Director Pastreich visited the Sejong Institute in Seoul to discuss with Dr. Sun-Hak Baik the Asia Institute's Post-2008 Asian Finance Project.

He also visited the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) with Dr. Ian Simon of the Science and Technology Policy Institute to meet with KIST's President Dr. Dong-Hwa Kum and discuss recent developments in biotechnology. Pastreich and Simon toured KIST laboratories and met with Dr. Chang-Won Kim of the Institute of Pasteur Korea.

Director Pastreich and Project Director Neeru Biswas visited the Ministry of Knowledge Economy and the Federation of Korean Industries to discuss the role of the Asia Institute's Korea-India Business and Technology Initiative and exchange opinions on the proposed Korea-India Chamber of Commerce and the implications of the India-Korea Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) which is set for ratification next year. Neil Routman (speechwriter for the minister) and Jin-Suk Kim of the Ministry of Knowledge Economy pledged to include the Asia Institute in their upcoming efforts to promote Korea-India ties.

Pastreich and Biswas met with Chul-Han Park, head of the America and Europe Department at the Federation of Korean Industries, to discuss a possible seminar on Korea-India relations.

Pastreich and Biswas met the same day with Vice President Peter Lymm of Samsung SDS and Dr. Lakhvinder Singh, president of the Indo-Korea Policy Forum.

Director Pastreich Delivers talk on Korea's Internationalization Efforts
Hannam University, Daejeon
 December 5, 2008

Director Pastreich will deliver a talk entitled "Updating Korea's Policies for Internationalization" as part of the policy conference "New Strategies for Making Korea a livable Environment for Internationals" to be held at Hannam University on December 6, 2008. Pastreich will draw on his work with Chungnam Province and Daejeon Metropolitan City to present some concrete suggestions for Korea's efforts to create a truly international environment.

Director Pastreich Advocates Liberalized Immigration Policy for Korea
Mokwon University, Daejeon
 December 4, 2008

Director Pastreich delivered a talk at a conference by the Korean Ministry of Justice on the future of Korean immigration policy. Pastreich spoke of the remarkable opportunity of Korea to increase its global standing through the careful liberalization of its immigration policy.

Launch of "Daejeon Green Growth Forum"
City of Daejeon and Ministry of the Environment
 November 27, 2008

The Daejeon Environmental Forum was officially recognized by the Metropolitan City of Daejeon and the Ministry of the Environment as the "Daejeon Green Growth Forum." The forum is the first of its kind to take on an official role as a bridge between central and local government, research institutes and industry on environmental policy. Vice President Ji-Won Yang of KAIST will remain chairman and Director Pastreich will join the working group on a "green society."

Pastreich Advocates Korea-Japan Cooperation on Environmental Technology
Research Institute of International Science and Technology (RIST), Pohang, Korea
 November 21, 2008

Director Pastreich gave the opening speech at the sixth annual Korea-Japan International Symposium on Resource Recyling and Material Sciences held at the Research Institute of International Science and Technology, Pohang, Korea. His paper, entitled "Prospects for Korea-Japan Cooperation in Environmental Technology," stressed the importance of institutional cooperation.

Director Pastreich Discussed Future Exchanges with Saudi Arabia
King Saud University
 November 2-6, 2008

Director Pastreich visited King Saud University to discuss future cooperation and exchanges in business and technology with SolBridge. He reached agreement for exchange of faculty and students and has entered into a project on technology and international relations with Dr. Mezyad Alterkawi, CEO of the Riyadh Technology Incubation Center at King Saud University.

    Pastreich Speaks out on Politics and Science Policy Korean Academy of Science and Technology (KAST)
   Bundang, October 30, 2008

Director Pastreich delivered a paper on the political aspects of scientific policy at the Korean Academy of Science and Technology (KAST) 과학기술한림원on November 30, 2008 in Bundang, Kyonggi Province. With its membership limited to the most distinguished Korean scholars, KAST is the highest forum for discussions on science policy in the nation. In his paper, Pastreich drew attention to the decline in the stature of science within Korean society and make suggestions as to how the close relationship of basic scientific research to daily life could be made more visible.

Director Pastreich Puts Northeast Asian Geopolitics in Historical Perspective
Busan National University
 October 25, 2008

Director Pastreich delivered a talk entitled "The Geopolitical Relationship of China, Japan and Korea in Historical Context" at Busan National University's Global College addressing the diplomatic relations of China, Korea and Japan with reference to the historical relations between the three countries over the last five hundred years.

