Hi, I'm Shefa.
A Palestinian student carrying a small piece of home with me to Korea. I'm a 2025 Global Korea Scholarship awardee heading to Hanyang University to study Industrial Engineering. This is where I share a bit of the journey from فلسطين to 한국.
About
I'm Shefa Qarmash — Palestinian, and a 2025 Global Korea Scholarship (GKS-U) awardee through the Embassy Track, accepted to study Industrial Engineering at Hanyang University. Before starting my degree, I'll spend a year on the mandatory Korean language program — excited for both the linguistic deep-dive and the engineering ahead.
I'm drawn to industrial engineering because it sits at the intersection of systems, people, and decisions — figuring out how things can work better, faster, more humanely. Coming from a place where resilience and ingenuity are inherited, that lens feels natural.
This page is a small public record of what I'm learning along the way — from فلسطين to Seoul.
Education
Hanyang University
B.S. in Industrial Engineering · GKS-U Scholar (Embassy Track)
Korean Language Program
Mandatory one-year intensive Korean course at a designated GKS language institute · TOPIK Level 3+ target
Global Korea Scholarship — Undergraduate
Awarded by NIIED · Embassy Track · Class of 2025
What I'm into
A loose, evolving list of subjects I keep coming back to.
Notes & writing
Coming soon — reflections on the GKS embassy-track application, starting Korean from scratch, and life at Hanyang.
Get in touch
The easiest way to reach me is by email. I'm also happy to connect with fellow Palestinian students and future GKS applicants — feel free to write, in English, العربية, or 한국어.
من فلسطين إلى كوريا From Palestine, with love — to Korea.