JBNU Department of Psychology students visited major universities and museums in London, United Kingdom, strengthening their international research capabilities in social, criminal, and cultural psychology.

JBNU Department of Psychology announced that, led by Professor Chan-ki Moon and Dr. Chan-ki Song, five students (Yun In-seo, Lee Yun-seo, Lee So-eun, Lim Yeo-jin, Park Ju-young) visited London from July 13 to 21 for a seven-night, nine-day program to engage in academic exchanges with local university researchers.

The program was implemented as part of JBNU's Glocal University initiative and was a Project-Based Learning (PBL) program. It was designed to support students in developing the ability to identify and solve research problems in social and criminal psychology.

The students visited the Department of Security and Crime Science at University College London (UCL) and attended criminology presentations by local researchers, including Department Head Professor Joliffe, Dr. Nakhhaeizade, and Dr. Listea. They then continued discussions on cultural differences in perspectives on social issues and crime, observing the research and collaboration systems of a world-class laboratory.

At the Centre for Psychological Science at the University of Westminster, a cultural psychology research exchange was held. Participants heard presentations by Professor Perachi, Professor Murakami, Professor Chan-ki Moon, and Dr. Chan-ki Song and engaged in Q&A focused on their research interests. They also participated in a "Group Flow" workshop led by PhD candidate Delgado and expanded exchanges through academic discussions with local students.

At Royal Holloway, they discussed cultural characteristics of Koreans with postdoctoral researcher Dr. Kim Tae-ik and received advice on differences in graduate school life by country and on preparing for overseas study.

The students also visited major museums in the UK to explore cultural differences in perceptions of intergroup criminal behavior. They examined how exhibitions on colonialism, slavery, and imperialism present these topics, and through online discussions with domestic participants Lee Eun-bom and Choi Yong-jun, they discussed differences in how historical events are perceived when Korea and Britain are positioned as perpetrator or victim nations.

Professor Chan-ki Moon said, "This global PBL program provided students with an opportunity to broaden their international perspectives and to develop their own research interests by identifying research topics independently. Having confirmed the importance of cultural factors across various subfields of psychology, including social and criminal psychology, we will continue to expand cooperation with overseas universities to support the training of professional researchers with global capabilities."

The participating students will refine the research ideas gained from this visit and begin actual research from August, and will present their research results at a future division conference of the Korean Psychological Association.