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Professor Jun Heo (Department of Electrical Engineering) has won the Ministry of Science and ICT Quantum Technology Promotion Achievement Award, which was given to a total of seven researchers and two organizations this year. The award is given to those that promote the growth of quantum technology
NEWS
Lee Sang-jun
2022.03.05 21:49
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Korea University (KU) has issued new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) guidelines regarding school protocol in the upcoming spring semester. The announcement addresses contingencies such as the precipitous outbreak of the Omicron variant and international students being stranded overseas due to governm
NEWS
Kim Chaerin
2022.03.02 21:52
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Korea University (KU) boasts a reputation for its unique and fierce cheering culture in South Korea. The university’s national reputation has earned it the position of hosting the International Winter Campus (IWC) program for students around the world to learn about both KU and Korea. The program fi
STUDENT LIFE
Lee Sang-jun
2022.02.28 22:13
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“Uganda only has enough doses to vaccinate 1.9 percent of the population. Against all other nations, we are in the direst need of vaccines,” said the delegate of Uganda. Successfully pleading her case to other nations, the delegate secured 300,000 doses to be shipped to Uganda. In the Korea Internat
STUDENT LIFE
Hwang Mina
2022.02.28 22:15
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It’s high time The Granite Tower (GT) cover journalists from Korea University (KU) for its Voice on Campus section. Interviewing three students across different magazines, grades, and majors—including a reporter from GT—this article lets us in on the reporters’ most memorable articles, as well their
VOICE ON CAMPUS
Hwang Mina
2022.02.28 22:07
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University, a microcosm of our larger society, is a place full of new opportunities. Despite all the fun and exciting moments, challenges and conflicts also await. Students may feel burdened with obtaining good grades, be involved in relationship conflicts, and experience breakdowns from continuous
ON CAMPUS
Kwon Keun Young
2022.02.28 19:39
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Let’s face it – we have done things in the past that we are certainly not proud of. Whether it is choosing wrong relationships, saying things that have hurt close people, or not valuing given opportunities as much as we should have; life is full of doors that can bring even the most calculated and b
GUEST REPORTER
Jonathan Cho
2022.02.28 14:04
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There are many things in life that I don't believe in. Horoscopes, ghosts, the idea that the moon landing was faked. The list goes on. But one of my core beliefs that has helped me deal with all of life's ups and downs is that you shouldn't regret your decisions. We all make mistakes. It’s unavoidab
GUEST REPORTER
Maja Popovic
2022.02.28 14:03
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For more than two years now, the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has brought the entire world to a halt. Korea University (KU) was no exception, especially for students in terms of participating in international exchange. At the beginning of COVID-19, many academic exchange programs at KU seemed to b
ON CAMPUS
Yun Sunwoo
2022.02.27 23:18
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Student exchange programs (SEPs) provide an opportunity for students to visit other universities in foreign countries. From experiencing foreign cultures to studying in a new academic environment, this program serves as a valuable option for those craving a fresh challenge in their lives. Thus, even
SURVEY
Kim Minji
2022.02.26 21:05
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Professor Choi Wonshik (Department of Physics)’s research team in the Institute for Basic Science (IBS)’s Center for Molecular Spectroscopy and Dynamics has successfully developed an optical microscope technology that allows for high-throughput 3D imaging. The breakthrough has been published in the
NEWS
Kim Chaerin
2022.02.21 18:25
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The annual Commons Award is given to individuals selected by the C.O.D.E. (Commons, Openness, Diversity, and Engagement) corporation to praise the achievements of organizations that promote openness, diversity, and engagement. Specific requirements that determine the winner of the award include the
NEWS
Lee Sang-jun
2022.02.14 11:09
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Professor Yu Seung-ho (Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering) of the Electrochemical Energy Laboratory and his other colleagues have made headlines in Korea University (KU) for their publication in the Advanced Functional Materials Journal and research on lithium-sulfur batteries by modi
NEWS
Lee Sang-jun
2022.02.06 16:03
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WeMade, a South Korean video game developer, has donated cryptocurrency worth one billion Korean Won (KRW) to Korea University (KU). KU’s president Chung Jin Taek and WeMade’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Chung Hyun Guk performed a signing ceremony at the Main Hall on January 25, where the CEO gran
NEWS
Kim Chaerin
2022.01.31 14:07
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Korea University (KU) and Samsung Electronics have partnered up on January 17 to create a new undergraduate major called "Communications Engineering,” which will be launched in 2023. Reflecting the rapid rise in convergent hardware and software technology in recent years, the department will foster
NEWS
Lee Sang-jun
2022.01.30 22:31
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On January 20, Korea University Student Union (KUSU) of both Seoul and Sejong Campuses held a press conference reprimanding the actions of the Tuition Fee Committee in the Central Plaza. With the slogan “Students are not ATMs!,” the protesters, under the delegation of the newly formed KU Tuition Joi
NEWS
Chaerin Kim
2022.01.25 21:51
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Life is like a book, composed of multiple chapters and a series of endings and beginnings. We celebrate the closing of each chapter in life as if it has been collectively agreed upon by the members of society. Likewise, graduation is a special commemoration of the end of university life, as well as
VOICE ON CAMPUS
Kwon Keun Young
2021.12.05 16:24
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How pivotal can a moment be for your life when you’re barely over 20 years old, not even halfway through college and feeling like you still have so much to figure out? Not much, it sounds like. And yet, we make a series of life-changing decisions before we even reach adulthood, all of which come tog
GUEST REPORTER
Maja Popovic
2021.12.03 15:46
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Life isn’t a state of living but, instead, a state of having lived. Ultimately, the one thing a person can take with them is a fragmented recollection of their experience. Our memories are what we remember and carry toward the future, and I have a few that I hold closer than the rest.The first takes
GUEST REPORTER
Shane Gentry DeMars
2021.12.03 15:44
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Talking about pivotal moments of one's life might provide an interesting perspective on the person's mindset. After all, anything can be a pivotal point if you think of it as one.As a kid, I used to read a lot. Quite literally, my parents had to spend an almost ridiculous amount of time persuading m
GUEST REPORTER
Aleksandra Iakovleva
2021.12.03 15:43