When I entered the university, I could not go to school due to the pandemic situation, and I knew nothing about the school. Without any sense of belonging to the school, I started to think I should do some activities related to the school. Looking around for activities that I can enjoy, I found the
Korea’s platform giants, Naver and Kakao, are currently being accused of abusing their dominant power in markets. According to the Fair Trade Commission (FTC) on September 23rd, the Fair Online Platform Intermediary Transactions Act and Act on the Consumer Protection on Electronic Commerce were bein
What do you think when you hear the word “mistake”? Throughout our life, we make lots of mistakes. In fact, making a mistake is unavoidable as every person is not perfect from the beginning. What we should keep our eyes on is how we are affected by the mistakes we have made. Whenever we make a mista
It has been over one year and a half since the first appearance of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Considering the current situation, the remainder of 2021 seems not enough to end the pandemic situation. Along the path of the pandemic, there have been too many variables. At first, COVID-19
Autumn has finally come, and a new semester has begun. Even though it was hard to enjoy the summer at its best due to the pandemic situation, I hope Kingos had time to recharge themselves during the summer vacation. With the beginning of a new semester, many students would have set various goals. I
After the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Asian hate crimes in the United States (US) are becoming more serious. According to the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University, the number of crimes targeting Asians in 16 major US cities has increased abou
On April 5th , Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law that allows himself to lead the country for two additional terms. Last year, a referendum regarding this revision was held in July, and the Russian parliament approved this bill in March of this year. Putin is currently serving his fourth
April is the month when spring is in the air and the warm sunshine comes. Amidst our repetitive daily lives, going out for a rest with family and friends becomes a chance to recharge ourselves for the upcoming days. The Sungkyun Times (SKT) visited Seokchon Lake Park in Jamsil and captured the scene
About the ReorganizationLast December, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) announced a plan to expand and reorganize the College of Computing into the College of Computing and Informatics from this semester. In addition, SKKU decided to integrate the School of Convergence, which originally belonged to th
A joint research team of Professor Park Nam-gyu from the School of Chemical Engineering and Professor Kim Sang-woo from the School of Advanced Materials Sciences and Engineering has developed a device that converts mechanical energy into a direct current (DC) electrical energy for the first time. Pr
Last December, Professor Shin Ju-young from the School of Pharmacy proved the safety of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination towards South Korean adolescent girls along with a doctoral student, Yoon Dong-won, and a postdoctoral research fellow, Lee Hyesung. The HPV vaccine is known to protect agai
December is the month that wraps up a year, and it has been almost one year since the outbreak of the pandemic crisis. Despite the diverse happenings, emptiness and loneliness exist within cities due to social distancing. Modern people living in large cities form and enjoy urban sensitivity in uniqu
During the parliamentary inspection of the Health and Welfare Committee, which was held from October 7th to 8th, four new medical policies that lit the fuse of the medical strike were discussed. From August, as a way to protest against the government’s policies, doctors began a strike, and medical s
About the ContestIn August, Iruri, the 52nd student council of Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), hosted a student identification (ID) card design contest. Along with the purpose of overcoming the difficulty of communication due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, they organized this c
A research team led by Jeong Jae-hoon, a professor of the Department of Biological Sciences, discovered that Early Flowing 3 (ELF3), a prion-like protein found in plants, functions as a temperature sensor through phase separation. This research was completed with the research team of Leibniz Laborat
With the beginning of the new semester, a portfolio system called Challenge Square was launched. This is an all-around computerized system that integrates and manages the outcomes of students’ academic and extracurricular activities throughout their entire college lives. Various data such as club ac
Recently, there has been a heated argument over the issue of releasing development restriction zones, which are also referred to as greenbelt land. Even though the government has initially decided to preserve greenbelt zones to protect the environment, on August 4th, they discussed releasing the res