Educational Tours

Incheon Global Campus Tour

Join us for a free tour of the Incheon Global Campus, offering a closer look at the Korean government’s global education project, its satellite institutions on-site, and their innovative approach to higher education through a curriculum that is truly global.

About the Incheon Global Campus

The Incheon Global Campus is a collaborative project established by Incheon Metropolitan City and the Government of Korea in 2012 to establish a global education hub in Korea that nurtures global leaders in a variety of fields. The complex houses satellite ‘extended’ campuses of several international universities, including The University of Utah, The State University of New York, George Mason University, United States; and Ghent University, Belgium.

The aim of the Complex is to provide a Korean hub for international universities, providing a global education for enrolled students that incorporates corresponding curricula seamlessly across the globe; at the Complex, students earn the same degree and take the same curriculum as those at the home campus. Students also divide their time between Incheon and their ‘home campus’ abroad. These are the stipulations institutions housed at the Complex follow, and that allow the Incheon Global Campus to boast itself as ‘the best global education in the world’. The Incheon Global Campus aims to host ten universities on-site in Incheon.

Tickets

This is a free event open to all registered delegates but pre-registration is required. Capacity is limited to 40 guests, so book early to ensure your seat.

Please reserve your spot for the Campus Tour here:

National Museum of World Writing Systems Tour

Join us for a free tour of the National Museum of World Writing Systems, offering an exclusive opportunity to explore the museum’s interactive exhibitions of global writing systems past, present, and future. Delegates can peruse the museum’s unique collection together and enjoy multilingual exhibitions centred on the history of written language from around the world.

About the National Museum of World Writing Systems

The National Museum of World Writing Systems, located in the heart of Incheon’s Songdo International Business District, is devoted to housing and interpreting the evolution of writing throughout human history. Recently opened in 2023, the museum educates the public by curating comparative exhibits of 55 of the world’s most influential writing systems, from ancient cuneiform to Egyptian hieroglyphs, Chinese characters, and Korea’s own Hangul. Despite its infancy, The National Writing Museum houses a collection of over 500 artefacts, including the Gutenberg Bible and Korea’s Jikji – the oldest known book printed with movable metal type –, two of the world’s most treasured and storied writing instruments. The museum features interactive exhibits with multilingual explanations, offering a rich, immersive experience that showcases the historic and sociocultural trajectory of the written word.

Tickets

This is a free event open to all registered delegates but pre-registration is required. Capacity is limited to 30 guests, so book early to ensure your seat.

Please reserve your spot for the Museum Tour here:

Bakmun Girls’ High School Tour

Interested delegates can opt for an exclusive tour of Bakmun Girls’ High School and the nearby University of Utah Asia Campus. These two collaborative educational institutions in Incheon share a similar mission: to foster and encourage global leaders.The tour will bring delegates through Bakmun Girls’ High School campus, providing an on-site look at a globally-minded high school for young women, and its link with the University of Utah, Asia Campus, which will be visited during the latter part of the tour.

About Bakmun Girls’ High School and the University of Utah Asia Campus

Established in 1945, Bakmun Girls' High School became a Catholic School under the Catholic Archdiocese of Seoul, Archbishop Paul No Ki-nam. The school has since become well-known as a distinguished Catholic institution in Incheon, employing a learner-centric school environment for its female students. Originally monikered as ‘Incheon Bakmun Girls' High School’, the school officially changed its name in 2015 to ‘Bakmun Girls' High School’ to reflect its mission to encourage its students to ‘go out into the world’ beyond Incheon. To this effort, Bakmun Girls’ HIgh School often collaborates with the nearby University of Utah, Asia Campus on a variety of mentorship programs for high schoolers, including a Journalism Mentorship Program.

The University of Utah, Asia Campus – a partner host of the IAFOR Korea Conference Series – is one of the founding institutions of the Incheon Global Campus and focus of the conference’s Navigating Global Campus Management: Challenges and Innovations plenary presentation. The university has a saying: ‘Imagine, then Do’, which is apparent in its approach to international higher education. Through its Asia Campus, the University of Utah actively promotes international education and global connections through its dual-campus model: undergraduate students at the Asia Campus spend their fourth year abroad at the Salt Lake City campus in Utah, United States, while graduate students split their studies between the two campuses evenly.

Tickets

This is a free event open to all registered delegates but pre-registration is required. Capacity is limited to 30 guests, so book early to ensure your seat.

Please reserve your spot for the School Tour here: