Differentiated education program for the Department of International Relations

▶ Optimal convergence-based education to make two majors compulsory

• International Relations is a convergence study based on an interdisciplinary approach.

• • Promote a convergence approach by recognizing liberal arts subjects related to adjacent disciplines such as history, philosophy, economics, business administration, and administration as a major search for the department of international relations
• •  Upon completion of the East Asian International Relations major track, subjects related to East Asia (East Asian International Studies, Economics, History, Philosophy) are recognized as major courses.
• • Participation in international trade-related majors
• • Securing academic adjacency and convergence in various academic fields, double majors, double majors, and change of affiliation (related departments: Business Administration, Economics, Political Science and Diplomacy, Cultural Humanities, Department, Sociology, Media Public Relations, etc.)
• • Convergence graduate school admission (advance into various related fields such as international development cooperation, health administration, and statistics)

▶ Global education

• Selected for the Campus Asia AIMS project by the Ministry of Education

•     → Operating its own exchange student program with major ASEAN universities. In cooperation with the Faculty of East Asian Studies, 700,000 won per month for living expenses, 500,000 won for airfare, and insurance support

•     → Free language education support before and after dispatch

•     → Exchange with exchange students through High Ames (buddy-type regional research group)

    → Operation of courses with exchange students and field trips

• •  East Asian Public Diplomacy Practice Course: Public diplomacy practice program conducted by visiting universities in East Asian countries (3 credits for the major, airfare subsidy)
• • Bridge Water State University Political Science and Faculty Exchange and Joint Class Program
• • Joint operation of various English-led courses with the Faculty of East Asian International Studies

▶ Field training

• • Fostering public diplomacy experts by selecting the International Foundation for Public Diplomacy Capacity Reinforcement Project
•  - Weekly special lectures by experts related to public diplomacy-related organizations (International Foundation, KOICA, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and other international organizations)
• •  Cultural public diplomacy supporters with Wonju

      →Certificate of the Wonju Mayor’s name for cultural public diplomacy  - supporters activities and awards for outstanding activities through major class activities

•  • Promote on-site visits to international organizations and related organizations and expand internships
•  • Reinforce the guidance of student competitions and research groups

▶ Problem-solving education

• •  Cultivation of problem-solving skills in connection with the Global Citizenship Education Center, Living Lab Research Center, and Yonsei Unification Cluster operated by students and professors of the Department of International Relations
• •  In order to utilize the characteristics of a university located in Wonju as an advantage, it is necessary to pay attention to the history of cooperatives, which are socio-economic assets of the Wonju region, and to strengthen the role of universities in seeking solutions to various current issues and problems.
• •  A variety of local field-type activities are needed amid concerns about how international issues can be understood and applied in regions such as Wonju.
• •  Operate community-oriented courses such as Living Lab and Social Innovation
• •  Providing educational services on international issues to local elementary, middle and high school and general citizens through the Global Citizenship Education Center

▶ Mentoring training

• • After selecting a major in the current first year, an advisor is assigned to conduct an interview
• • Linkage with alumni mentors and dedicated advisors through the second year career design course
• • Connection of alumni mentors and maintenance of existing advisors for 3rd and 4th graders
• • Each advisor induces the division of roles by specialized fields for students' career paths such as higher education, public institutions, corporations (startup), foreign affairs and security, and overseas employment.