On August 30, the completion ceremony was held for the 11th cohort of SNUAC research interns. The ceremony was proceeded by Dr. Eunyoung Nam, senior research fellow of Department of Human Resource Development at SNUAC and opened with a speech by Prof. Lee Jeong-Hoon (Dept. of Chinese Language and Literature), the Head of Department of Human Resource Development at SNUAC. Research intern Mingeun Kang, the leader of the 11th cohort, reported the interns’ activities of the past six months, and each research intern took turns to make presentations of their own activities, impressions and the topics of their papers. In the award ceremony that followed, the best paper award went to Yoojin Lee, who wrote a paper on a ‘consideration on the subjectivity of elderly women in Colatecs of urban Korea’. The completion ceremony was concluded with well-wishing remarks and a closing speech.

[SNUAC Research Internship Program]

The research internship program is operated by SNUAC for the purpose of fostering future experts in Asian studies. The research interns are undergraduate and graduate students with diverse majors and nationalities, who share the common interest of “Asia.” During the internship, the interns will participate in various seminars and assist in different programs and departments of SNUAC. While participating in the education and training programs, the interns will build a sound network by hosting social events and going on field studies to historical sites related to Asian studies. This program offers various benefits such as monthly activity allowance, awards for outstanding interns, support for field trips for strengthening research capacities, and a certificate of completion. The duration of the program is six months per each cohort, and new research interns are selected before each new semester begins.