The winners for the 2024-2025 Korea Op-ed Contest are:
1st Place: Havin Baik
2nd Place: Christina Pan
3rd Place: Sophie Lhert
The winning piece from each university is also published in the Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI)’s flagship blog “The Peninsula.”
Havin Baik is a student at The George Washington University. The views expressed here are the author’s alone.
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KEI is registered under the FARA as an agent of the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy, a public corporation established by the government of the Republic of Korea. Additional information is available at the Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.
The GW Institute for Korean Studies (GWIKS) invites students in the DC area to submit op-eds about any South Korean policy. The Republic of Korea (ROK) faces numerous complex social, economic, and security issues. This contest encourages students to consider how the South Korean government might respond to one of these challenges. The op-ed should analyze the problem and potential policy solutions. Strong submissions will effectively deploy evidence to support their opinion, using hyperlinks to cite sources. Sample topics include policies regarding Korea’s low fertility rate, artificial intelligence (AI), cost-sharing for U.S. Forces Korea, nuclear power, gender divisions in society, immigration, North Korean cyber activities, discrimination, high housing prices, electric vehicle batteries, or digital sex crimes.
This contest is jointly run between the George Washington University Institute for Korean Studies and the Institute for Korean Studies at Indiana University Bloomington. GW and IU will each select three winners, with first prize receiving $500, second prize receiving $300, and third prize receiving $100.
The winning piece from each university will also be published in the Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI)’s flagship blog “The Peninsula.”
GWIKS Email: gwiks@gwu.edu
For information about past contests, see: https://gwiks.elliott.
