Q1. Please introduce yourself. Hello! I am Lida, a 23-year-old from Finland. I studied in a city called Tampere, the third biggest city in Finland, and my major is Public Administration. I finished my bachelor’s thesis last spring and started my master’s degree at Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU).Q2.
When watching YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, or TikTok, users can easily come across touching social experiment content. A social experiment video is a form of media content that captures the reactions of citizens who observe discomforting situations fabricated by the production team. Therefore, m
The author 2sazang’s Naver webtoon, Garbage Time, reached its ending on October 21st. This is the story of the greatest team in the world that cannot meet “garbage time,” the period in a sports game when a coach, whose team is losing by a significant score, declares surrender by substituting reserve
The movie Next Sohee, released on Netflix in July, tells the tragic story of a former field trainee, Sohee. In the movie, the violence and unjust working conditions she experienced at a call center made her take her own life. The sorrow of the sacrificed Sohees conveyed by the film brought attention
Demand for Jongno 07 BusOn Sungkyungwan University (SKKU) Humanities and Social Sciences Campus (HSSC), many Kingos take the shuttle bus or the Jongno 08 bus since it is difficult to walk up the steep hills of the school. Currently, seven shuttle buses are running, but boarding the bus during lectur
Continuous Steps of KingosThe 2023 Sungkyungwan University (SKKU) Kingo Walkathon, operated by the student council SKKUP, was held again after last year when the walkathon reopened as the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) subsided. The event, first held in 2008, covered 600km on Dokdo Island for 1
Get Along to Unite, DaedongjeThis year, the Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU)’s May festival Daedongje, was held on May 3rd and 4th at the Natural Science Campus (NSC) and on the 11th and 12th at the Humanities Social Science Campus (HSSC). This year, the slogan of the NSC, “Sungkyunje- Yurokhwahong,”
On March 10th, the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) — the 16th largest bank in the United States (U.S.) — went bankrupt and upended the global financial markets. Besides its direct aftermaths, such as the damage to SVB users, the event caused a buttefly effect that put the brakes on the Korean government’s
Just as we left behind our moments of adjustment, it is time to be swamped again by tasks and exams. Simply throwing away one’s concerns while living busily in a crowded city does not seem so easy. Thereby, the Sungkyun Times (SKT) presents Dadaepo Beach, where Kingos can wash their worries into the
Q1. Please introduce yourself.Hi, my name is Vasco, and I am a 21-year-old graduate student from Portugal. I come from the University of Lisbon, and I am currently pursuing my master’s degree in Artificial Intelligence (AI) at Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU).Q2. Why did you choose Korea and SKKU?My b
Q1. Please introduce yourself.Hello, I am Jung Min-joo from the Department of French Language and Literature. I am double majoring in International Trade due to my great interest in trade and relations between countries. Now, I finished my exchange studentship and am attending a language school in L
U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime minister Fumio Kishida held the U.S.-Japan summit on January 13th at the White House. The joint statement announced that the meeting was mainly concerned with the issues surrounding North and South Korea, as well as the Ukraine War, China, Taiwan, and the
On January 11th, Bloomberg News reported that Apple decided to customize more components to lessen dependency on technical partners such as Samsung and LG. According to the report, Apple plans to produce its own Apple Watch Ultra display by the end of 2024. The company is expected to replace the dis
Since this February, Seoul City raised the minimum fare for a mid-sized taxi from ₩3,800 to ₩4,800 and reduced the base distance from 2km to 1.6km. Furthermore, last December, Seoul City extended the late-night surcharge time slot from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. and the extra surcharge from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m.
On January 27th, the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) announced the result for the 5th public financial forecasting of the National Pension System (NPS). The financial forecasting of the NPS refers to an overall plan for managing the NPS, which includes insurance fee adjustments and fund operat
Building a Communication NetworkSpring, the 54th student council of Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), launched an internet forum called “Kingos’ Baekinso” to create a communication network between Kingos, the student council, and the school. The student council also established “Spring Camp,” where th
Through collaborative research with Amorepacific, the research team led by Professor Ryu Dong- ryeol of the School of Medicine identified the fundamental mechanism and element of dietary restriction- driven longevity enhancement. On November 1st, the team published an article in Nature Communication
On October 27th, the Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) council appointed Professor Yoo Ji- beom of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering as the 22nd president of SKKU. President Yoo, who turned 63 this year, received his Ph.D. in materials engineering from Stanford University after earning a maste
Are you looking for a chance to recharge before the finals? The Jung District of Daegu City is recommendable for Kingos who may want to build beautiful memories in a unique and extraordinary site. The Sungkyun Times (SKT) would like to invite Kingos to the Jung District, which is filled with alleywa
With a change of season, how about purchasing new accessories to transform your image? Ofor is an accessory brand that allows customers to customize their own accessories. The brand was established by Kim Su-yeon and Heo Yu-jin, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) alumni that graduated in 2015. Therefore