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May 16, 2008 Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister of Saudi Arabia Awarded SNU Honorary Doctorate Degree Minister Ali Ibrahim Al-Naimi has been minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources since August 1995. Prior to being named minister with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, he had served as chief executive officer of Saudi Aramco for seven years.

May 14, 2008 "You’ve Got the Library" One man in the reading room was about to kill himself with a pistol. So a librarian came up. She said:

May 13, 2008 Experiencing a Day in the Life of Students with Disabilities To provide an opportunity to better acknowledge the difficulties and capabilities of the disabled, Seoul National University hosted events on Monday, April 21st, in commemoration of Persons with Disabilities Day.

May 09, 2008 SNU Gwanak Campus Under Construction Sites The SNU Gwanak campus has been going under construction to provide a more convenient and a better-facilitated campus.

Apr 18, 2008 Urgent Repair Needed? No Problem! Where may the busiest place be in Seoul National University? Without much doubt, it has to be the ‘Quick Repair Center’. It deals with facility problems, living in a whirl of urgent calls from every nook and corner of the campus.

Apr 18, 2008 Director of SNU Plant Clinic Takes Office as the President of Korean Forest Society Professor Lee, KyungJoon has focused on taking care of plants for about 30 years, including his volunteer activities in Maldives in order to save plants from earthquakes in recent years as well.

Apr 18, 2008 Grand Opening of Advanced Institute of Convergence Technology Advanced Institute of Convergence Technology, a 150 million dollar research center for the advancement of high-tech industry, opened in Gwanggyo Techno-Valley in Suwon.

Apr 18, 2008 Interviews with Foreign Professors at SNU Seoul National University’s international population, including outstanding students and world class professors from across the globe, has been on the rise for years. It is no longer uncommon to see a foreign face around campus. They are allured by the campus and its surroundings, and attracted by the world class research lead by exceptional professors. Five foreign professors from each of their respective fields share their SNU experience.

Apr 15, 2008 SNU and the University of Tokyo Hold Joint Lecture SNU will hold a joint lecture in English with the University of Tokyo this fall. The first official joint lecture in SNU history will be on the Economical Cooperation of East Asia, and will utilize a web-based video conferencing system.

Apr 15, 2008 Global Information Center, The Place for Foreigners In order to facilitate ever increasing foreign students and professors on campus, Seoul National University has launched the Global Information Center as of March 2008. The Center provides foreigners with manifold information, curtailing the need to wander around helplessly.

Apr 14, 2008 A 7 Billion Won Gift: The International Education Center Seoul National University will construct an International Education Center to further stimulate its globalization and international exchange with endowment from Lotte Foundation.

Apr 10, 2008 Lloyd’s Register Funds ￡M for SNU's Marine Engineering Research Seoul National University held an official joint event with Lloyd's Register (Chairman D. Moorhouse) for the establishment of SNU LRET fund research center and the support for research expenses.