{"id":211262,"date":"2025-02-26T16:00:45","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T02:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=211262"},"modified":"2025-02-25T11:28:49","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T21:28:49","slug":"kauai-cc-expands-global-reach-korean-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2025\/02\/26\/kauai-cc-expands-global-reach-korean-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaua\u02bbi CC<\/abbr> expands global reach with Korean university exchange"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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From left, Ashley Brady, English instructor, Kim Eunhee, dean of the Office of International Affairs at Jeju National University, Kyoko Ikeda, Kauaʻi<\/span> CC<\/abbr> international programs coordinator.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kauaʻi<\/span> Community College<\/a> is growing its international exchange program through a new agreement with Jeju National University<\/a> in Korea. Starting in fall 2025, students will have the chance to study abroad while staying connected to their home institution.<\/p>\n

“Our focus is developing pilina (relationships), and that\u2019s what makes us special\u2014our focus on nurturing relationships with our partner schools,” said International Programs<\/a> Coordinator Kyoko Ikeda.<\/p>\n

Kauaʻi<\/span> CC<\/abbr> had already built strong ties with three Japanese universities, with more than 50 students participating in exchanges over the past decade. The decision to expand into Korea was driven by both personal connections and a desire to broaden cultural learning opportunities. Kauaʻi<\/span> CC<\/abbr> English Instructor Ashley Brady, who previously lived and taught in Jeju, helped establish the new partnership.<\/p>\n

Through the exchange, students pay tuition at Kauaʻi<\/span> CC<\/abbr> but can study at Jeju National University, making it an affordable way to gain global experience. However, travel costs such as airfare remain a hurdle.<\/p>\n

“Many of our students could use financial support, and I really want our students to see the world and gain perspectives that you can only gain from leaving your home,” Ikeda said. “We want them to come back home with a renewed sense of the world. I want our students to have that understanding of interconnectedness.”<\/p>\n

Community members can help support student travel by donating to the Vinny Itoga fund at the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Foundation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“We have so much to offer as an island community, and we have so much to learn from other island communities,” Ikeda said.<\/p>\n

Learn more about the Kauaʻi<\/span> CC<\/abbr> Exchange Program.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jeju National University is Kauaʻi<\/span> CC<\/abbr>\u2019s latest international student exchange partner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[953,1073,64,71],"class_list":["post-211262","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-news","tag-international-education","tag-international-exchange","tag-kauai-community-college","tag-uh-community-colleges","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t