학생회관 앞 분리수거함. 그러나 어떻게 분리해야 하는지 적혀있지 않아 분리수거를 할 수 없다.

Re-voting for the new representatives of the 28th Undergraduate Association (UA) and the 26th Female Student Association was held on Nov. 21. Although there was a previous election on Nov. 7, re-voting for representatives of two associations was decided and scheduled because some claimed a voting regulation was violated. The Central Election Management Commission did not notify early enough that the students of temporary absense can also participate in voting through a certain process of registration. Eventually, Jae Yeon Cho (CiTE 12), and Lee Jun Ho (ME 12) were elected as the new president

Since Oct. 2, The Leadership Center has been advertising the 3rd annual Creative Contents Contest. This contest was created to promote Postechians to develop skills that the 21st century requires of global leaders. Through such contest, the Leadership Center hopes that Postechians can improve critical, creative and logical thinking abilities as well as communication skills. The center received applications from Oct. 2- Oct. 27, and on Oct. 18, students were encouraged to participate in the creative planning school. The deadline for project outlines was Nov. 3. Originally, the first cut was to

POSTECH Graduate School of Engineering Mastership (GEM) held the “2013 Engineering Global Technology Trend Conference” on September 15, at Ramada Seoul Hotel, Grand Ballroom. The government, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, industries such as POSCO, and several research institutes and press sponsored and participated in this conference. Researchers engaged in industry and academia in the field of national engineering gathered in and shared opinions about the following topics: contents of global guidance to project management (ISO 21500) and its impact on project industry, the trend and

IMPACT, the racquetball club in POSTECH, hosted a racquetball competition in the gymnasium from 10 A.M.-6 P.M. on Nov. 16. The competition went on for 8 hours but every participant played the game intensely. Many students as well as the members of IMPACT participated in this event. There were people playing racquetball for the first time but they seemed to enjoy the game. IMPACT has held the competition for 19 years. Any member of POSTECH could participate, and participants were classified by ability into A, B, or C class. IMPACT also collected people for a women’s class and couples’ class. Af

Students from POSTECH mathematics department produced a remarkable accomplishment at the 32th National Math Competition for university students. The Korean Mathematical Society and Korea Institute for Advanced Study sponsored this competition, and students from universities nationwide competed with each other. There are two types of tests in this competition: the first type is for students who major in math or related departments, and the second type is for students from different departments with that of the first type. The grand prize is given to one person from each test type, and a gold pr

Women Career Mentoring Program was held in MuEunJae Memorial Hall on Nov. 23. Five mentors came to POSTECH to encourage women in POSTECH: Kim Yeon-hwa (CHEM M.S. 06), officer of S&T Policy Planning in Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning (KISTEP), Kim Tae-yoon (LIFE 08), member of R&D in Glaxo Smithkline Plc, Miock Mun (PHYS Ph.D. 97), general manager of Korea Advanced Institute of Women in Science Engineering and Technology (WISET), Son Myeong-sun (CSE 92), headhunter and head of CAREER Connect, and Jeong Min-sun (CHEM Ph.D.11), member of SK innovation technology strategy planning b

The third POSTECH overseas charity members who will be doing voluntary work in Ethiopia run the booth selling doughnuts and coffee on the first floor of Student Union Bldg. every Friday for five weeks, starting from Nov. 29. All the income from selling them will be used to provide food for Ethiopians and to buy classroom equipment, such as chairs, blackboard, and so on.

The Six Sigma is the innovative corporate management strategy for renovating the quality of goods and enhancing the level of costumers’ satisfaction. The name come from the fact that a fraction defective is below 3.4 parts per million (PPM) or the number of a fault generations is below 3.4 defects per million opportunities (DPMO) by achieving the level of quality by six sigma. Six Sigma is the innovative quality movement started from Motorola (an American multinational telecommunications company) in 1980. After that, it became a crucial strategy of the excellent companies, such as General Elec

The article “ISSS, To Be a Bilingual Campus” in the No. 61 of The Postech Times covered how POSTECH is making an effort to make POSTECH a better place to stay for the international students. The office responsible for this work is the International Scholar and Student Services office (ISSS). About 30 ? 40 foreign exchange students visit POSTECH every semester and the ISSS assists them by providing them with the information necessary to study at POSTECH and by inviting them to engage in activities to make them feel more at home at POSTECH.Specifically, before the foreign students arrive, the IS

