News - SNU NOW - Seoul National University

Nov 22, 2010 SNU Professors Aiming to Be the Best - At Teaching The general perception of SNU professors is more that of them being serious researchers rather than inspiring teachers. Recently, an increasing number of SNU professors are taking a significant amount of time out from their busy schedules to learn how to teach students better.

Oct 21, 2010 Korean Traditional Child-Play Found to Reduce Stress One of the words Korean babies hear most after they’re born is “doridori (도리도리)”. It is a mimetic word for shaking the head left and right a definite number of times.

Oct 21, 2010 Industry-University Cooperation with Doosan Infracore SNU College of Engineering has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Doosan Infracore initiating further Industry-University cooperation between the two.

Oct 18, 2010 Brain as a Percussion Instrument Koreans have long believed in prenatal education, 'taegyo', like most other cultures over the centuries. Then, this belief was dismissed in the modern age as not being scientific.

Oct 13, 2010 Chaos Over Course Registration No More! In September of last year, half of SNU's enrolled students had to go through the course registration process all over again because the school administration mistakenly opened the whole class size of all the classes to students whose ID ended with an odd number.

Oct 13, 2010 SNU's New Campaign for a Safer Campus - More CCTVs Situated on a mountain slope, SNU's vast campus has various areas that are too dark and secluded which has prompted numerous students to voice their concerns. SNU is now stepping up implementation of safety-strengthening measures that aim to alleviate these worries.

Oct 04, 2010 Saving Thousands of Smiles Professor KIM Woong-Han of Seoul National University Hospital has saved the lives of over 100 children with heart conditions in Mongolia and Uzbekistan over the past 10 years.

Sep 17, 2010 White Inspiration In the West, ‘white’ or ‘bianco’ has represented light and life itself. However, in the East white meant absence and margins. SNU Museum of Art, has opened an exhibition of works of art by artists, from both Italy and Korea, who have pursued the theme of ‘whiteness’

Sep 15, 2010 [Faculty Essay] Painting the Seoul Experience The masterful painting "Ulji-ro Loop" by Choi Ho-chul - exhibited in gallery four of the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Seoul - is to my mind what comes closest to summing up the experience of living in the Korean capital.

Sep 03, 2010 Engineering College Made an Undergraduate Elite Group Korea's economic power of 1970s and 80s came from engineering technology and Seoul National University was at the very center of producing outstanding individuals in the field.

Aug 12, 2010 Student Dormitory Reconstructed The reconstruction of Gwanak-sa dormitory which took nearly 2 years is now finished. Seven of 20 Gwanak-sa buildings are fully rebuilt and waiting for new residents.

Jul 29, 2010 SEOUL Inter-NATIONAL UNIVERSITY 127 students from 33 different universities in 17 countries have enrolled the 4th International Summer Institute of SNU.