Nowadays, it is not so hard to see international students in POSTECH. The number of international students at Korean universities has been steadily increasing over the last five years (44,415 international students in 2015). So why have some specifically chosen POSTECH over other Korean universities? The Postech Times interviewed a number of international students to look for the answers.The nationality of international students significantly varies, but the largest groups are from South America and Europe. About 90% of international students came to POSTECH through exchange programs, and the

When international students come to POSTECH to study, they can live with many Korean Postechians. There are many programs for international students to make friends with Korean Postechians. DICE, the dormitory for foreign students, has programs for this. The Postech Times interviewed Jeong Seon Young (LIFE 13), dormitory representitive of DICE, and 3 international students.According to Seon Young, there are many programs in DICE, and through them, many international students make friends with Korean students and learn Korean culture. For example, DICE students participate in I-PUB in the POSTE

Recently, for various specializations of major, Korean university students try to get a double major. A portion of Postechians also try to get a double major even though getting the double major is very challenging: managing assignments and schedules for two majors is difficult. The Postech Times investigated the number of credits that must be earned for a double major and the number of students who graduate with a double major interviewing students pursuing a double major.Firstly, the qualification for the double major in POSTECH is separated into two sections based on the number of credits c

Firstly, regular checks, including fixing and cleaning of washing machine, are entirely up to the Dorm Union. Rental washing machines, which are located in dormitory number 16, 19, 21 and women’s dormitory number 1, are checked twice per month. The free washing machines in the other dormitories are not checked regularly. However, when free washing machines cause serious problems, POSTECH replaces them with rental washing machines as a policy. When a dormitory is remodeled, POSTECH buys a new washing machine for every floor. Most problems the Dorm Union has checked were related to free washing

Start-up is a dream or future for someone, while it remains vague to others. President Doh-Yeon Kim mentioned the importance of “start-up” in his inauguration speech, and Choi Yanghee, the Minister of Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, recently visited C5 and APGC-Lab building. It shows how university and the whole country focus on start-up in POSTECH. Information of the other universities was provided by interview in writings with relevant university start-up managers, and information about POSTECH is from the interview with APGC-Lab and Business Incubation Center (BIC).GIST's cent

On Oct. 15, a survey was mailed out to all undergraduates in POSTECH to investigate their monthly incomes and expenditures, as well as their culture of consumption. Questions included how much they get and spend per month, what they think about how much they get and spend, the dominant factor for their expenditures, and how they deal with the situation when they spend beyond their monthly budget. A total of 141 Postechians ranging from freshmen to seniors participated in the survey. As expected, the main source of Postechians’ income was their parents, with 65 (46%) answering they only get the

At POSTECH, global learning programs are under operation, but mostly concentrated on several departments, such as CSE and CiTE. The CiTE has a reputation in POSTECH for providing their students an opportunity to study abroad for a short period. The purpose of the program is to combine foreign universities’ strengths in studies of humanities and POSTECH’s IT skills. The students are expected to develop open-minded values and a higher degree of understanding of foreign cultures. CiTE has been continuing this program since 2012, starting with State University of New York at Stony Brooks (SBU). In

Recently, the Internet speed has been a big issue among Postechians. The Internet policy has changed and some Postechians made complaints. The Internet quality is crucial for Postechians’ research, communication, and daily lives. To investigate the specific satisfaction with the Internet network, The Postech Times conducted a survey on the satisfaction with the Internet network and interviewed the Information Technology Services Team to know about the specifications and the policy of the network.The first question was to rate the overall satisfaction with the network when doing daily-life task

At the end of every semester, students are encouraged to participate in the course evaluations through POVIS during the period of about 2 weeks. The purpose of evaluations is to find out what students are satisfied with and what they need for better education environments. Students who do not participate in the course evaluations cannot view their course grades during a specified period. Course evaluations have been conducted from the first semester of 1997 and online evaluations were introduced in the first semester of 2000. As POSTECH is a bilingual campus, students must take several courses

POBBA fought hard until the endThe basketball game was the first official sports game of the POSTECH-KAIST Science War. The score gap early in the game was quite big, 10:31. After the second quarter, POBBA narrowed the gap, but they did not have enough time to pull out a victory. KAIST won by 36:51. To discover the reasons of defeat and the strategies of POBBA, The Postech Times interviewed Hyun Soo Chae, the coach of POBBA.Q. What was the main reason POBBA struggled early in the game?A: KAIST threw in a player called Won Guk Kim from the beginning. He is an all-round and outstanding player. F

