When I was a high school student, I had a plan for my life that I would enter a university in Seoul, enjoy a Seoul life for four years, come back to Busan, my hometown, and spend the rest of my life there. I assumed I would have hated Seoul since there are too many people and they are all busy. Though, I knew what Seoul life meant. There would be more than I had experienced for 19 years: many cultural events, different people with different backgrounds, various opportunities, and so on.But, fortunately and unfortunately, I entered POSTECH, which means I have to spend at least four years in Poh
Opinion | Reporter Kim Su-min | 2019-09-05 19:21
Blockchain, a technology that appears to be an important part of our future, is slowly creeping into our lives. POSTECH, a pioneer in science and technology, became the first ever Blockchain campus. Before, voting and collecting ballots were achieved through offline polling booths. However, now, students are able to vote online through an app called ‘Blockchain Voting’, a blockchain-based app. Developed through a collaboration between the Office of Industry-Academic Affairs and the Office of Academic Information Affairs, the app allows any member of POSTECH to create a poll.Coincidently, from
Headlines | Reporter Chae Seung-hyun | 2019-06-13 13:27
On May 17, POSTECH’s Research and Business Development Foundation held Excessively Attractive Technology Start-up Competition. Ten teams were selected for the Camp held on May 3 to 4 were: Mutton, Aikon, Memorizer, Hofbräu, Blessyou, Lampas, JUMUNI, Qrio, Scribblers, and Durian. All participating teams were given benefits such as mentoring from an expert, connections with venture capitalists, and priority in participating in start-up education programs.At the competition, each team was given five minutes to explain its business idea and another five minutes for a Q&A session with a panel of ju
News | reporter Choi Eun-je | 2019-06-13 13:23
Last January, I went backpacking to Europe for a month alone, following my parent’s advice- one should go traveling at a young age, even if it gets one in debt. During this period, starting from London, I visited Amsterdam, Brussels, Paris, Zurich, Interlaken, Venice, Munich, Praha, Vienna, and Budapest – a total of 11 different countries. During the first week of backpacking, I woke up early every day to tour famous tourist sites until it became pitch dark, just so that I could make the most out of the time and money I spent to get to Europe. I enjoyed appreciating the famous artwork (the Sun
Opinion | So Chan | 2019-06-13 13:11