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- QuantEcon Workshop with Australian National Univ. (ANU) at Canberra
- Graduate students in economics, undergraduate students in global economics, Participating in the Workshop hosted by the Australian National University (ANU) QuantEcon. 4 graduate students in economics and 5 undergraduates in global economics took part in the "Economic Modeling with Python" theme at the Australian National University from February 24th to 25th to establish a global network. Prof. John Stachurski (ANU), Nobel prize-winner Prof. Thomas Sargent (NYU), and Prof. Timothy Kam of this school emphasized and taught students the importance of using Phyton language in many areas, including building models in economics. On the first day of the workshop, Prof. Thomas Sargent attended the workshop and had time to deepen the understanding of the participating students by answering questions and answers with Prof. John Stachurski. Prof. Lee Joonsang, who led the students in economics, had in-depth discussions on not only exchanges of exchange students between Prof. John Starchurski and our graduate students, but also ways to expand future opportunities for undergraduate students and to expand the scope of international cooperation with ANU-QuantEcon and SKKU through joint economic policy implementation.
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- 작성일 2020-03-12
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- Prof. Han Heejoon selected as 2019 SKKU Fellowship Professor.
- Prof. Han Heejoon selected as 2019 SKKU Fellowship Professor. The SKKU-Fellowship system is the highest honor given to professors by our university since 2004, and is a system that gives exceptional research support and honor by selecting best professors with world-class research skills or with high accessibility in each academic field. The aim is to improve the research environment so that professors with the highest level of research ability can generate world-class research results in quality by minimizing their lecture obligations and focusing on research. The 2019 SKKU-Fellowship selected the best professors by academic field based on the quality level of the research paper (number of papers for subjects for subjects, IF sum and so on).
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- 작성일 2020-03-11
- 조회수 3065
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- Gratitude for Alumni's Endless Love
- On February 20th, Kim Jung-hoon(Chairman of SJ-Oil) prepared a place of congratulations and encouragement for 12 students who passed the state-administered exam (11 civil service exams and 1 Korea National Diplomatic Academy) at the Chinese Restaurant in Seoul Station, and presented them with high-end pens. The celebration was attended by 7 successful students, Choi Yangsoo(Matriculated in 1978, President of alumni), Kim Kiyeon(Matriculated in 1985, Chairman of the mentoring committee), and Prof. Lee Joonsang (Head of the Department of Economics). He also conveyed his valuable words to his juniors about their responsibilities as public officials and their spirit of service. Once again, the gathering became a meaningful occasion for the alumni association to feel the constant love of their juniors, which led to the further development of Alumni Mentor-program.
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- 작성일 2020-03-11
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- Final Rehearsal carried out for the International Symposium of Global Economics in Australia
- On June 25th (Monday), final rehearsal amongst contestants was held in order to move one step ahead of the upcoming SKKU-UNSW Symposium at University of New South Wales in Kensington, Australia. Each contestant was assigned to a different team, and hence different team assignments were provided. Told that the majority of the audience will be undergraduates from other universities at the symposium, contestants already knew about what to do with their given team assignments. Overall, their team assignments leaned toward actual case studies and data without anything that was too theoretical. In their previous rehearsal, they managed to come up with a variety of analyses based upon somewhat intriguing topics. At this time, they sought to reorganize their thoughts on a meaningful result gained from the analyses. Then, they did present those ideas for their last rehearsal prior to the actual symposium. After the event came to a close, the contestants had lunch together with the Dean of Global Economics to encourage one another.
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- 작성일 2018-07-03
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- The Internship Program for Spring Semester 2018 successfully came to a close: Regarding Samsung Investment Management
- Both Schools of Economics and Global Economics have established research program titled as “Samsung Investment Management Internship” at some point during their school years. Then, it was all hands on deck to evaluate this. At 3pm on June 1st (Friday), its final presentation and commencement took place at Samsung C&T Corporation in Seocho to appreciate students’ academic achievements in International Corporate Finance. Professor Young-Ju Nielsen was the subject’s instructor. 9 undergraduate students from both departments were divided into three teams to compete throughout the internship. With guidelines of 6 advisors, they embarked on researching on investment management in regard to its drawback and possible solution. The circle of company executives from Samsung Investment Management, including its research center manager, participated, but the students came up with more reasonable results through their back tests according to marketing strategies provided. They were also able to specify a severance package based upon the investment model as this model can stabilize payment methods out of immunization and non-immunized asset. They managed to debrief with the event participants about how a PFMS-based cash management can work to increase mindshare of consumers in the market. In this commencement, Professor Min-Seong Kim, Dean of Economics, and Professor Young-Ju Nielson, academic advisor, came to congratulate on their academic accomplishments along with their sincere words of encouragement.
