Kyonggi_University_Graduate_School_of_Political_Studies

Kyonggi University Graduate School of Political Studies

Kyonggi University Graduate School of Political Studies

Graduate school in South Korea


The Graduate School of Political Studies[1] (GSPS) at Kyonggi University is a political science and public administration school located in Seoul, South Korea. Founded in 1995, GSPS was the first school to combine international politics, political science, and public administration with the North Korean studies[2] in South Korea. In addition to a degree in political science, GSPS offered classes in national security, North Korean studies, and public affairs, which eventually led to international politics and public administration degrees.[3]

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In September 2023, GSPS organized the inaugural Incheon Security Conference[4] with the Incheon Metropolitan City and the Korean Institute for Presidential Studies to commemorate the Incheon Landing Operation in 1950.[5][6] This landing operation, known as Operation Chromite was the pivotal moment that changed the tide of the 1950-53 Korean War.[7]

Degree Program

GSPS is home to four academic departments, including: Department of Political Science and Law, Department of North Korean Studies, Department of Foreign Policy and National Security, and Department of Public Policy. GSPS offers a two-year three master's degrees in political science, international politics, and public administration and three doctoral degrees in political science, international politics, and public administration.

Notable Alumni

Doctoral Degree

Master's Degree

  • Gu-shik Choe, Assemblyman, 17th and 18th National Assembly (Master of International Politics, 2006)[13]
  • Hyung-Shik Kang, Consul General of Milano (Master of International Politics, 2019)[14]
  • Yu-seong Lee, Vice President, Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Cooperation (Master of Public Administration, 2019)[15]

Notable Faculty

  • Sung Deuk Hahm, Dean and Naun Professor of Political Science and Law[16][17]
  • Sang-Chul Park, Traum Professor of North Korean Studies; Chief, Korean National Assembly Research Service (2023–present)[18]
  • Chu-hong Nam, Professor Emeritus; South Korean Ambassador to Canada (2011–2012)[19]

References

  1. "정치전문대학원". www.kyonggi.ac.kr. Retrieved 2 May 2023.

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