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December 17, 2021

Mason Korea Messenger December 17, 2021

The Mason Korea Messenger is your monthly report on George Mason University's campus in Korea.

Please note that the Messenger will take a winter break and return in February 2022.  Happy holidays to all!

From the Dean
Looking Back

Looking Back

Mason Korea's campus dean reflects on the troubles and triumphs of 2021.

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Faculty and Academics
PACSC Asia Holds Problem Solving Workshop for Global Unification Boot Camp Academy

PACSC Asia Holds Problem Solving Workshop for Global Unification Boot Camp Academy

Mason Korea’s Peace and Conflict Studies Center Asia in partnership with UniKorea Foundation held a Problem Solving Workshop at the IGC Small Theater last week as the final session of the Global Unification Boot Camp Academy.

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Mason Korea Business Professor Lectures at BASF Korea

Mason Korea Business Professor Lectures at BASF Korea

Professor Rod Rothwell, who teaches business at Mason Korea, recently gave a one-day Business English Workshop for 16 chemical engineers at BASF Korea’s Ulsan site to help improve their English communication and presentation skills when working with overseas businesses and contacts.

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Students
Three Global Affairs Students Make an Impact at UN Offices in Korea

Three Global Affairs Students Make an Impact at UN Offices in Korea

Mason Korea’s location in the Songdo International Business District gives students direct access to the UN offices housed in Songdo. Three Global Affairs students have enjoyed unique experiences at various UN offices this year.

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Mason Korea Junior Wins Korea Times Essay Award

Mason Korea Junior Wins Korea Times Essay Award

Samuel Wilson, a junior majoring in Conflict Analysis and Resolution at Mason Korea, recently won the Commendation award for the 17th Economic Essay Contest hosted by The Korea Times and sponsored by Woori Bank. He is officially the first Mason Korea student to win an essay award by The Korea Times.

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Alumni
CDC Director Sangyong Lee and Four Mason Korea Alumni Featured in JoongAng Ilbo

CDC Director Sangyong Lee and Four Mason Korea Alumni Featured in JoongAng Ilbo

Sangyong Lee, Director of Mason Korea's Career Development Center and four Mason Korea graduates were recently featured in a major Korean daily, The JoongAng Ilbo. The article covers Mason Korea's achievement of a total graduate employment rate of 80%, three years since establishing the Career Development Center (CDC).

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Send Us Your News

Send Us Your News

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Did You Know?
Thanks Knows No Bounds Scholarship Fundraiser Exceeds Its Goal

Thanks Knows No Bounds Scholarship Fundraiser Exceeds Its Goal

Mason Korea's fundraiser between Chuseok and Thanksgiving to create need-based travel scholarships exceeded its $25,000 goal.

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Mason Korea Signs MOU with International Educational Development NGO OnHappy

Mason Korea Signs MOU with International Educational Development NGO OnHappy

Mason Korea officially partnered with OnHappy, Incheon’s first international educational development NGO under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mason Korea Campus Dean Robert Matz signed an MOU with OnHappy Chairman In-Sik Bae to collaborate on providing internships, experiential learning, and overseas volunteer work opportunities for students.

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Mason Korea Welcomes Costa Rican President for MOU Signing Ceremony

Mason Korea Welcomes Costa Rican President for MOU Signing Ceremony

Mason Korea welcomed the Costa Rican President H.E. Carlos Alvarado Quesada and his delegation to the Incheon Global Campus (IGC) for an MOU signing ceremony held in collaboration with the University of Utah Asia Campus.

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