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Mar 25, 2016 College of Engineering Launches the New College of Engineering Launches the New "Home Run" Project Seoul National University College of Engineering launched a new research fund, dubbed the "Home Run" Project, in hopes of achieving more groundbreaking research that can "hit a home run." Mar 21, 2016 SNU Signs Memorandum of Understanding with ROKA SNU Signs Memorandum of Understanding with ROKA On February 4th, Seoul National University announced a Memorandum of Understanding with the Republic of Korea Army (ROKA). Mar 18, 2016 SNU's SNU's "One-Dollar Breakfast" Extended to "One-Dollar Dinner" With the start of the new semester, Seoul National University initiated a new project to financially support students: the One-Dollar Dinner Meal. Mar 17, 2016 SNU Pyeongchang Campus Cooperates With 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics SNU Pyeongchang Campus Cooperates With 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics The SNU Pyeongchang Campus, founded on June 12th, 2014, serves as the research complex for green-bio science technology, and the campus for the Graduate School of International Agricultural Technology, in addition to various other environmental functions. Mar 14, 2016 Gyeonggi Province Announces Plans to Renovate Old SNU Dormitories Gyeonggi Province Announces Plans to Renovate Old SNU Dormitories On March 10th, the offices of Gyeonggi province announced plans to renovate Seoul National University’s past Suwon dormitory, “Sangroksa”. Dec 18, 2015 The Teacher Behind Chopin Competition Winner Cho Seong Jin The Teacher Behind Chopin Competition Winner Cho Seong Jin Cho Seong-jin was the first Korean to win the 17th International Frederic Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, Poland, on Wednesday, October 21st. Dec 16, 2015 New Procedure Easily Detects Colon Cancer New Procedure Easily Detects Colon Cancer Professor HYEON Taeghwan and his research team at the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) have developed a new multifunctional endoscope that paves way for an easier method for diagnosis and treatment of colon cancer. Dec 16, 2015 New Microchip Mimicking Bone Tissues Developed New Microchip Mimicking Bone Tissues Developed Research teams from Seoul National University and Chonnam National University made a breakthrough in medical engineering with their recent development of a microchip that mimics bone tissues. Dec 10, 2015 SNU Debate: “Is There a Reason to Live a Righteous Life?” SNU Debate: “Is There a Reason to Live a Righteous Life?” On November 18th, the grand final of the SNU debate tournament was held at SNU’s facility of Liberal Education. Dec 09, 2015 Controversy Surrounding the Student Body President Controversy Surrounding the Student Body President Seoul National University’s student body election on November 16th through 19th had a successful voter turnout for the first time in 18 years. Dec 07, 2015 Intellectual Power and Personality: Professor Yoon Young-kwan's Educational Experiment at SNU Intellectual Power and Personality: Professor Yoon Young-kwan's Educational Experiment at SNU On November 25, Professor YOON Young-kwan (Department of International Relations) gave a special lecture titled "Intellectual Power and Personality: My Educational Experiment at SNU." Dec 07, 2015 Korean Speech Contest Held by SNU International Student Association Korean Speech Contest Held by SNU International Student Association On November 20th the SNU International Student Association (SISA) organized a Korean speech contest for international students. Various students participated for multiple prizes, including a grand prize of travel expenses worth 200,000 won.