HTIC’s International Programs welcomed participants of the 6th Annual “Hanyang University Winter Program” to campus on January 21 with an Opening Ceremony and again on January 24 with a welcoming BBQ at the Ala Moana Beach Park that brought the HTIC international community together for food, fun, and friendship.

The Hanyang Winter Program is an intensive 3-week study opportunity offered each January-February. The program participants, all from Hanyang University in Seoul Korea, study Advanced English, American Culture, and Japanese language (both written and spoken). The bilingual focus of this study program makes it one of the most challenging offered by the International Programs department. It is also one of the most culturally rewarding in that the students from Korea participate in both English-language and Japanese-language exchange with the Japanese and American full-time students enrolled in HTIC’s Liberal Arts and College Preparatory Programs. The Hanyang University Program students are also given tours of local cultural and historical landmarks such as the Hawaii Plantation Village and Pearl Harbor, and receive lectures regarding immigration to Hawaii and international relations.