The 2019 school festival, ESKARA, was held from May 16th to 17th on the Humanities and Social Sciences Campus, and from May 23rd to 25th on the Natural Sciences Campus. The Sungkyun Times (SKT) reporters visited the second and the last days of ESKARA on the Humanities and Social Sciences Campus.
On May 8th 2019, the music festival MUSIC:EUM 5.8 was held by SKKU Broadcast Studio (SBUS) at New Millenium Hall at the Humanities and Social Sciences Campus. It was the 36th festival, and the topic of this year's festival was MUSIC:EUM, a museum which displays music.The music festival introduce
School cafeterias are essential places where Kingos can eat delicious meals, which is one of the most important parts of student welfare. Many Kingos, however, are reluctant to eat in the school cafeterias and eat off-campus instead, which obscures the purpose of the school cafeterias. For those Kin
Members of the universities are concerned about impacts of the so-called “Act on Parttime Lecturers” ahead of implementing this law on August 1st. The original name of the revised act is the Amended Legislative Bill on Higher Education Act, which is designated to improve the status and treatment of
What Are Central Clubs? In Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), the Humanities and Social Sciences Campus and the Natural Science Campus each has club associations. Clubs which belong to the associations are called central clubs. Central clubs usually have their own club rooms and receive funding from th
In commemoration of the National Day of Persons with Disabilities on April 20th, the Humanities and Social Sciences Campus of Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) introduced a vehicle with an installed a wheelchair ramp to support disabled students. The test drive took place on April 16th,
Bang Chang-hyeon, a Professor of the School of Chemical Engineering at Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), was nominated for Scientist of the Month Award in April. The award is granted by the Ministry of Science and Information Communication Technologies (MSIT) and is given to a person wh
The cold snap in March seems to have gone away, and the warmth of spring seems to be covering the campus. Most Kingos appear to be enjoying the warmth of the spring on their way to school. Even in this atmosphere, however, there are still Kingos who have difficulty taking classes and also have a har
The 51st student council, Sparkle, arranged for an inspection of hidden cameras in the toilets of the stores near the Humanities and Social Sciences Campus area for the first time. It was one of the pledges of Sparkle, so-called SKKUrity. SKKUrity is a compound word of ‘SKKU’ and ‘security.’ Nowaday
The Student Success Center opened its doors on the Humanities and Social Sciences Campus on March 11st. It has been established to offer Kingos various education and support programs for their success. Students who made a reservation are able to receive counseling. There are a total of three counsel
The football team of SKKU won the 55th Spring Korea University Football Confederation (KUFC) Championship in the Tongyeong Cup’s final game against Chung Ang University (CAU), which was held at Gyeongsangnam-do Tongyeong’s sports field on 27th, February. It is one of the biggest university football
The Ministry of Science, Information and Communications Technology (MSIT) reported on April 4th that it had selected three universities including SKKU to open AI graduate schools this year. The Korean government’s support for the AI graduate school is a part of the effort to nurture highly qualified
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
A new online community of Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), SKKU:ter has recently been released as an application this semester. SKKU:ter was launched in September 2018, due to Kingos’ continuous demands for a new online community. The university’s online communities play an important role in assistin
As a new semester started in March, there must be plenty of Kingos who are curious about Sparkle, the 51st student council. Sparkle has earned wide support from the students for their suitable election pledges. Many of their pledges are indeed being followed through. For the student council to serve
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
December is the month for closing the year and planning for the next. Many Kingos may make plans for saving and managing their spending habits for the new year. Looking into spending habits of university students and the possible marketing strategies of companies might help students manage their con
The presidency term of the 50th student council, “S:with,” has ended. Looking back at the year with S:with, the Sungkyun Times (SKT) examines changes that S:with has implemented and looks into some of the controversies surrounding them.1. Tuition FeesS:with succeeded to freeze tuition fees through f