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May 29, 2012 A Special Visit from the Judges of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea The Graduate School of International Studies frequently invites experts in various fields to give lectures in English. The special lecture by judges from the International Trubunal for the Law of the Sea on May 22, is one of these events.

May 29, 2012 Exchange Program with the University of Warwick Seoul National University has signed an agreement with the University of Warwick,a well-established public research university in UK, to establish an exchange program.

May 22, 2012 Fifty Million Dollar Donation to SNU's New Library Campaign LEE Chong-Hwan, the founder and honorary chairman of the Kwanjeong Education Foundation has donated 50 million dollars to Seoul National University for the renovation of the central library.

May 18, 2012 SNU and PKU Strengthen Academic Relationship at the First Joint Convention SNU and Peking University (PKU), the leading universities in South Korea and China respectively, had a joint convention with the purpose of strengthening the academic relationship between two universities.

May 18, 2012 Earn Two MBA Degrees at the Same Time! SNU Graduate School of Business (GSB) and Yale School of Management (SOM) agreed to launch a 'Joint Dual Degree Program'.

May 17, 2012 Globular Clusters – Giving Clues to the History of Space Globular clusters are found mostly in galaxies. About 160 globular clusters have been found to exist in our galaxy. Up to now, scientists have assumed that the clusters are forming a gigantic frame in the center of galaxies.

May 16, 2012 Global Internship 1 - Students Visit Google Korea The SNU Career Development Center offered the students taking the course Global Internship 1 the opportunity to visit Google Korea.

May 15, 2012 Shillim Offers Rent Discounts to SNU Students As the Gosi exam for lawyers and diplomats will be replaced by a new system, fewer gosi students are seeking rooms in Shillim gosi town. Therefore, Shillim landlords proposed that they are willing to rent rooms at a discount to SNU students.

May 09, 2012 SNU to Kick It Up a Notch On Its Eco-friendly Initiative If SNU's vigorous efforts to make a more eco-friendly campus over the past 4 years are any indication, 'green' is the new black.

May 01, 2012 Festivity of Sportsmanship and Passion:The 2012 SNU Annual Sports Competition What is so special about the soccer tournament hosted by the Department of Physical Education is the sheer number of participating teams. This year a total of 56 teams signed up for the tournament.

Apr 30, 2012 A Gas Station Part-timer First to Contribute to the Library Fund-raising Campaign The first person to donate money in the SNU library campaign was CHO, a part-time gas station attendant.

Apr 27, 2012 Waffles: A Pricey Treat? Students, who were thrilled with the reopening of Neuteenamu Café at Jahayeon, now disappointed with the risen price of its much-loved waffles.