[KS] Korean Studies Events at Monash University

[Andy Jackson]

Dear List members, please note the two forthcoming Korean Studies events at Monash University. Everybody is welcome! Best, Andy

‘Working for Korean Companies, Working withKorea: Tips for Students’

Liz Griffin, The Executive Director of theAKBC (Australia Korea Business Council)

Date:

Wed 1 May 2019, Time: 4:00-5:15pm

Location:

Room T1/T2, MathesonLibrary, 40 Exhibition Walk, Clayton Campus, Monash University

Details:


Liz has beenworking as the Executive Director of the Australia-Korea Business Council(AKBC) for 3 and a half years. The AKBC is the peak industry body focused onpromoting two-way trade and investment between Australia and the Republic ofKorea.  The AKBC is a member-based organisation that provides its memberswith a forum for the exchange of the latest information on economic, financialand commercial developments in Korea and Australia. Liz first commencedstudying Korean language at school and completed Korean as a second language inVCE. She then continued with her language study at University, completing aDiploma in languages (Korean). Liz has spent approximately two and a half yearsworking and studying in Korea. She worked at POSCO (Australia’s single largestexport customer) in investor relations, and has also studied at some of Korea’stop Universities including Seoul National University (as part of a HamerScholarship) and Yonsei University.

 

 

During her talk, Lizwill share her journey and provide advice around job opportunities related toAustralia-Korea business including:

 

-increasing trade relations betweenAustralia-South Korea

-the kind of skills employees are looking for

-what kind of jobs Korean Studies/languagestudents can apply for and prospects

-how Korean Studies/language students can usetheir knowledge and Korean skills to their advantage. 

https://akbc.com.au/

The SecondAnnual Korean Speech Contest 2019 

(한국어 말하기 대회)

Schedule 

DATE: Friday May 10, 2019, 5:30-9pm § 

Place:  Building H, Room 116 (ground floor)Caulfield Campus, Monash University 

(close toCaulfield Railway Station) §

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