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Dec 18, 2015
The Teacher Behind Chopin Competition Winner Cho Seong Jin
Cho Seong-jin was the first Korean to win the 17th International Frederic Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, Poland, on Wednesday, October 21st.
Dec 16, 2015
New Procedure Easily Detects Colon Cancer
Professor HYEON Taeghwan and his research team at the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) have developed a new multifunctional endoscope that paves way for an easier method for diagnosis and treatment of colon cancer.
Dec 16, 2015
New Microchip Mimicking Bone Tissues Developed
Research teams from Seoul National University and Chonnam National University made a breakthrough in medical engineering with their recent development of a microchip that mimics bone tissues.
Dec 10, 2015
SNU Debate: “Is There a Reason to Live a Righteous Life?”
On November 18th, the grand final of the SNU debate tournament was held at SNU’s facility of Liberal Education.
Dec 09, 2015
Controversy Surrounding the Student Body President
Seoul National University’s student body election on November 16th through 19th had a successful voter turnout for the first time in 18 years.
Dec 07, 2015
Intellectual Power and Personality: Professor Yoon Young-kwan's Educational Experiment at SNU
On November 25, Professor YOON Young-kwan (Department of International Relations) gave a special lecture titled "Intellectual Power and Personality: My Educational Experiment at SNU."
Dec 07, 2015
Korean Speech Contest Held by SNU International Student Association
On November 20th the SNU International Student Association (SISA) organized a Korean speech contest for international students. Various students participated for multiple prizes, including a grand prize of travel expenses worth 200,000 won.
Dec 02, 2015
Series of Woodang Lectures in Honor of Independence Activist YI Hoeyeong
The College of Liberal Studies held the first of a series of lectures in honor of independence movement leader YI Hoeyeong (1867-1932) on 11 November at Kwanjeong Library.
Dec 01, 2015
Korea Naval Academy Transfers History Records to SNU
On November 20th, Seoul National University signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Korea Naval Academy. The central part of the agreement between the two institutes rests on the transfer of historic records to the university from the Korea Naval Academy.
Dec 01, 2015
SNU and LG Electronics Develop Fan Imitating Humpback Whale and Clam
A research team led by Professor CHOI Hae Chun (Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University) collaborated with LG Electronics to develop an air conditioner fan with low noise and high efficiency by imitating biological characteristics of humpback whales and clams.
Dec 01, 2015
SNU Celebrates First Unification School Graduation
SNU Unification School held its first graduation ceremony on November 28th at the College of Education. 46 elementary and middle school level students received their graduation certificates from the 8-week program after it started last August.
Dec 01, 2015
SNU Students Elect First Gender Minority Student Council President
KIM Bo-mi (Dept. of Child Development Family Studies), the recently elected 58th Seoul National University student council president, has caught a lot of attention as the first lesbian to hold the position.
The Teacher Behind Chopin Competition Winner Cho Seong Jin
Cho Seong-jin was the first Korean to win the 17th International Frederic Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, Poland, on Wednesday, October 21st.
Dec 16, 2015
New Procedure Easily Detects Colon Cancer
Professor HYEON Taeghwan and his research team at the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) have developed a new multifunctional endoscope that paves way for an easier method for diagnosis and treatment of colon cancer.
Dec 16, 2015
New Microchip Mimicking Bone Tissues Developed
Research teams from Seoul National University and Chonnam National University made a breakthrough in medical engineering with their recent development of a microchip that mimics bone tissues.
Dec 10, 2015
SNU Debate: “Is There a Reason to Live a Righteous Life?”
On November 18th, the grand final of the SNU debate tournament was held at SNU’s facility of Liberal Education.
Dec 09, 2015
Controversy Surrounding the Student Body President
Seoul National University’s student body election on November 16th through 19th had a successful voter turnout for the first time in 18 years.
Dec 07, 2015
Intellectual Power and Personality: Professor Yoon Young-kwan's Educational Experiment at SNU
On November 25, Professor YOON Young-kwan (Department of International Relations) gave a special lecture titled "Intellectual Power and Personality: My Educational Experiment at SNU."
Dec 07, 2015
Korean Speech Contest Held by SNU International Student Association
On November 20th the SNU International Student Association (SISA) organized a Korean speech contest for international students. Various students participated for multiple prizes, including a grand prize of travel expenses worth 200,000 won.
Dec 02, 2015
Series of Woodang Lectures in Honor of Independence Activist YI Hoeyeong
The College of Liberal Studies held the first of a series of lectures in honor of independence movement leader YI Hoeyeong (1867-1932) on 11 November at Kwanjeong Library.
Dec 01, 2015
Korea Naval Academy Transfers History Records to SNU
On November 20th, Seoul National University signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Korea Naval Academy. The central part of the agreement between the two institutes rests on the transfer of historic records to the university from the Korea Naval Academy.
Dec 01, 2015
SNU and LG Electronics Develop Fan Imitating Humpback Whale and Clam
A research team led by Professor CHOI Hae Chun (Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University) collaborated with LG Electronics to develop an air conditioner fan with low noise and high efficiency by imitating biological characteristics of humpback whales and clams.
Dec 01, 2015
SNU Celebrates First Unification School Graduation
SNU Unification School held its first graduation ceremony on November 28th at the College of Education. 46 elementary and middle school level students received their graduation certificates from the 8-week program after it started last August.
Dec 01, 2015
SNU Students Elect First Gender Minority Student Council President
KIM Bo-mi (Dept. of Child Development Family Studies), the recently elected 58th Seoul National University student council president, has caught a lot of attention as the first lesbian to hold the position.