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- 2nd SKKU-HUST Bilateral Graduate Student Workshop Successfully Finished
- The 2nd SKKU-HUST Bilateral Graduate Student Workshop (Sep 20~22) between the School of Chemical Engineering of SKKU and Huazhong University of Science & Technology (HUST) was successfully held. This workshop was organized to develop students’ presentation skills at international symposiums, and to activate research exchanges among universities overseas. The two universities made promises to continue this workshop further in the future. The 3rd SKKU-HUST Bilateral Graduate Student Workshop will be conducted by Huazhong University of Science & Technology's (HUST) Chemistry/Chemical Engineering Department.
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- 작성일 2016-10-14
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- The First CSI Graduate School of Korea will be Established at SKKU
- The Department of Forensics will be established in SKKU’s Law School as the first graduate program of its kind in Korea. Myung Sun Roh, Chair of Department of Forensics said “The Department of Forensics will be established during March 2017, and the process for selection of students (graduate: 20 students, doctorate: 10 students) will be starting next month. Besides the department, a ‘Scientific Investigation Center' will also be established in order to develop instruments and methods for scientific investigations. Special Graduate School programs related to forensics are already provided at Soon Chun Hyang University, Kyungpook National University, etc., but SKKU is the first in Korea establishing a General Graduate School of CSI.
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- 작성일 2016-10-14
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- SKKU Placed 137th on THE (Times Higher Education) Ranking
- THE (Times Higher Education) assessed rankings based on the performances of 980 universities around the world. SKKU placed 137th in the world while ranked No. 1 in Korean Private Comprehensive Universities. Oxford University ranked No. 1 with an overwhelming research and impact score.
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- 작성일 2016-10-14
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- Suk Dam Garden Opening Ceremony
- Suk Dam Garden, located on the 5F of Suseon Hall has finished its construction and had an opening ceremony on Sep 20th (Tue). The garden was built in order to raise student satisfaction by improving educational environments. This garden was funded by Hong Kuk Kim of HARIM Corporation and designed by Prof. In Ho Song and Prof. Hwan Cho of the School of Art.
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- 작성일 2016-10-14
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- French Law Book Collection Donated From Emeritus Prof. Yamaguchi
- A donation ceremony of books regarding French Laws from Prof. Yamaguchi (Tokyo University) was successfully held at SKKU’s School of Law on Sep 19th (Mon). Current professors from Tokyo University including Prof. 岩村正彦 and Prof. 大村敦志 participated in the event and raised expectations of activate exchanges between two law schools in the future. The donation is considered very meaningful since the interest on French Civil Law is increasing but there is not enough literature regarding it. Emeritus Prof. Yamaguchi was born in 1928. After graduating university, he studied in Paris for 10 years and came back to Japan in 1963. Working for Tokyo University from 1972, he taught French Law until 1998. He published various books including French Low Volume 1 (1978), French Law Volume 2 (2004), and French Law of Obligations (1986).
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- 작성일 2016-10-14
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- Way to the Future – SKKU Graduate School Fair
- A Graduate School Fair will be held for undergraduate students and graduates who are interested in entering a graduate school. The event provides information such as curriculums, career advice, scholarships and personal consulting. This fair will be held from Sep 30th (Fri) to Oct 7th (Fri) and students can visit departments and research labs freely. Please note that departments related to Humanities, Social Sciences, Arts, etc. will attend the Seoul Campus fair on Sep 30th (Fri), while Natural Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine disciplines will join the Suwon Campus fair on Oct 5th (Wed). If you want to participate, register at http://gradschool.skku.edu.
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- 작성일 2016-10-14
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- A New Synthesis of Fabrication of Silver Nanowires Without the Use of Any Organic Stabilizers
- Prof. Byungkwon Lim and two doctorate level students, Hwansu Sim and Shingyu Bok, successfully demonstrated a new synthesis of fabrication of Silver (Ag) Nanowires (NWs) without the use of any organic stabilizers. Ag NWs have attracted great interest owing to their high electrical conductivity, solution processability, and potential for applications in highly conductive transparent or stretchable electrodes. However, organic capping molecules for the production of Ag NWs introduce insulating layers around each nanowire, thus dramatically increasing contact resistance between them and reducing efficiency in electrode applications. A typical procedure for removing organic capping layers from the NWs surface involves many cycles of the precipitation and re-dispersion of NWs in a good solvent for capping molecules, which is tedious and time consuming. The research team resolved the problems by using a little amount of metal salt instead of an organic stabilizer. The heterogeneous nucleation and growth of Ag NWs initially formed AgCl particles, combined with oxidative etching of unwanted silver nanoparticles, resulted in the selective formation of long NWs with an average length of about 40 mm in the absence of a capping or stabilizing effect provided by surface-adsorbing molecules. These organic-stabilizer-free Ag NWs were directly used for the fabrication of high-performance transparent or stretchable electrodes without a complicated process for the removal of capping molecules from the NW surface. This research was published in the journal Angewandte Chemie under the subject name of Organic-Stabilizer-Free Polyol Synthesis of Silver Nanowires for Electrode Applications.
