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- SKKU Ranks No.2 in Korean University Rankings by Joong Ang Daily
- SKKU was named No.2 in Korean University Rankings by the Joong Ang Daily, followed by Seoul National University. Out of 61 comprehensive universities in Korea, the Joong Ang Daily evaluated the universities’ performances based on 33 criteria, including number of citations, scholarships, and employment rate. SKKU received huge recognition mainly for its support to faculty members and students. Last year, the school offered a total of 3.62 billion won in research expenses to faculty members, while giving 3.93 billion won of scholarships to students. SKKU is also well-known for publishing many research articles in international journals. Sung Jin Song, Vice-President of SKKU’s Planning and Regulation Division, said, “SKKU has been making investments for research and education, and we now see its results in our high employment rate and potential Nobel prize awardees like prof. Nam Gyu PARK at the Department of Chemical Engineering.”
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- 작성일 2017-10-29
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- College of Confucian Studies in SKKU ranks Top in deparment of philosophy ranking by JoongAng Daily.
- College of Confucian Studies in SKKU ranks Top in deparment of philosophy ranking by JoongAng Daily. On 8th Sep, JoongAng Daily annouced that Korea University Rankings, comparing departments of universities with each other. With Korea University and Konkuk University, College of Confucian Studies in SKKU ranks top group in the department of philsophy among the 67 philosophy in other universities. College of Confucian Studies obtain the top level grade in students' employment rate(2nd), scholarship rate per tution(3rd), professors' disseratation quality(3rd), and professors' publishing rate(1st).
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- 작성일 2017-09-30
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- SKKU Ranks 111th in the THE World University Rankings, Rising from 137th Last Year
- Sungkyunkwan University ranked 111th in the THE (Times Higher Education) World Rankings this year, rising from 137th last year. SKKU also rose to 3rd place in the ranking of domestic universities in Korea. SKKU scored 54.1 points in teaching (rising from 53.7 points last year), 55.1 points in research (50.6 points last year), 69.5 points in article citations (66.5 points last year), 93.7 points in industry income (88.9 points last year), and 44.7 points in international outlook (39.6 points last year), showing a steady upward trend in the overall evaluation index. Kyu Sang CHUNG, the President of Sungkyunkwan University, said, “For the past several years, SKKU has been devoted to creating synergy through the mutual growth of education and research by supporting integrated research and recruiting world-class scholars as professors to introduce a global-standard education system. We will spare no effort to become a world-class university.” SKKU is implementing creative convergence education, such as multidisciplinary approaches and specialized academic-industrial cooperative education, that will lead the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. In particular, SKKU is expanding academic-industrial courses of study, such as convergent foundation projects, fusion capstone design, and integrated team field training in order to connect students’ creative business ideas to enterprises. Also, in cooperation with small businesses, SKKU created excellent results by releasing about 20 commercialized products and submitting more than 30 patent proposals every year.
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- 작성일 2017-09-30
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- 2017 Second Semester Sungkyunkwan University International Student Entrance Ceremony
- The Sungkyunkwan University International Affairs Division (Vice President: Jachoon KOO) held the 2017 second semester entrance ceremony for international undergraduate students at 1:00pm on August 26th in the 600th Anniversary Hall, Joo Byeong Doo International Hall. 350 out of a total of 406 new students attended the ceremony. At the ceremony, Hee Cheol CHAE, Director of International Student Services, and Sa Wee MA, Vice President of the Chinese Student Association, each celebrated the new students’ admission through a congratulatory speech, and Ji Hyun PARK (Business, 17), the representative for new students, and all new students in attendance swore an oath to lead a sincere university lifestyle. After the first part of the entrance ceremony was over, for the second event the new students were divided into LC classes to greet each other, receive information about the school system, and participate in recreational activities. In his congratulatory address, Director Hee Cheol CHAE encouraged the new students by saying, “You were all selected as students with excellent grades and now you have entered Sungkyunkwan University at the end of a fierce competition. Here at Sungkyunkwan University, you will learn and become proficient to challenge the world with confidence.”
