On August 13th, a databased service for a future path called “Subject Recommendation for Desired Field of Employment” was launched to support student success. The system recommends courses of each major and liberal arts/elective subjects, and the recommendation is based on graduates who are working
On September 2nd, the National Research Foundation (NRF) announced that an international research team that includes Professor Jeon Il, from the Department of Nano Engineering at Sungkyunkwan University, discovered a novel method to enhance the power conversion efficiency of perovskite solar cells (
On July 8th, the 23rd Ottogi Ham Tae-ho Academic Award Ceremony was held at the Daejeon Convention Center. Since its establishment in 1996, the Ottogi Ham Tae-ho Foundation has conducted various academic promotions and scholarship projects. Annually, it gives awards to food-related professors and re
Graduation System for Outstanding StudentsFrom August 25th of 2021, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) started to award the SKKU Summa Cum Laude to outstanding graduates. The purpose of this award is to motivate students for academic achievement and support students’ success. There are two types of grad
On August 2nd, the National Institute of Forest Science (NIFoS) announced the discovery of new high-value materials that inhibit the proliferation of lung cancer cells in a poisonous mushroom called “Amanita spissacea imai (known as Snake-skin-clown-mushroom in Korea)”, which causes gastrointestinal
Those who have a friend studying science and engineering would probably have asked this question at least once: “How many female students are there in your major?” As the recognition that mostly male students study Science and Engineering is prevalent, there is an organization that supports the fost
Nowadays, it is harder to find college students who do not have a part-time job than those who do. With the beginning of the fall semester, many students struggle to find part-time jobs that are compatible with school lectures. Through this article, the Sungkyun Times (SKT) would like to introduce w
In June, the first-round of the 2022 Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) First-Year Player Draft is scheduled. This year is the final year for conducting the current first-round nominations, so all eyes are on which player will be nominated. The Sungkyun Times (SKT) met Ju Seung-u, the only university
On vacation after a busy semester, each Kingo might have various vacation plans. Among these plans, a seasonal class will be a great activity to supplement the shortcomings of their major or take a liberal art class in a particular field of interest. Although students can complete the graduation req
Current State of SKKU BrandingSKKU has representative mascots: Myeongryun and Yuljeon, which are based on the names of the two campuses of SKKU. Since these characters wear the clothes of Yusaeng (Confucian scholars), they perfectly represent the identity of the university with its long history. In
On April 25th, You Hye-jin and Park Ji-seon performed a traditional dance in Duri Theatre, located in Seochogu, Seoul. They are currently senior researchers in the Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) Confucius Art Culture Content Research Institute. They are currently studying the restoration of Munmyoil
On May 6th, Kim Jong-wook, a doctoral researcher in the Department of Chemical Engineering, developed a wireless electron patch with the research team from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). This patch allows for the calculation of the quantitative amount and rate of swe