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Apr 30, 2007 Committee on Research Integrity Cleared Suspicion Around the Cloned Wolves On 26th of March, 2007, Seoul National University held a press conference formally announcing that Lee Byeong-chun, a professor in the Laboratory of Veterinary Theriogenology at the Department of Veterinary Sciences, had published a research paper in the journal Cloning and Stem Cells, detailing that his lab had successfully cloned two wolves of an endangered species using the donor eggs of a dog.

Apr 30, 2007 Prof. Kwon and Ihm Won "2007 Most Outstanding Korean Scientist and Engineer Awards" Kwon Wook-hyeon, professor of electrical engineering, and Ihm Ji-soon, professor of physics, at Seoul National University have been selected as the winners of the 2007 Most Outstanding Korean Scientist and Engineer Awards.

Apr 27, 2007 SNU Alumni in the Legal Profession Professor D.H. Kim at Dongguk University released a report on Korean legal system, which gives statistics on SNU alumni in legal profession. The report says that there are 133 judges in High Court and Supreme Court and 117 of them have graduated from SNU.

Apr 27, 2007 SNU Offers Video Game Class Seoul National University has opened a video game class for the first time in its history.

Apr 26, 2007 SNU to Begin Counseling Service For Students SNU Center for Campus Life and Culture said it will begin providing counseling services in September for foreigners to help them adapt to campus life.

Apr 19, 2007 Italian Prime Minister Prodi Visited SNU Italian Prime Minister, Romano Prodi visited SNU to deliver a lecture entitled "Peace and Prosperity through Integration: An Italian Perspective on European Experience and Asian Challenge” on April 18th.

Apr 09, 2007 SNU Selects Procera Networks Seoul National University, Korea's Most Prestigious Universities, Selects Procera Networks

Apr 09, 2007 SNU International Summer Institute SNU International Summer Institute offers an exceptional opportunity for students to study with a league of the world’s best-recognized scholars. SNU ISI offers courses in Korean history, markets, society and culture, and East Asian Politics.

Apr 05, 2007 SNU Joins "Euraisa-Pacific Uninet" SNU was visited by Austrian Federal Minister for Science and Research Johannes Hahn on April 3rd. President Jang-moo Lee had a meeting with the visiting group and agreed to promote academic exchange between SNU and Austria.

Mar 29, 2007 Poll Shows Most Korean CEOs Hail from SNU The Department of Business Administration, Seoul National University, the most prestigious university in South Korea, produced the largest number of Chief Executive Officers from top 500 domestic companies among its other departments, according to a recent survey on monthly magazine "CEOs of Korea".

Mar 27, 2007 Prof. Lee Produces First Wolf Clones Professor Lee Byeong-cheon's team of SNU Veterinary Medicine has produced the first-ever wolf clones. One clone is named Snuwolf and was born on October 18, 2005. The other is named Snuwolffy and was born on October 26, 2005.

Mar 23, 2007 SNU Announced 20 Years of Development Plan Professor Jang Ho-wan, the Chairman of Long-term Planning and Development Committee, Seoul National University, Announced 12 plans to develop itself as a leading world university. Jang said that to gain competitive advantage academically, the school should control all major policies and projects.