FUTURISTIC GROOVES

I am still alive! Sorry for not posting any entries for the last couple of days but I was quite busy with many notable things. So let me start off.

In comparison to home university (Leiden University) and Yonsei University it is possible to try out different courses during the first week. Thereupon you can withdraw and change your initial course schedule. In light of this I had my first official class last Friday, International Political Economy. Basically it covers the disciplines on how the world works both political and economical wise. As I am in Asia the course has an Asian perspective, US-Korea relations, Japan-Korea, Europe-Korea, East Asia-Korea -relations. The first lecture was about Grand Strategies and the World Economy. In particular I like the following quote of the Prof. “You will not use the acquired knowledge in this course when you start your working career since you will be too busy with technical and managerial stuff, but ones you become a leader you will remember the important topics on world issues as discussed in this course”.

Unfortunately I cannot take this course anymore since it interferes with Korean language, however I will buy the reader anyway. Cos in my view it is essential stuff to complement any kind of business knowledge. Tomorrow (Monday) my first full school week starts! I enrolled to the following courses. Global Organisation and Leadership, Seminar on Chinese Economy, Strategic Management and Global Competition, and Korean language, in total 15 credits which is maximum for a Graduate student according Korean standards.

Today I came back from the MT weekend organised by the Graduate School for International Studies. We went with approximately 75 people to the country side of Korea it was about a 2-3 hour bus ride. I had a blast over there and met (again) plenty of interesting new people. Pictures are coming soon! Stay tuned Party People!