The Diversity Council held this policy forum on Nov. 30, 2017 in Kwanjeong Library’s Yang Doo Suk Hall. The team responsible for the Diversity Council research project “Internationalization of SNU: Quo Vadis? Sustainable Integration of International Faculty” presented the results of the online survey it had administered to SNU’s international faculty and staff the previous May, and a panel of experts from in- and outside of SNU offered their feedback. Not only international faculty but a variety of members of the SNU community attended the forum and participated enthusiastically.

The project’s lead researcher, Professor Bernhard Egger of the College of Engineering, first examined diversity at the university through its statistical yearbook and then analyzed the results of the survey and the contents of voluntary follow-up interviews. On the basis of these results, he made several policy suggestions for promoting faculty diversity and improving internationalization at SNU. Professor Hilary Finchum-Sung of the College of Music, Professor David Wright of the College of Humanities, College of Humanities Professor and Vice President of International Affairs Jihyeon Ahn, College of Engineering Office of International Affairs official Heesun Kim, and Professor Paul Tonks of Yonsei University’s Underwood International College then spoke as panelists, after which many attendees asked questions from the floor.

*Additional materials (English): [Event Video]

Forum Goals 

• Reflecting on SNU’s efforts to internationalize to this point, determining a way forward toward serious internalization that respects diversity, and recommending sustainable measures to integrate international faculty
  
• Providing an opportunity for domestic and international faculty, students, and staff to come together to share their opinions on and experiences with internationalization at SNU and discuss ways to improve it

Forum Summary 

• Date and Time: Thu., Nov. 30, 2017, 11:00-12:30 p.m.
  
• Place: Kwanjeong Library’s Yang Doo Suk Hall
  
• Event Subtitle: Internationalization of SNU: Quo Vadis? Sustainable Integration of International Faculty
  
• Program
  
  • Welcoming Remarks:
    Jung-Hye ROE (Chair of the SNU Diversity Council)
  • Congratulatory Address:
    Chan Wook PARK (Vice president of Education)
  • Presentation:
    Bernhard Egger (Principal Investigator, College of Engineering)
  • Distussion:
    Hilary V. FINCHUM-SUNG (College of Music)
    David K.Wright (College of Humanities)
    Jee Hyun AN (College of Humanities, Director of the College of Humanities International Office)
    Heesun KIM (Staff of International Affairs of College of Engineering)
    Paul Tonks (Yonsei University, Underwood International College)