Recent Asia Institute Exchanges with South Asia

Professor K.K. Aggarwal, Vice Chancellor, and Professor Saroj Aggarwal, Director, Academic Affairs, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi, India, and Professor H.G.A. Siddiqi, Vice Chancellor, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh were guests of SolBridge.

Dr. Alp Malazgirt
Entrepreneur from California

The Asia Institute
 October 28, 2008

Dr. Alp Malazgirt, a successful entrepreneur from California gave a talk on entrepreneurship to SolBridge
students about recent opportunities in business.

Daejeon Environment Forum
Chungnam University
 October 27, 2008

The Daejeon Environment Forum was held at Chungnam University for a presentation by its distinguished member Dr. Kang Ho, Director of Chungnam University's Daejeon Environmental Technology Developmental Center. Dr. Kang announced that Korea's Ministry of the Environment has announced plans to work closely with the Daejeon Environment Forum of the Asia Institute in establishing local environmental policy.

Pastreich Joins Daejeon City Committee on Foreign Investment
Daejeon City Hall
 October 27, 2008

Director Pastreich joined in a discussion with academics and government representatives concerning strategies for bringing more investment to Daejeon in the current economic environment. He advocated a truly international approach, making full use of Korea's ties to all regions of the world.

Dr. Zach W. Hall, Asia Institute Senior Associate, visited the SolBridge International School of Business for a series of lectures for our students during their immersion week focused on biotechnology. He opened up the discussion on the importance of this field with an address on Monday, October 20, stressing the opportunities in the field, followed by a lecture on stem cell research and another on running a biotech venture company based on his own experience as CEO of EnVivo Pharmaceuticals. In addition, Dr. Hall gave formal lectures at the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, the Science and Technology Research Institute of the Korean government & Seoul National University. Dr. Hall also addressed the Daedeok Club, Daejeon's foremost forum on business and technology in a special session held at the SolBridge International School of Business.

Asia Institute Discusses Cooperation on Nuclear Safety with Leading Institution
Korea Institute for Nuclear Safety
 October 17, 2008

Vice Chancellor Endicott and Director Pastreich met with representatives of the Korea Institute for Nuclear Safety to
discuss possible cooperation in the near future concerning nuclear safety and safeguards in East Asia.

Pastreich Presents on Korea's Science and Business Policies
Institute for Public Affairs, Chungnam University
 October 15, 2008

Director Pastreich gave a presentation at the international conference "Inter-disciplinary Approaches to Policy
Studies" presented by the Institute for Public Affairs at Chungnam University. This event brought together experts
on education and science policy from Korea, Japan, China, the United States and Singapore for an in-depth
consideration of contemporary issues.

The Asia Institute participated in the World Technopolis Association General Assembly held in Daejeon from 9th to 11th October 2008. Director Pastreich served as a discussant and participated in numerous policy discussions. This critical meeting of scientist and policymakers involved in science planning from around the world, this meeting will feature an international Mayors' Forum and University Presidents' Forum.

The Daejeon meeting (12th plenary) of the LIMITED NUCLEAR WEAPONS FREE ZONE FOR NORTHEAST ASIA (LNWFZ-NEA) hosted by the Asia Institute of the SolBridge International School of Business was the culmination of a comprehensive effort to create a secure and prosperous East Asia in the 21st Century through frank discussions between credentialed specialists and government officials. LNWFZ-NEA has held regular meetings since 1991 in an effort to establish a regional security community involving all the nations of Northeast Asia and reduce the danger of nuclear conflict in Asia.

Daejeon Environment Forum
Korea Institute of Geoscience & Mineral Resources
 September 29, 2008

Dr. Ji-Hwan Ahn of the Korea Institute of Geoscience & Mineral Resources addressed the Daejeon Environment Forum (DEF) about her plans for cooperation with local and central government concerning environmental education for children and government policy.

Pastreich Appointed to Daejeon’s Foreign Investment Advisory Committee, Daejeon, Korea
 September, 2008

Director Pastreich has been appointed to the Foreign Investment Advisory Committee for Daejeon Metropolitan City. In this capacity he will be working with the city, industry and research institutes to increase foreign investment in the research cluster.

Pastreich Speaks Out on Worrisome Trends in Current Science Policy
Science and Technology Policy Research Institute
Seoul
September 25, 2008

Director Pastreich spoke about the future of research institutes and science policy at the Science and Technology Policy Research Institute in Seoul. Pastreich was asked to expand on the content of his recent article concerning the internationalization of Korea's research strategy for the 21st century.

