Timeline of GSIS

1999. 11. 02	Established Graduate School of Northeast Asia International Studies Master's Degree Programs: International Studies Enrollment: 40 students Four majors: Chinese Area Studies, Japanese Area Studies, American Area Studies, Northeast Asian Trade Studies
1999. 11. 12	Inauguration of the first Dean of the Graduate School, Professor Chang-Nam Kim
2000. 03. 01	Professor Ho-Young Lee inaugurated as the second dean of the Graduate School
2000. 03. 02	Graduate School of Northeast Asia International Studies opened
2000. 05. 10	Eliminate the U.S. Area Studies Major
2001. 05. 28	New major in Asia-Pacific Tourism
2001. 09. 01	Inauguration of the third dean of the Graduate School, Professor Dong-Guk Park
2002. 02. 22	Graduation ceremony for the first batch of master's degree students in 2001
2003. 02. 22	Graduation ceremony for the second batch of master's degree students in 2002
2003. 02. 28	Northeast Asia International University moved to Bumin-dong Campus
2004. 02. 20	Graduation Ceremony for the 3rd Master's Degree Program in 2003
2004. 03. 01	Inauguration of the fourth dean of the Graduate School, Professor Il-Kyu Park
2004. 10. 06	New Ph.D. Programs for 2005 Doctoral Program: International Studies Number of students: 10
2005. 02. 18	Graduation Ceremony of the 4th Master's Degree Program in 2004
2005. 03. 01	Inauguration of the fifth dean of the Graduate School, Professor Sang-Kyung Jeon
2006. 02. 17	Graduation Ceremony for the 5th Master's Degree Program in 2005
2006. 07. 19	Adjust student enrollment for 2007 (20 MS, 7 Ph.D.) Consolidation of majors (previously: China and Japan majors; after the change: Northeast Asia and Commerce major)
2007. 02. 15	Graduation Ceremony for the 6th Master's Degree Program in 2006
2007. 03. 01	Inauguration of the 6th Dean of the Graduate School, Professor Sang-Hee Jung
2008. 02. 15	Graduation Ceremony for the 7th Master's Degree Program in 2007 Graduation ceremony for the first class of doctoral students in 2007
2009. 02. 20	Graduation Ceremony for the 8th Master's Degree Program in 2008 Graduation ceremony for the second batch of doctoral students in 2008
2009. 09. 15	Graduate School Name Change (Previously: Northeast Asian Institute of International Studies, now: Northeast Asian Institute of International Studies) Established a multicultural major
2010. 02. 19	Graduation Ceremony for the 9th Master's Degree Program in 2009
2011. 02. 18	Graduation Ceremony for the 10th Master's Degree Program in 2010 Graduation ceremony for the third batch of Ph.D. students in 2010
2012. 02. 17	Graduation Ceremony for the 11th Master's Degree Program in 2011 Graduation ceremony for the 4th batch of doctoral students in 2011
2012. 08. 01	Inauguration of the 7th Dean of the Graduate School, Professor Hak-Chun Lee
2012. 10. 12	Changed the name of the graduate school (previously: Northeast Asia Institute of International Studies, then: Graduate School of International Studies)
2013. 02. 22	Graduation Ceremony for the 12th Master's Degree Class of 2012 Graduation of the 5th batch of Ph.D. students in 2012
2013. 08. 15	Selected BK21 Plus Business Group for Training Experts of Trade-Dispute-Resolution
2014. 01. 01	Inauguration of the 8th Dean of the Graduate School, Professor Hong-Seok Park
2014. 02. 21	Graduation Ceremony for the 13th Master's Degree Program in 2013 6th Doctoral Program Graduation Ceremony in 2013
2014. 03 01	Changed the name of the major (previously: Korean Studies Major, now: Global Korean Studies Major) (previously: Multicultural Major, now: Global Multicultural Major) Established a new major in International Trade Dispute Mediation
2014. 03. 01	Adjusted student enrollment for 2014 (40 MS, 22 PhD)
2015. 08. 17	Inauguration of the 9th Dean of the Graduate School, Professor Seok-Jun Lim
2015. 09. 01	Changed the name of GSIS’s majors: from International Trade Dispute Mediation to Global Trade and Finance
2016. 03. 01	Adjusted student enrollment for 2016 (30 MS, 20 PhD)
2017. 02. 07	Inauguration of the 10th Dean of the Graduate School, Professor Gil-Won Lee
2017. 03. 01	Department name change (previously: Department of International Arbitration, now: Department of International Studies)
