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On January 30, Korea University (KU)’s Jean Monnet EU Center of Excellence (JMEUCE) and the SK CHEY Institute of Advanced Studies cohosted a special lecture by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. Held at the Chey Institute in Seoul, the lecture covered t
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Park Jaewon
2023.02.10 21:57
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On February 1, Korea University (KU)’s Asiatic Research Institute (ARI) announced the opening of its first Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies (CMEIS). Professor Kim Jong-do, appointed as the first director, proudly foreshadowed a bright future for the institution as a long-awaited add to the
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Giorgio Cioffi
2023.02.10 17:39
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Korea University (KU) formalized in July the implementation of new scholarships for foreign students. “Starting from the second semester of 2022, the scholarship system for foreigners has been reorganized, expanding the type of allocated scholarships,” reads the post on the Korea University Portal t
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Giorgio Cioffi
2023.02.04 11:32
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A research team led by Professor Jeong Seong-Yong of the Institute for High Technology Materials and Devices developed high-sensitivity gas sensor design technology that can detect harmful airborne indoor gases. Material specifically targeted by this technology are aromatic hydrocarbons, which has p
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Jung Haine
2023.02.03 10:36
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On January 26, 2023, the Korea University (KU) Policy Institute and Innovation Support Project Operation Team held the 12th annual KU Innovation Forum in the Choi Jong-Hyun Hall of SK Future Hall from 2:00 P.M. to 5:10 P.M. Presentations from a total of 7 different universities from the Hongreung (E
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Jung Haine
2023.01.28 13:13
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On January 19, 2023, Korea University (KU) hosted a commemorative ceremony redesignating room 223 of the College of Liberal Arts as the Kim Choon Mie lecture hall. The ceremony was held in honor of Professor Emeritus Kim Choon Mie (Department of Japanese Language and Literature) and twelve of her st
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Park Jaewon
2023.01.27 22:19
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When the monotony of daily classes feels too overwhelming, students love to look for amusing ways to spice up their lunch breaks. Anam has witnessed the opening of varied kinds of businesses through the years, but who would have thought to find authentically made Turkish and Azerbaijani food so clos
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Giorgio Cioffi
2023.01.21 23:50
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Korea University (KU) has recently opened a metaverse platform known as MetaForest to give psychological counseling to international students. The platform is known for featuring different areas of counseling in the metaverse, including a camping spot, a serene forest, a one-to-one counseling area,
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Lee Sang-jun
2022.12.06 15:59
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Life goes on despite limitations and crises. For instance, people have experienced new, unfamiliar changes amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The unexpected fluctuations in the last two years also influenced Korea University (KU) students in various ways: some are inflicted with emotional da
VOICE ON CAMPUS
Jeon Hye Seo
2022.12.04 21:33
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This October, Korea University (KU) students celebrated the end of mid-term exams on a positive note with a victory of three to two in the 2022 Annual Ko-Yon Games. The games were widely enjoyed among KU and Yonsei University (YU) students, as an endless sea of red and blue crowds filled stadiums to
ON CAMPUS
Yun Sunwoo
2022.12.04 19:41
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Not many student clubs are dedicated to hard labor, yet student volunteers from KU-HOPE, also informally known as the Korea University (KU) Home Repair Volunteer Club, have been repairing houses since 2017. Although its main tasks focus on wallpaper and floorboard replacements, ceiling repair, fixin
STUDENT LIFE
Lee Sang-jun
2022.12.04 17:48
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Korea University (KU) has been running a language exchange program for several years now. The Learning by Teaching Experience (LTE) program allows students who speak different languages to meet and interact with each other in a one-on-one exchange. Korean students can expect to learn a foreign langu
IN KU
Naama Benamy Schoneveld
2022.12.03 18:33
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With the ubiquity of social media applications, users are provided with a multitude of apps to use whether it be for messaging, posting photos, or the growing number of miscellaneous purposes. One of the most widely used photo and video-sharing apps is Instagram – a platform that allows users to upl
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Park Subin
2022.12.03 14:55
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The Granite Tower (GT) is a voluntary student publication. Everything that GT publishes, photographs, and records are voted yay or nay under the assorted influence of both democratic voting and engraved traditions, set by preceding reporters whose range encompasses the entirety of GT’s extended hist
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Kim Chaerin
2022.12.03 14:14
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Korea University (KU) ranked first among private universities and second in the country for producing successful candidates in the Public Officer Qualification Exams (POQEs) for public officials of grade five. According to the Korea Times, POQE is one of the most difficult civil service examinations
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Lee Sang-jun
2022.11.27 20:38
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Goyang-Si, Korea University (KU), and Yonsei University (YU) established an educational dual partnership agreement, instigating cooperation between academia and government. On October 29, President Chung Jin Taek of KU, Vice-President Kim Eunkyoung of YU, and Lee Dong-hwan, mayor of Goyang, met in G
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Kim Chaerin
2022.11.12 03:59
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Following the October 29 crowd crush in Itaewon that killed 156 people, Korea University (KU) set up two memorials in remembrance — one in front of Tiger Plaza and the other in Nobel Plaza. The banner at the incense burning location read “at the temporary memorial altar for the victims of the Itaewo
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Naama Benamy Schoneveld
2022.11.09 11:09
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As part of Korea University (KU)’s main initiative of becoming a green campus, KU is transitioning to a paperless campus through a mobile application called Hoit. The word Hoit is a combination of horang (meaning tiger in Korean) and information technology (IT), which indicates a new, online method
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Lee Sang-jun
2022.11.07 21:29
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Korea’s food delivery industry has shown rapid growth over the past few years. Food delivery services are almost inseparable from the daily lives of those living in a busy, demanding society, wherein convenience and efficiency prevail. With just a few clicks, anyone can order almost any type of food
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Park Hyun Seo
2022.11.05 23:39
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On October 21, Korea University (KU) held the “2022 Smart City Workshop,” led by several experts in the field of Information Security and Smart City Security. The stated goal of the workshop was to develop Seoul as a “smart city,” a city that uses information and communication technology (ICT) to cr
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Naama Benamy Schoneveld
2022.11.05 12:40