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- 작성일 2017-09-06
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- Successful Completion of the 2017 Summer Farewell Party for Graduating International Students
- The Sungkyunkwan University International Affairs Division (Vice President: Ja Choon KOO) held the 2017 summer graduation ceremony and a farewell party for graduating international students on Friday, August 25th at 6:00pm on the 5th floor of the International Hall. A total of 237 international students, including 147 undergraduate students, 55 Master’s students, and 37 Ph.D students, were awarded their diplomas at the 2017 summer graduation ceremony. 120 graduating students and their families attended the farewell party, where they spent a meaningful time congratulating each other on their hard work and graduation and sharing their warm connection with each other. Vice President Ja Choon KOO congratulated the graduating students by saying, “Today, all of you have received your diplomas after crossing the Pacific Ocean and studying hard during all this time. Now you will return to your home countries, but we are one family under the large roof of Sungkyunkwan University. We at Sungkyunkwan University will celebrate and support your first steps toward a new beginning in our society.” The graduating student representatives, Ph.D student Nawab Muhammad Faseeh Qureshi, and Master’s student Gerke Sabrina Desiree, each gave a valedictory speech. Gerke Sabrina Desiree stated the graduating students’ feelings by saying, “Although we faced barriers such as language problems while attending classes, after many sleepless nights we were able to overcome them and stand in this honorable position today. Let’s become brilliant global leaders in every nation of the world.”
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- 작성일 2017-08-30
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- Sungkyunkwan Univ. Graduate School of Confucian Studies host the 17th opening festival
- Sungkyunkwan Univ. Graduate School of Confucian Studies host the 17th opening festival on June 17, 2017. At the opening festival, Jeong Geun Shin(Dean of the College of Confucian Studis and Eastern Philosophy) and 4 representatives of professors attended the festival. With more than 20 students, attendees enjoyed the festival such as experiencinng the traditional program.
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- 작성일 2017-07-30
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- 407 SKKU Students Participating in Farm Village Volunteer Work
- 407 students of SKKU are participating in rural community volunteer work from June 23rd (Fri) to June 30th (Fri) at over 26 villages. Even though the weather is extremely hot, students are helping to harvest potatoes, plant beans, work in vineyards and more. President Kyu Sang CHUNG and 10 academic board members visited 2 villages to encourage students. “I am very glad that many students are participating in this volunteer work. I hope that students’ volunteer assistance will help farm villages where they need more hands, especially in this farming season,” said President CHUNG.
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- 작성일 2017-07-11
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- 2017 Spring Semester Students Athletic Competition was held
- 2017 Spring Semester Students Athletic Competition was held Students in College of Confucian Studies and Eastern Philosophy(Dean: Shin, Jeong Geun) participated in 2017 Spring Semester Students Athletic Competition on 4 June 2017. This competition was held by student council(name: Doo-drim) and it was placed at Kyo-dong elementary school, Seoul. In this competition, many students took part in various programs such as tug of war, relay race, and soccer.
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- 작성일 2017-06-28
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- The France Ambassador to Korea Visits SKKU
- Meeting with SKKU’s president, Kyu Sang CHUNG on June 22th (Thursday). At the meeting, they exchanged ideas to develop the cooperation between France and SKKU. In particular, the attendees had a discussion about expanding the boundaries of their exchange activities from culture, art, and language fields to business management, basic science, and engineering. They talked about the need for exchange activities for graduate and Ph.D. students, for dual-degree programs, and for MBA programs between distinguished universities in France and Korea. They also shared their development plans and strategies for supporting start-up corporations from the connection between French Tech Hub and SKKU’s Special Graduate School of Global Start-Up. Furthermore, they agreed to develop am exchange and cooperation program for K-MOOC (Korean Massive Open Online Course) and F-MOOC (France Massive Open Online Course) so that students from the two countries can have a better understanding of and more interest in each other. From this meeting, the bilateral ties between France and SKKU are expected to develop further.
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- 작성일 2017-06-28
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