Bitcoin is a well-known cryptocurrency worldwide and is also widely used in Korea. In April, Bitcoin prices peaked at 79 million won, drawing attention to the Kimchi Premium. The reason behind this phenomenon is because Korea’s stock market has seen a sudden rise in users. Individuals looking for ne
It has been eight years since web novels newly appeared in 2013, and the market size of web novels has grown from 10 billion to 600 billion won. The global influence of Korean web novels is spreading through international content platforms like Naver and Kakao Entertainment. As the attention and exp
Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), which supports various cross-campus courses through the dual campus system, established new courses called Sungkyun Classics Book Club (SCBC) and Creative and Interdisciplinary Design (CID) last year. In May, important team projects are about to begin in these courses
Who Decides Tuition Fees?The Tuition Review Committee (TRC) of Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), an organization for tuition arrangement, evaluates the annual tuition fees and the overall school budget. As of last April, the TRC has held five meetings. The following are the final results of the 2021 m
On April 16th, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) held the opening ceremony of the ICT Research and Education Foundation, which aims at nurturing information and communications technology (ICT) creativity and Artificial Intelligence (AI) experts for future innovation. The purpose of this foundation is t
Son Dong-hee, a Professor from the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, developed a durable and fatigue-resistant soft neuroprosthetic device with a team from Seoul National University. A neuroprosthetic device treats diseases by collecting and stimulating neural signals through their con
Our rational minds are busy planning for the upcoming days, but some special days in May unlatch memories of our childhoods and invite us to take a walk down memory lane. May is also known as Family Month, mostly because of Children’s Day on the 5th with other celebrations like Parents’ and Teachers
Even though midterm exams have ended, many Kingos are still exhausted due to overwhelming assignments; however, the movie Minari will help warm your exhausted minds. Minari attracted attention globally through many awards ceremonies as actress Youn Yuh-jung won the Academy Award for Best Supporting
On March 22nd, 2021, a national petition titled “Please Punish the Hospital and the Murderer Doctor who Killed my Baby!” was posted. The writer claimed that her baby died as soon as he was born due to a doctor being drunk during surgery. However, this case is just the tip of the iceberg. With thousa
Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19), more people are looking for food delivery options and almost reflexively, their respective reviews and ratings. However, nowadays, credibility problems of reviews and ratings have come up because of fake and malicious reviews. As a result, many companies have prepa
Along with the recent cancellation of the K-Drama Joseon Exorcist due to China’s controversial Northeast Project and its historical distortion, people are paying more attention these days to Korean history. There is a place where people can enjoy the beauty of Korean tradition and various kinds of a
It has become apparent that Newtro is now the hottest pop culture trend in South Korea. Newtro is basically an advanced version of the retro trend. It has not only swept over show business, but Newtro has also become the main interest of almost every market. In this article, the Sungkyun Times (SKT)