Yang Hee-jeh, a HUFS student in the Department of Arabic Studies, won the grand prize Thesis & UCC Competition that was co-organized by the Korean Association of Middle Eastern Studies and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This was the 3rd competition hosted by both organizations, and Yang Hee-jeh wo

Lee Eun-eh, a doctoral student in the the HUFS Electrical Engineering program, won the best thesis award in the 73rd Annual Institute of Electronics and Information Engineers (IEIE) 2019 Fall Academic Conference, which was held from November 22 to 23 in the Lakai Sandpine Resort in Gangneung city.Un

■ The 10th Matthew D. Lee & Katherine H. Lee scholarship beneficiaries participate in meetingOn November 22, 2019, the 10th Matthew D. Lee & Katherine H. Lee scholarship meeting was held in the Mosaic Building in Chungdam-dong. President of Overseas HUFS Alumni Association Matthew D. Lee (class of 1

■ HUFS holds honorary commencement ceremony for former President of Tokyo University of Foreign Studies Hirotaka TateishiHUFS held an honorary commencement ceremony for former President of Tokyo University of Foreign Studies Hirotaka Tateishi and presented him with a HUFS Honorary Doctoral Degree in

■ Seoul Campus Career Development Center holds 11th Career Day Event for International Finance InstitutionsAlong with the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the HUFS Seoul Campus Career Development Center held the 11th Career Day Event for International Finance Institutions from November 20 to Novembe

■ HUFS Institute of Latin American Studies signs an MOU for Eco-Civilization Research ProjectHUFS Institute of Latin American Studies (Director Jung Kyung-won) signed an MOU with “Columbia’s Fundación Cultural Asia Iberoamérica-Bogota Sejong Institute” on October 15, 2019, to promote academic exchan

■ Institute of Latin American Studies holds joint conference with Korean Argentina AssociationHUFS Institute of Latin American Studies HK+ Program held a joint academic conference with the Korean Argentina Association on the subject of “Looking at Argentina and Korea through Culture” on December 17,

HUFS holds the 43rd HIMUN General AssemblyThe 43rd HUFS International Model United Nations (HIMUN) General Assembly was held with much fanfare at COEX Auditorium in Seoul on August 10, 2019. Under the theme of “Fourth Industrial Revolution: Searching for New Digital Trade Standards,” this year’s HIM

24th HUFS KOTRA Internship Program kicks off- 65 HUFS students to intern at 55 KOTRA offices in 47 countries for five months of local job training On July 22, 2019, HUFS held a ceremony to launch its 24th student group for the overseas KOTRA internship at the International Conference Room of the Min

HUFS students won at the 2019 Seoul Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) Hackathon held from July 20 to 21, 2019. The students, Lee Yong-Hyeon, Lee Ha-Rim, Ahn Hyun-Jeong, and Oh Da-Young, are all from the Department of Industrial and Management Engineering. The annual event was held jointly by the Seoul Me

The HUFS IFTA team won at the 2019 College Students’ Best FTA Utilization Idea Contest jointly held by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and Korea International Trade Association (KITA). The IFTA team consists of students from the Department of International Trade (Jang Min-Seo, Park Ju-Seo

Students from the Graduate School of International and Area Studies (GSIAS) took part in the Public Diplomacy Program sponsored by Korea Foundation (KF). Backed by advice from professor and public diplomacy expert Kadir Ayhan, student Kim Han-Nah created the “Globe-Ball Public Diplomacy Team” and pa

■ HUFS College of English Alumni Association invites Bank of Hope CEO for a lecture The HUFS College of English Alumni Association (President Yoon Yong-Ro, College of English, entrance class of 1974, Chairman of KORAMCO REITS & TRUST) invited Kevin S. Kim, CEO of Bank of Hope, to offer a lecture on

■ HUFS holds the 2019 Summer Commencement CeremonyOn August 16, 2019, HUFS held its 2019 summer commencement ceremonies.The ceremonies, held at the Obama Hall on the Seoul Campus and the Centennial Conference Hall on the Global Campus, respectively, honored a total of 1,725 graduates (1,859 undergra

■ Career Development Center invites Eric John, President of Boeing KoreaThe HUFS Career Development Center (Director Lim So-Ra) invited Eric John, President of Boeing Korea, to visit the center on September 17, 2019, for 2019 Boeing Day. The center is run by the HUFS Office of Student Affairs and Hu

■ HUFS Institute of Latin American Studies inks MOU for Eco-Civilization Research ProjectHUFS Institute of Latin American Studies signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Gobierno Autónomo Descentralizado Municipal de Santo Domingo del Ecuador (GADMSD) on September 19, 2019, for academic exch

■ HUFS holds the 1st India and South Asia Thesis CompetitionThe HK+ project team of the HUFS Institute of Indian Studies held a thesis awards ceremony for students in the India and South Asia studies track at conference room #203 of the Main Building on the Seoul Campus on August 22, 2019. Under the

The Model European Union(MEU) 2019 was held at the Obama Hall within HUFS May 23, 2019. The MEU 2019 was co-hosted by the three Jean Monnet EU Centres of HUFS, Yonsei University and Korea University. The MEU witnessed participation by over 300 participants and generated avid interest from high schoo

On May 28, 2018, a ground-breaking ceremony was held for Phase 1 Development of the HUFS Songdo site in Songdo International City within the Incheon Free Economic Zone(IFEZ). The HUFS Songdo site is set aside for education and research facilities located within High-Tech Industry Cluster(B) in Songd

■ HUFS ranked 8th among the Korean universities(407th globally) for a third consecutive year HUFS has been ranked 8th among Korean universities(407th globally) in the Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) World University Rankings released on June 19, 2019, by the British education specialist firm QS.The QS Worl