On February 28, the completion ceremony was held for the 12th cohort of SNUAC research interns, who had participated in the program in the latter half of 2019 (September 2019~February 2020). The ceremony was proceeded by Dr. Eunyoung Nam, a senior research fellow of Department of Human Resource Development at SNUAC and was largely minimized due to concerns for COVID-19. The seven interns were given their certificates and each shared their impressions of the program. Cohort leader DooWon Chang (Yonsei Univ.), secretary Ohsung Cheon (Yonsei Univ.), and Sehyun Kim (College of Liberal Studies), Kyulin Cho (Hankuk Univ. of Foreign Studies) who prepared for the field research were given achievement awards for their services. The best paper award was given to Hyojin Park (Dept. of Religious Studies), who wrote a paper on ‘The Religious-Cultural Power of Women in Ancient India – Focused on Natya Shastra and Malatimadhava’. Excellent paper awards were given to Sehyun Kim, Jihae See (Yonsei Univ.) and Ohsung Cheon, while participation awards were given to Yeondoo Kim (Dept. of Religious Studies), Chaehyun Kim (Dept. of Environmental Planning), Xiaotong Sun (Korea Univ.), Junguk Yim (KAIST), DooWon Chang and Kyulin Cho. The orientation for the 11 research interns of the 13th cohort will be held in mid-March.

Review by DooWon Chang (Academic Reporter)

[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.