2018. 08. 01	Inauguration of the 11th Dean of the Graduate School, Professor Jong-Hyun Kim
2018. 11. 22	Setting Up a Multicultural Institute
2019. 03. 01	New Public Policy Major
2020. 03. 01.	New Convergence Education Major
2022. 03. 01.	Established a new major in Global Unification Policy
2023. 01. 01.	Inauguration of the 12th Dean of the Graduate School, Professor Dae-Jung Kim

<TABLE class="list" id="list"> <TR> <TD>1999. 11. 02</FONT></TD> <TD><FONT color=#004080>Established Graduate School of Northeast Asia International Studies<BR> Master's Degree Programs: International Studies<BR> Enrollment: 40 students<BR> Four majors: Chinese Area Studies, Japanese Area Studies, American Area Studies, Northeast Asian Trade Studies</FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>1999. 11. 12</TD> <TD>Inauguration of the first Dean of the Graduate School, Professor Chang-Nam Kim</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>2000. 03. 01</TD> <TD>Professor Ho-Young Lee inaugurated as the second dean of the Graduate School</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD><FONT color=#004080>2000. 03. 02</FONT></TD> <TD><FONT color=#004080>Graduate School of Northeast Asia International Studies opened</FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD height="36"><FONT color=#004080>2000. 05. 10</FONT></TD> <TD><FONT color=#004080>Eliminate the U.S. Area Studies Major</FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD><FONT color=#004080>2001. 05. 28</FONT></TD> <TD><FONT color=#004080>New major in Asia-Pacific Tourism</FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>2001. 09. 01</TD> <TD>Inauguration of the third dean of the Graduate School, Professor Dong-Guk Park</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>2002. 02. 22</TD> <TD>Graduation ceremony for the first batch of master's degree students in 2001</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>2003. 02. 22</TD> <TD>Graduation ceremony for the second batch of master's degree students in 2002</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD><FONT color=#004080>2003. 02. 28</FONT></TD> <TD><FONT color=#004080>Northeast Asia International University moved to Bumin-dong Campus</FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>2004. 02. 20</TD> <TD>Graduation Ceremony for the 3rd Master's Degree Program in 2003</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>2004. 03. 01</TD> <TD>Inauguration of the fourth dean of the Graduate School, Professor Il-Kyu Park</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD><FONT color=#004080>2004. 10. 06</FONT></TD> <TD><FONT color=#004080>New Ph.D. Programs for 2005<BR> Doctoral Program: International Studies<BR> Number of students: 10</FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>2005. 02. 18</TD> <TD>Graduation Ceremony of the 4th Master's Degree Program in 2004</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>2005. 03. 01</TD> <TD>Inauguration of the fifth dean of the Graduate School, Professor Sang-Kyung Jeon</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>2006. 02. 17</TD> <TD>Graduation Ceremony for the 5th Master's Degree Program in 2005</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>2006. 07. 19</TD> <TD>Adjust student enrollment for 2007 (20 MS, 7 Ph.D.)<BR> Consolidation of majors<BR>(previously: China and Japan majors; after the change: Northeast Asia and Commerce major)</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>2007. 02. 15</TD> <TD>Graduation Ceremony for the 6th Master's Degree Program in 2006</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>2007. 03. 01</TD> <TD>Inauguration of the 6th Dean of the Graduate School, Professor Sang-Hee Jung</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>2008. 02. 15</TD> <TD>Graduation Ceremony for the 7th Master's Degree Program in 2007<BR> Graduation ceremony for the first class of doctoral students in 2007</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>2009. 02. 