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Jul 18, 2013 Nelson Mandela's Inspiring Speech to SNU in 1995 Nelson Mandela, former South African president has received an honorary doctorate from Seoul National University on July 6, 1995. Below is the inspiring speech he gave to SNU people upon receiving the degree.

May 27, 2013 New Guidebook for Foreign Visitors Seoul National University has newly published an English version guidebook for international visitors.

May 09, 2013 SNU and World Bank Sign MOU – A Cooperation Between Two Giants On April 24 Seoul National University (SNU) and the World Bank contracted a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on cooperation between the two institutions

May 01, 2013 Bill Gates in SNU – The Voice of Innovation With a reassuring smile, Bill nodded, “Being young is a great thing for being creative.”

Mar 05, 2013 Gangnam Rent Rises in Connection with SNU Admission Rates A recent study appeared on Arirang News regarding rent and how it fluctuates in connection with university admission rates.

Mar 05, 2013 Developing Drugs for the Global Market A good doctor can save thousands of patients whereas an outstanding drug can save millions of patients. This is the philosophy of Professor KIM Sung Hoon of SNU’s Dept. of Molecular Medicine and Biopharmaceutical Sciences.

Mar 05, 2013 Genes Responsible for Lung Cancer Investigated Korean medical researchers have found genetic mutants which cause lung cancer by analyzing a genome of cancer tissues from patients suffering from lung adenocarcinoma, which is responsible for 40% of the annual worldwide occurance of lung cancer.

Mar 04, 2013 SNU Awarded Honorary Doctorate to Aung San Suu Kyi On Friday,February 1, 2013, the Ceremony for the Conferral of an Honorary Doctorate Degree for Aung San Suu Kyi was held in the University Cultural Center at SNU.

Mar 01, 2013 SNU 'Jangteo' Culture: Eat, Drink and Socialize! Jangteo culture provides a great opportunity for students to socialize - for freshmen to meet seniors, for seniors to meet old friends they haven't seen since their freshmen year, and to treat freshmen.

Jan 14, 2013 Human Rights Forum for International Students SNU newly opened “Human Rights Center” and held its first forum for international students.

Jan 14, 2013 Korean Roots: A Cultural Trip to Andong A group of approximately twenty foreign exchange students from Seoul National University (SNU) traveled to the city of Andong, the most traditional city in Korea.

Dec 24, 2012 The Korea-Peru Economic Cooperation Center Opens at SNU Last month, the opening ceremony for the Korea-Peru Economic Cooperation Center took place at the CJ International Center.