Social Innovation in South Korea Course - Hanyang University
Online, South Korea
Course
DURATION
6 weeks
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
Key Summary
About: Learn key concepts of social innovation and social entrepreneurship with Hanyang University. This 100% online course taught by Hyun Shin (PhD, UCLA) uses South Korea case studies to explore social impact, changemaking and sustainable solutions to poverty, disease and pollution. You'll examine how to balance financial and social values, understand global social problems and develop an approach to social change. Start date listed: 6 September 2021. Includes practical Korean case studies.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue roles as social entrepreneur, nonprofit manager, social innovation consultant, CSR manager or policy analyst, working in social enterprise, NGOs, government or impact-focused business.
Learn the key concepts and best practices in the field of social innovation, focusing on social entrepreneurs in South Korea.
Explore the impact of being a changemaker in society
Social innovation applies effective and sustainable solutions to global social and environmental problems, such as poverty, disease and pollution. One interesting way of implementing social innovation is through social entrepreneurship.
In this course, you will explore social innovation, entrepreneurship, and social impact while examining change-making case studies in South Korea.
You will build your understanding of global social problems and learn how to balance financial and social values. You will also develop your own passion for making a positive change in society.
When would you like to start?
Start straight away and learn at your own pace. If the course hasn’t started yet you’ll see the future date listed below.
- 6 September 2021
Who will you learn with?
Hyun Shin
Hyun Shin (PhD, UCLA) serves as Associate Professor, Ashoka U Change Leader, Director of Social Innovation Lab, and Director of Impact Business Research Center at the Hanyang University.
Who developed the course?
Hanyang University
Since its establishment in 1939 as South Korea’s first engineering institute, Hanyang University has been a major driving force behind Korea’s development.
What topics will you cover?
- Social Entrepreneurship
- Social Innovation
- Social Impact
- Collective Impact
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to:
- Understanding of social entrepreneurship and social innovation.
- Understanding of social impact and impact investing.
- Examine impactful cases in South Korea.
- Creating new ideas for making collective impacts.
Who is the course for?
This course is designed for anyone who wants to know more about social innovation and the social entrepreneurship movement in South Korea.
