Kim Da-bin (Editor-in-Chief)For the 2022 Essay Contest, 43 Kingos from various majors and nationalities applied, showing off their writing skills. This year’s Essay Contest topic was “Are Tumblers Truly Eco- Friendly?: Actions We Should Take as a College Student for a Sustainable Future.” Environmen
Kim Da-bin (Editor-in-Chief)Thanks for making a meaningful conclusion in the place where I did my best for two years. Goodbye, SKT!Kim Jae-hee (Substantive Editor)A single sentence is not enough to describe these last two years. I will always cherish these few specks of time with the
Saudi Arabia announced on October 5th that it would step up cooperation with China in the energy supply chain in response to a recent decision concerning a reduction in oil supplies that resulted in a dispute with the United States (U.S.). On the 21st, the Minister of Energy of Saudi Arabia, Prince
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) held the first plenary session of the Central Committee on October 23rd and finished the constitution of leadership that will lead the party for the next five years until 2027. Chinese leader Xi Jinping holds the most powerful positions in China: general secretary o
The Kakao outage, which began on October 15th and lasted for approximately 127 hours and 30 minutes, was brought on by a fire at the SK C&C data center in Pangyo, which disrupted all critical services. Kakao restored the message sending and receiving functions by 1:30 a.m. the next day, and restored
When the governor of Gangwon Province, Kim Jin- tae, refused to pay the Legoland debt guarantee of ₩25 billion, it turned the financial market into chaos. Legoland opened this year on Children’s Day after Gangwon Province and Nick Barney Merlin Entertainment agreed to an investment deal. Gangwon Pro
Q1. Please introduce yourself.Hello, my name is Mai, although everyone calls me May. I was actually born in May, so it is okay. I am a 22- year- old Vietnamese international student studying Global Business Administration at Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU). I am also a bread lover; I especially like
Q1. Please introduce yourself.Hello, my name is Adeliina, but you can call me Ade. I am a 23- year- old undergraduate exchange student from Finland, Tampere University (TU), majoring in Sociology. I love traveling and learning new languages, and I am studying at Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) this s
Through collaborative research with Amorepacific, the research team led by Professor Ryu Dong- ryeol of the School of Medicine identified the fundamental mechanism and element of dietary restriction- driven longevity enhancement. On November 1st, the team published an article in Nature Communication
On October 27th, the Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) council appointed Professor Yoo Ji- beom of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering as the 22nd president of SKKU. President Yoo, who turned 63 this year, received his Ph.D. in materials engineering from Stanford University after earning a maste
How has 2022 been so far for Kingos? As the Editor- in- Chief of the Sungkyun Times (SKT), I have endured a hectic semester. Reflecting on the past while putting together my final Editor’s Letter, I feel like time has flown by quickly.In Korea, there is a concept known as the sexagenary cycle, in wh
With the abundance of technology, many students are losing focus on the traditional textbook type of studying. Instead, they tend to look for new, more engaging learning experiences. Hence, students and educators should actively incorporate multimedia into their studying habits: documentaries can of