Korean Minor Programme

LEE, Tsz Ki (Jasmine)

I went to Korea last summer for an internship opportunity. Since I wanted to try working in a foreign country and I need to fulfill one of my elective components for my minor, I applied for the WIE opportunity to Korea. I have worked at Dotrade, Inc. for two months. My boss was treating us so well and the projects have made me learn a lot about how B2B and e-commerce operate in reality. Apart from work, I also have a lot of opportunities to explore a more localized Korea. I have visited other cities like Busan, Jeju Island, Suwon which are so different from Seoul. To conclude, the whole experience was so wonderful and superb.

전부터 다른 나라에서 일하는 환상이 있었기 때문에 해외 WIE에 지원해서 지난 여름에 인턴으로 한국에 갔어요. 저는 두 달 동안 Dotrade, Inc.라는 회사에서 일했어요. 우리 대표님이 너무 잘 챙겨 주셨고 일도 너무 재밌어서 아주 행복했어요.

CHOI, Ho Hang (Cyprian)

Going to Korea exchange has already been my goal since year 1.   However, due to the pandemic, I could not have this chance.  Although I could not go to Korea for a short time, I did not give up.  I tried to equip myself by learning Korean.  In 2019, I started to learn Korean at PolyU so that I could use Korean to communicate with people when I go to Korea.  And thankfully, PolyU provided me with an opportunity to intern in Korea in 2022 summer.  I was promoted to a product-related internship at Globaleur, a Korean start-up.
Globaleur's vision is to transform the relationships between people and destinations by leveraging digital technologies and helping users to have an ultimate travel experience that is stress-free.  They believe by empowering users with an optimal travel experience, it will automatically bring opportunities and value to their clients.
In Globaleur, my duties were conducting market research, gathering information and assisting in wireframes and product design after understanding the business requirements.  I have to work with the Product Manager to complete my tasks, such as designing wireframes and UI/UX. 
In the internship, I was so lucky that I had lots of good colleagues and supervisors.  They assisted me a lot throughout the internship.  They tried their best to let us learn as much as possible instead of only asking us to finish the tasks.  Before the internship, I always feared that I was not good enough, but they were so supportive and gave me a lot of good advice.  During my days in Korea, I can keep practicing my Korean and experience the authentic cultures in Korea.  For example, having haircuts in salons, watching concert and going to karaoke.  Besides, I am thankful that I met a lot of good friends during this period.  In the previous semesters, I could only meet friends from Hong Kong.  However, in this internship, I met interns from Korea.  It is really rewarding that I can be friends with them and learn about different cultures.   If I did not go to this internship, I would not have this chance to meet these good people.

2012년부터 저는 한국문화에 관심이 있어서 한국어를 공부하고 한국에서 살고 싶었어요. 그래서 폴리유에서 한국어 부전공을 시작했어요. 한국 사람하고 한국어로 이야기하기를 원했어요. 그런데 코로나 때문에 가지 못했어요.  그러다가 2022년 여름에 드디어 한국에서 인턴 기회가 생겨서 참여했어요.  저는 Globaleur에서 인턴을 했어요. 내 책임은 웹사이트 만들기였어요. 나의 동료들은 모두 매우 친절해서 나에게 각종 수업에서 못 배우는 지식을 가르쳐줬어요. 그동안 한국어 사용할 기회가 많아서 한국어 실력이 빨리 늘었어요. 그리고 한국친구들을 사귀었어요. 그들이 나를 많이 도와줘서 너무 감사해요. 좋은 추억을 남겼어요.