Recruiting Passionate Foreign Instructors

for ‘Neighbors From Afar’

Educational program for students to promote global mindset

The Seoul Metropolitan Government is inviting foreign instructors who would like to introduce their own culture to preschoolers and students in elementary, middle and high schools in Seoul.

l  Application Deadline: Jan. 31 (Tuesday), 2012

l  Seat Availability: 26 people

l  Qualification: Foreigners or naturalized Korean citizens who meet all of the following requirements

• Individuals who can speak English or Korean
• Individuals who are available 2-3 times each month during the 5 months period
• Individuals who have passion to introduce one’s own culture to Korean students

²  Priority will be given to those whose have fluent Korean proficiency.

l  Documents to submit: application form, self-introduction letter and a lesson plan (in English or Korean) and a copy of the following documents as proof of identity/eligibility (ID card, proof of school enrollment, proof of your career experience, official Korean language or English test scores)

l  How to apply: by post or e-mail or submit the documents directly to the Seoul Metropolitan Government (Mail-in applications will only be accepted if received before the due date.)

²  Address: Foreign Residents Assistance Division, 3^rd Floor, Press Center, Taepyeongno-1ga, Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea

²  E-mail:        jinhong@seoul.go.kr

²  Person in charge: Jin Hong (02-2171-2853, 2171-2833)

l  Results Announcement(application screening) : Feb. 3, 2012

l  Selection Procedure: application screening (Round 1) and interview (Round 2)

   <Program Outline>

l  Place: at a classroom of kindergartens, elementary, middle and high schools in Seoul

l  Period: 2-3 classes per month from March to July, 2012

l  Honorarium per class:

-less than one hour of class time: 50,000KRW

-more than one hour and less than two hours of class time: 80,000KRW

-more than 2 hours of class time: 130,000KRW

<Recruitment Schedule>

l  Interview: any one or two days between Feb. 6 and Feb. 10, 2012

l  Final Results Announcement: Feb. 14, 2012

l  Orientation: in mid Feb. 2012

l  Program Period: March to July, 2012

*To download the application form, click HERE!

Cultural Views 2011:

The WHYs and HOWs of Korean Ways  

• Date and Time :  October 20 (Thr) 2011, 19:30-21:00
• Venue : Seoul Global Culture & Tourism Center at Myeongdong Stat. exit 4.
• Language : English
• Free admission 

Our fifth lecture will cover everything about Korean culture in work places. While working with Koreans, you must have faced various occasions which revealed some cultural differences, such as complete silence at a meeting but more and better the way people bond through Hoe-sik (team building dining after work). Join us in listening to Isabelle’s cultural observations and get her perspectives to your burning questions.

About the Speaker:

“Cultural Interpreter” Isabelle Min is a cross culture specialist and professor of Consumption Culture at SungKyunKwan University. Through the six lectures Isabelle will share her perspectives on the way Korean culture is displayed in areas such as  shopping, dining, riding transportation, socializing and working.

 To book a seat, please call (02) 3789-7961 or email seoulcenter@seoulwelcome.com 

2011 Career Fair for Overseas Students

2011 Career Fair for Overseas Students will be held for international students who are seeking  employment in Korea on Oct. 6 – 7 at Coex in Gangnam. More than 40 Korean companines will take part in the event, including Samsung Engineering, Hyosung, Daewoong, SK C&C, POSCO E&C, Hanwha Finance Network, Lotte, Daelim, and LS Industrial Systems.

               -When: October 6th(Thu) ~ 7th(Fri) 10:00 ~ 17:00 

               -Where: COEX conference hall E (3F), Sangsung sta. line 2

               -Hosts: Ministry of Knowledge Economy, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, National  Institute for International Education, and Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA)
 

Main programs: Job Interview, Promotion, Seminars for job seekers, etc. 

※ Job Consulting Seminars (Free) 
1) October 6th, 2011 (13:30~16:30) : How to write CV and letter of introduction
2) October 7th, 2011 (13:30~16:30) : Job interview skills
3) October 6th and 7th, 2011 (10:00~16:30) : Image consulting for job interview (1:1) 

 If you want to join, register at the website http://jobfair.contactkorea.go.kr/index.do 

※Please bring about 10 copies of your CV or resume with a photo attached. (download the form on the website)
※Pre-registered visitors will receive a free gift. 
(will be distributed on a first come first served basis as the total number of free gifts is limited to 1,000)

For more info, visit http://jobfair.contactkorea.go.kr

Cultural Views 2011

the WHYs and HOWs of Korean Ways

• Time and Date: 14:00-16:00, Thursday, May 26^th
• Venue: Haechi Hall at Seoul Global Culture & Tourism Center
• Language: English
• Fee: Free admission 

The Seoul Global Culture & Tourism Center, established and operated by the Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Seoul Tourism Organization, is presenting a special lecture series for international citizens in Seoul.

A total of 6 lectures are planned to be present until the end of 2011, each session will be on a different subject related to a Korean lifestyle, including shopping, dining, family & home, transportation, working and socializing.

