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Health Minister Voices Deep Regret over SNU Medical Professors’ Resignation Decision

Health Minister Voices Deep Regret over SNU Medical Professors’ Resignation Decision

SEOUL, Mar. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Health Minister Cho Kyoo-hong expressed deep concerns Tuesday over medical professors’ decision to resign, regarding the ongoing confrontation by the government and striking trainee doctors, vowing efforts to seek a breakthrough. On Monday, medical school professors at Seoul National University (SNU) resolved to submit resignations en masse next week [...]

SNU Medical Professors to Resign Next Week if Gov’t Doesn’t Seek Breakthrough in Walkout

SNU Medical Professors to Resign Next Week if Gov’t Doesn’t Seek Breakthrough in Walkout

SEOUL, Mar. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Medical school professors at Seoul National University (SNU) resolved Monday to submit resignations en masse beginning next week if the government does not seek a reasonable breakthrough in the protracted walkout by trainee doctors, the professors’ council said. The decision was announced by the council of SNU medical professors [...]

Seoul National University Launches Pioneering AI Semiconductor Graduate School with MSIT Support

Seoul National University Launches Pioneering AI Semiconductor Graduate School with MSIT Support

SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) –The Ministry of Science and ICT inaugurated the Seoul National University Graduate School of Artificial Intelligence Semiconductors during a ceremony held at the Design Research Center of Seoul National University on Tuesday. AI semiconductors, crucial for executing large-scale computations essential for high-speed and low-power artificial intelligence (AI) services, were the [...]

SNU Law Students Help Pakistani Family Acquire Refugee Status

SNU Law Students Help Pakistani Family Acquire Refugee Status

SEOUL, April 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Law school students at Seoul National University (SNU) have helped Pakistani nationals facing the risk of honor killing acquire refugee status in South Korea. The Seoul High Court recently ruled against the Korea Immigration Office’s earlier decision not to recognize the Pakistani family as refugees. The Pakistani father has [...]

Half of All Seoul National University Students, Faculty Believe Discrimination is Rampant on Campus

Half of All Seoul National University Students, Faculty Believe Discrimination is Rampant on Campus

SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Half of all students and faculty at Seoul National University believe there is severe discrimination occurring on campus. The school, one of the country’s most prestigious universities, conducted a survey of 2,198 undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and school staff, 49.8 percent of whom said that there is a [...]

Hyundai Motor, Seoul National University to Develop Next-generation Battery Technology

Hyundai Motor, Seoul National University to Develop Next-generation Battery Technology

SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Group is teaming up with Seoul National University, one of the country’s higher education institutions, to develop next-generation battery technology for use in future electric vehicles (EVs). On Wednesday, the two parties signed a memorandum of understanding for the establishment of a center for [...]

Seoul National University to Run Weekly Rapid Virus Testing for More In-person Learning

Seoul National University to Run Weekly Rapid Virus Testing for More In-person Learning

SEOUL, April 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul National University said Friday it will run weekly coronavirus testing that produces results in about one hour as part of efforts to detect infections quickly and expand in-person classes on campus. It is the first such move by one of the country’s higher education institutions, which have been [...]