Asia Institute Presents International Conference on Environmental Science
Gyeryongsan, Chungnam
September 21, 2008

The Asia Institute is an organizer of an international conference on Environmental Science and Education to be held at the Gyerongsan Natural History Museum on September 21 at 10 AM. Director Pastreich will attend and participate in the discussion on the critical issue of educating the next generation about environmental issues.

Asia Institute Senior Associate Dr. Paul Evans, director of the Program for Canada-Asia Policy Studies at the Institute of Asian Research at the University of British Columbia in Canada delivered a talk on China's Olympic games entitled, "Reading the Olympics: Nationalism or Cosmopolitanism Ascendant in China" at the Asia Institute.

Dr.Steven Jordan Talk
Associate Professor of Finance
KAIST School of Business
September 5, 2008

Dr.Steven Jordan, associate professor of finance at the KAIST School of Business delivered a lecture on "Historical Perspective on International Evidence of Long-Term Reversals in Finance" at the Asia Institute.

Marriage of Science and Culture Symposium
Seoul, Korea
August 14, 2008

Director Pastreich sat on panel of the “Marriage of Science and Culture” symposium sponsored by the City of Daejeon that was held at the Press Center in Seoul to discuss the future relationship of science and culture with

Korean Research Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology
July 18, 2008

Director Pastreich delivered a talk on the future of the Korean research institute and the implications for biotechnology at KRIBB (Korea Research Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology). KRIBB was in the midst of an institutional crisis concerning the funding of the biosciences in Korea at the time.

National Conference for Plant Biotechnology
Busan, July 10, 2008

Pastreich delivers banquet reception address at National Conference for Plant Biotechnology in Busan. In his talk, Pastreich spoke of the increasing importance of biotechnology and agriculture in today's economy, predicting that agriculture would emerge again as a critical field of study in Korea.

National Nanofab Center & Nano Science and Technology Consortium MOU
July, 2008

With the assistance of Ms. Neeru Biswas of Korea India Business Initiative (KIBI), the Asia Institute brokered an agreement for cooperation that resulted in an MOU between Korea’s National Nanofab Center (NNFC) and India’s Nano Science and Technology Consortium. This MOU is the first of its kind in nanofabrication and is clear indication of the role that Asia Institute is playing.

Yonsei Conference on International Relations
Wonju, June 3, 2008

Director Pastreich was invited to deliver a talk at the Department of International Studies at Yonsei University's Wonju Campus concerning the evolution of the university and its future prospects.

Beijing Trip of Asia Institute
May 19-23

Vice Chancellor Endicott and Director Pastreich traveled to Beijing, China for a five-day trip to explore closer cooperation in critical fields with peer institutions in China. Vice Chancellor Endicott delivered a talk on international relations at the China University of Political Science and Law. The School of American and Comparative Law agreed

Meeting with Yale Trustee Charles Ellis
April 30

Director Pastreich met with Yale Trustee Mr. Charles Ellis in Seoul to discuss Yale's plans for international exchange and the possible role of the Asia Institute.

Pastreich talk at KAIST
April 22

Director Pastreich delivered a talk at Korea’s leading technical university KAIST on the future of the university and the implications of technology for education.

Masahide Kajimoto of Kajimoto Concert Management
Visits Asia Institute
April 20, 2008

President Masahide Kajimoto of Japan’s most important artistic management company Kajimoto Concert Management visited Daejeon to discuss future cooperation in the arts as a means of enhancing international cooperation in East Asia.

MOU with KRIBB
April 18, 2008

The SolBridge International School of Business and the Asia Institute signed an MOU for future cooperation in biotechnology and policy with the Korea Research Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB).

Asia Institute Hosts Georgia Tech Delegation
April 18, 2008

Vice Chancellor John Endicott and Director Pastreich hosted a visit to the SolBridge International School of Business by a delegation from Georgia Tech led by Professor Richard DeMillo, dean of Computing. The meeting involved discussions about future collaboration in policy and science.

Pastreich Lectures at Korea’s Central Officials Training Institute
Kwachon, April 4, 2008,

Director Pastreich delivered a lecture for a select group of public officials from all the ministries of the Korean government at the Central Officials Training Institute in Kwachon, Kyonggi Province.