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- 작성일 2016-10-14
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- Holiday Nagging; Common Global Phenomenon
- Stress from nagging during the holiday season is a common phenomenon around the world. SKKU surveyed 253 international students currently attending the university and 59.5% of the total (144 students) answered they “feel stressed from nagging about marriage, job, career, etc., when relatives gather during holidays.” However, the result showed that Asian students, especially Koreans, are feeling the highest pressure from holiday nagging, followed by Europe, Africa, South America, and North America. A student from the US said “relatives don’t give a lot of pressure, and if they do, they are not as harsh as in Korea.” Another student from Sri Lanka expressed “I think pressure about marriage is the most severe. Enforcing marriage without an opinion for the contracting parties (in a marriage) is like a crime.” Even though Asian students feel the biggest pressure during holidays, they also get more homesick than other nationalities. For the question “Are you feeling homesick especially during the holidays?” 73% of Asian students answered “yes”.
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- 작성일 2016-10-14
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- The 3rd SKKU-PKU Academic Forum Successfully Held
- The 3rd Korea-China Academic Forum between Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) and Peiking University (PKU) was successfully held at Peiking University from Sep 7th to Sep 8th. At the forum, about 50 professors from two universities including the Deans of School of Law (Prof. Bong Chul CHOI), College of Information and Communication Engineering (Prof. Byung Woo JEON), and Graduate School of China (Prof. Yong June KIM) participated, and broadened exchange in the fields of Law, Business, and Information/Communication. In the Law Session, 15 professors participated and shared opinions under the main the theme ‘Marine Silk Road and Cooperation of Law in Korea-China.’ Bong Chul CHOI, the Dean of The School of Law, explained “It was a meaningful time finding similarities and differences of opinions on recent issues of Law between two countries. All the subjects were new and thoughtful.” The session was supported by the National Research Council for Economics, Humanities and Social Sciences. Delegates in the Business field talked about ‘Recent Issues on Business Administration of Korea-China from the Comparison on O2O Models’. Yong June KIM, the Dean of Graduate School of China evaluated the meaning of the meeting as “It was a precious session comparing typical O2O models such as Alibaba and Bae Dal Min Jok (Mobile Food Delivery Company). Also, I was excited to have discussions with many professors in marketing and finance all together.” The College of Information and Communication Engineering dealt with 4 subjects: VLSI Systems, Optics and Waves, Computer Vision, and Information Systems and Networks. This meeting could be considered as a model of industrial collaboration, since many researchers from the Samsung Beijing branch also participated. The Dean of College, Byung Woo JEON, expressed his feelings as “It was interesting to see how the points of view can be varied depending on the social backgrounds of the researchers, even though they are studying the same subject.” Kyu Sang CHUNG, the President of SKKU, assessed the meeting as a meaningful event, sharing recent academic issues and reconfirming various possibilities in cooperation, such as joint research. Since 2014, the SKKU-PKU Forum has been held every year between Seoul and Beijing. In 2017, the 4th SKKU-PKU Forum will be hosted by SKKU. Also, the presidents of the two universities agreed to organize a 2018 SKKU-PKU Forum at Peiking University to celebrate the 120th Anniversary of its foundation.
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- 작성일 2016-10-14
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- Equipment for Analyzing Real-time Defects on Semiconductor and Display Have Been Commercialized
- Equipment that analyzes the defects in semiconductor and display during the process of production has been commercialized, and is expected to increase profitability. The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) revealed that real-time defect analysis equipment, PCDS, has recently been commercialized and supplied to one of the major companies in the display field. PCDS was developed by Prof. Tae Sung KIM (School of Mechanical Engineering) and his research team, and KRISS led by Dr. Sang Woo KANG. The equipment is able to analyze in real-time, the size, shape, and contents of nano particles floating in the vacuum state. Because nano particles often contaminate a device and become a cause of defects, analysis is necessary. In the past, nano particles were analyzed at the stage of completion because there was a limitation in using analyzing equipment in the vacuum state. If defects were found, all devices would be discarded. However, PCDS can now analyze nano particles even in the high vacuum state. The Industry expects that business will expand to ₩50 billion won within the next 5 years.
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- 작성일 2016-10-14
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