○Lecture Schedule

○ About the speaker

Ms. Isabelle Min is a cross culture specialist and a professor of Consumption Culture at SungKyunKwan University. Through the six lectures, Isabelle will share her perspectives on how Korean culture is displayed on the occasions of when Koreans are shopping, dining, using transportation, socializing and working.

For more information or to reserve a seat, call at (02) 3789-7961 or email at seoulcenter@seoulwelcome.com

Customized Living Orientation

Seoul Global Center, a help center for foreigners run by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, provides a Customized Living Orientation to international residents who have resided in Korea for less than a year.

This orientation provides basic living information, aiming to help people adjust to their lives in Seoul faster and easier. This program first started in 2008 for native English teachers of the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education and has been extended to serve native teachers in private institutes, international students, international spouses, Specially Designated Activities (E-7) visa holders, Family Dependency (F-3) visa holders, and other groups.

The orientation includes information and programs to meet the needs and interests of various groups and uses the most effective presentation methods. The orientation is offered whenever a group of more than 10 international residents makes a request.

Contents for Customized Living Orientation

• Introduction of the Seoul Global Center

• Information on Daily living: Public transportation, Housing, Cell phones, Internet Service, Exchanging Driver’s license, Paying utility bills, Garbage disposal, Leisure, and more

• Q&A

• Other customized programs (e.g. mini seminar)

For orientation requests and more detail information, contact Jeongmae Bak at 02-2075-4138 or jhenmei@sba.seoul.kr

Seoul Global Center Business Team welcomes expats to the 4^th session of our Business Start-up School.

Together with a business counseling service, this program will offer expats in Seoul a chance to learn from helpful courses and network with colleagues, to make their business bigger and better.

(※ The Business Start-up School is a free program run by the Seoul Metropolitan Government)

 General Information

· Who: Future Entrepreneurs (International Residents in Seoul)

· When: November 29, 2010 (Monday)~ December 09, 2010 (Thursday)

· Where: Seoul Global Center – Seminar Room (5F, Press Center Bldg.)

Course & Instructors Description

 · Concentrated course: 9 courses, 18 hours

· Instructors: Nationals and International experts in the field of Foreign Direct Investment (KOTRA, Seoul Development Institute, Small and Medium Business-Administration, SBA Business Support Center, Korea Development Institute etc.)

Selection

 · 25 students will be selected

 · Business Plan Reviewing

  – Candidates with business ideas that have a higher chance of success and show

     other established readiness (interest, knowledge, etc.) will be selected first

  – Successful candidates will demonstrate an established capacity to start a business

    (capital, experience, qualifications)

· Official reviewing is scheduled on September 6th, and on the same day final attendees will be announced in our website also individually

For more information, contact ‘Eva’: 02-2075-4139 / letsgoeva@sba.seoul.kr

Seoul Global Business Support Center and Samsung Securities Central Daechi Branch invite you to “The Golden Key to Finance & The Korean Equity Market Opportunity” Seminar

“The Golden Key to Finance” By Mr. Ulf Egestrand  &  “The Korean Equity Market Opportunity” by Samsung Asset Management

Date: Thursday, 28 October,2010

Time: 6.30pm ~ 9.00pm

 6.30pm ~ 7.00pm Registration
 7.00pm ~ 8.00pm The Golden Key to Finance
8.00pm ~ 9.00pm Korea EquityMarket

Venue: 6th Floor, Samsung Life Seocho Office., Exit 4 of Gangnam station Line 2

FREE Seminar with the preregistration by e-mail or phone

Who Should Attend?

-International Business People in Seoul (Future Entrepreneurs are welcome!)
-Both Foreign and Korean CEOs, Business Owners and Managers of Foreign Directed Invested Companies or multi-national companies in Seoul

Registration

Please RSVP to Youngmi Cho at Seoul Global Business Support Center by 27 October, 2010.
The Seoul Global Business Support Center (http://global.seoul.go.kr/bizsupport ) supports international business people to start up a business or an office in Seoul and we provide various information, consulting, and intensive support services in English, Chinese and Japanese languages.

* Tel: (02)6001-7242 Fax: (02)6001-7248
* E-mail: youngmi@sba.seoul.kr

The Pan-Asian Consortium of Language Teaching Societies

The 2010 PAC-KOTESOL International Conference

Advancing ELT in the Global Context

October 16-17, 2010

Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul, Korea

KOTESOL, a non-profit organization dedicated to English language education, will host the 2010 PAC Conference.

For registration info, visit kotesol.org.

Hygiene inspection of restaurants at Coex , a venue for the upcoming G20 Summit

Job Descriptions :

 -Date & Time:  September 30 (Thursday) 13:00~17:00

 -Seats available: 10 foreigners (first-come first-served)

 -Inspection method: inspecting restaurants with a team of 3 persons (2 Koreans and 1 foreigner)

 -Details: writing a restaurant hygiene inspection report from a  foreigner’s perspective

-Payment: 40,000KRW

- Meeting place: in front of Bandi & Lunis’ Bookstore, Coex mall  

For more information, contact Hyung-gyun Lee  cjsdhl@seoul.go.kr