AIIA-KF Korea-Oceania Next Generation Policy Experts Network Seoul Study Tour 2016
Published 05 Aug 2016
The AIIA in partnership with the Korea Foundation co-organised an invitation-only study tour to Seoul from 24 July – 30 July for a group of up and coming Australian academics and young professionals in international affairs. The Australian delegation included:
- Geoffrey Ewing, President of the Queensland Branch, AIIA
- Rory MacNeil, National Office Operations Manager, AIIA
- Elizabeth Thurbon, Senior Lecturer, University of New South Wales
- Kai He, Associate Professor, Griffith University
- Pichamon Yeophantong, Assistant Professor, University of New South Wales
- Benjamin Habib, Lecturer, La Trobe University
- Christopher Richardson, University of Sydney
- David Lang, Analyst and Managing Editor, ASPI
- Sean Jesudason, Pathway Partnerships Coordinator, Deakin University
- Czeslaw Tubilewicz, Senior Lecturer, University of Adelaide
- Ciara O’Loughlin, Trainee Lawyer, AIIA WA Young Professionals Network
- Alexander Willox, Policy Officer, Migration Council Australia
The schedule for the study tour included 7 dialogues and 4 networking events with senior representatives from Korea’s government and civil society. The study tour also included meetings with international journalists based in Korea and a full-day dialogue on Korean politics with over 40 alumni representatives from the Korea Foundation’s Next Generation Policy Experts Network across the US and Europe.