IU President Michael A. McRobbie, Executive Vice President of The Korea Foundation Keum-jin Yoon, center, and the IU delegation discuss the university’s partnership with the Korea Foundation on December 4, 2016. The Korea Foundation has made its mission to foster cultural exchange that broadens the understanding of Korea within the international community and has played a key role in IU’s Korean Studies program.IU Vice President for International Affairs David Zaret, left, discusses IU’s partnership with the Korea Foundation with Keum-jin Yoon, foundation executive vice president.IU Vice President for International Affairs David Zaret, left, IU President Michael A. McRobbie, center, and Korean National Assembly Speaker Chung Syekyun, right, engage in a friendly discussion of recent political events and South Korea’s relationship with the United States. The meeting ended a busy and productive day for the IU delegation. Korean National Assembly Speaker Chung Syekyun, left, and IU President Michael A. McRobbie exchange gifts following the delegation's meeting to the National Assembly on December 5, 2016. The National Assembly Building, which houses South Korea’s 300-member national legislature, is the largest national assembly building in Asia.IU President Michael A. McRobbie shakes hands with Korean National Assembly Speaker Chung Syekyun to thank him for his time and for the tradition of friendship between the two nations.During his delegation’s visit to the Academy of Korean Studies, IU President Michael A. McRobbie, right, sat down with the Academy President Ki-dong Lee, center, and IU Vice President for International Affairs David Zaret, left, for a meeting on December 5, 2016. The Academy of Korean Studies was established to revitalize the field of Korean Studies by conducting in-depth research on Korean culture and offering education on related subjects. IU President Michael A. McRobbie, right, shakes hands with Academy of Korean Studies President Ki-dong Lee. President McRobbie thanked the Academy of Korean Studies for its support of the inaugural “Peace Corps Volunteers” conference at IU’s Institute for Korean Studies. Members of the delegation also expressed IU’s appreciation to the academy for providing a five-year Core University Program grant totaling nearly $1 million over a five-year period that will allow IU to pursue a project designed to deliver Korean studies across the larger Midwest. IU President Michael A. McRobbie, third from right, poses with Academy of Korean Studies President Ki-dong Lee, center, and his delegation.
