As the business environment has deteriorated due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), corporate sustainability management has emerged as an essential research topic. Therefore, environmental and social responsibilities and governance (ESG) have become significant components in business. In ot
Hong Soo-min (Editor-in-Chief)2021 will be the most memorable year of my college life thanks to SKT. This is the last month for me to publish the magazine, and it was a great honor for having worked as editor-in-chief. Thank you to the editors and reporters who always supported me and put all their
As the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is replacing most activities online, companies’ recruitment methods have also been facing huge changes. This year, numerous companies such as GS Retail have started to introduce Artificial Intelligence (AI) interviews to their recruitment process. AI job in
On October 28th, the CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, revealed a new logo and name for Facebook, “Meta”, with the wish of creating a metaverse environment that allows people to communicate both in reality and virtually. A metaverse is a compound word using meta and universe, having the meaning of v
The 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) was held in Glasgow, United Kingdom, on November 1st. Most countries proposed the amount of carbon emission goals and set a target of Net-zero. According to the Paris Climate Change Accord, countries all around the world should
On October 25th, the KT internet service was paralyzed for 89 minutes. This event received a lot of criticism since it happened due to a careless inspection system of the company. The network outage occurred around lunchtime on October 25th when they were exchanging a network communication path sett
On October 29th, the Korean government announced that they were securing 270,000 doses of oral vaccine for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The United States pharmaceutical company, Merck, developed the oral vaccine called Molnupiravir, and the Korean government completed the contract with them
With the implementation of the “living with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)” policy last month, everyone is curious whether university offline classes will be restored next semester. Jung Se-jin, an alumna of the Department of Design at Sungkyunkwan University in 2009, has been working on All I
As the overseas exchange program has been restricted due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the domestic student exchange program is receiving attention as a remarkable substitute. The student exchange program is meaningful in that it provides various learning opportunities by exchanging st
The presidency term of the 53rd student council, S:Energy, has ended this November. The Sungkyun Times (SKT) would like to wrap up this semester by looking through the changes that S:Energy brought to Kingos’ campus lives.Tuition FeesBy holding meetings of the Tuition Deliberation Committee five tim
The 1st special lecture of the course, “The Age of Upheaval”, was held on November 9th by Professor Koo Jeong-woo, from the Department of Sociology at Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) and Professor Jared Diamond, who is from the University of California, Los Angeles and a chair-professor of SKKU Unive
Recently, problems of image sticking of flexible displays have been rising. In response, Professor Choi Byoungdoeg’s research team, from the School of Electronic Electrical Engineering, analyzed the cause of the problem through joint research with Samsung Displays. According to the research, the cha
When I entered the university, I could not go to school due to the pandemic situation, and I knew nothing about the school. Without any sense of belonging to the school, I started to think I should do some activities related to the school. Looking around for activities that I can enjoy, I found the
The end of 2021 is just around the corner. To all Kingos, how was 2021 for you? Although the final exams remain, why don’t you stop for a while, reminisce upon this year, and then start preparing for the new, fresh 2022? The Sungkyun Times (SKT) prepared pictures of the BanghwaSuryujeong, a place to
December has suddenly come with the cold winter wind. Since the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has raged this year, it is certain that Kingos had a busy and arduous year. Now, how about going on a trip with some precious people to wrap up 2021 and prepare for a new start? To warm up the winter,
Since the dawn of the smartphone, everything on Earth has changed. We no longer need tangible maps, MP3 players, or digital cameras. The era of smartphones began around 2010, and only ten years have passed. Therefore, the next decade will also be different from the past. The era of smartphones has c
“Work” and “play” seem to be two very different concepts for most of us. Don’t you think of suits, briefcases, and a dreary office when hearing the word “work” and imagine a bright atmosphere and free time when hearing “play”? But we are not the ones to blame. The whole of society has made us regard
You sit on a chair, drink a sip of coffee, and turn your laptop on. You look around and see the beach through the window. You have lived in Australia for three years, working for a company based in Korea. You put on virtual reality (VR) glasses. The commute is an instance. You, or your avatar, are i
The winter vacation is right around the corner. So, the Sungkyun Times (SKT) would like to introduce Money Heist as a perfect drama to binge-watch during holidays. As the 2nd half of Season 5 will be released this month, let’s enjoy Money Heist this winter! Understanding Spanish Crime Thrillers thro
“What will I do this Christmas?” Have you ever thought about this long before Christmas? Some people feel distracted or imagine the sparkling lights of the Christmas trees when they listen to carols. These days, we can easily find contents like the buzz of the streets and calm carols being sung duri