A scene from the KU Latin America Project’s advertisement video clip. Provided by KU.

By Lee Jeong Min (cosmos0330@korea.ac.kr)

Korea University (KU) unveiled the specific details to its new innovative project—the KU Latin America Project on March 18th. This project which aims to globalize the university through inviting competent Latin American international students to KU has been planned during the last three years.

KU Latin America Project’s eventual goal is to invite 200 undergraduate and 300 graduate Latin American students by 2020. KU has announced in January that it established a “Global Friends” scholarship program along with the Education Ministry of and National Scholarship Institute of Andes countries that awards Latin American international students with scholarships to study in KU.

KU announced that it is giving acceleration to the project by delineating the details to the project. It plans to sign more conventions with Latin American countries, further strengthen current treaties, and actively invite competent international students. KU is also planning on initiating a KU-Latin America Global Leadership program, in which 30 KU students have the chance to visit universities in Latin America and experience the culture there, this winter.

“With this innovative project, I believe that there would be a great synergy effect,” Misaki Ozaki (’15, Division of International Studies) said. “I think that Korea and Latin America could positively influence and become close with each other,” she added. Many people, both inside and outside KU are hoping that this project will bring about positive effects.



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