Cho Joon-dong, a Professor of Department of Human ICT Convergence at SKKU held an exhibition at Siloam Welfare Center for the Blind at the end of October. He exhibited the works that he created for the blind with students of the Department of Human ICT Convergence at SKKU. They succeeded in developi
The replacement of the sports ground with artificial turf at the Large Playground on the Humanities and Social Sciences Campus, officially began this November. The project was one of the election pledges of SKKU’s 51st student council Sparkle. SKKU has maintained the existing dirt ground since the o
Lee Young-hee, a Professor of Physics at SKKU, has received the 15th Kyung-Ahm Prize in the field of natural science. This year, the KyungAhm Education & Culture Foundation announced four award recipients with one from each field of humanities and social science, natural science, life science, and e
Last October, Professor Han Gi-hyeong was selected to receive the 11th annual Imhwa Literature Award for his book Colonial Cultural Area-censorship/Dual Publishing Market/Sentence under Colonization. The Imhwa Literature Award was established in 2008 to celebrate the academic works and literary achi
Jung Jaehwan, a professor of history at our university started his career as a stand-up comedian and TV presenter. He has appeared in a number of TV programs from music programs, advertisements, comedy broadcastings to dramas. At the age of 40, he was determined to enter the history department at Su
Nowadays, a lot of university students participate in various outside activities to increase and express their competitiveness in the job market. Thanks to outside activities, students can expand their social circles and gain invaluable experiences. At the same time, however, they sometimes come int
Last August, the Korea Toray Science Foundation (KTSF) announced the respective winners of both the Korea Toray Science and Technology award as well as the Korea Toray Science and Technology Research Fund. The KTSF is a newly established public benefit corporation built under Toray Industries, Inc.,
On September 6th, SKKU held the “2019 Eurasian Sungkyun Korean Essay Contest” at the Lotte City Hotel Tashkent Palace in Uzbekistan. With the intent of making friendly ties with the rest of the world through the medium that is the Korean language, SKKU has been holding Korean essay contests in vario
A public hearing was held at the Humanities and Social campus of Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) on September 10th – a follow-up to the hearing held five days earlier at SKKU’s Natural Science campus. The two events were hosted with the intent of discussing a new system SKKU is planning on impl
There is a rapidly growing number of people that dream of becoming social media influencers. The idea that one may pursue a career through an activity they greatly enjoy is extremely enticing to many of the youth of today. This month, the Sungkyun Times (SKT) met up with lifestyle vlogger Seo Jae-ye
During the semester, lots of undergraduate and graduate students are going to stay in the school dormitories. Meanwhile, a curfew lasting from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. exists in the dorms that are under the direct control of the school. Students who have failed to enter a dormitory before the curfew hours h
The Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) and National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) has selected Park HoSeok, a professor of Chemical Engineering at SKKU as the winner of the Scientist of the month award. This award selects a researcher who has contributed to the development of science and techno
The women’s lounge, Yeoggeum, at Dasan Hall of Economics on the Humanities and Social sciences Campus has disappeared after 14 years of its use and has been renamed as the Humanities Zone in the same place. This lounge had not only provided a room for resting but also conducted a book rental busines
Sungkyunkwan University has formed the SKKU Technology Innovation Advisory Group which consists of professors in hightech fields to support companies in trouble due to Japan’s export restrictions. Taking full advantage of the university’s research and development (R&D) achievement, this advisory gro
The research team of Kim Sang-woo, a professor of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering at SKKU has developed original technology for wireless charging that can get over the limitations of implantable medical devices. Previously, implantable medical devices like cardiac pacemakers and insulin p
SKKU’s Sports Interaction Science Graduate School (SIS) was selected as one of the two schools to establish sports industry convergence graduate schools by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST). The sports industry is an industry with high future growth potential. The size of the global
On 22nd of May, Jainjeon, also known as Injajeon, was held for the first time in 5 years. Jainjeon is a sports festival between the Humanities and Social Sciences Campus and the Natural Sciences Campus. The festival, which used to be held annually until 2014, has not been held for the past five year
The research team led by Professor Chung Ka-young of the School of Pharmacy at SKKU revealed the specific process in which the G-Protein Coupled Receptor (GPCR) delivers drug components. The fact that drug components are delivered as a result of the action of GPCR and the structure after the activat
A current trend in technological advancement, computerization, data processing, and automation is known as the fourth industrial revolution. Technology is evolving rapidly. New technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), drones, and virtual reality (VR) are coming into our lives and people ar
As the final examinations are drawing nearer, more and more Kingos are visiting libraries to study for their exams and to tie up the goals they made at the beginning of the semester. During every exam period, several issues regarding the library reading rooms become more problematic due to a boom in