The prices of apartments in Seoul have soared seriously in the past few years. As the house prices rise continuously, the government has effectuated various real estate policy measures to curb rising house prices. On the 16th December last year, the government announced a more stringent real estate
The integrated festival was scheduled for May, but unfortunately, Kingos lost the opportunity to gather together and enjoy the festival due to the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. Since SKKU has two campuses, one in Seoul and one in Suwon, the integrated festival is one of the important events that prov
Due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), many Kingos might be disappointed that they cannot visit the cherry blossom attractions this spring. However, thanks to quarantine nowadays, we can see a cleaner nature because factories have stopped operating and the number of tourists has decreased in touri
Recently, Itaewon Class, a drama based on a webtoon, ended in great success, and upcoming dramas that are based on webtoons such as True Beauty and Memorist are attracting a lot of attention. As a result, many people are becoming interested in webtoons, which are the original works of dramas. Accord
With lots of issues and the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the 21st Assembly election was held on April 15th. Elections and candidates are, however, not a major issue for many young people in their twenties. Therefore, The Sungkyun Times (SKT) is going to introduce the exhibition, The Better Man 1948
Starting this April, the Financial Services Commission (FSC) will operate a system that provides financial data from nine public financial organizations, including the Financial Supervisory Service and the Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation, to the general public. The FSC announced that this system
On March 6th, Geostationary Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite 2B (GEO-KOMPSAT 2B), also known as Chollian 2B, successfully entered orbit. The satellite will carry out a precise correction process to optimize the quality of data until the full-blown service, which will launch in October. The Communicatio
Music with Korean lyrics from the soundtrack of the famous football game FIFA19 and people singing “Itgaehane” together in Korean in foreign clubs are what Peggy Gou is all about, although, she is relatively less famous in Korea than she is all over the world. Let's talk about her music, relieve
Last March 7th, Hassan Diab, the prime minister of Lebanon, declared a moratorium on its 1.2 billion dollars. Moratorium refers to a declaration that the country is currently unable to pay its debt, and, thus, defers payment. Mr. Diab said that the national debt amounts to 900 billion dollars, which
On March 5th, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) members and non-OPEC oil producers discussed further cuts to cope with a weakening demand of oil and a slowdown in the oil market, but have failed to reach an agreement. After that, on March 10th, Saudi Aramco, the national oil c
[Body 1] Background SummaryBrief Explanation of the Uncanny ValleyThe uncanny valley is an adverse psychological reaction that is triggered by seeing products that have strong similarities to humans. The term uncanny valley was first used in the 1970s by Masahiro Mori, a Japanese robotics engineer.
In late December of 2019, the first cases of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV, COVID-19) were detected in the city of Wuhan in China’s Hubei province, leading to an explosive pneumonia outbreak of an unknown etiology. Since then, the illness has rapidly spread to different parts of the world, and So
Shim Hyun-chul, a professor of Electrical Engineering at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), delivered a lecture on April 8th at the 2020 Spring Knowledge Awakening on Stage (KAOS) lecture, a foundation that shares the scientific knowledge through conferences and publicat
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