The Center for International Studies (CIS), founded in March 1997, is a research wing of the Graduate School of International Studies, Yonsei University. The CIS aims at promoting and supporting research activities that are theory-generating and policy relevant as well as those that can help educate competent international experts in the fields of international trade and finance, security and development cooperation, international organizations and law, and area studies. The main strength of the CIS lies in its interdisciplinary research. Factors affecting international relations are so diverse and multi-dimensional that no one academic discipline is likely to provide satisfactory explanations and solutions. Taking the interdisciplinary perspective as a fundamental feature of international studies, the Center supports research projects spanning multiple fields of international relations. Major activities are as following:

Major Activities

1) Research

Academic research on new curricula development to support training international professionals and research funded by outside organizations

2) Education & Training

External sponsored training of government officials and employees of other organizations involved in international affairs

3) External Collaboration

Research alliance with major international institutes - information collection & analysis on recent activities of domestic and international training institute for international professionals

4) Other Activities

Periodic international academic conferences and seminars on major issues of international studies publication and dissemination of working paper series of major researches