Launch of the Daejeon Global Forum
ET News
August 1, 2010
The Daejeon Global Forum, an effort to bring together experts from all fields of Daejeon society to discuss the citys new global role, was launched with the support of the Asia Institute
Director Pastreich interviewed by KBS
July, 2010
Director Pastreich speaks about his work at Woosong University and with the city of Daejeon in an interview with KBS TV.
Successful agreement of Asia Institute with IC2 Institute, KISTI and Daejeon Metropolitan City
ET News
July 25, 2010
The IC Institute of the University of Texas, Austin has joined forces with KISTI (Korea Institute for Science and Technology Information) and the City of Daejeon to launch a new program in commercialization of local technology. The program will be run together with the assistance of the Asia Institute.
Director Pastreich publishes article calling for linking convergence technologies with the reduction of fuel consumption
ET News
July 15, 2010
Director Pastreich wrote an article for the Korean journal ET News arguing that Koreas expertise in ICT is a golden opportunity to reduce the consumption of fuel by reducing the need to travel for business significantly.
Director Pastreich publishes article on the future of construction
MK Business News
May 10, 2010
Director Pastreich wrote a paper in which he argued that the Korean construction could be globally successful if it made environmental issues, and creativity, an essential part of the package that it is trying to sell
Release of Report on Nuclear Power in Southeast Asia by the Asia Institute and the Korea Nuclear Safety Institute
May 5, 2010
The Asia Institute submitted its report "A Survey of the Nuclear Safety Infrastructure in Southeast Asia and Prospects for the Future" to the Korea Nuclear Safety Institute (KINS), the product of a six month intensive study involving SolBridge International School of Business faculty Sergey Butakov, Michel Delorme and Emanuel Pastreich, with the assistance of Matthew Calabria and SolBridge International School of Business students Hu Die, Pamarthy Likith Srinivasa, Ngoc Bui, Yanti, Margaret Lopulisa and Mook Phipatseritham.
Professor Jun Yong Wook assumes position of Executive Director at the Asia Institute
May 1, 2010
Professor Jun Yong Wook, the present Dean of the SolBridge International School of Business, has agreed to take on the new role as Executive Director of the Asia Institute as part of a larger restructuring intended to integrate the Asia Institutes work with contemporary issues in management. Professor Jun has extensive experience in business and is a renowned specialist in Asian management. He has served as a consultant to many international corporations, and served as professor, and dean, until recently at Chung-Ang University in Seoul. As of March, 2010, Dr. Jun became President of the Korean Academic Society of Business Administration (KASBA). He has a Bachelors of Business Administration at Seoul National University, Republic of Korea, a Masters of Management at Northwestern Universitys Kellogg Graduate School of Management, USA and a Ph.D. in Management at the Sloan School of Management, M.I.T. USA, where he focused on International Business Studies.
Director Pastreich Talks about implications for Logistics of Nuclear Power in SE Asia
April 23, 2010
Director Pastreich spoke at a meeting of the Korean Association for Logistics and Distribution about the implications of the increase use of nuclear power in Southeast Asia for logistics. He stressed issues of safety and safeguards, particularly in the case of Vietnam.
Director Pastreich meets with Business Delegation from Seattle April 22, 2010
Daejeons Sister City Seattle sent a delegation of business representatives to Daejeon to discuss closer relations in business and research. Pastreich gave a presentation about Daejeons Green Growth Forum in which he suggested possible win-win strategies for cooperation at the local level.
Battelle Delegation Visits the Asia Institute April 15, 2010
A high-level delegation from Battelle, a leading international technology development company, visited the Asia Institute to discuss cooperation related to the internationalization of Koreas technology sector. The meeting was attended by Landis Kannberg, Chief Technology Officer Battelle Korea;Charles Lucius, Vice President Sustainable Energy Battelle,Kathya Mahadevan, Senior Research Scientist, Energy Systems and Carbon Management, Battelle. Joel Momberger, Director of IC2 Institute Korea, University of Texas, Austin Alp Malazgirt, Professor, SolBridge International School of Business