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- 작성일 2018-06-28
- 조회수 3876
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- The President of UNISINOS, Brazil Visited SKKU on May 30th
- A delegation from Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS) in Brazil visited SKKU on May 30th (Wednesday) in order to discuss mutual cooperation between the two universities. At the meeting, future plans for UNISINOS’s new campus, Porto Alegre and possible exchange activities were discussed. In particular, research and faculty exchange activities are expected to develop further through the 7th Brazil – Korea Forum that will be held in August 22nd to 24th at UNISINOS’s Sao Leopoldo Campus. Unisinos is Brazilian private Jesuit university founded in 1969. Its main campus is located inSouthern Brazil. Unisinos has a strategic orientation in Science, Technology, and Innovation with a global dimension. Unisinos' campus has a technological park, TECNOSINOS, which consists of 75 companies from 10 different countries, including the South Korean HT Micron and the German SAP Labs Latin America. Together, these companies are responsible for 6,000 direct job positions.
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- 작성일 2018-06-15
- 조회수 3892
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- International Research Conference 2018 of Global Economics: Its first rehearsal was hosted!
- To be poised for the 9th International Research Conference, co-hosted by SKKU and UNSW, contestants had their first rehearsal on May 4th (Fri), at International Hall, Room #9B217. Five teams competing for the conference gave their trial presentations in accordance with their academic advisors’ guidelines and supervisions. Alongside Ms. Seo-Yun Hong, a Teaching Assistant at SKKU, Professor Sung-Hyun Kim, SKKU Dean of Global Economics, participated in the session to give plenty of academic feedback. The subjects were varied from St. Peterburg Paradox to case of bakery industries. All in all, it was an invaluable experience for the contestants as they were able to edit and improve their thesis after all. The research conference is underway, and the official presentation is to be held on Monday, June 25th.
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- 작성일 2018-06-05
- 조회수 3944
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- Special Seminar with the corporation’s high official
- On April 30th (Mon), Mr. Young-Woo Kim, who served as the team manager of data analysis for Hidden Grace Corp., led the special seminar in Room #31404 at Toegye Hall of Humanities. During the session, He elaborated upon a life of data analyst as well as numbers of projects in which R was applied as an effective statistical technique in areas of data analysis. He also added to stating that there are quality, roles to play, and competence if one works as a data scientist. Mr. Kim touched upon how to share statistical codes and sign up for online venues to suit any of open sourcing environments. Overall, students found this seminar to be very informative with plenty of valuable information.
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- 작성일 2018-06-05
- 조회수 3428
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- SKKU held the 6th Sungkyun Writing Contest in Vietnam
- SKKU held ‘The 6th Sungkyun Writing Contest’ at Edenstar Saigon Hotel located in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam on April 25th, where 80 students from 4 countries (Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia) in the region participated. While the students came from different nationalities, they all showed passion and love toward the Korean language. The Korean wave is sweeping accross Vietnam these days. Since 2016, middle and high schools have chosen Korean as a second language course. Professor Tran Van Tu from Van Hien University, who attended the 1st writing contest five years ago as a student, also participated this time with his 6 students. “It feels new to join the event as a professor this time,” said Prof. Tu. The subject of the writing was ‘reconciliation.’ The gold prize went to Tran Nguyen Minh Thu from University of Social Sciences and Humanities at Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City. In her writing, she said, “In high school, I saw some friends were getting into arguments over minor things and couldn’t find a solution to get along again. The most important thing for reconciliation is a true heart.” The silver and bronze prizes went to Luong Vu Nguyet Ha from University of Social Sciences and Humanities at Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City, and Tran Tung Ngoc from Ha Noi University of Sciences and Humanities, respectively. SKKU will confer scholarships to those students who received the awards. SKKU holds Sungkyun Writing Contests every year in various regions such as China, Middle East, Europe, and Southeast Asia. The Vice President of the Office of International Affairs said, “We had received a lot of interest in the Sungkyun Writing Contest from students in Southeast Asia, so we doubled up the number of participants this year.”
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- 작성일 2018-05-17
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- 2018 International Summer Semester will be held from June 25th
- The summer of 2018 will be the eleventh SKKU International Summer Semester. While the ISS has provided unique courses based on multidisciplinary themes in the past, in 2018, we have added many engineering courses in response to the global trend shifting towards that area of study. Technology is becoming increasingly integrated into many aspects of people’s lives, which has driven the demand for scholars and professionals with a firm grasp of engineering principles. With 60 courses taught by 40 distinguished professors from top universities, such as Georgia Institute of Technology, King's College London, Nanyang Technological University, and SKKU, students will not only be able deepen their knowledge of the subjects, but also develop various perspectives on current global issues. Furthermore, several fun and diverse cultural activities have been prepared for ISS students to meet and interact with each other, like a barbecue party, taekwondo experience, and more. A fantastic summer is waiting for you here at SKKU ISS!
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- 작성일 2018-05-17
- 조회수 3378