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Dec 06, 2006 60 Great Engineers that Invigorated Korea The National Academy of Korean Engineering(NAKE), the Maeil Business Newspaper and SNU Engineering College had cooperated in selecting those 60 honorable people.

Dec 05, 2006 SNU's Local Education Plan Gwanak-gu in Seoul will be transformed into a “city of lifelong education” with the help of the Seoul National University (SNU) College of Education.

Nov 30, 2006 [Faculty Essay]Leave Those Kids Alone! Recently, college entrance essay preparation is taking the nation by storm. In Korean, the Chinese characters for the word 'storm' can be read as 'wind gone bonkers.' Let us take a detailed look at Korean society, as to who in particular has lost their marbles.

Nov 28, 2006 SNU Help Building a Dental School in Afgahanistan The Afghan Embassy in Seoul said that a dental school will be built in Afghanistan with the help of Korean dentists and non-governmental organizations (NGOs).

Nov 28, 2006 SNU Museum of Art by Rem Koolhaas The design for the Seoul National University Museum is driven by the relationship of the campus to the community and serve as a link between them.

Nov 24, 2006 The 8th BESETOHA Held in Hanoi An annual forum of four representative East Asian universities, the BESETOHA 8th, opened in Hanoi on Nov. 3.

Nov 24, 2006 Conversations with Danish Prime Minister On 23rd of November (Thursday), Denmark's current Prime Minister, Anders Fogh Rasmussen visited Seoul National University to deliver a lecture entitled "Globalization Era for Asia and Europe."

Nov 08, 2006 SNU Soaring Ever Higher on 60th Anniversary Being the number one university on the Korean peninsula is not enough for SNU. The school's internationalization programs and world-class computer network provide students from all over the world with an education on a global level.

Nov 03, 2006 The Times Ranked SNU 63rd in the World Seoul National University has been ranked 63rd in the annual ranking of top 200 universities, The World University Ranking 2006 by The Times Higher Education Supplement. It was placed 11th among 33 Asian universities on the table.

Oct 31, 2006 Building a Better Scientist at SNU Natural science majors at Seoul National University take a certain pride in their developing nerdiness. Students relish how rigors of training and logic free them from some of the Confucian hierarchies.

Oct 31, 2006 SNU Topped in Technology Transfer Colleges and universities transferred 591 patents and technologies to private companies in 2005, up 118 percent from 259 in 2004, the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development said.

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.