Q1. Please introduce yourself.My name is Freddie from Prague, Czech Republic. I am an exchange student at Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), majoring in Media and Communications. I have been teaching myself Korean for four and a half years, and one of my major goals is to become fluent in the language.
Q1. Please introduce yourself.Hi, my name is Linh, and I am 20 years old. I am a Vietnamese international student at Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), majoring in Global Business Administration. I have been in Korea for two years now. Although the first semester of SKKU was online, I am enjoying my li
Get Along to Unite, DaedongjeThis year, the Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU)’s May festival Daedongje, was held on May 3rd and 4th at the Natural Science Campus (NSC) and on the 11th and 12th at the Humanities Social Science Campus (HSSC). This year, the slogan of the NSC, “Sungkyunje- Yurokhwahong,”
On May 3rd, the inauguration ceremony of the startup business support cluster of Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) was held at the Natural Science Campus (NSC) Samsung Library Auditorium. President Yoo Ji-beom, executive director Joo Yeong-soo, and several other venture capital representatives attended
The collaborative research team of Professor Kang Boseok from the Department of Nanoscience and Technology at Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) and Professor Cho Gil-won from the Department of Chemical Engineering at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) succeeded in developing a new st
As the final exam season approaches, trades of jokbo (records of past exams) are often found circling Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU)’s online community. Joseon Wangjo Sillok explains how using jokbo was a common practice as past SKKU scholars also used them. However, as copyright problems and frauds
Behind every piece of literature enjoyed by readers over the globe lies the great effort of a translator. Here stands an English- Korean translator that gifts readers various stories abroad delivered through the art of words. The Sungkyun Times (SKT) now flips the page to the story of Kim Sung-uk, a
Q1. Please introduce yourself.My name is Karthikeyan Mariyappan, and I am from India. I am now pursuing a Ph.D. in Nanoengineering at the Applied Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) Nanoengineering Laboratory at Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU). I enjoy traveling, taking photographs, and watching films and dr
Q1. Please introduce yourself.Hi, my name is Remy Doust, but my Korean friends call me Do-re-mi! I am 23 years old and come from Newcastle, Australia, which is about two hours north of Sydney. I major in Economics and Politics at my home university, but I am studying Sociology here at Sungkyunkwan U
Warm Memories of Geumjandi SquareIn March, the Geumjandi Cultural Festival and the Haeoreum Festival took place on both campuses as they did last year. The festival was held from March 28th to 29th at the Humanities and Social Sciences Campus (HSSC). Various programs were offered under the theme “De
On March 30th, the opening ceremony of the Institute for Future Policy Studies was held at the Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) Law School. The institute was founded with a 10 billion donation by Lee Kyu-yong, the chairman of Najain, who graduated from SKKU after majoring in Law. Following the will o
Professor Kim Sungki’s research team from the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) and Professor Choi Myunghwan’s team from Seoul National University (SNU) has developed a technology that explores the brain of a mouse. The research revealed the brain’s network struc
From the emergence of a chatbot that speaks like a human to the intense volatility of the financial markets – every day, the world rapidly changes. Amongst these events stand reporters that work day and night to deliver the dynamics of our world to the people. This month, the Sungkyun Times (SKT) lo
For a campus without violence and discrimination, university human rights centers are indispensable. One year ago, the revision of the Higher Education Act mandated the establishment of human rights centers in all universities, and now is the time to assess their effectiveness. Therefore, the Sungky
On February 13th, President Yoo Ji-beom’s conference was held with three official press outlets of Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) – SKKU Weekly (SKKUW), the SKKU Broadcasting Station (SUBS), and the Sungkyun Times (SKT). Around 20 people participated, including President Yoo, Hyun So-hye, the Dean o
Q1. Please introduce yourself.Hi, my name is Vasco, and I am a 21-year-old graduate student from Portugal. I come from the University of Lisbon, and I am currently pursuing my master’s degree in Artificial Intelligence (AI) at Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU).Q2. Why did you choose Korea and SKKU?My b
Q1. Please introduce yourself.Hello, I am Jung Min-joo from the Department of French Language and Literature. I am double majoring in International Trade due to my great interest in trade and relations between countries. Now, I finished my exchange studentship and am attending a language school in L
Rise and Shine, Welcome Orientation TripAfter nearly four years of lockdown, universities held various freshmen welcoming events this year. For example, the College of Social Sciences (SSC) held a three-day orientation trip in Gangwon Province to support newcomer adaption to the school. Freshmen ori
Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) held the Private Case Law Studies Forum on February 25th. The event was founded in the late 1980s and owns the longest tradition among Korean case law research groups. Since its beginning, researchers who majored in civil law and professors of SKKU have been promoting
Professor Lee Chang-woo’s research team from the College of Medicine at Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) and Professor Lee Min-woo’s research team from Soonchunhyang University have presented new therapeutic targets for metabolic diseases related to fat metabolism. The research was conducted by uncove