Q1. Please introduce yourself.Hello, I am Baasandorj Anujin, a 25-year-old Mongolian student majoring in Media and Communication. I enrolled in the College of Social Sciences at Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) in 2019. I recently became interested in photography after visiting my beautiful hometown i
The student press is an excellent example of student representative organizations on campus. Students participating in it focus on campus life or analyze diverse social issues and make it their job to report it to the rest of the student body. However, the student press is losing its identity as it
Once again, the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) ranked 1st and 2nd place in the QS Asia University Rankings of 2022. For more than a decade, the rigorous educational system of Singapore has been the center of attention. Accordingly, the Sungkyun Time
With the successful airing and ending of Merry Queer, the first Korean reality show on queer relationships, in early September, the foothold of queer individuals in our society is growing. However, as the presence of those considered sexual minorities increases, hate speech is also becoming a common
September, the start of the fall semester, is when many Kingos start thinking about their majors and careers. Thankfully, at Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), the Sungkyun Mentors guide Kingos through such concerns. To welcome the beginning of the second semester, the Sungkyun Times (SKT) interviewed
Q1. Please introduce yourself.Hello, my name is Smieszek Aleksandra Malgorzata, but you can call me Ola. I am a 22-year-old Polish student majoring in Media and Communication and have been living in Korea for two years. You may recognize me for being part of the Media and Communication Student Counc
Q1. Please introduce yourself.Hello, my name is Son Ji-hyun, and I am 21 years old. I am majoring in English Language and Literature at Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU). After my first year at SKKU, I applied for the student exchange program. Now, I am studying at the Singapore Management University (
About the Student Success Story Contest Applicants of the “2022 Student Success Story Contest” are waiting for the results of their first examination. Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) will announce the final results on October 5th after the interviews, which will take place on September
The Ministry of Trade Industry and Energy (MOTIE) announced its selection of five universities for the “Biomedical Talent Nurturing Project” on July 21st. The project aims to train innovative human resources in the biomedical industry to strengthen global competitiveness. MOTIE chose Kookmin, Sungky
Professor Park Sung-ho’s research team from the Chemistry Department at Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) announced that they have developed a self-assembly board that can detect minute biochemistry molecules. The team created the board by combining nanoparticles and maximizing light interactions. A Su
Professor Kim Tae-il’s research team in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Polymer Engineering at Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) has succeeded in developing a damping material that selectively removes external noise. Recently, bioelectronic devices such as smartwatches and smartphones have s
Q1. Please introduce yourself.Hello, my name is Miura Tomomi, and I am a 24-year-old Japanese student at Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU). I come from Saitama Prefecture, which is near northern Tokyo. I entered SKKU as a student of the Humanities Affiliated College in 2018. After my first year, I deci
Q1. Please introduce yourself.Hello, my name is Karel Sauvageau, a 25-year-old French Canadian. I am currently studying a Bachelor of Asian Studies, Profile Geopolitics, and Korean Language at the University of Montreal. I grew up in the beautiful city of Quebec. If you watched the South Korean tele
This year, Park Sang-young’s novel Love in the Big City was longlisted for the International Booker Prize, one of the most prestigious literary awards in the world. Did you know that novelist Park Sang-young graduated from the Department of French Language and Literature and the Department of Media
With summer just around the corner, college students tend to engage in various off-campus extracurricular activities to spend their vacation meaningfully. Among a lot of public activities, in the case of the university student’s mentoring program, Kingos take part in united clubs such as Youth Facto
2022 ESKARA Festival, Kingos United after Three Years The University Festival is a large-scale Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) festival held in May where all Kingos become united through various cultural events. The festival came back after three years as the 2022 ESKARA Festival after
On May 2nd, the conferment ceremony of the honorary doctorate degree was held online between the Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) and the National Chengchi University (NCCU) in Taiwan. An honorary doctorate degree can be awarded to those who have made special contributions to academic development. In
A comforting café called not complete in Hye-hwa is well known to both Kingos and visitors for its delicious croiffle (croissant waffle) dessert. The warm sun shines on the incomplete place, and people are making their own stories in the sunshine. Therefore, the Sungkyun Times (SKT) interview
Spring of 2022 is already becoming a memory. College towns have been livelier than ever since the lifting of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) curbs. Student clubs, also known as the gems of campus life, played a huge role in this revival by overcoming multiple risks of extinction. As such, th
The Geumjandi Cultural Festival Coming Back after two Years The Geumjandi Cultural Festival and the Haeoreum Festival, which were canceled until last year due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), took place in March. From March 23rd to 24th, the Geumjandi Cultural Festival titled “Under the Y