SICA | Greetings

Greetings

ADVISORY PROFESSOR

SICA is a unique platform for discovering a purpose-driven life.

From 2005 to 2016, I worked for over a decade with a fantastic team of professors, staff, students and alumni to build Underwood International College into Korea's premiere Liberal Arts program. I had many fond experience from the early years of UIC, but the memories I cherish most were working with students to shape the identity of a brand new college.

When the founding members of SICA invited me to become their faculty advisor, I recognized that the organization embodies the founding principles of UIC: innovation, creativity and community. SICA is the place where the relationships and networks of Underwood International College inspires social innovation and offers the promise of a better future.

Prof. Michael Kim

Former Associate Dean of Underwood International College

Faculty Advisor for SICA

FOUNDERS OF SICA

To connect people is to connect thoughts. Communication between people of different backgrounds, cultures, values could build a new way to look at the world.

SICA began with the idea of like-minded youth creating social impact together. Although there are so many passionate students with amazing ideas and potentials to bring innovative changes to the community, they often fail to find the right ways to make it happen.

From there, we worked on launching Social Innovation Creators’ Academia (SICA) as a founder. SICA enables students to learn, discuss, and create social values through an innovative platform. As one of the major members of civil society, it is time for the youth to gather and nurture ourselves as social innovators with young creative minds. Through SICA, students can share and generate their thoughts to actually make them come true.

Founder and 1st President Group of SICA

Hyunggee Choi (Sustainable Development and Cooperation 14)

Hwajin Lee (Quantitative Risk Management 14)

Yohan Jung (Creative Technology Managment 14)

20th presidency

Greetings!

Here at SICA, we bring together members who grow both individually and as a community, developing hard and soft skills that carry into every part of their professional and personal journeys. Beyond building capabilities, we aim to create tangible value for society and businesses through collaboration, rigorous analysis, and the drive to turn ideas into change.

This fall, under the theme "Fortitude: Commitment That Creates Change," we emphasize the strength to see things through. At SICA, fortitude represents an unwavering commitment to building logic upon precise analysis, refining it through constant questioning, and delivering insights that create real change through consulting projects with actual companies.

The 20th Presidency will do our best to create an environment where every member can shape their own growth — sharpening their skills through hands-on experience, learning from one another, and achieving shared goals as a team. Please join us by following our journey this upcoming semester.

20th Presidency of SICA

Jimin Kim
Sieon Oh
Soi Kim