On March 24th, the student council announced that the school would only operate lectures through i-Campus this semester. Before the official announcement, on March 20th, a meeting of the student council and the professors was held to discuss online lectures for the first semester of 2020 due to the
Many Kingos may have failed to register for the classes they wanted this semester because of the fierce competition on class registration day, or lack of the classes that they wanted to attend. In these cases, students sometimes visit their professors and beg for an extra position or take a seasonal
The cherry blossoms are expected to bloom at the start of April this year, according to 153 Weather, a center for weather information. There are brilliant scenes of cherry blossoms on the campuses, usually in spring, but this time, considering the disaster that Kingos have had to face in terms of th
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) confirmed cases have already surpassed 9,000 in Korea, and the death toll is still high at over 130. In response, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) decided to conduct online classes for the whole semester except for certain limited sports classes. This decision m
BTS’s success does not seem to have ended as one-hit-wonders. The newly released “On” captured an unprecedented position, coming in at No.4 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. Due to BTS’s success, Korean idol groups now represent Hallyu (Korean Wave), and their influence is getting ever stronger with t
Last semester our university unveiled the upgraded version of i-Campus, the new online lecture program. The new version of i-Campus showed improvements in the overall quality of lectures to enhance the general academic achievements of students taking online lectures. Nevertheless, there are still qu
The year is nearing its end. The upcoming year will again see the campus full of freshmen. In our school, most of these freshmen first belong to general academic departments before their specific major is decided. As such, on both the Humanities and Social Sciences Campus and Natural Sciences Campus
Maybe many Kingos are enjoying cultural life at the end of the year. Some may have seen a movie, gone to a gallery, or read a book. People enjoy their own cultural lives, but few people necessarily care about culture itself. Among these people, there is one person who is striving for the cultural di
The presidency term of “Sparkle”, the 51st student council, which has been working hard this year, has ended. The Sungkyun Times (SKT), therefore, is going to check the activities of Sparkle along with the implementation of the various pledges that were designed for the improvement of Kingos’ school
On November 19th and 20th, a public hearing of candidates of “Iruri” for the next student council was held in the Natural Science Campus and Humanites and Social Sciences Campus on each day. The representative candidate and the deputy candidate of Iruri of Natural Science Campus are Jeon Woo-joong (
Son Dong-hee, a Professor of Electronics and Electrical Engineering at SKKU and his research team has developed an artificial electronic skin made of stretchable semiconductor materials that can be self-healed at room temperature while enduring external shocks. The research was conducted jointly wit
The chilly wind penetrates our coats as the winter comes closer, and it becomes harder to get out of our sweet warm homes. Still, it would be great to go out for a breezy stroll, breaking out from the daily routine. In Olympic Park you can do this, not only with your friends and family, but you can
“Jingle bell jingle bell jingle rock, Jingle bells swing and jingle bells ring!” The bright sounds of Christmas carols have started to fill the streets. At the end of the year, there are many people who look for movies related to Christmas. As many channels offer Christmas movies, we can easily watc
December has come around, and the fall semester will be finished quickly just like the quote, “Time flies like an arrow.” This time, all Kingos need to face the final hurdle, the final exams. Kingos who have not prepared for the exams may reprimand themselves for their laziness, but in the opposite
As the weather gets cold and the winter break approaches, we naturally tend to relax and go for a winter sleep. However, there is an actor who burns this cold winter with a passion. It is the icon of passion in the musical world, Lee Geonmyung. He has been the living history of the Korean musical sc
People do not enjoy games only for entertainment these days, but they have also started to apply gaming principles into various areas such as enterprises, products, and lifestyles. In fact, a lot of social networking services (SNS) successfully utilize typical elements of the game to provide enterta
The arrival of December comes as a surprise for most people. Regardless of how the year was spent, the fact that another year is coming to an end might feel a little awkward. But, it is always a great idea to get rid of the awkwardness and enjoy the very last moments of the year. The Sungkyun Times
The second Gwangju Queer Culture Festival was held in the South Jeolla Province of South Korea on October 26th, and this stirred a country-wide debate about sexual minorities. It is still far too early, however, to say that the world has become a kinder place to these individuals. Amongst the member
On November 4th, the third trial of the Korean actor, Kang Ji-hwan was held. He was arrested in July 2019 on charges of quasirape of a sexually violent crime. However, Kang has insisted that he had no memories of the alleged incident after drinking. He is pleading for a mental disorder defense in th
Most of us might have used a simple payment service such as Toss or Kakaopay at least once. The simple payment service is a convenient service that people of all ages like to use. Since the government announced that Open Banking is completely employed this December, the service market is expected to