Pastreich visits Harvard University
March 24-28, 2008

Director Pastreich visited Harvard University for meetings concerning the future role of the Asia Institute and Harvard engagement with Korea. Pastreich spoke with Professor Marc Shell of the Department of the English, Professor Stephen Owen of the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations,

Tsinghua University Delegation visits Asia Institute
March 16, 2008

Professor Shen Xichen Tsinghua University’s Computer and Information Management Center led a delegation on a visit to the Asia Institute and SolBridge International School of Business to discuss future exchanges.

Director Pastreich to Washington, D.C.
March 3-7, 2008

Director Pastreich visited Washington, D.C. in advance of the Chungnam Governor Wan-Ku Lee's visit to the United States in his capacity of adviser to the governor. Pastreich spoke with policymakers at the Brookings Institution, John Hopkins SAIS Program and Georgetown University concerning Korea-US relations and the future of Northeast Asia.

Arirang TV Interview with Director Pastreich
February 4, 2008

Director Pastreich was interviewed on Arirang TV concerning his role as adviser to the Governor of Chungnam Province. Topics covered included foreign direct investment, economic development, the environment and tourism.

Asia Institute’s Business Forum
January 24, 2008

The Asia Institute held its first business forum with six leading members of the Korean business community. Representatives from the Hanhwa Group, the Korea Research Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Advanced Cultural Technologies and Services (ACTS) and other firms were present for a discussion about the Korean economy with faculty from the Asia Institute.

Visit to Oil Spill Site on Taean Peninsula
January 5, 2008

Director Pastreich visited the Taean Peninsula in his capacity as adviser to the governor, meeting with citizens and inspecting the cleanup efforts following the December oil spill. Director Pastreich also spoke at length with government officials at the command center and volunteers about his plans to establish a park for children as a memorial to the spill. He also visited a local elementary school in Taean to speak with the children about their experiences.

Pastreich has worked closely on this project and others concerning the economic and technological growth of Chungnam province in his position as special advisor for international relations to Chungnam Governor Wan-Goo Lee.

Dan Malone
Director of Global Automotive
Butzel Long Visits SolBridge
December 7, 2007

Dan Malone, Director of Global Automotive at Betzel Long, visited SolBridge International School of Business on December 7 to meet with faculty and students and discuss future cooperation. He also delivered a talk on automotive safety and innovation in the parts sector at the Chungnam Techno Park in Cheonan.

David Stevens, Director

Stephen Treloar, CEO
Cumberland Industries, Australia
December 3, 2007

Dr. David Stevens and Dr. Stephen Treloar of Cumberland Industries, a major consulting and education firm that has pioneered alternatives to corporations and government for employing individuals with disabilities in Australia, visited SolBridge International School of Business to discuss their ideas for cooperation in the social services and exchange ideas on expanding SolBridge’s overseas exchanges. The team also met with officials in local government and professors at KAIST as part of the visit hosted by SolBridge.

Dr. Wang Chang of China University of Political Science and Law November 17, 2007
SolBridge Distinguished Speakers Series

Dr. Wang has a Ph.D. from University of Illinois and a J.D. law degree from the University of Minnesota (?). He works as a consultant for several American companies at present.     

SolBridge Venture Banquet at Daedeok Innopolis Reception for Venture Companies
November 17, 2007

SolBridge International School of Business hosted a dinner for the CEOs of venture companies focusing on IT and biotechnology at the Daedeok Innopolis’ futuristic headquarters on the north side of Daejeon. Dr. Endicott delivered a speech on the

Daedeok Innopolis serves as an umbrella organization for a cluster of leading edge research institutes, universities and corporations in Daejeon. Daedeok Innopolis is actively engaged in forming venture ecosystems, joint industry-academia research networks, and overseas exchanges. The level of sophistication in Daedeok Innopolis' R&D networks is unparalleled in Asia.

John Feffer
Author, Journalist & Editor of Foreign Policy in Focus
November 15, 2007
SolBridge Distinguished Speakers Series

John Feffer, one of the most respected writers on international relations and current editor of Foreign Policy in Focus, visited

SolBridge International School of Business to deliver a lecture on the "The New Geopolitics of Engaging North Korea." Mr. Feffer outlined the political paradoxes confronting each of the major countries engaged in the Six Party Talks and offered his insights as to possible future outcomes in Northeast Asia. Mr. Feffer also met with faculty and students to discuss his work and toured the SolBridge campus.

