"We have opened new horizons for future-oriented arts education by integrating the arts and technology, to promote a new template for the arts."
PRESIDENT’S GREETINGS
In 2024, we celebrate the 62nd anniversary of Seoul Institute of the Arts. Since our founding, we have remained true to our founding vision—to revive the spirit of Korean artistic heritage in the present and share it with the world. In doing so, we have nurtured countless graduates who have gone on to become leading figures in Korea’s performing arts and media creation industries.
Today, we live in an era of hyper-connectivity brought on by rapid digital convergence—an era that is transforming everyday life in unprecedented ways. These changes are also reshaping arts education and creative practice. In response, we are building a creation-centered education system that not only reflects the spirit of the times but also equips us to respond to changes in the future of art and the cultural industry with innovation.
As part of this effort, we are advancing an integrated creative methodology that connects our Associate, Bachelor’s, and Professional Master’s programs. This initiative is guided by five key pillars of our institutional vision: leading the cultural industry through content creation, building a global creative arts environment, implementing a connected, cyclical and integrated education model, combining the arts with cutting-edge science and technology, and pursuing artistic creation that reflects the essence of nature and life. Through this, we aim to cultivate globally minded artists who can shape the future of the arts.
We are also expanding the functions and role of CultureHub, our global community for creative and technological collaboration. By strengthening faculty and student exchanges, sharing credits and degrees, and actively attracting international students, we are striving to establish Seoul Institute of the Arts as a global center for arts education and creation.
At the heart of all these efforts is the need to strengthen our academic identity—“the spirit of Seoul Institute of the Arts”—built on our proud history and traditions. All members of our community are committed to honoring the legacy of our school as a pioneering institution that recognized the importance of culture and the arts early on, and has since nurtured talent essential to national development. We will continue to create a respectful and harmonious academic environment, where conflicts stemming from differing views and social norms are overcome through mutual respect and compassion.
The future calls for new values and a spirit of challenge. I ask for your continued encouragement and support as we lead the way in shaping the future of the arts, nurturing creative artists who embody the spirit of our time, and sharing Korean arts and culture with the world. Through these efforts, we hope to contribute to the advancement of humanity through the power of art. Thank you.