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Oct 19, 2006 SNU, Tsinghua University Sign Pact Seoul National University and China’s Tsinghua University concluded an agreement on international academic exchanges in Seoul last week.

Oct 18, 2006 Alumnus Ban Appointed U.N.Secretary-General The United Nations General Assembly officially chose Ban Ki-Moon as its eighth new secretary-general, replacing Kofi Annan. Ban, who was the only candidate for the top UN job, will have a two-and-a-half-month transition period before taking office on Jan. 1.

Oct 18, 2006 SNU Seeks Research Accountability Seoul National University (SNU) has presented guidelines to prevent research manipulation. The school has been trying to tighten ethical guidelines for research in the wake of a scandal involving the school’s former professor Hwang Woo-suk.

Oct 17, 2006 Alumnus Ban Appointed U.N. Secretary General Applauding in acclamation, the United Nations General Assembly on Oct. 13, 2006 appointed Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon of the Republic of Korea as the world body's next Secretary-General, to succeed Kofi Annan when he steps down on Dec. 31, 2006.

Oct 13, 2006 Seoul National University Celebrates 60th Birthday Seoul National University Celebrates 60th Birthday

Sep 21, 2006 SNU to Raise Scholarship Funds The plan includes three main projects _ a local network project, an ethnic Korean networks project and a ``hallyu,’’ or Korean cultural wave, network project. All the projects are ``give and take’’ endeavors.

Sep 20, 2006 Number of Foreign Students at SNU Tops 1,000 The number of foreign students at Seoul National University exceeded 1,000 this year for the first time in the school's history.

Sep 19, 2006 SNU Art Goes On Sale for 600,000 Won Korean art masterpieces such as Oriental paintings of Lee Jong-sang, Western paintings of Yun Myeong-ro, and fiber arts of Lee Sin-ja are being displayed in an exhibition at a very low price -600,000 won.

Sep 18, 2006 "I LOVE SNU" Party SNU held "Love SNU Event with the International Students" in front of Jahayeon on September 13. This event is to assist international students for adjustment and understanding of campus life and Korean culture.

Sep 12, 2006 Prof. Kim Sung Hoon Finds New Protein The team led by Kim Sung-hoon, a pharmaceutical professor at Seoul National University, found out that the AIMP1 protein, besides the previously known insulin and glucagon hormones, is a major contributor to controlling levels of blood sugar in animals.

Sep 12, 2006 SNU Entrance Requirements for 2008 Seoul National University announced on Sept. 8 the list of the local entrance requirements for the 2008 academic year

Sep 10, 2006 SNU's Top Donor Shinyang Funds Another Library The largest individual donor in SNU's history, Chairman Shinyang Suk-gyoo Chung (BA in Engineering, 1952) announced the donation for a new library of humanities. He said, “Leaving a large fortune to your children is like giving them poison.”