Foreign Policy in Focus is administered by the the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, DC. Among Mr. Feffers numerous books are North Korea/South Korea: U.S. Policy and the Korean Peninsula and The Future of Korea-US Relations. 

Mr. Feffer was a writing fellow at Provisions Library in Washington, DC and a PanTech fellow in Korean Studies at Stanford University. He is a former associate editor of World Policy Journal and has worked as an international affairs representative in Eastern Europe and East Asia for the American Friends Service Committee. He has studied in England and Russia, lived in Poland and Japan, and traveled widely throughout Europe and Asia.

Nayan Chanda,
Author & Journalist Editor “YaleGlobal” Online Magazine Yale Center for the Study of Globalization
October 26, 2007 SolBridge Distinguished Speakers Series

 "Whose Afraid of Globalization"

Nayan Chanda, distinguished journalist, author and scholar, winner of the 2005 Shorenstein Award for Journalism, will deliver the inaugural lecture of the SolBridge Distinguished Speaker Series. The topic of the lecture is “Who is Afraid of Globalization?”

Nayan Chanda is the Director of Publications and the Editor of YaleGlobal Online Magazine at the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization. For nearly thirty years before he joined Yale University Chanda was with the Hong Kong-based magazine the Far Eastern Economic Review as its editor, editor-at-large and correspondent. In 1989-90, Chanda was a Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, DC. From 1990-1992 Chanda was editor of the Asian Wall Street Journal Weekly, published from New York.

Mario Cardullo Managing Director, Belfield Group
Washington, D.C.
October 8-9, 2007

Mr. Cardullo delivered lectures for students and faculty at SolBridge International School of Business and hosted several round-table discussions with members of the Daejeon business and research communities. He met with the governor of Chungnam Province, Wan-Ku Lee, and delivered a talk at the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) on the commercialization of satellite technology. Although Mr. Cardullo serves today as the managing director for the Belfield Group in Washington, D.C., a consulting firm for technology transfer, corporate strategy and private equity concerns.

Shirley Z. Johnson
National Chair, Antitrust & Trade Regulation Practice
Greenberg Traurig Law Firm, Washington D.C.
September 25, 2007

Ms. Johnson visited SolBridge International School of Business to discuss her legal work with faculty as part of our school’s efforts to widen its perspective and reach out to experts in a variety of fields.

Shirley Johnson is the National Chair of Greenberg Traurig's Antitrust & Trade Regulation Practice. She is a seasoned legal professional with more than 30 years of antitrust experience. Ms. Johnson counsels clients on all antitrust issues and defends them before the Federal Trade Commission, the Antitrust Division, United States Department of Justice, and State Attorneys general.

David Straub, Visiting Scholar Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center Stanford University
June 7, 2007

One of the earliest visitors to SolBridge International School of Business before our official opening, was Mr. David Straub, visiting scholar at Stanford University, author of numerous papers and articles, and former US diplomat. Mr. Straub consulted with the SolBridge team concerning our plans for an international program and was the guest of honor at a dinner for leading figures in Daejeon held at the Asia Museum.

David Straub retired from the U.S. Department of State in 2006 as a Senior Foreign Service Officer after a 30-year career focused on Northeast Asian affairs. He worked over 12 years on Korean affairs, first arriving in Seoul in 1979, just months before the assassination of President Park Chung Hee. He served as head of the political section at the U.S. embassy in Seoul from 1999 to 2002 during popular protests against the U.S., and played a key working-level role in the SixParty Talks on North Korea's nuclear program as the State Department's Korea country desk director from 2002 to 2004.

Straub's final assignment was as the State Department's Japan country desk director in 2004, when he was co-leader of the US delegation to talks with Japan on the realignment of the U.S.-Japan alliance and of U.S. military bases in Japan. He currently works as a consultant with Northeast Asia Associates, and lectures on U.S.-Korean relations at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, D.C. He is fluent in Korean, Japanese, and German.

Emanuel Pastreich delivers talk at Stanford University Stanford, California
April 19-20, 2007

Emanuel Pastreich, associate professor at SolBridge International School of Business, delivered a paper entitled “Korea’s Public Diplomacy: From Hermit Kingdom to Global Hub” at the international conference “Counterpublics and the Asia Pacific” held at Stanford University.

Pastreich drew attention to the new role Korea is playing in East Asia and throughout the world and noted the remarkable innovations that Korea’s diplomacy has undertaken in the period culminating in the election of Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon as Secretary General of the United Nations.