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S. Korea Approves SNU Students’ Exchanges with North

S. Korea Approves SNU Students’ Exchanges with North

SEOUL, Jun. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The Unification Ministry on Tuesday gave the green light for students of Seoul National University to contact students of Kim Il Sung University, North Korea’s most prestigious school of higher learning, to discuss academic exchanges, the South Korean university’s students said. The approval, coming amid increasingly warming ties between [...]

Researchers at SNU Develop Self-Learning Turbine Monitoring Technology

Researchers at SNU Develop Self-Learning Turbine Monitoring Technology

SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Researchers at Seoul National University have developed a new monitoring system for turbines at power plants, the first of its kind in the world. The research team led by professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering Yoon Byung-dong said on Monday it had developed a turbine monitoring system capable of self-learning [...]

Research Paper Finds SNU, Korea University, Yonsei University Students Strongly Inclined towards Upward Social Mobility Through Education

Research Paper Finds SNU, Korea University, Yonsei University Students Strongly Inclined towards Upward Social Mobility Through Education

SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – A Ph.D student at the University of Iowa recently published a report indicating that students attending one of the three SKY universities (Seoul National University, Korea University, Yonsei University), often considered the best post-secondary institutions in South Korea, are strongly inclined towards attaining upward social mobility through their educational [...]

SNU Bringing Agricultural Revolution to Uganda

SNU Bringing Agricultural Revolution to Uganda

SEOUL, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Alumni and retired professors from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Seoul National University (SNU) are establishing an agricultural school in Uganda to pass on their knowledge and technical expertise. A group of alumni announced on Sunday, July 3, that they had formed a committee for Uganda’s Sangrok [...]

First Lesbian Student President Elected at SNU

First Lesbian Student President Elected at SNU

SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – A lesbian was elected Thursday as the student president of the nation’s top-ranked Seoul National University (SNU) for the first time in the school’s history. Kim Bo-mi, 23, who ran unopposed, was elected with 86.8 percent of voters’ approval, according to the university’s election watchdog. Earlier this month, Kim [...]

Korean Scientists Develop New Method to Test Antibiotic Resistance Quickly

Korean Scientists Develop New Method to Test Antibiotic Resistance Quickly

SEOUL, Dec 21 (Korea Bizwire) – A team of Korean scientists succeeded in developing a breakthrough technology to administer an antibiotic susceptibility test in a faster, more precise way. Prof. Kwon Sung-hoon at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Seoul National University, said that his research team has developed a new antibiotic susceptibility test [...]

JDC Signs MOU With SNU Hospital and Greenland Group

JDC Signs MOU With SNU Hospital and Greenland Group

JEJU, South Korea, Sept 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Jeju Free International City Development Center (JDC), Seoul National University Hospital and Greenland Group signed an MOU on September 13 at Jeju Science Park. Under the agreement, the hospital and Greenland Group will develop medical facilities, including a medical check-up center and a special clinic, as part [...]