"The young talents of Korea and France united!" Successful Korea-France Young Leaders Forum
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- Writer 커뮤니케이션팀
- 보도일자 2015-03-11
The visiting team that composed of 20 students from our university held the Korea-France Young Leaders Forum at the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po) in Paris on February 6 (Fri). Sciences Po is considered a 'Grandes Ecoles' which is recognized as 'a college above all colleges' because it is an elite educational institution that has produced top figures, government officials and experts all over the world.
The visiting team conducted the forum with the Sciences Po students with the topic 'Perception of Each Other'. The forum composed of 3 sessions, where the first session included political and international issues such as public opinions on South Korea's North Korean policy, inter-Korean relations and unification of North and South Korea as well as unification issues. In the second session, under the discussion topic called 'Korea's cultural industry and national brand: centered on K-pop', there was discussions on the process of K-pop becoming the representative image of Korea and the influences to other industries such as tourism and cosmetics. The third session dealt with the social sector as there were discussions on conflict between generations in terms of the Confucian culture and economic development.
Following the presentations, discussions took place between the students. In particular, the talks became an opportunity to share deep thoughts on issues such as Korea's state of division, secret to K-pop popularity and conflicts between the younger and older generations. This gathering was also attended by the Korean Ambassador to France Hye-min Lee and the First Secretary Ju-won Lee, and they gave their congratulatory message as well. Participant of the forum, student Seo-hyeon Kim (Department of English Language and Literature 14), said, "As I was talking to the competent students (Sciences Po), I realized that I wanted to someday become fluent in English as these students and also pursue master's and doctorate degree" and "the experience became a motivation for learning for myself as well as other fellow students."
Meanwhile, our university's visiting team had previously conducted the student dispatch program for academic credit at Dauphine University in Paris for one week from February 1. Dauphine University which is famous for its systematic curriculum in cultural arts is currently operating a dual degree program with our university.
Here, the students were able to improve their overall knowledge and understanding on French culture by taking classes related to management and policies of cultural arts and through actual visit to different institutions. In the morning, classes were conducted on topics such as understanding French cultural policies, case analysis of cultural mecenet, performing arts policy, cultural industry and digital technology, and cultural policy during time of crisis. In the afternoon, the students listened to the descriptions given by the representatives and experts of each institution by visiting La Villette Culture Complex, Philharmonie de Paris, Theatre National de Chaillot, Centre Pompidou, Fondation Cartier and Luxembourg City History Museum. The representative of the visiting team, student Jae-in Park (School of Law 11), said, "It would have been less interesting if we were to just listen to the lecture in class, but it was much more engaging as we were able to directly listen to the descriptions at each location by visiting the relevant institutions" and "it was especially impressive to see students taking notes on their laptops sitting comfortably and asking questions freely and openly as the professor gave the lecture."
Professor Si-hyeon Moon who led the visiting team said, "This event is significant in that we newly established a future-oriented conversational style among young talents in addition to the Korea-France Forum organized by our university and KF" and "I hope Sookmyung University and Sciences Po can contribute to the exchange and understanding between the two countries through this new approach."