Have you ever heard of “the Nudge Effect”? It is changing people’s behavior or choice by slightly prodding their side. It is not compulsion, but their free will. The effect is used in various fields like sociology, economics, environmental campaigns, etc. When politicians make a policy and a government wants to change people’s behavior at low cost, they consider the effect. In 1986 Congress enacted the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act. Companies and people have to report the amount of hazardous chemicals that they have and have released into the environment. Everyone can see

In 2010, POSTECH declared to enact the “Three Year Globalization Plan 2010~2012.” Its main goal is to enable POSTECH to develop into one of the top universities in the world. In the pursue this goal, POSTECH also expects to eliminate any disharmony felt by foreigners on campus. All announcements are to be posted in both Korean and English, and most lectures are to be delivered in English. Then, how well has the bilingual campus been established over the past few years? A total of 270 students, including both Korean and International (Int’l) students, participated in the survey investigating ho

Over the past few years the number of foreign exchange students studying in POSTECH has increased tremendously - you will come across at least one international student every day. The majority of international students may find Korean environment unfamiliar at first sight and may have hard times due to cultural differences, but how do they adapt to this?International students studying in POSTECH live in DICE (Dormitory for International Students) as well as graduate apartments. DICE has hosted numerous events with a primary goal of encouraging foreign students to get used to the Korean culture

The Asia Pacific Center for Theoretical Physic (APCTP) was founded in Jun. 1996 at POSTECH, Korea to support young scientists and improve international cooperation through cooperation research or seminars among physicists living in member countries and other countries located in Asia and the Pacific area. APCTP focuses on Junior Research Group (JRG) and reside research program . JRG was made to support young physicists’ research and help them to improve their ability to cooperate with others. The Max Planck Institute made JRG first in 1996, and APCTP also managed JRG since 2008 with Max Planck

The last month of this year has already arrived. This winter seems to be much colder than the past, but people can be warmed by doing little things for other people. Donating is a really useful and easy method. There are various methods to donate and help other people around us. Simply, when walking along the street or downtown, it is not unusual to see the Salvation Army charity pot. Besides, there are many charities in the world in which people can join by just registering accounts or with talent donations.How many Postechians are donators? The Postech Times surveyed the donating situation o

What pictures come to your mind when you think of donation? You could imagine an extremely wealthy man like Bill Gates donating a huge sum of money to poor people. You might think that donation is worthwhile work, but still feel it is something hard for common people to do easily. However, the culture of donation has been changing. It is melts into and is becoming a part of our daily lives.First, a donation is no longer a matter of enormous money. Although it has not fully taken root in our culture yet, active donation of small amounts is becoming a common activity. Donation is not a one-off e

A donation is a gift given by individuals or groups, typically for charitable purposes. It may take various forms, including cash offering, services, new or used goods including clothing, toys, food, and vehicles. Sometimes, there is news that the old man contributed all his property to charity. He says, “I just try to give something back to the community where I feel comfortable. I want to spend this money for those who are really sick and in need”. He will be applauded because he expresses his gratitude about his society by donating. Unlike the donation by individuals, that of corporate seem

1986년 12월 3일 개교한 우리대학의 27번째 생일을 맞아, 지난 2일 오후 3시 대학본부 대회의실에서 ‘개교 제27주년 기념식’ 행사가 열렸다. 이번 행사는 대학본부 보직자, 학과 주임교수, 교직원 수상 대상자, 학생 및 직원 대표 등 총 30여 명이 자리했다. 식순은 개식 이후 근속상 및 포스테키안상 수여, 김용민 총장 기념사 등의 차례로 이어졌으며 행사 이후 사진 촬영과 다과회도 있었다.오랜 기간 우리대학을 위해 일해온 교직원에게 수여하는 근속상 중 20년 근속상은 이문호(화학), 한진관(생명), 김진곤(화공), 김수영(창공) 교수와 박영표(기술지원센터), 손진영(주거운영팀), 화공과 김병환, 오복주 씨를 비롯해 포항가속기연구소 김학기, 김제한 씨 등 총 10명이 받았다. 10년 근속상은 김민정(인문),박상준(인문), 박지훈(수학), 최희철(화학),권수옥(창공) 교수와 포항가속기연구소 최선희, 안도천, 김종현 씨 등 총 8명이 받았다. ‘자랑스러운 포스테키안상’의 교수 수상자로는 연구부문에 최희철(화학), 차형준(화공) 교수, 교육부문에는 유주연(생명) 교수가 각각 선정됐다. 직원 중에서는 혁신부문에 최동순(구매혁신 TFT) 씨가 단독 수상자로 선정