경희의 대표적 국제화 프로그램 ‘Global Collaborative’가 본격적으로 재개된다. 온라인 수업을 중심으로 한국문화체험 프로그램을 마련했다. 사진은 GC 2019 참석자들의 캠퍼스 투어 모습. GC 2022, 오는 6월 27일부터 7월 21일까지 개최 비대면 온라인 수업과 대면 한국문화체험 프로그램으로 진행 ‘Global Collaborative(이하 GC)’가 본격적으로 재개된다. GC는 경희의 대표적인 국제화 프로그램이다. 매해 여름 개최되며 국내외 학생들이 경희 캠퍼스에서 만나는 시간이다. 지난 2020년에는 코로나19의 여파로 취소됐고, 지난해에는 규모를 축소해 온라인에서 진행됐다. 올해는 온라인 수업을 중심으로 한국문화체험 프로그램을 마련했다. 참가자 모집은 오는 5월 27일(금)까지 GC 홈페이지(바로가기)에서 진행한다.

In July, Kyung Hee will transform into a “Global Campus” Professors from such prestigious global universities as Princeton University, the University of Pennsylvania, and the University of Cambridge, and high-level UN officials will give lectures. The “Global Collaborative Summer Program (GC)” is hosted annually by Kyung Hee University; the four-week program begins on Monday, July 2nd. Since 2006, Kyung Hee has been hosting the annual GC program in the summer, where world renowned scholars and practitioners are invited to lecture. With the goal of building a better future, global agendas are addressed though this world-class enrichment education program. Especially, participating high-ranking UN officials provide lectures on international organizations based on real-life experience.

Professor Lizabeth Cohen, director of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University, gave a special lecture anda seminar at Kyung Hee University. After the launch of the Biohealth and Future Science Clusters, Kyung Hee 

University is readying the unveiling of the remaining three clusters: Civilization,

Arts & Culture, and Social Physical Education. It is to respond to a grand

The North Korean nuclear issue is the greatest risk that threatens peace and stability of the world beyond the Korean Peninsula and East Asia

This is why the attention of leaders from all over the world, including the United States and Europe, is concentrated on the Korean peninsula. World-renowned scholar John Ikenberry, professor of Princeton University and Eminent Scholar (hereinafter ES) of Kyung Hee University, delivered a special lecture at the University Administration Building of Seoul Campus on January 11, 2018. The theme of the lecture was “The North Korean Crisis and Future of East Asia”

“Science, based on empirical evidence, is more reliable than other systems of knowledge, but it is not completely above personal bias. Blind faith is always dangerous.”

“To properly understand the nature of science, a philosophical mind is necessary to question the basic premise of science that scientists take for granted.” On January 17-18, 2017, Professor Hasok Chang of the University of Cambridge

lectured at Kyung Hee Global Forum for Humanities and Social Studies (GFHSS).

Professor Chang is a renowned philosopher of science often compared to Thomas

Kuhn. In 2006, he jointly won with Harvey Brown the Lakatos Award for his book

Inventing Temperature: Measurement and Scientific Progress.

 

Summer School with Globally Eminent Scholars On July 4, 2016, world-renowned scholars and global policy makers such as Professors Slavoj Zizek of the University of Ljubljana, Mary Tucker of YaleUniversity, and John Ikenberry of Princeton University, Deputy Director Ramu Damodaran of the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) and many others gathered in Kyung Hee for a series of special lectures.

 Every summer Kyung Hee University holds Global Collaborative Summer Program (GC) on the theme of “Humanity, Civilization and Global Governance” offering world class intensive coursework.  Cosmological perspective on the relationship between artificial intelligence (AI) and humanityThis year a total of 27 lecturers participated in the program including, beside the lecturers already mentioned above, Professors Ram Cnaan of the University of Pennsylvania, Melanie Wenger of the University of Oxford,President Cyril Ritchie of the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO), and others. Professors Zizek and Ikenberry are also appointed as Kyung Hee Eminent Scholars. Their penetrating insights cover such current global issues as capitalism, the impending critical turning point of human civilization, a cosmic approach to AI and its standpoint in relation to humanity, and the North Korea weapons of mass destruction crisis. In all, 20 lectures were offered in three thematic areas: Humanity & Civilization, Peace & Global Governance, and Global Corporate Social Responsibility & Sustainable Development.  Special lecture series on the turning point of civilization and future of Asia, Professors Zizek and Tucker gave lectures on July 5 and 11 at the Crown Hall titled, “Asking Global Intellectuals: Shift of Civilization and Future of Asia.” They emphasized that, in order to overcome the intractable challenges facing humanity today such as climate change, natural disasters, and war refugees, for instance, we must start by imagining the Universe, Earth and humanity as one: recognizing the global consciousness and the resultant global community. On July 12, Professor Tucker’s “GC Special Lecture Series” was held in Gwacheon National Science Museum. The lecture consisted of showing of a documentary titled “Journey of the Universe,” written by Professors Tucker and Brian Thomas Swimme of the California Institute of Integral Studies, that follows the origin of the Universe from the Big Bang event through the evolution of the Solar system, how the Earth and Moon came about, and eventually the evolution of human beings. The film was awarded the 2012 regional Emmy in Northern California/San Francisco for best documentary. In the Q&A session that followed Professor Tucker emphasized on having a broad, cosmic perspective on life. She said, “Since humanity was made with elements that had been created in the Big Bang, it is reasonable to say that we were created in the Universe. As a member of the Universe, therefore, we can together dream of and create a better future in which we can all be happy.”   Yutnori, Hanbok tryouts, DMZ visits, and other diverse Korean cultural experience opportunitiesIn addition to intensive advanced lectures the GC also provides various cultural programs. After the conclusion of the lecture programs on July 22, cultural experience activities will be on for another week. This year's itinerary for participating international students includes visits to the DMZ and the Joint Security Area, TV stations, water parks, Korean Folk Village, musicprograms, meetings with celebrity Kyung Hee alums, and theatrical performance. Internship opportunities at Korean companies and non-governmental organizations for attending students will also be furnished in August 2016. On July 2, a tour of Seoul was held before the start of the GC. Participating students learned about Korean culture and tradition such as Yutnori (traditional Korean board game), Korean calligraphy, Hanji craft (traditional Korean paper), Hanbok tryouts (traditional Korean clothes), and others. The Global Collaborative Summer Program was first established in October 2005 through an collaborative institutional agreement between Kyung Hee University and the University of Pennsylvania. Since the program started in 2006, more than 500 students and citizens every year join the program as an international avenue of communication and connectedness that transcends borders and barriers. The program offers field-oriented diverse experiences that raise awareness on pressing global issues, leading to the creation of a better future. This year’s program was joined by some 490 students from 29 countries.  

“Democracy is under threat, but it is still the only desirable form of governance. Overcoming the threat of nationalism and populism, we must spread the awareness on the severity of current global crises, and strive to build a better future through international cooperation.” On January 11, 2017, Professor John Ikenberry of Princeton University, an Eminent Scholar of Kyung Hee University, thusly spoke at Kyung Hee Global Forum for Humanities and Social Studies (GFHSS). Professor Ikenberry is a recognized authority on International Politics and, on top of his academic responsibilities, currently serving as an advisor to the U.S. State Department.