A delegation from Hallym University (South Korea) is currently visiting the College of Staten Island, and on Wednesday afternoon the two institutions signed a Shared Statement of Interest (SSI), laying the foundation for long-term collaboration in global entrepreneurship education and applied learning. The visiting delegation is visiting until February 1 and is part of a new global entrepreneurship collaboration linked to Station C, Hallym University’s flagship innovation and entrepreneurship platform.

Hallym University’s delegation consists of 10 selected undergraduate students, along with faculty and staff, who are currently participating in an intensive, experiential entrepreneurship program hosted at CSI and across New York City.

Dr. Stephen Ferst, Executive Director of the Center for Global Engagement, noted that this program “is a demonstration of the unique and innovative international educational opportunities for Hallym and CSI, bringing together the expertise of both faculties and coupling this with the passion these students have for solving real-world problems on a local level. I was impressed by the nature and scope of the projects the students have been developing and we are excited to serve as the host institution for the Hallym students and their professors. We look to the future for cooperation in international exchange, mobility, research, and collaboration with our new partners.”

Hallym University’s Station C program integrates education, industry collaboration, local government participation, and real-world problem solving, with the Solve-A-Thon serving as one of its core experiential programs.  Building on this framework, students will use NYC as a living laboratory to further develop their problem-driven startup ideas through workshops, site visits, and faculty mentoring.

The program will culminate in final project presentations on Friday, January 30, where students will present refined solutions inspired by their engagement with New York’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. Members of the CSI community, especially students, are invited to attend the presentations, which will be held at the Center for the Arts Recital Hall (1P-120) from 2:30pm-4:30pm. This is a CLUE event.

The delegation is led by Dr. Yong Geun Kim, Associate Professor of Management and Chair of the Startup Business Major at Hallym, and includes Mr. Sug Gark Lee (Center Director), Mr. Je Wan Park (Project Director), and Ms. Eun Young Park (Project Manager). Logistical coordination for the visit is supported by the LikeLion team, led by Mr. Sung Jun Ahn (Head of Strategy), along with Ms. Jung Eae Lee and Mr. Seo Hyun Hwang (Managers). CSI Interim Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Nathalia Holtzman met with delegate leaders on Wednesday to sign the SSI and reinforce CSI’s commitment to the international partnership.

This visit is a collaborative effort with the Lucille and Jay Chazanoff School of Business, recently accredited by AACSB, and is made possible in large part by the dedication of Dr. Jong Gyu Park, Associate Professor of Management, who has been instrumental in developing this new collaboration with Hallym. The program has also been strongly supported and coordinated in close partnership with the Center for Global Engagement, under the leadership Dr. Ferst and Ms. Winnie Brophy, Director of Special Programs and Initiatives, whose efforts have been essential to the planning and execution of this visit.

Visit the full photo gallery below, chronicling the visit and SSI signing: