Post Doctoral Studies in South Korea (KAIST)

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Post Doctoral Studies in South Korea Talking about my experience abroad Prof. Dr. Rodrigo da Rosa Righi Contact: [email protected] 3 rd Forum Brazil South Korea on Science, Technology and Innovation

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Post Doctoral Studies in South Korea Talking about my experience abroad

Prof. Dr. Rodrigo da Rosa Righi

Contact: [email protected]

3rd Forum Brazil South Korea on Science, Technology and Innovation

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AgendaWhy South Korea? Integration and Notion of Team Hierarchy and Behaviour Short Meetings Projects Food Final Considerations

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Why South Korea?

Starting the history...

Technology

Excellent universities

Future cooperations between universities

Quality of life

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Integration and Notion of TeamProfessors organize their students in teams

Professors are always looking for good students

Integration

I had my own office

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Hierarchy and BehaviorCulture

Respect

Silence - Perfect environment for studying

People are polite

It is very important to schedule meetings

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Short Meetings

Objective meetings

Only people really involved in the subject

Time: almost 15 min

You must go to the meeting with relevant documents/argumentations

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ProjectsSamsung, LG, KIA, Hyundai - They are looking for partnerships with universities

Weekly and Monthly deliverables

Use of hierarchy to manage projects

Case in KAIST: Interdisciplinary building

Partnership with Geocross

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Food

There are a lot of cafeterias in the Campus

Do you like spice or pepper?

I enjoyed a lot the Korean style of food

There are a lot of international restaurants in Daejeon with good prices

How about supermarkets?

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Final Considerations

Passion

Focus

Discipline

Living in South Korea