-Diplomatic Corps. will have an opportunity to visit Incheon Free Economic Zone as well as its investment companies
As the globally renowned Fashion Institute of Technology will open its local campus
inside the Incheon Global Campus in September, Incheon Global Campus(www.igc.or.kr) is like to have its five universities campuses within this year 2017,
according to IGC.
As part of its marketing activities to acquaint the Seoul Diplomatic Corps. with
curriculum contents of its 5 global university campuses, IGC president Bang
Jong-seol invites once again Diplomatic Corps. to its campus on the upcoming
April 12th(Wendesday), 2017 following last year's successful tour.
IGC convocation meetings of 4 universities campuses this spring semester. (Courtesy: IGC) |
Diplomatic Corps. will have an opportunity to visit Incheon Free Economic Zone as
well as its investment companies such as Samsung BioLogics etc., as well, according
to its visit schedules.
One of the 64 New York state institutions of higher education established in 1944,
FIT is renowned for its study of fashion-related industries with alumni that includes designers Calvin Klein and Michael Kors.
Quacquarelli Symonds, a U.K.-based evaluation firm for education, named it one of
the top fashion schools in the world.
Incheon Global Campus is a national project established by the Korean government
and Incheon Metropolitan City, to innovate the education system of Korea and to
nurture next generation of global leaders in the fields of education, economics,
industry, culture and arts. With an investment of USD 1 billion, the global campus
aims to host ten of the world’s prestigious universities.
SUNY campus convocation meeting this spring semester (Courtesy: IGC) |
Universities at IGC are “extended campuses” of which graduation assessment and
educational management are run by their home campuses. The home campuses are
also in charge of appointing faculty members, and students spend one year at the
home campus to complete their degrees. Upon graduation, students are awarded
the same degree as their counterparts at the home campus, according to IGC Foundation.
As of March, 2017, the State University of New York, George Mason University,
Ghent University and the University of Utah are currently open for classes.
SUNY Korea opened its doors in March 2012 as the first American university
established on Korean soil. It is also the first university to join the Songdo Global
University Campus (SGUC). SUNY Korea’s degree programs are comparable to prestigious universities in the United States.
Students can enjoy both American education and dynamic Korean culture.
Visit of the President of Costa-Rica, Luis Guillermo Solis Rivera to IGC last Oct, 2016. (Courtesy: IGC) |
Currently, they are offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs from Stony
Brook University (SBU), which is the most recognized university within SUNY. These
programs are identical to those of SBU and are taught by SBU faculty.
The Mason Korea campus is strategically located 25 miles from Seoul and a 20-minute shuttle ride from Korea’s award-winning international airport. The campus accommodates 2,000 students and includes
world-class teaching facilities, a library with state-of-the-art technology, a performing arts center, and comfortable dormitories, faculty
apartments, and guest housing.
Programs includes Management, Accounting, Finance, Economics and Global Affairs.
Other universities operating at Incheon Global University Campus include SUNY Korea,
Ghent University, and University of Utah, and neighboring Korean universities include
Yonsei University and Incheon University.
Ghent University is the first European university which became part of the Songdo
Global University Campus in Incheon, Korea. Ghent University Global Campus Offers…
•English-taught courses
•Same degree as main campus
Graduates of Ghent University Global Campus will receive the same “Bachelor of
Science” degree as the main campus.
The University of Utah is one of the founding institutions of Songdo global university
campus. Students from around the world have convenient access to the University
of Utahs amazing faculty, staff, and academic culture at the University of Utah Asia
Campus, which opened in 2014. The U offers several exciting undergraduate and
graduate degrees to students from around the world.
The Seoul Diplomatic Corps. including former Belgium Amb. Francois Bontemps had their successful & very fruitful IGC campus tour on May, last year. (Courtesy: IGC) |
As regarding its academics, The University of Utah has built a reputation for excellence
in education and research. The U attracts and retains world-class faculty—committed teachers and gifted lecturers; international experts; members
of elite academic organizations; and winners of coveted awards, including the National
Medal of Science and the Nobel Prize. An academic culture that encourages
innovation, collaboration and entrepreneurship, has made the U one of the nation’s foremost generators of start-up companies. With an outstanding health sciences program, the U leads the nation
in university hospital quality.
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