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Aug 16, 2011 An Interview with Professor Oh Saeng-Keun, a Master of Literature After 30 years of actively working as a lecturer, researcher and critic of literature, literary critic OH Saeng-Keun has reached the retirement age of 65. Professor Oh said his retirement makes him feel “the light-hearted sensation at the finish line of a marathon”.

Aug 10, 2011 "Nature is My Real Laboratory" Fighting against a wild sea on a rolling boat, harvesting rice at a rice field near SNU’s campus in Suwon, and trying to figure out the links between desertification and human civilization out in the desert, SNU students, for whom nature is their laboratory and research partner, are filled with academic curiosity.

Aug 08, 2011 SNU’s 10 International Enterprises The Office of International Affairs (OIA) of SNU has announced SNU’s 10 Int’l Enterprises. The list is an extension of the previous ‘SNU’s 7 Int’l Enterprises’ which were undertaken from 2007 to 2010.

Aug 08, 2011 Want Some Mice for Bio-engineering Research? The Center for Animal Resource Development of SNU BioMAX, established in 2002, is the largest bio-engineering facility in Korea for supplying experiment animals.

Aug 04, 2011 SNU Central Library Redesigns Book Cafe The SNU Central Library completed the redesigning of the Book Cafe on the fourth floor, and subsequently launched a new exhibition of SNU professors’ books.

Aug 04, 2011 SNU and Prestigious Universities Agree to Exchange Students SNU has agreed to exchange students with foreign universities including Johns Hopkins University, Illinois State University (Urbana-Champaign), Virginia University, Washington State University, Colorado State University, and Alberta University.

Aug 04, 2011 Go to UCLA as an Exchange Student! SNU and UCLA (the University of California, LA) have agreed to exchange five students every year starting next year.

Aug 04, 2011 [Faculty Essay] Seoul's Yogurt Army Seoul is an awkward city, a city that however hard people try to homogenize and harmonize to an accepted urban model, always manages to slip away and revert back to its original state. This unashamed authenticity is what I so admire about Seoul, a city that constantly has to adapt.

Aug 02, 2011 SNU School of Dentistry Decides to Remain a Graduate School In the case of medical school, SNU also decided to switch back to medical college, with effect from 2015. However, the dental department decided otherwise.

Aug 01, 2011 Seeking Peace Through Dialogue: Discussing Peace on the Korean Peninsula The "Humanites Korea (HK) Project" of Peace Studies of the Institute for Peace and Unification Studies (IPUS) has begun to hold regular irenology seminars starting from June 7, 2011.

Aug 01, 2011 Young SNU Professors Urge SNU President to Keep University on Its Toes to Maintain Superior Status SNU President OH Yeon Cheon, therefore, held a meeting with the younger professors of SNU to gain fresh insight so as to recognize and address any and all potential problems.

Jul 27, 2011 Rediscovering Building Tops The SNU Graduate School of Environmental Studies (GSES) has helped change the campus scenery by redesigning its bland building rooftop into a beautiful garden.