Technology and Society (TS) at SUNY Korea is an extension of the same department at Stony Brook University in New York, sharing the same mission, curriculum, and degrees. Our ultimate mission is to train you to come up with creative and innovative solutions for future society through global, interdisciplinary, and trans-disciplinary knowledge.
Providing a digital and holistic “big picture” education coupled with specific technical learning (ICT, AMS, and CS) for practical knowledge.
Equipping students with knowledge that dynamically keeps up with a constantly changing global economy.
Focusing on actual industry readiness through tailored opportunities such as high-value internships and job placements.
Nurturing critical working and thinking abilities aligned with the needs of “Economy 4.0".
Developing strategic skills to become innovative decision-makers in business, policy, or advanced technical fields.
Developing globalized citizen engagement to solve socio-technical problems for social good, while staying highly aware of ethical issues.
The Technology and Society is the oldest and largest of departments introduced to SUNY Korea by Stony Brook University.
A brief timeline of events about TS and SUNY Korea is provided below.
The new ICT4SD undergraduate specialization is implemented. From this point, all undergraduate TS major students can choose from three specializations: Applied Mathematics and Statistics (AMS), Computer Science (CSE), and ICT for Sustainable Development (ICT4SD).
Gerry Stokes becomes the Chair of TS at SUNY Korea, in the first long-term interchange of faculty from Stony Brook University’s TS to SUNY Korea’s TS.
Under Chair James Larson, SUNY Korea’s TS initiated innovation in the Master’s program as well. A new focus in Disaster Risk Reduction was added to the M.S. degree in Technological Systems Management. From this point, there are two tracks for the M.S. degree: Global Technology Management and Disaster Risk Reduction.
Graduation of the first undergraduate class with a B.S. in Technological Systems Management. We were pleased to have President Stanley of Stony Brook University address the first undergraduates to graduate.
Under Chair James Larson, SUNY Korea’s TS initiated innovation in the undergraduate program. SUNY Korea’s TS initiated a new undergraduate specialization in Information and Communication Technology for Sustainable Development(abbreviated, ICT4SD). Worldwide, the new digital technologies have revolutionized many facets of life and created fresh global and national development strategies for achieving political participation, educational access, market access and entrepreneurship capacities, telemedicine/e-medicine services, and digital financial services. Therefore, three new courses were added to the existing SBU curriculum to prepare our students for a growing importance of using 'big data,' managing network infrastructure, empowering new 'digital entrepreneurs', and analyzing mobile technologies.
The first graduation ceremony for students with M.S. degrees occurred.
First Day of Classes for the Charter Cohort in the undergraduate program (the B.S degree in Technological Systems Management). 129 students applied for the program, and 26 students from South Korea, the United States and Chile enrolled out of the 30 who were offered admission.
Operation of undergraduate program approved by MEST.
First Day of Classes for the Charter Cohort in our graduate studies program (the M.S. degree in Technological Systems Management). Former Chair Professor Fred Phillips, addressed the first class of graduate students. SUNY Korea's First President Kim Choonho addressed the first class of graduate students at SUNY Korea.
The SUNY Board of Trustees approved a resolution authorizing the development and implementation of an overseas educational program and related academic degrees and research collaborations with partner universities and institutions located in the Incheon Free Economic Zone.