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Aug 05, 2008 Law Professor Named as Candidate for Supreme Court Justice The Supreme Court said, “Chief Justice Lee (Yong-hoon) recommended professor Yang to President Lee yesterday to succeed resigning Justice Kim (Hwang-shik, who has been appointed head of the Board of Audit and Inspection).”

Aug 01, 2008 Summer at SNU We had a chance to talk with five world-renown scholars who were invited to the 2008 International Summer Institute, and while most of them admitted that they were surprised that they were chosen to teach at SNU, all were all inclined to agree that it was an excellent choice to accept the offer.

Jul 30, 2008 Making Ends Meet: More Scholarships for International Students “I really didn’t expect it, since my GPA was quite lower than most of the Korean students. Now, I’m truly grateful for the scholarship, as it reduces the worries of having to pay for my tuition. It’s a big relief to know that now I’ll be able to concentrate more on my studies.”

Jul 28, 2008 The XXII World Congress of Philosophy to be Held at SNU WCP 2008, with its central theme of ‘Rethinking Philosophy Today’, will provide 4 plenary sessions, each with different sub-themes: moral, social and political philosophy; metaphysics and aesthetics; epistemology, philosophy of science and technology; history of philosophy and comparative philosophy.

Jul 22, 2008 UCLA and SNU Reaffirm Alliance The academic exchange agreement between the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and Seoul National University was renewed on June 23, 2008.

Jul 16, 2008 SNU Student Campaigns Against Two Taboos Some people say there are two taboos in Korea ㅡ military service and religion. You can get assaulted or even killed for arguing about either of these issues. But, Kang We-suck, a 22-year-old law student at Seoul National University is openly talking about both.

Jul 16, 2008 SNU Graduates Take the Lead in Earning American Ph.D.s A new study found that Seoul National University was one of the top sources of students who go on to earn doctorates at American institutions.

Jul 16, 2008 SNU Students Teach Korean at Nepal A group of SNU students are in Nepal for their kind of volunteer service, Korean education service.

Jul 14, 2008 International Military Studies Conference at SNU The International Sociology Association (ISA) holds its conference on military studies for three days on Gwanak campus.

Jul 04, 2008 Address by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Receiving an Honorary Doctorate Degree from Seoul National University SNU awarded Honorary Doctorate Degree to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on July 3, 2008. Receiving the degree, Ban gave a speech to SNU students and faculty. He urged Korean people, especially SNU people to make the change that world awaits.

Jun 27, 2008 An interview with Jeongbin Yim, President of the Asia-Pacific International Molecular Biology Network Professor Jeongbin Yim, President of the Asia-Pacific International Molecular Biology Network, had an interview with EMBO(European Morcular Biology Organization) Reports.

Jun 24, 2008 Alcohol: An Issue or an Essential? If you haven’t noticed already, it will become obvious to you soon enough: SNU students love to drink!