Category: Seoul National University (SNU)

Top 5 Study Spaces on Seoul National University’s Gwanak Campus: A Business Student’s Guide to Finals Prep

Zhibek Azamat 27′ is Business Analytics and Marketing major currently studying at Seoul National University for Fall 2024! Finals season at Seoul National University can be intense, but finding the right study space can make all the difference. As a business student juggling case studies, group projects, and exam prep, I’ve explored the Gwanak campus ...

Finals Week as an Exchange Student at SNU Business School: A 9 to 9 Day in My Life

Zhibek Azamat 27′ is Business Analytics and Marketing major currently studying at Seoul National University for Fall 2024! As an exchange student at Seoul National University (SNU) Business School, every day offers a mix of intense study sessions, cultural discovery, and small joys that make the experience unforgettable. During finals week, the stakes are even ...

Day trip to Suwon!

Zhibek Azamat 27′ is Business Analytics and Marketing major currently studying at Seoul National University for Fall 2024! Travelers coming to South Korea often immediately book tickets for Jeju Island, Busan, or plan a stay in Seoul. However, if you’re a budget-conscious tourist looking to explore other parts of the country, consider a day trip ...

Let me tell you about Communications class at SNU

Zhibek Azamat 27′ is Business Analytics and Marketing major currently studying at Seoul National University for Fall 2024! Hello everyone! With 13 weeks and 2 more, I am almost wrapping up my semester abroad in Seoul. It is crazy to think about those past three months full of sleepless nights, new sites, and daily kimchi ...

The Korean kimchi-making class turned out to be a whole retreat!

Zhibek Azamat 27′ is Business Analytics and Marketing major currently studying at Seoul National University for Fall 2024! November in Seoul had many plans for me, but making kimchi wasn’t one of them—until one evening when my friend told me she had been offered a spot in a kimchi-making class, complete with a “plus one” ...

Jeju Island Part 2!

Zhibek Azamat 27′ is Business Analytics and Marketing major currently studying at Seoul National University for Fall 2024! This is part two of my unforgettable trip to Jeju Island, a jewel of natural beauty in South Korea! The following morning began with the sun barely peeking over the horizon, urging us to rise early as ...

Greetings from Seoul!

Zhibek Azamat 27′ is Business Analytics and Marketing double major currently studying at Seoul National University for Fall 2024! Hello Everyone and welcome to weekly chronicles of Business school exchange student at Seoul National University! My name is Zhibek, I am an international student from Kazakhstan double majoring in business analytics and marketing at Lebow ...

Don’t come to Korea if you…

Zhibek Azamat 27′ is Business Analytics and Marketing double major currently studying at Seoul National University for Fall 2024! Now that I have shared some culture shock moments I have experienced, I would like to share some tips and tricks that one might find useful while preparing to visit Seoul. This is a compilation of apps that should be downloaded before ...

I thought, I’d escape culture shock…

Zhibek Azamat 27′ is Business Analytics and Marketing double major currently studying at Seoul National University for Fall 2024! As a person who experienced culture shock multiple times since the age of 15, I thought, I would easily blend in to Korean society within first 48 hours. Oh well, I overestimated my skills! Today, I ...

The Finale: Made to Connect

It’s over. My exchange at SNU is over, and I could not be more thankful for the connections I made along the way. An accomplishment I did not expect to achieve coming into this exchange program was creating a global network of intellectuals who all have immense potential. Through the courses I took, the events ...