Each semester, the Office of International Affairs (OIA) holds an informative party for new international faculty at SNU in order to welcome them into the university community and help them adjust to their new environment. On Sept. 29, 2017, this event was held in the OIA’s lobby for faculty who began teaching in the Fall 2017 semester. The SNU Diversity Council’s chair and staff attended in order to introduce the council’s activities to the attendees.

According to the “SNU Diversity Report 2016”, there were 392 international faculty members and researchers at the university in 2016. The number of international faculty members has steadily increased since SNU’s incorporation in 2014 brought greater freedom in faculty hiring and as a result of the university’s efforts to internationalize. At the party, the Diversity Council’s representatives asked the attendees to take an active interest in the council’s efforts to ensure that, as it continues to diversify, the university develops into a community whose members communicate and respect each other’s cultural differences.