Dr Hee Sook LEE-NIINIIOJA is a scholar/journalist/artist/designer.
As an international pioneer student in Scandinavia (1970s), she has education in journalism (BA/South Korea), art-design (BA & MA/Norway), visual communication (MA/USA), architecture (PhD/UK), theology, literature, etc., worldwide. She has exhibited “Goethe in Me” and presented academic research.
She published journalistic articles and books on her specialization in Hindu-Buddhist/Christian/Islamic architecture, cultural heritage, and colour and emotions, hoping to enhance dialogue through commonness. She volunteered for humanitarian work while teaching at institutes across the globe.
She received awards and appreciation, including the Order of Civil Merit Medal from the President of South Korea.