Haeun Choi (Fashion Business Management, Class of 2020), CEO of GREENEST, a sustainable fashion brand, shared her insights on starting your own business at the “FIT Alumni Talk: My Fashion Startup Story” event held on Wednesday, October 25th, organized by the SUNY Korea Career Development Center. Haeun Choi joined SUNY Korea in 2018 and earned her Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree in Fashion Business Management. She then continued her studies at FIT, New York to achieve her B.A. degree.
Right after graduating from college she embarked on launching her own brand, GREENEST. GREENEST stands as a fashion brand that promotes responsible and refined fashion while aiming to make sustainable fashion more widely accessible.
At the event, Choi openly shared her personal experience of launching her own business, highlighting the challenges she encountered, and how she could overcome them. Also, she shared her experience here at SUNY Korea-FIT and emphasized the strong reputation that FIT has. She explained that the courses taught here prepared her in various ways for the fashion industry. Additionally, she pointed out her unwavering commitment to pursuing her passion in fashion and how this dedication ultimately enabled her to start her own business.
On Wednesday, May 13, students gathered in Academic Building C107 for the “Global Career LinkedIn Playbook” workshop hosted by SUNY Korea CDC. The session, held from 12:20 PM to 1:50 PM, was presented by global career expert Brian Yoo, and focused on how students can effectively use LinkedIn to build their personal brand and expand professional opportunities. Before the presentation began, students were provided with a light lunch and refreshments. Brian Yoo started t
Korea Foreign School MoU Fayston Global Campus MoU SUNY Korea signed Memorandums of Understanding with two international schools, Korea Foreign School and Fayston Global Campus, on April 22nd and April 24th respectively. Through these partnerships, SUNY Korea marks a milestone in strengthening ties with global engagement and building collaborative educational pathways. SUNY Korea and Korea Foreign School will focus on strengthening student recruitment and institutional v
On Saturday, April 4, 2026, students from across the Incheon Global Campus gathered at SUNY Korea for the Spring 2026 IGC STEM Career Connect, a career development event designed to help STEM students better understand today’s job market and prepare for their future careers. The program welcomed 96 students from all IGC universities, including 59 students from SUNY Korea, showing strong interest from the campus community in exploring career opportunities in STEM field
On March 18, SUNY Korea welcomed Asela Huh, a Stony Brook University alumna, for a special seminar titled “Luxury Brands & Art.” With over 33 years of experience at CHANEL Korea, Huh shared insights on leadership, branding, and the evolving meaning of luxury. Reflecting on her career as a Former General Manager of Fashion, Watches & Fine Jewelry at CHANEL Korea, Huh emphasized that success in the luxury industry is not defined solely by profit, but by relationships
SUNY Korea successfully held the Spring 2026 Convocation Ceremony on Thursday, February 26, 2026, welcoming a record-breaking 181 new students — the largest spring intake in the university’s history. The incoming class represents nine countries, including Korea, the United States, Nicaragua, Nigeria, South Africa, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Brazil, and El Salvador. The diversity of this cohort highlights SUNY Korea’s continued growth and its commitment to fostering a globally