20</TD> <TD>Graduation Ceremony for the 8th Master's Degree Program in 2008<BR> Graduation ceremony for the second batch of doctoral students in 2008</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD><FONT color=#004080>2009. 09. 15</FONT></TD> <TD><FONT color=#004080>Graduate School Name Change<BR> (Previously: Northeast Asian Institute of International Studies, now: Northeast Asian Institute of International Studies)<BR> Established a multicultural major</FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>2010. 02. 19</TD> <TD>Graduation Ceremony for the 9th Master's Degree Program in 2009</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>2011. 02. 18</TD> <TD>Graduation Ceremony for the 10th Master's Degree Program in 2010<BR> Graduation ceremony for the third batch of Ph.D. students in 2010</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>2012. 02. 17</TD> <TD>Graduation Ceremony for the 11th Master's Degree Program in 2011<BR> Graduation ceremony for the 4th batch of doctoral students in 2011</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>2012. 08. 01</TD> <TD>Inauguration of the 7th Dean of the Graduate School, Professor Hak-Chun Lee</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD><FONT color=#004080>2012. 10. 12</FONT></TD> <TD><FONT color=#004080>Changed the name of the graduate school<BR> (previously: Northeast Asia Institute of International Studies, then: Graduate School of International Studies)</FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>2013. 02. 22</TD> <TD>Graduation Ceremony for the 12th Master's Degree Class of 2012<BR> Graduation of the 5th batch of Ph.D. students in 2012</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>2013. 08. 15</TD> <TD>Selected BK21 Plus Business Group for Training Experts of Trade-Dispute-Resolution </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>2014. 01. 01</TD> <TD>Inauguration of the 8th Dean of the Graduate School, Professor Hong-Seok Park</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>2014. 02. 21</TD> <TD> Graduation Ceremony for the 13th Master's Degree Program in 2013<BR> 6th Doctoral Program Graduation Ceremony in 2013</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD><FONT color=#004080>2014. 03 01</FONT></TD> <TD><FONT color=#004080>Changed the name of the major<BR> (previously: Korean Studies Major, now: Global Korean Studies Major)<BR> (previously: Multicultural Major, now: Global Multicultural Major)<BR> Established a new major in International Trade Dispute Mediation </FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD><FONT color=#004080>2014. 03. 01</FONT></TD> <TD><FONT color=#004080>Adjusted student enrollment for 2014 <BR> (40 MS, 22 PhD)</FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>2015. 08. 17</TD> <TD>Inauguration of the 9th Dean of the Graduate School, Professor Seok-Jun Lim</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>2015. 09. 01</TD> <TD>Changed the name of GSIS’s majors: from International Trade Dispute Mediation to Global Trade and Finance</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>2016. 03. 01</TD> <TD>Adjusted student enrollment for 2016 (30 MS, 20 PhD)</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>2017. 02. 07</TD> <TD>Inauguration of the 10th Dean of the Graduate School, Professor Gil-Won Lee</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>2017. 03. 01</TD> <TD>Department name change<BR> (previously: Department of International Arbitration, now: Department of International Studies) </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>2018. 08. 01</TD> <TD>Inauguration of the 11th Dean of the Graduate School, Professor Jong-Hyun Kim</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>2018. 11. 22</TD> <TD>Setting Up a Multicultural Institute</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>2019. 03. 01</TD> <TD>New Public Policy Major </TD> </TR> <TD>2020. 03. 01. </TD> <TD>New Convergence Education Major</TD> </TR><TR> <TD>2022. 03. 01. </TD> <TD>Established a new major in Global Unification Policy</TD> </TR><TR> <TD>2023. 01. 01. </TD> <TD>Inauguration of the 12th Dean of the Graduate School, Professor Dae-Jung Kim</TD> </TR> </TABLE>