As the capital and largest city of South Korea, Seoul is steeped in a 2,000 year history and offers visitors a chance to experience the heart of Korean culture. After the 1950s, the city experienced rapid economic and population growth, and now South Korea is a global leader with a thriving economy. Additionally, as a city, Seoul holds about 20% of Korea’s population, and its metropolitan area holds the sixth-highest population in the world.
Students will be able to visit four UNESCO world heritage sights in the city and will have an opportunity to experience the culture that has been taken to the global stage. Korea exports several manufactured items, but the impact of its cultural exports also must be recognized, with K-Pop becoming a more than 5 Billion dollar industry and K-dramas and Korean food, becoming more recognizable worldwide.
What is GlobalWorks?
GlobalWorks internships are personalized internship programs that bring you out of the country, and into the workplace. We connect academic study with real-world experiences by providing full-time international internship opportunities to UO students in various career fields. Working with local professional internship providers in locations around the world, we provide individualized placements for UO students. Students earn UO credits and life-changing work experience in a different culture. Immerse yourself in a new city, earn UO course credits, and gain professional experience with a GlobalWorks internship.