On the first day of competition, there was a basketball game. Players of POBBA, basketball club in POSTECH, played very fiercely but were defeated 34:51. Although the game was lost, Coach Hyun Soo Chae chose best players from his team. He is No. 91, Bong Jo Ju (CSE 10). Coach chose him because he led the team as one of the veteran players in POBBA and plays center. In an interview, Ju said he was sorry because they couldn’t play as well as they had practiced. However, he said player Hyun Woo Kim (CSE 14) performed well, especially considering he is a sophomore. He also said the team will win n

My beloved students, proud alumni, faculty, staff, and distinguished guests! It is with my heartfelt gratitude and joy that I welcome your presence here today. Today I humbly accept the honor and responsibility to lead POSTECH as its 7th president. As a top research university in science and engineering, this university is a crown jewel of our nation, and I am beyond honored and thrilled to join the POSTECH community. Yet, standing up here, I am once again reminded of the sheer gravity of the responsibility to raise POSTECH to even greater international prominence. I pledge that I will devote

On Aug. 27, three press organizations including The Postech Times interviewed President Kim and the answers are followed below.Q. What is the most important to POSTECH? A. It is more important than anything else and I will try my best to employ talented new professors in the near future. In addition, POSTECH will open everything to students including administration policy. This is ethical and the best way to communicate with students, which is core of education in college.I want to say the opinion of each student is critical to the development of the college. Some problems have resulted from l

I wanted to do something challenging during summer vacation, so I participated in the "rail-ro". The biggest advantage was that I could enjoy the trip with my friends at a low price. Our plan was to visit Jeonju, Seoul, Yangpyeong, and Gangneung. We had a lot of good foods in Jeonju, visited Cheon-an on our way to Seoul, and tried paragliding, which provided us awesome experiences. We really looked forward to hanging out at the beach in Gangneung but security guards did not let us in due to high waves. However, we still managed to secretly play near the beach. This was actually the first time

Most students make vacation plans with the purpose of learning, getting an experience that can’t be acquired in school, etc. Postechians also try to achieve their own goals in summer and winter vacation. Many fail and many succeed. The results depend on individual characteristics and mindsets. So, The Postech Times surveyed students on how many goals they have tried to achieve, how they could have achieved them better, and why they failed to achieve their goals if they failed.Studying English, their majors, or materials to prepare them for the next semester was the most common goal of students

What kind of academic exchange do you have with your lab students?I arrange a meeting with my lab students once a month and give them any advice that they require, such as changing subjects and how to schedule each day in order to work efficiently. I want students not to be pressured about meeting their professors. Having conversation with professors may look formal on the surface, but professors were once students, just like them. Thinking in that way should help students to approach their professors more intimately, I hope.Is there any specific suggestion to your lab students?Every time I se

"The relationship that you have with your supervising professors becomes closer when you become postgraduates”, said Baek Jong-won (ME M.S. candidate). Different from undergraduates, postgraduates are required to not only study their majors, but also construct a project on their own. During this process, postgraduates are introduced by their supervisors to the labs that are undergoing research similar to their project topics. "In my case, I get to see my supervisor about once a week, whenever I need to, as long as the professor does not have any overlapping schedules. I think it is a huge meri

POSTECH is famous for its low ratio of professors to students. In comparison to other universities, POSTECH professors and students seem to have closer relationships.In POSTECH, once freshmen enter the university, an advisor professor is designated for each of them. Advisors are from the same department as the students they advise. All departments have money allocated for advisors to have meals with students they advise. This support is possible because the number of Postechians is very small. During the dinner time with advisor, Postechians have a talk with advising professors and become clos

Most Postechians might have voted for the present representative of Student Body last year. As a result, Lee Wonjong (IME 13) was elected as the 29th representative of Student Body. He made various campaign promises during the campaign period. Postechians have the right to know the extent to which he has delivered on his promises. Therefore, The Postech Times interviewed the representative Lee Wonjong about some major campaign promises and their current progress.The first campaign promise is generating the KaKaotalk Yellow ID. One of the fundamental problems occurring in promoting their busine

Unlike high school, there is extra time between classes in universities. The use of this time differs greatly among students. The Postech Times conducted a survey of Postechians from Apr. 16 – 23 to determine what people do between classes.In POSTECH, there are students who have a free time on Friday, which means no class on Friday. The number of total respondents is 201 and the number of people who have no class on Friday is 77. Mostly, they spend free Friday on doing assignments or studying enough for weekdays. Some of them also take a rest on that day. Taking oversleep or nap and having del