Now, Soo-hyun Lee is the first of the doctoral students of the Agenda 2030 Graduate School to defend his thesis. He also belongs to the Faculty of Law and has been interested in law and justice since childhood.

The doctoral students come from all faculties, and the Agenda 2030 Graduate School made Soo-hyun Lee move from Seoul, South Korea, to Skåne.

His mother, a toy inventor in South Korea, had an idea stolen by an American toy manufacturer, and Soo-hyun Lee closely followed the struggle for justice. Now he combines his commitment to law with his interest in sustainability. Last week, he successfully defended his doctoral thesis, "Right to Regulate for Sustainable Development in International Investment Law: The Challenge of Incomplete Assessments, Promise of Sustainable Investment, and need for Reserved Optimism".

“I have always seen Agenda 2030 as an essential belonging. Doctoral studies are quite a lonely job, which became evident during the pandemic. The close relationships I have built through the research school have meant a lot, says Soo-hyun Lee.

In addition to interdisciplinary courses, the research school organizes doctoral conferences, workshops, and study visits, such as to the UN City in Copenhagen.

Read more on the Agenda 2030 Graduate School website – sustainability.lu.se