On November 19th and 20th, a public hearing of candidates of “Iruri” for the next student council was held in the Natural Science Campus and Humanites and Social Sciences Campus on each day. The representative candidate and the deputy candidate of Iruri of Natural Science Campus are Jeon Woo-joong (
Son Dong-hee, a Professor of Electronics and Electrical Engineering at SKKU and his research team has developed an artificial electronic skin made of stretchable semiconductor materials that can be self-healed at room temperature while enduring external shocks. The research was conducted jointly wit
November 17th is patriotic martyr’s day, honoring patriots who fought against Japanese colonial rule and sacrificed themselves for Korea’s independence. The Sungkyun Times (SKT) visited Seodaemun Independence Park, a symbol of an arduous journey to freedom and peace, to be reminded of their patrioti
Today’s society is aging at a rapid pace. This aging society with a large elderly population which, ironically, is also continually encouraging youth, considers aging as being like a piece of old gum that has lost its sweetness. It is notable from many commercials of cosmetic products and medical pr
The number of Korean users who access Tor, the most infamous anonymous browser that can connect to the dark web, has tripled from 5,156 per day at the end of 2016 to 15,951 on July 11th. The dark web is an encrypted anonymous Internet network that cannot be indexed by a normal Internet search engine
There will be many Kingos going on a diet to prepare for the upcoming summer vacation. Intermittent fasting, which was first introduced to Korea a few years ago, became a hot dietary trend again as it was introduced as a diet method by many celebrities. Accordingly, the Sungkyun Times (SKT) will int
zero-pay, a simple payment service introduced by the government as a trial service last December, will be officially launched in Seoul from May. Zero-pay, one example of a simple payment service that uses Quick Response Code (QR code) in a smartphone, reduces payment commission to zero percent by di
The Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) football team won the 55th Spring Korea University Football Confederation (KUFC) Championship in Tongyeong for the first time on February 27th. SKKU has never won this tournament before, and has ended up in second place four times, including last year. As soon as J
Song Bong-shik, a professor of the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), participated in research at Kyoto University in Japan and assisted in realizing the world’s brightest semiconductor laser. In this research, br
On January 8th, the inauguration ceremony of the 21st president of Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) was held at the Humanities and Social Sciences Campus. About 1,000 people, including officials and executives of SKKU, attended the ceremony. The new president, Shin D
The Previous Course Registration System That Needed Changes In recent years, there were many claims that the previous course registration system had some problems that had to be revised. First, the biggest problem with the system was the black market of lectures. Many popular lectures were bought an