Kyuseok Kim, Center Director at IES Abroad Seoul, tells us how his interest in international education began when as a teaching assistant at an international summer school program in South Korea, where he worked closely with a broad range of international faculty and students, and experience that contributed to his decision to work in the international education sector, including eventually at Suny Korea, the first and the largest US campus in South Korea, operating within Incheon Global Campus education hub.

KS shares his passion for facilitating transformative international education experiences for students, and how he has been able to put this passion into practice in his current work as the inaugural Director of IES Abroad Seoul. KS also shares his insights into the challenges and opportunities associated with the internationalisation of the South Korean higher education sector, and South Korea’s ambition to become an international hub in Asia, pointing to the South Korea’s strategic need to attract more international students to offset the decline in the domestic student population. KS reflects on the impact of technology and AI to enhance the learning experience of students, foster more inclusive and diverse learning environments, and embed sustainability in education.