South Korea: Growth and Challenges - A Talk By Dr. Guydeuk Yeon

The Department of International Studies and History organised a talk on South Korea: Growth and Challenges at the Council Room on 16 November. The speaker for the day was Dr. Guydeuk Yeon, Director of Centre for Advanced Research and Training (CART) Christ University. The programme started off with a welcome address by Dr. Manoharan followed with a experiences shared by him and students telling few facts about South Korea. He then showed a video which spoke briefly about South Korea. He discussed on the progression of South Korea from being a poor country to becoming a rich country and a developed country.

He also spoke about the expenditure on Education and attainment of education where the younger population of South Korea were found to be more skilled. He also spoke about the percentage of the South Koreans who enrolled in US Colleges and Universities. He also touched upon the transition from being a labour intensive to knowledge based economy. The students listened to the talk with great curiosity and attention. While there were new facts learnt, there was also fun on the other side as many experiences were shared which helped us understand the subject better. This was followed by an interaction session after which the programme came to a conclusion with a vote of thanks by Soundarya Jayram from 2MAIS

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