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On May 24, in the occasion of the yearly Granite Tower Festival (Daedongjae), Korea University (KU) forged business agreements with 11 organizations to incentivize recycling and sustainability on campus. The signing parties included the Ministry of Environment, the Seoul Metropolitan Government, LG
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Giorgio Cioffi
2023.06.02 15:10
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A Korea University (KU) graduate has risen as a star in the AI developer community. In February 2023, Son Hoyeol (‘16, Department of Statistics) took 1st place in Kaggle, a renowned data science and technology competition hosted by Google. The competition features a series of social issues to which
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Park Jaewon
2023.05.31 11:49
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Korea University (KU) has been selected as the participant of the of Laboratory Specialized Start-Up Universities project, a government-supported business project jointly organized by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Science and Information & Communications Technology (ICT). The project
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Jung Haine
2023.05.30 17:25
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Food, music, costumes, and dances filled Korea University (KU)’s red-brick plaza last Thursday. On May 11, 2023, Korea University Buddy Assistants (KUBA), KU's foreign exchange program volunteer group, held its International Student Festival (ISF) at the Minju Square. The event featured various inte
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Park Jaewon
2023.05.19 23:15
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May 16, 2023 marked the 200th day anniversary of the 10.29 Itaewon crowd crush tragedy that took over a hundred and fifty lives, with most victims being in their 20s and 30s. The “Korea University (KU), Dongduk Women’s University and Sungshin Women’s University Itaewon Tragedy Meeting with Bereaved
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Jung Haine
2023.05.19 22:56
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Korea University (KU) is holding a two-lecture series for “changemakers” – “those who wish to change the world by solving social problems,” the first of which was held May 17, 2023 by the KU alumni and CEO of Ashoka Korea Lee Hae-young. Ashoka is a company that seeks “changemakers” worldwide who dev
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Jung Haine
2023.05.19 22:50
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When Artificial Intelligence (AI) causes harm to consumers, who should be held accountable? This pressing question brought together a gathering of experts at Korea University (KU) on May 12. The event, titled “Artificial Intelligence and Civil Liability,” was jointly organized by KU’s Data and Artif
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Giorgio Cioffi
2023.05.19 11:23
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Korea University (KU) unveiled a captivating exhibition on May 4, marking the momentous occasion of the 50th anniversary of its Contemporary Art Exhibition Hall. The exhibition, titled “To Fifty Years – Space with Time, Time with Art,” promises to mesmerize art aficionados until August 19, offering
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Giorgio Cioffi
2023.05.13 14:48
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Grades and class rankings have always been known to cause negative effects on adolescents’ psychological well-being. But utilizing the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health data, Professor Kim Jinho (Korea University, School of Health Policy and Management) and Professor Ran Liu
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Jung Haine
2023.05.12 23:29
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On May 5, 2023, Korea University (KU) celebrated its 118th founding anniversary at the Incheon Memorial Hall. Attendees of the event included chairman of the Korea University Foundation Kim Jae Ho, KU’s President Kim Dong Won, and president of the Korea University Alumni Association Sung Myung Ho. P
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Park Jaewon
2023.05.07 20:14
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Applications for the Korea University (KU) International Summer Campus program are open. The program offers either a 6-week program that runs from June 27 to August 3 or a shorter 4-week program from June 27 to July 20. An array of more than 100 credit-bearing courses with acclaimed professors are a
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Jung Haine
2023.05.05 23:32
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Korea University (KU) is bringing battery waste into the spotlight. The BK21 FOUR Research and Education Team of the Department of Earth and Environmental Studies, in collaboration with the University Research Institute Industry Collaboration Center (URIC), is recruiting Green Ambassadors to researc
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Park Jaewon
2023.05.04 16:58
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On April 18, 2023, Korea University (KU) hosted a series of events to commemorate the 4.18 (April 18) KU Student Protest’s 63rd anniversary. At 10:30 A.M., representatives of KU, including President Kim Dong-One and Student President Park Sung-gun, led the flower-laying ceremony at the 4.18 Memorial
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Park Jaewon
2023.04.19 23:30
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The 14th student president of Korea University (KU)’s Department of Biotechnology was impeached during a general assembly held on April 11, 2023. The impeachment was brought fourth on the grounds of noncompliance with department bylaws, disregard for democratic procedures, and general delinquency. P
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Jaewon Park
2023.04.19 23:21
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On April 3, 2023, Korea University (KU)’s University Research Institute Industry Collaboration Center (URIC) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Korea Automotive Research Institute (KATECH), aiming to promote future mobility workforce development. The signing ceremony was attended by
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Park Jaewon
2023.04.15 00:05
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On April 4, Korea University (KU) and the Hyundai Motor Chung Mong-koo Foundation formalized their plans to launch a new joint educational program, aiming to foster specialists in Southeast Asia. Starting this summer, the project, called the CMK School of ASEAN Studies (CSAS), will provide expert le
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Giorgio Cioffi
2023.04.14 21:24
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In an interview with E-Daily on March 22, Korea University’s (KU) President Kim Dong-One revealed that the institution plans to penalize instances of scholarly misconduct and violence, including those involving high-achieving applicants who meet the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) criteria fo
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Giorgio Cioffi
2023.04.08 00:50
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A Korea University (KU) research team contributed to developing a blood test that can diagnose six different types of cancer at its early stages, including lung, pancreatic, breast, colon, and liver cancers. Professor Choi Yeonho (Department of Biomedical Engineering), Professor Kim Hyun Koo (KU Gur
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Jung Haine
2023.04.07 21:44
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Professors of Korea University (KU) announced a public statement urging the national government to withdraw the "third-party repayment" plan to compensate for forced labor or mobilization under Japan’s colonial rule. Eighty-five professors signed their names to the statement, and as of March 31, thi
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Jung Haine
2023.03.31 20:54
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A team led by Korea University (KU)'s Professor Robert Rudolf (Division of International Studies) and Professor Dirk Bethmann (Department of Economics) published a study on the Springer's Journal of Happiness Studies that demonstrated the negative correlation between a nation's wealth and the subjec
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Park Jaewon
2023.03.31 19:23