Seoul National University Opens Political Leadership Course... Lectures by Kim Bu-gyeom, Kim Hyung-o, and Others

The Department of Political Science and International Relations at Seoul National University has launched the 'Political Leaders Program' (PLP) for prospective candidates in various elections, including parliamentary and local elections, and is now recruiting for its first cohort.

According to Seoul National University and political circles on the 27th, the Political Leaders Program, newly established by the department, is an advanced course providing essential knowledge and insights for aspiring politicians and current or former political leaders. It targets prospective candidates for parliamentary and local government elections, legislative aides, executives and representatives of public and private enterprises, senior government officials, journalists, and lawyers. The program plans to admit around 30 participants.

The faculty includes Seoul National University professors and a large number of alumni politicians such as former Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum, former National Assembly Speaker Kim Hyung-o, former Democratic Party nomination committee chairman Lim Hyuk-baek, People Power Party Supreme Council member Kim Min-jeon, and Democratic Party Policy Committee Chair Min Byung-duk.

The Seoul National University Political Leaders Program was established amid a consensus that the qualities of political leaders need to be strengthened as current politics continues to be marked by extreme polarization. Professor Kim Sang-bae of the Department of Political Science at Seoul National University said, "There have been many discussions about the lack of channels to nurture political leaders with the necessary qualities, virtues, and dignity, and how this is connected to the current political reality we face. I thought it was necessary to increase intersections with the political field beyond just research and education, which led to the establishment of this program."

Participants who attend more than 70% of the Political Leaders Program will receive a certificate of completion issued in the name of the Seoul National University president and will be able to participate as members of the Seoul National University Alumni Association and the Department of Political Science and International Relations alumni network. The application period is from the 22nd of this month until the 13th of next month.

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