“I believe that Stanford’s new                                        Apply to the SKSP
          Sejong Korean Scholars                                                The course is offered twice per year—spring 
                                                                                and fall—but applications for both terms must be 
          Program will not only enrich                                          submitted the previous fall. Exact dates and a 
          the intellectual lives of the                                         PDF of the application are available at  
                                                                                www.sejongscholars.org.
          participating students but will 
          also play a substantial role in 
          producing a new generation of 
          top Korea experts in the United 
          States in coming years.” 
          Dr. Gi-Wook Shin, Director,                                                         Contact Information
          Shorenstein APARC,  
          Stanford University                                                                        Annie Lim
                                                                                   Sejong Korean Scholars Program Instructor
                                                                                              annielim@stanford.edu
                                                                                             http://spice.stanford.edu
                                                                                           SKSP Advisory Committee                                  An Online 
                                                                                                                                                    Course on 
                                                                                             Dr. Gi-Wook Shin, Director,                            Korea for  
                                                                                    Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center and                    High School  
                                                                                     Korean Studies Program, Stanford University                    Students
                                                                                           David Straub, Associate Director,
                                                                                     Korean Studies Program, Stanford University
                                                                                                Gary Mukai, Director,
                        Photo by Sean Pavone                                         Stanford Program on International and Cross-
                                                                                                 Cultural Education
                                                                                                  Cover photos by Annie Lim
                                                     Photo by Annie Lim
                                                                             About the SKSP                                                     Students who successfully complete the course will 
                                                                             The Sejong Korean Scholars                                         earn Stanford Continuing Studies Program credit and 
                                                                             Program is an online course for                                    a Certificate of Completion from SPICE, Stanford 
                                                                             high school students sponsored                                     University. Ultimately, the SKSP equips participants 
                                                                             by the Stanford Program on                                         with a rare degree of expertise about Korea that may 
                                                                             International and Cross -Cultural                                  have a significant impact on their choices of study and 
                                                                             Education (SPICE) and the Walter                                   future careers.
                                                                             H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific                   Photo by Annie Lim
                                                          Photo by Annie Lim Research Center (APARC). The 
              “The Sejong Korean Scholars                                    SKSP is offered twice a year: spring and fall. For each                                          “SKSP brought me out 
                                                                             term, 20 –25 exceptional high school students from 
                 Program was an invaluable                                   throughout the United States are selected to engage in                                           of my Western-focused 
                opportunity to learn about a                                 an intensive study of Korea.                                                                     mind and taught me an 
                                                                             Celebrating its inaugural year in 2013, the SKSP 
               variety of topics pertaining to                               provides students with a broad overview of Korean                                                incredible amount of 
             Korea, ranging from the Korean                                  history and culture. Ambassadors, top scholars, and                                              information about Korea. 
                                                                             experts throughout the United States provide online 
             War to South Korea’s economic                                   lectures and engage students in live discussion                                                  I found myself heavily 
                                                                             sessions. Students also complete readings and weekly 
               rise. I would recommend this                                  assignments, with the coursework culminating in an                                               invested in every topic 
           program to anyone who wants to                                    independent research project. Final research projects                                            because the diverse 
                                                                             are printed in journal format. This course is also ideal                         Photo by Ken Brown
             develop a broader, deeper, and                                  for students who seek                                                                            resources ranging 
                                                                             opportunities to learn 
                  accurate understanding of                                  about the world from                                                                             anywhere from comic 
                      U.S.-Korea relations.”                                 different perspectives,                                                                          books to online lectures 
                                                                             and who enjoy 
             Madeleine Han, 2013 SKSP Student,                               interacting with other                                                                           created an active academic 
              Stanford University, Class of 2017                             like-minded students 
                                                                             from across the United                                                                           atmosphere.” 
                                                                             States. Students do not                                                                          Andrew Pester, 2013 SKSP 
                                                                             need to know the Korean                                                                          Student, Middlebury College, 
                                                                             language to participate                                                                          Class of 2017
                                                                             in this course, and there 
                                                                             are no student fees.
                             Screenshot of an  
                          SKSP Online Lecture
                                                                                                                Photo by Sean Pavone                            Photo by Chris102
                                                                                      Photo by Annie Lim                                                                                   Photo by Annie Lim