December is the month when assignments and exams are finished, and Kingos may deeply ponder about their careers more than once. Kingos will prepare to develop their dreams toward various paths like getting a job, preparing for state examinations, or establishing businesses. SKKU provides support for
The Simsan Kim Chang-sook Research Society awarded the Simsan Prize to Sohn Suk-hee, the President of News at JTBC, on November 3rd, in the International Hall at Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU).The Simsan Prize is an award that was established in 1986 to commemorate Kim Chang-sook, who was an indepen
In the past, women painters were confronted with various restrictions in their activities because women had a lower social status than men. While most women conformed to social customs and gave up on their dreams, there were some painters who firmly stood against the stereotypes toward females. Thes
Healing is essential for university students who are living a monotonous life with never-ending assignments and exams. Luckily, there are great vacation opportunities in October: the Korean Thanksgiving Day Chuseok that has up to 10 days of vacation and the season right after the midterm exams. If K
Lunatic is a representative original musical of Korea. It had its first performance at a small theater of Daehangno in 2004. Later, with the success at popular cultural complexes like the Sejong Center, the musical gained national fame. In April, 2016, Lunatic resumed at Daehangno after a suspension
News reports about fine dust have increased dramatically this year in Korea and public concern is also growing remarkably. The presidential election held in May confirmed the arisen interest. All major candidates promised to tackle the fine dust issue and it was not an exception for the new Korean P
As the Fourth Industrial Revolution has come, the worldwide rivalry for patent applications for new technology like Artificial Intelligence (AI) is growing. Major nations like the United States (US) are striving to protect the patents of their domestic industries and secure a share of the new market
The murder of Kim Jong-Nam is a representative case that has revealed the dark side of Kim Jong-Un’s reign of terror and there are more than 30,000 Saeteomins (Defectors from North Korea) who have fled to South Korea in order to depart from the regime. Saeteomins, however, can face other kinds of ad
Satya Nadella, the current chief executive officer (CEO) of Microsoft, has recently discussed the prospect of the decline of the App era and the rise of the Robot era. He said that in the near future, if we were to give a command to a robot through our daily language, it would understand and respond
The inter-campus shuttle connects the Humanities and Social Sciences Campus and the Natural Sciences Campus of SKKU, while the buses in each campus are important for the convenience for students. As they play a significant role in Kingos’ daily lives, past and present Student Councils have made effo
Universities in Korea, China, and Japan built consortia to exchange students every semester through the CAMPUS Asia (Collective Action for Mobility Program of University Students in Asia) Project. The project had its test operation with eight consortia from 2011 up to the first half of 2016, and the
Professors and students of SKKU have actively condemned the “Choi Soon-sil Gate” in numerous ways. “Choi Soon-sil Gate” is a major political incident that refers to the intervention on governmental issues by non-politician Choi Soon-sil and the privileges given to her family.On October 27, 30 profes
Professor Woo Jong Yu of the School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at SKKU and the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) Center for Integrated Nanostructure Physics’ joint research team announced on November 9 that they had developed the world’s thinnest semiconductor, ten times thinner than t
On November 1, the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning announced that a research team led by Professor Jae-hyung Park of the School of Chemical Engineering at Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) developed an ultrasound dynamic treatment technology that can remove tumors without open surgery. The
Cheongdam-dong investment genius Lee Hee-jin is a well-known self-made millionaire and quasi-investment advisor who occasionally appeared on television since 2011. On September 2016, he was taken into custody under charges of fraud and violation of financial acts. He assembled 24 billion by ensuri
On August 24, the Korean government was to decide whether to allow Google to take the Korean map data out of the country. The government, however, put off the decision until November 23. As Information Technology (IT) mainly depends on the map data, not only Google, but various global corporations a
Last year, the Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) was introduced in South Korea. It was expected to reduce greenhouse gases greatly, but a year after its introduction, the system is exposing numerous problems. Especially after the managing department switched from the Ministry of Environment to the Minis