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Dec 29, 2008 A Belgian Holding Court at SNU: The Quest to Find the S(e)oul of Korean Studies Rewind back to 1992. Professor Vermeersch had just arrived in Seoul to study Korean at the Jungsin Cultural Research Center (now The Academy of Korean Studies).

Dec 29, 2008 Nature Interviewed V. Narry Kim as One of the Prize Winners of the Year Naturenews by Journal Nature featured Professor V. Narry Kim as one of the "Prize Winners of the Year" on December 17.

Dec 16, 2008 Opening a New Type of Dialogue on Human Rights in Korea Professor Woodiwiss, who teaches two classes - a Ph.D. practicum helping beginning doctorate students to develop their research topics, and an undergraduate course on the sociology of human rights - seems to be enjoying himself here.

Dec 01, 2008 Setting Things Straight: How Old Is SNU? The intentionally shortened official age reflects SNU’s will to match its stride with the national spirit of beginning a new history; a self-made and self-written history separate from external intervention.

Nov 24, 2008 15-Year-Old Math Prodigy Enters SNU A math prodigy has been admitted to Seoul National University at the youngest age ever, 15 years and three months.

Nov 19, 2008 "Would You Like To Talk About It?" Last year SNU Mental Health Center reviewed its counseling and mental health services in the effort to increase accessibility for students.

Nov 19, 2008 More Than Just Understanding - Living With Foreigners Since Seoul National University endeavors after campus internationalization, around 2,200 students are now studying at SNU, many of them sharing rooms with other foreign friends in the dormitory or an apartment. It is not just about liking a different culture, it’s more about living in one.

Nov 19, 2008 Capitalizing on SNU's World-class State-of-the-art Technology An international conference held on November 17 shed light on the prospect of turning research activities into lucrative businesses, and the establishment of a technology holding company at the state-owned Seoul National University.

Nov 14, 2008 A Swedish Professor Teaching Korean Economy Does it take a Korean to teach Korean economy? Professor Heshmati, who teaches economics of technology and industrial policy at SNU College of Engineering at SNU, would surely disagree.

Nov 14, 2008 Windows Into the ‘School of Liberal Arts’ SNU Office of Admissions announced that it will newly establish a ‘School of Liberal Arts’ and will accept students starting in 2009. The Office has answered some of the most frequently asked questions about the new school.

Nov 10, 2008 Nobel Prize Winner Paul Crutzen Appointed as SNU Professor Paul J. Crutzen, a renowned scholar of Atmospheric Chemistry and Nobel Prize winner of 1995, will become a member of SNU coming March.

Oct 28, 2008 Benefactor Who Left Fortune to Wife's Home Country In January last year, the Seoul National University Foundation received a faxed copy of a will left by Eduard Stadelmann, a resident of the U.S. state of Minnesota.