16 students) 09/01 Kap Yun Lee, the fifth Sogang GSIS dean, inaugurated | |
| 2003 | 02/19 The Ninth Commencement 03/01 Thirteenth class entered (30 students) 03/01 New professor joined (Jaechun Kim) 08/19 The Tenth Commencement 09/01 The fourteenth class entered (28 students) | |
| 2004 | 02/17 The Eleventh Commencement
02/18 Se Young Ahn, the sixth Sogang GSIS dean, inaugurated 03/01 The fifteenth class entered (37 students) 03/01 New professors joined (Si Joong Kim, Yoon Heo) 08/17 The Twelfth Commencement 08/20 The sixteenth class entered (23 students) 09/08 Agreement for "Visiting Professor in Diplomacy" Program with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. 10/06 Agreement for "Sogang University - Korea Foundation Distinguished Visiting Scholar Program" 12/21 Agreement for Exchange and Cooperation with Center for Korean Studies, Fundan Univ.(China) 12/31 Agreement for Exchange and Cooperation with Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics(China) | |
| 2005 | 01/12 Agreement for Exchange and Cooperation with Thainguyen University of Economics and Business Administration(TUEBA)(Vietnam) 02/18 The seventeenth class entered 02/22 The Thirteenth Commencement 05/05 Agreement for Dual Degree Program with Hawaii Pacific University, Honolulu, Hawaii(U.S.A.) 05/30 Agreement for Exchange and Cooperation with School of Business, TIANJIN UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS(China) 08/18 The Fourteenth Commencement 08/19 The eighteenth class entered 09/12 Agreement for Sogang-POSCO Asia Fellowship 11/11 Memorandum of Understanding between Sogang University and Hawaii Pacific University about Student Exchange 11/14~24 KOICA program for "Introduction to International Trade and WTO" 11/28 Agreement for Exchange and Cooperation with Business school, NANKAI Univ.(China) 12/12 Agreement for Exchange and Cooperating between Sogang University and University Paris Dauphine 12/19 Agreement for Exchange and Cooperating between Collegium Civitas and GSIS, Sogang University 12/26 Agreement for Exchange and Cooperation with CORVINUS Univ. BUDAPEST(CORVINUS)(Hungary) | |
| 2006 | 01/06 Agreement for Exchange and Cooperating between GSIS, Sogang University and Corvins University of Budapest 01/26 Memorandum of Understanding between Sogang University and L'Institut D'etudes Politiques De Paris-and the Foundation Nationale Des Sciences Politiques -Sciences Po-(France) 02/21 The Fifteenth Commencement 02/27 The nineteenth class entered 06/05 Agreement for Exchange and Cooperating between Far Eastern National University and GSIS 06/16 Agreement for Exchange and Cooperating between The University of Versailles Saint-en-Yvelines and Sogang University(France) 06/27 Agreement for Exchange and Cooperating between School of Economics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology and GSIS(China) 08/17 The 16th Commencement 08/29 The twenteenth class entered 09/28 Agreement between Griffith University and Sogang University(Australia) 12/07 Agreement between Deakin University and Sogang University(Australia) | |
| 2007 | 02/21 The 17th Commencement 02/27 The 21st class entered 03/02 Agreement between Koreanologie - Universitat Wien and GSIS, Sogang University(Austria) 05/22 Agreement for Exchange and Cooperation between Sogang University and Warsaw School of Economics(Poland) 08/16 Student Exchange Agreement between Sogang University and The Ruprecht-Karls-Universitat Heidelberg(Germany) 08/19 The 18th Commencement 08/29 The 22nd class entered 11/30 10th Anniversary of Sogang GSIS | |
| 2008 | 02/19 The 19th Commencement 02/29 The 23rd class entered 03/03 National Intelligence and Security program open 05/20 Agreement with DAEYANG SHIPPING Co. for Global Leadership Scholarship program. 07/01 Online International Accounting Special Program open 08/19 The 20th Commencement 08/29 The 24th class entered (37students) 12/31 Agreement for Exchange and Cooperation between Sogang University and University of economics in Prague(Czech) | |
| 2009 | 01/29 Agreement of cooperation with faculty of social sciences CHARLES UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE 02/17 The 21st Commencement 02/27 The 25th class entered 03/02 Agreement for Exchange and Cooperation between Sogang University and Matej Bel University(Slovakia) 06/27 The 8th Sogang GSIS dean, Yoonje Cho inaugurated 08/18 The 22nd Commencement 08/28 The 26th class entered | |
| 2010 | 02/17 The 23rd Commencement 02/26 The 27th class entered | |