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Oct 05, 2015 The Gwanaksa Hanul Festival – A Valuable Opportunity For Cultural Exchange The Gwanaksa Hanul Festival – A Valuable Opportunity For Cultural Exchange At the beginning of every fall semester, Gwanaksa, the SNU dormitory, hosts the Hanul Festival, where SNU students can enjoy a night out at the fair, and also experience diverse cultures of the global student body. Sep 30, 2015 SNU Foreign Languages Drama Festival 2015 SNU Foreign Languages Drama Festival 2015 At the beginning of every fall semester at Seoul National University, the College of Humanities holds a drama festival showcasing plays adapted, directed and acted by students. Sep 25, 2015 US Secretary of Health and Human Services Spoke of Innovation in Global Health US Secretary of Health and Human Services Spoke of Innovation in Global Health The Office of International Affairs (OIA) welcomed the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell and National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Dr. Francis S. Collins on September 8th, 2015 to speak about their contributions and new initiatives regarding global health. Sep 25, 2015 Spine Disease Patients Find Relief with New Treatment Spine Disease Patients Find Relief with New Treatment Professor LEE Sang Chul and his team (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine of SNU Hospital) has found foraminotomy, a procedure used to relieve pressure on the nerves in the vertebrae, as an effective method of treatment for patients suffering from spine diseases such as spinal stenosis and spinal disk herniation. Sep 25, 2015 SNU Presents Shakespeare’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ SNU Presents Shakespeare’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ For the nineteenth Drama Festival held by the College of Humanities, the English Language and Literature Department staged William Shakespeare’s classic comedy, ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’. Sep 25, 2015 Lecture from RYU Jaehyun, Director of World DJ Festival Lecture from RYU Jaehyun, Director of World DJ Festival RYU Jaehyun, the director of Sangsang Gongjang who created numerous cultural events in Korea including the World DJ Festival, gave a lecture at Seoul National University IBK Communication Center on September 17. Sep 25, 2015 Team SNU’s Thormang participates the DARPA Robotics Competition Team SNU’s Thormang participates the DARPA Robotics Competition In June, Team Seoul National University (SNU) participated in the finals of the DARPA Robotics Competition (DRC), held in Pomona, California. Sep 14, 2015 The Re-invention of Black Soy Beans into Soymilk The Re-invention of Black Soy Beans into Soymilk Seoul National University has developed a new product made from black soy beans (Jwinuni kong or Seomoktae). Professor LEE Ki Won transformed a regional bean usually used as an ingredient in oriental medicine, into a popular soy bean milk. Sep 09, 2015 Student with Disability Named as Valedictorian at SNU Commencement Student with Disability Named as Valedictorian at SNU Commencement JEONG Won-hee (College of Business Administration) graduated as valedictorian at the recent Seoul National University commencement ceremony held on August 28, 2015. Jul 23, 2015 The Pioneer of Brazilian Studies The Pioneer of Brazilian Studies From the recent Nepal fund raising events, volunteers going to Vietnam by the Institute for Global Social Responsibility, to academic research projects, SNU has had a long tradition of working in developing countries. Jul 23, 2015 [Student Essay] Things I Will Never Forget from SNU [Student Essay] Things I Will Never Forget from SNU After freshman year, students at Seoul National University (SNU) naturally drift to different directions of their lives. Many of my classmates are serving in the army, others are preparing for internships. Jul 17, 2015 SNU to Adopt Micro-grid Technology SNU to Adopt Micro-grid Technology Seoul National University (SNU) has recently decided to adopt micro-grid technology on Gwanak Campus. A micro-grid is an independent and intelligent energy system that maximizes the efficiency of electricity use through big data, Internet of Things (IoT) and Energy Storage System (ESS).