Gaining new teaching perspectives in Vienna

Prof. Sora Kim (front right) enjoys teaching the class with students from diverse backgrounds.

Prof. Sora Kim of the School of Journalism and Communication received the Non-EU Teaching Mobility Award offered by the University of Vienna to undertake a short-term teaching visit during 7–29 June. She taught a course ‘Experimental Research Designs in Social Sciences’ as part of the doctoral programme in Social Sciences.

Students were from various disciplines, such as political science, educational psychology, communication, and marketing. Prof. Kim enjoyed teaching the class and was impressed by the dynamics with the students. She shared, ‘Thanks to the diverse student backgrounds, both students and I have been much enlightened while conducting different types of experiments.’ The experience also gave Prof. Kim fresh perspectives on teaching. ‘As interdisciplinary research is a growing trend, it would be interesting to offer a methodology course that can cater to different social science disciplines to PhD students. I always encourage them to keep pursuing interdisciplinary research in their future career.’

Prof. Kim (2nd right) exchanges research ideas with other academics at the University of Vienna.

Prof. Kim also gave a talk to the Corporate Communication Research Group at the Department of Communication and discussed research ideas with other faculty members. ‘All these experiences have greatly benefited my teaching and research,’ Prof. Kim remarked.

Application for the Non-EU Teaching Mobility Award at the University of Vienna is invited twice a year. Please stay tuned for the next call.