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Oct 14, 2008 SNU to Establish ‘School of Liberal Arts’ Students in the College will choose their major two or three years after their entrance, allowing them the chance to encounter a variety of fields of study.

Oct 10, 2008 SNU Ranked in the Top 50th Universities SNU was ranked as the top 50th university in the world by the Times Higher Education-QS World University Rankings. SNU has constantly moving its place since the first ranking in 2004 and moved up one place in this year.

Oct 10, 2008 Former President Chung Welcomed by Princeton The online media "News at Princeton" posted an article titled "Noted economist visiting Princeton to enhance study of Korea", and explained his visit in detail. The Daily Princetonian also reported his first lecture.

Oct 10, 2008 SNU Hired A Lawyer For Intellectual Property Protection Seoul National University has brought in a lawyer as the head of its intellectual property protection office.

Oct 10, 2008 MRI Pictures Can Determine Human Intelligence Biological sciences Professor Kun-ho Lee has developed a technique using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to help gauge human intelligence.

Oct 10, 2008 SNU Museum to Exhibit Ancient Mongolian Artifacts Seoul National University Museum, which had for some time recognized the historical significance of the plains of Mongolia, will open a special exhibit on October 10 entitled "Mongolia, an Ancient Culture on the Vast Plains."

Oct 10, 2008 New Issue of Seoul Journal of Korean Studies Is Available The new issue of Seoul Journal of Korean Studies, vol. 21. is out.

Sep 29, 2008 Introducing SNU`s Foreign Faculty SNU currently boasts 86 foreign faculty members, 22 of whom are associate professors. So what is it about SNU that is drawing renowned scholars from abroad?

Sep 23, 2008 Professor Shin Elected WHO Regional Director Professor Shin Young-Soo of College of Medicine was elected Monday as the new director for the Western Pacific region of the World Health Organisation, the UN body announced.

Sep 22, 2008 Slower Than Walking As anxious students contemplate walking up the descending escalator to reach their classes in time, one cannot help but wonder: Why Is this escalator so slow?

Sep 18, 2008 SNU Ranks 24th in World University Rankings of SCI Publication SNU produced 4,291 SCI papers in 2007, a number increased by 18% compared to the previous year’s 3,635. It placed SNU 24th in the world university rankings of this year, up from 32nd in 2007.

Sep 09, 2008 The First Cloned Dog `Snuppy` Become A Father Snuppy, the first cloned dog, has become a father after the world's first successful breeding involving only cloned canines.