Although university students have their hands full with completing homework assignments and working part-time, some of them are sparing extra time for something else: extracurricular activities off-campus. For the past few years, extracurricular activities off-campus have become essential for employ
In 1969, Korean Air Lines YS-11 was hijacked and taken to North Korea; 50 people were on board. North Korea eventually released 39 of the passengers through the Joint Security Area at Panmunjom, but kept 11 people including the aircraft crew, and the rest of the remaining passengers. With the upcomi
It may be no longer unfamiliar for most Kingos to take classes and walk on the campus with exchange students from around the world. In May, when spring has come and the campuses become livelier, exchange students can also experience the unique campus culture of Korea during the school festivals. The
SKKU Research Team Develops Nanoparticles to Enhance Drug Delivery EfficiencyA research team led by Professor Park Jae-hyung from the School of Chemical Engineering has developed a nanoparticle that widens blood vessels, which results in improving drug delivery efficiency. Several fatal diseases, su
Numerous convenience stores and large retailers are playing a big part in our daily lives today; however, there are still a lot of traditional markets that are continuing their histories. In particular, near the Humanities and Social Science Campus of SKKU there are two well-known traditional market
As the first month of the new semester has just passed, Kingos should be used to their timetables by now. However, a gap between classes can still be troublesome for some Kingos. They end up wandering the campuses looking for places to go to between classes. This is especially true for students who
As April starts, lots of Kingos will study hard for the upcoming midterm exams and a barrage of assignments. Even though there are a number of tests and things to do, April is still a month when Kingos can pull fun jokes on each other on April Fool’s Day and beautiful cherry blossoms cover the campu
As the days begin to warm up and the flowers begin to bloom in April, people start to go outside more to enjoy outdoor activities; Kingos are no exception. Since both campuses of SKKU are especially full of cherry blossoms in April, most Kingos go around the campuses and take pictures. As Kingos mov
A day for Persons with Disabilities is celebrated on April 20th every year in Korea. Regarding an increasing number of voices calling for improvement in the rights of people with disabilities, the government has implemented several related policies. The 2018 Seoul Metropolitan Government’s support p
On March 8th, 2018, Nam Jeong-sook, professor of the Graduate School of Culture Management and a group of Kingos announced the “SKKU #MeToo #WithYou Movement Special Committee” and held a press conference in front of the Humanities and Social Sciences Campus’s 600th Anniversary Hall. Establishment o
A joint research team led by Park Cheon-kyung, a professor of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at SKKU, and Michael Goldberg, a professor of Harvard Medical School, have developed a bio-friendly “Hydrogel” that prevents cancer relapse and transfer after cancer removal surgery. They succeeded
Most people can easily enjoy various forms of cultural entertainment such as exhibitions and shows in their daily lives. It is, however, hard for those with visual and hearing impairments to enjoy such entertainment in the same way as others do. For them, even going to movie theaters, which is one o
SKKU’s Natural Sciences Campus and Mobike, a smart bike sharing service company, have executed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to start a smart bike sharing service. Smart bike sharing services are services based on auto locking, Global Positioning Systems (GPS), the Internet of Things (IOT) net
Television (TV) has been an essential part of our lives for a very long time; a number of TV owners are paying the public broadcasting license fee. Since 1981, the public broadcasting license fee has been fixed at around 2,500, but even with this fixed license fee, the public broadcasting stations
In celebration of the International Jazz Day designated by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on April 30th, various events are coming up soon. Jazz seems to have been gaining in popularity recently and as a reflection of this, we are able to listen to more liv
The etymology of the word April is known to be from the Latin verb, aperire. Aperire means “to open,” a fitting word for describing the month of April as trees and flowers start to bloom. The Sungkyun Times (SKT) captured the blooming of flowers as they have started to emerge after the end of a part
Nowadays, it is hard to imagine life without computers. It is not only desktops, but also laptops and smartphones that people use daily, that are high-performance computers. The same goes for government agencies and nations, too. Now, quantum computers have appeared and have begun to change the perc
In October 2017, an employee for Hanssem, a large furniture enterprise in Korea, disclosed the fact that her boss sexually assaulted her. The employee, however, was then threatened to be sued for defamation, and her salary was docked as well because of her disclosure. As such, defamation law in Kore
Bitcoin was certainly one of the hottest issues in Korea at the beginning of 2018. There was an enormous interest in “virtual currency” within the students’ community due to its relative ease of accessibility and its unpredictable price fluctuations. As a movement for huge change is detected within
The third inter-Korean summit is scheduled at the end of April, and a North Korea-United States (US) summit is also expected to take place for the first time in succesion. 2018 Inter-Korean Summit News of the 2018 inter-Korean summit was initially reported on March 6th when the special delegation of