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Oct 20, 2009 [Faculty Essay] Protecting Culture, Not Stroking Egos "By spreading Hangul, we are conserving diverse languages and cultures that face extinction."

Oct 12, 2009 SNU Ranks 47th in the World In the 2009 Times Higher Education - QS World University Ranking, Seoul National University placed 47th. This is three slots up from last year's ranking, as SNU has consistently risen in position for the past 5 years in a row.

Oct 08, 2009 [Faculty Essay] Why Still Struggle in the 20th Century? There is a saying that although Korean technology leads in the 21st century, the Korean people cannot escape from the turmoil of the 20th century, and Korean politicians are still stuck in the 19th century.

Oct 08, 2009 SNU Produces the Most Holders of American PhDs Seoul National University produced the most holders of American doctoral degrees of any university outside the U.S. between 1999 and 2003.

Oct 06, 2009 Italian President Visits SNU Museum of Art Giorgio Napolitano, president of the Republic of Italy, visited the Museum of Art at Seoul National University on September 15th for the opening ceremony of the exhibition ‘The Double Dream of Art: 2RC -- Between the Artist and the Artificer.’

Oct 06, 2009 [Faculty Essay] New Measures for Child Sex Crimes Stiffer sentences aren’t enough; we need more innovative means to tackle sex assaults against children.

Oct 01, 2009 [Faculty Essay] Things that We Are Confused With Many misunderstandings arise when we confuse two different concepts. In Korea, for example, we often confuse egalitarianism with communism.

Oct 01, 2009 Staying in "Empty" Seoul during Chuseok Korean Thanksgiving, Chuseok or Hangawi, is just around the corner. This three-day holiday taking place from Friday, October 2nd till Sunday, October 4th this week signals the time to visit hometowns and to gather with families.

Oct 01, 2009 New Development in Color Printing Professor KWON Sung-hoon's research team developed a high-resolution patterning technique that produces multiple sturctural colors within seconds by mimicking the structural colors found in butterfly wings and peacock feathers.

Sep 25, 2009 Raising International Educators All students at Seoul National University’s College of Education have had the chance to study in Europe since February this year, and now the college is seeking to sign more partnerships with other schools.

Sep 21, 2009 Interim First Lady of East Timor Joins SNU Faculty Jacqueline Aquino Siapno-de Araujo, the interim First Lady of East Timor, has joined the faculty of Seoul National University.

Sep 14, 2009 [Faculty Essay] An All-consuming Problem The key to saving the planet doesn’t lie with finding alternative energy sources but by urging people to consume less.