Seminar

Summary of the Seminar

• Hyun-Jun Kim, CEO of Korea Land and Housing Corporation, gave a presentation titled "The Roles & Future of LH as Public Developer"

• After the brief introduction of LH and its achievements, the presenter explained the concept of public developer and the roles and future of LH.

• According to the presenter, public developer is public implementer seeking balanced development of public interest and profits based on expertise and public confidence. He said that LH is the best institution that can play the role of a public developer in Korea and LH will prioritize the value of public interest throughout society.

• The presenter shared his experiences and ideas with us through a Q&A session.

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• Moon-Kyu Bang, Chairman & President for Export-Import Bank of Korea, gave a presentation titled "The Leadership and Future of Korea Eximbank"

• Referring to the KEXIM Bank's overview and financing modalities, the presenter introduced KEXIM Bank and explained the challenge and future it faces.

• Students were able to know the history and role of Korea Eximbank and gain meaningful insight from the presenter not only as a president of Korea Eximbank but also served as an important post in various fields such as vice minister of ministry of health and welfare.

• Presenter shared his experiences and ideas with us through a Q&A session.

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• Tae-Ho Kim, Executive Vice President for Economic Cooperation & Trade Affairs, gave a presentation titled "How to Use Korea's Economic Development Experiences"

• At first, the presenter introduced KOTRA and Korea's economic development from the 1950s to the present. Next, the presenter explained how to use Korea's experiences in various areas through KSP, Knowledge Sharing Program.

• Students were able to gain insight to develop their country from the lecture.

• The presenter shared his experiences and ideas with us through a Q&A session.

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• Professor Il-Ho Yoo(Konkuk University) gave a presentation titled "Economic Policy Formulation Process"

• As the former deputy prime minister and minister of strategy and finance, the professor explained why we need economic policy and how it should be formulated.

• Professor said basic directions of policies are generally decided outside the administration and emphasized that policies must be based on, and aim at practicality.

• The professor shared his experiences and ideas with us through a Q&A session.

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• Professor Hwan-Eik Cho(The State University of New York) gave a presentation titled "Climate Change and Energy Policy"

• As the former president of Korea Electric Power Corporation, the professor provided some background on climate change and the relation between climate change and energy policy.

• Professor said that climate crisis is the most critical agenda as it is the root cause of other crisis stems from energy problems and public officials must intricately put the puzzle together on energy policies with a balanced mind.

• The professor shared his experiences and ideas with us through a Q&A session.

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• Minhye Zoh, Ph.D.(University of London) gave a presentation titled "The Institutionalisation of Disclosure and Scandals in the Corporate Governance System of South Korea"

• The lecturer provided some background to corporate governance and its importance to the "wellbeing" of the economy.

• The lecturer gave a lecture with the aim to  1)compare the U.S. and South Korea's corporative governance system with a focus on the effect of corporate disclosure regulations on scandals, 2)shed light on the institutionalisation of South Korea's current corporate governance system since the 1960s, 1997 and beyond.

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• Professor Yunji Kim(Seoul National University) gave a presentation titled "Academic Writing"

• The professor lectured a gentle introduction to writing a master's thesis, from the structure of the thesis in theory to the writing of the thesis in practice.

• The professor also taught us how to utilize various resources when writing a thesis and had a Q&A session with us.

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• Professor Kilkon Ko(Director of Asia Regional Information Center at Seoul National University) gave presentations titled "Preparation for Thesis Qualifying Examination" in part 1 of the Seminar and "Understanding the Process of Thesis Examination" in part 2 of the Seminar.

• The seminar was designed at the strong request of students and they were able to learn how to prepare for the thesis examination.

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• Min Han Kim, Ph.D.(University of Pittsburgh) gave a presentation titled "Why Do Some Failed Public Policy Ideas Persist?"

• Bo Kyung Kim, Ph.D.(Seoul National University) gave a presentation titled "Characteristics and Differences of Heritage Management Under Democratic and Dictatorial Regimes"

• Min Jae Zoh, Ph.D.(University of Cambridge) gave a presentation titled "Collaborative Platforms for South-South and Triangular Cooperation: MITKA, G77, and G7+ Partnerships"

• Je Heung Ryu, Ph.D.(Princeton University) gave a presentation titled "Chinese FDIs and Public Opinion in Africa"

• Yoon Kyoung Cho, Ph.D.(University of Georgia) gave a presentation titled "Welfare Reforms: A Review of Discretion and Cash Assistance Programs in the United States"

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• Professor Kilkon Ko(Director of Asia Regional Information Center at Seoul National University) gave a presentation titled "How to Find Research Question and Design the Research"

• Ran Kim, Ph.D.(Seoul National University) gave a presentation titled "How to Report Descriptive Statistics", "How to Perform Regression Analysis" and "How to Report Regression Analysis" for 3 days.

• We discussed how to create research interests and research questions by using practical tools such as statistical programs.

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• Asaph Young Chun, Ph.D.(Director-General, Statistics Research Institute | Statistics Korea ) gave a presentation titled "Pandemic Nearcasting to Nudge Science-Based Policymaking: Genesis and Evolution of Prediction Science". The purpose of the talk was to unravel the coevolution of prediction science and evidence-based policymaking throughout the COVID-19 pandemic in the case of Korea.

• We discussed conditions for further innovation in prediction science and issues for human-centered pragmatic policymaking.

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• Professor Kilkon Ko (Director of Asia Regional Information Center at Seoul National University) gave a presentation titled "From Impossible to Possible: How Can South Korea Track COVID-19?". We looked at the privacy policies related to past epidemics, from the past SARS and MERS experiences to the recent COVID-19 experiences.

• Dr. Bernhard Seliger(CEO of the HSF Korean office) said in the debate that Korea's successful response could be based on its geographical location, public-friendly attitude to technology, and less resistance to wearing masks due to air pollution in recent years.

• Marti Mätas, acting Estonian ambassador to Korea, followed with a presentation titled "Digitalization, e-government and the Fight Against Corona – Lessons from Estonia." It introduced Estonia as a digital powerhouse and described confidentiality, availability, and integrity as the three pillars of security as the safest combination.