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On May 15, the College of Engineering of Korea University (KU), announced two former professors, Professor Han Min Hong (Department of Industrial Management Engineering) and Professor Yun Dong Seok (Department of Materials Science and Engineering), as the first KU College of Engineering (KUCE) Heroe
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Park Sumin
2020.05.29 18:50
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On April 21, the 2019 Korea University (KU) Diversity Report was released by the KU Diversity Council. As the council’s first publication, the report thoroughly diagnoses KU’s diversity level across the faculty, staff, undergraduate students, and graduate school students within the Seoul and Sejong
NEWS
Kie Hae Seung
2020.05.27 11:10
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On May 15, the Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Korea University (KU) and five other universities, which LH selected as Korea’s first foothold for urban regeneration.The MOU aims to create a more effective education system to carry out the human
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Nam Eun Seo
2020.05.20 22:00
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At the American Health Association (AHA)’s “Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology (ATVB) 2020 Vascular Discovery: From Genes to Medicine” conference, held online from May 5 to 7, Korea University (KU) Guro Hospital’s research team led by Drs. Kim Jin Won, Kang Dong Oh, and Eo Jae Sun re
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Joo Hannah
2020.05.19 21:39
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Learning and perfecting one’s English-speaking abilities have always been a never-ending task for many South Koreans. Korea University (KU) has a long and proud history of its own traditional English-learning clubs that are still popular among students today. AKFN Listener’s Club (ALC) is one studen
STUDENT LIFE
Park Min Ha
2020.05.17 20:56
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We have seen many incredible inventions and ideas come true with continuous technological innovations. The smartphones and electric cars we consider to be so common today were also once part of our imaginations of a fascinating future. This time, stretchable displays and devices are the ones project
ON CAMPUS
Park Min Ha
2020.05.17 20:52
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One can never know if their personal information on the internet is stored safely. In the 21st century, the importance and value of information are increasing and, at the same time, personal data are being more exposed to abuse and misuse on the internet. It is often believed that celebrities are th
IN KU
Kweon Seoyoung
2020.05.15 16:56
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On May 5, KRIBB (Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology) has announced the successful development of a vaccine candidate material for the Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19). This breakthrough was achieved through the collaboration of the research team led by Dr. Jung Dae Kyun from t
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Jung Eunchong
2020.05.14 21:19
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On April 29, the Korea University (KU) Office of Admissions announced the undergraduate application guidelines for incoming students in 2022. Major changes in the guidelines included an increase of quota for students admitted through the state-administered college entrance exam and socially underpri
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Jun Uhnjin
2020.05.12 22:53
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“To infinity and beyond!” This is a phrase Buzz Lightyear repeatedly uses in the film Toy Story (1995). In the film, Buzz, along with another character Woody, are both important toys to a boy named Andy. As Andy grows into a young adult, the two toys stand by him throughout his childhood. Similar to
VOICE ON CAMPUS
Jun Uhnjin
2020.05.10 21:15
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“This behavior damages the trust and broad democratic principle within the student society.” This quote is from the Korea University Club Association (KUCA): one of the two conflicting sides — the other being the KU Skin Scuba Diving Team (hereafter Skin Scuba) — behind Skin Scuba’s allegedly unauth
ON CAMPUS
Kie Hae Seung
2020.05.03 20:49
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On April 25, the Korea University Central Election Commission (KUCEC) announced that the Sisun campaign team, with candidates Ha Ji Woong (’14, Business Administration) and Cho Yong Joon (’17, Business Administration), has been disqualified due to accumulating three warnings. The sole candidate havi
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Kie Hae Seung
2020.04.25 17:33
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On April 23, the Office of Academic Affairs of Korea University (KU) announced to restrictively allow offline classes beginning from May 11. The announcement was made on the KU Portal to Information Depository (KUPID).Due to the current coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, KU had previously announced to
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Nam Eun Seo
2020.04.23 23:36
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Korea University (KU) and SK Hynix are collaborating in the creation of a new degree program focused on researching semiconductors. The program’s official designation is Semiconductor Engineering, and it will be open for applicants in the year 2021 and beyond. Students majoring in Semiconductor Engi
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Yun Yeong Kang
2020.04.15 21:06
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On March 30, Korea University (KU) was selected as the organizing institution of the Early Start-up Package Program from 2020 to 2022. The program, arranged by the Ministry of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises and Startups (MSS), aims to support the growth of early ventures. In particular, it funds
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Kang Min Seo
2020.04.09 23:02
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Korea University (KU) Professor Cho Sung Taek (Department of Philosophy) has become the center of controversy at KU after being accused of running the major course “Special Lecture in Buddhism” this semester by reusing his lectures that were filmed in 2004 for commercial use.According to a Koreapas
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Nam Eun Seo
2020.04.08 22:03
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Minjok Godae! Korea University (KU) is often described with keywords that highlight its prominent culture and identity; tradition, makgeolli, and unity are some of them. These perceptions were created in the distant past but seem to be deeply embedded in the lives of KU students to this day. If you
SURVEY
Park Min Ha
2020.04.05 12:18
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The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), now officially named as a pandemic, has begat ungraspable circumstances especially for certain countries like South Korea. Hence, many services are continuously being developed for the safety and stability of the people, while also providing convenient and ac
ON CAMPUS
Park Min Ha
2020.04.02 17:41
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On March 24, Korea University (KU) announced its success in hosting the Nature Conference in 2021. This is the first time a university in Korea succeeded in the placing of the conference independently with Nature, an international scientific publishing company known for its Nature journals. The conf
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Choi Chan Woo
2020.04.01 22:06
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Groundbreaking research with eye-opening results has been conducted at Korea University (KU) by Professor Jeong Aram (Department of Biomedical Engineering) and his research team, who published the research paper “Intracellular Nanomaterial Delivery via Spiral Hydroboration” on February 19. It was ch
ON CAMPUS
Lee Donghyun
2020.04.01 19:27