On March 9 and 10, elections for the Undergraduate Association (UA) were held. Last October, the undergraduate association election stumbled as a result of the resignation of certain candidates, and the re-election was frustrated due to the lack of registered candidates. As a result of the ballot count, Kim Dong-seok (CSED 12) and Jeong Jin-a (CHEM 14), whose campaign, ‘Better Together’, were elected president of the UA and vice president respectively. Since this election was composed of just a single candidate, it was carried out by calling for yeas and nays. According to the official total o

Q. Regarding the improvement of smoking areas, please give specific details. Last year, the 31st UA installed a fire hydrant. Since the budget was fixed last year, we are striving to get support from school. Also, involving the Dormitory Union, enhancing the student perception toward the smoking areas is thought to be important. Several smoking booths with a simple roof are planned to be set in specific areas. The application for an unmanned information desk within the school district is under consideration with the General Affairs and Safety.Q. Since the cross-country march is outside the bud

POSTECH made industrial-educational cooperation contract with GS Retail in Jan.26. By developing data analysis methodology through agreement, GS Retail has business competitiveness and POSTECH gains industrial data so as to contributing to improving industry environment and exploiting it as research resources. The agreement contains articles such as improvement of big data analysis algorithm, application of high-end analysis techniques of academy to industrial field, contributing to development of analysis methodology by exploiting high-end analysis techniques. These articles aim for advanceme

POSTECH Pohang Mathematics Institute (PMI) held 13rd Ilju math school from Jan. 26 to Feb. 2 in National Institute for Mathematical Sciences (NIMS). Supported by Ilju foundation and NIMS, this Math School was chosen as winter school of NIMS. Graduate students, postdoctoral researchers and professors discussed ‘Banach Spaces and Related Topics’ without reserve, which is called ‘open school’.Professor Motohisa Fukuda from Yamagata University, Professor Gilles Godefroy from ‘Institut de Mathématiques de Jussieu (IMJ)-Paris Rive Gauche’ and Professor Kim Jae-gil from GIST College were invited as l

This year, every freshman entered POSTECH without a major. Therefore, department activities became downsized and class activities are having bigger and bigger role. All freshmen are not allowed to attend general meetings and the MTs of each department. Some departments cancelled MT because of low participation and general meetings of all departments progressed on a lower scale than usual. On the other hand, the number of students participating in class activities is the same or more compared with other years. Under these circumstances, students have begun to question about the necessity of the

The matriculation ceremony of the 2018 academic year freshmen brought in tremendous changes to the campus, as previously announced. Freshmen could defer choosing their major for a significant amount of time. Due to that, departments have been working to adjust their curriculums for the freshmen. Even though innovative improvements were made, most of it was aimed for the newcomers; thus, the former students of POSTECH were irrelevant to the modifications.However, some new policies made it through and are influencing some Postechians. The newly introduced English Program will be partly applied.

When Postechians get sick, how many choices do they have? They usually choose going to the hospital near Hyoja market or Pohang’s City Hall. And, if they have paid for a Student Medical Co-op Plan and their medical expenses exceed 10,000 KRW, they can get a deduction for medical expenses. It is the best way, but many Postechians have schedules during the opening hours of hospitals. Even if they do not have any schedule, considering the time and expenses for traveling there, some just go to the school health room. Located in the Student Center, they usually just get some medicine from the schoo

First, freshmen entering POSTECH tour campus and meet seniors for freshmen orientation. This orientation is held on Feb. 10 to Feb. 13, and freshmen start their first semester after a 4-day long weekend. To help freshmen adapt to POSTECH, orientation involves some educational and recreational activities. To learn what is different from the last year and what has changed, The Postech Times interviewed the chairman of the freshmen orientation committee Hong Eun-seok (LIFE 16) and the freshmen guide Son Hyung-jin (EEE 17), who are planning and preparing the orientation.Q. Does the new curriculum

During candidate registration in October, Kim Namwon (LIFE 16) and Kwon Hyukcheol (CSE 16) ran for a president and a vice president of the Undergraduate Association (UA). They did not submit a few required documents and violated several regulations, so they were warned by the Central Election Commision (CEC) from the start of the election. After several days, they resigned as candidates because next year’s president of the Central Executive Committee is vacant. At that moment, the election was a week away, so CEC decided not to hold the election for UA. After the election for Female Undergradu

▲ The slogan for welcoming interviewees on the auditoriumPOSTECH decided to make major changes from the scholastic year of 2018. From next year, all students except for students majoring in Creative IT Engineering(CiTE) will start their freshmen year without their major determined. After studying for a few semesters, they can choose their major without any restraints. There will be no limitations concerning the number of students in each department to guarantee their choice. To make the transition smooth, a lot of policies are being debated, planned, and executed. To inform and introduce Poste

▲ The curriculum of CMEAs POSTECH changed its identity from a research-based university to the value-creating university, the importance of entrepreneurship gets bigger and bigger. There is an expectation that the Combined Major in Entrepreneurship (CME) will educate and inspire Postechians’ entrepreneurship. However, the number of students who have enrolled in the program is only three until now.CME was established in 2015. CME was basically designed to convert students’ ideas to real products through product exploration, business planning, research development and value chains of foundation.

▲ A picture of a popular smoking spot in the residential areaSmoking is a major source of complaints in POSTECH. Even though there are designated smoking areas throughout the campus, a lot of students complain that smokers are smoking inside non-smoking areas, and causing disturbances with the acrid smoke and unpleasant smell. The frustration especially maximizes in the residential areas. Even though smoking within 10 meters from the dormitory and smoking inside any school building is strictly prohibited, some smokers smoke inside non-smoking areas, raising especially angry voices from the res

▲ The draft picture of the Campus SlideIn August 2014, the Campus Slide project was started. It was the first funding project of ‘Geek On Campus’, the POSTECH crowdfunding platform established by PODO, the IT service team of POSTECH Graduates Alumni. At first, the project aimed to build a slide at the 78 Stairs because there was a plan to build a slide there for celebrating the Sunrise Festival (it was canceled because of the budget problem.), and necessity for the convenient use of the 78 Stairs, and according to the survey by Geek On Campus, the 78 Stairs received the most votes. The Project

POSTECH Defeated 0-1 in Football After the opening ceremony, the football game was the first match of the POSTECH-KAIST Science War. To avenge last year’s defeat, the POSTECH football team practiced various strategies. Aiming not to allow the KAIST football team to score first, POSTECH’s team planned to use a counterattack using the long kick when the opponent exposed a weak point, while increasing ball share at the same time.Even though our team performed brilliantly, POSTECH was defeated again by the score of 0-1. During the first half, it was a close game with no goals. Despite of harsh pla

From last year, several Postechians have written posts about the decrepit facilities in the gymnasium on the POSTECH Lounge, the Q&A, and the Suggestions/Recycling of POVIS. They complained about broken fitness equipment and the situation that broken fitness equipment were not repaired and managed. In a recent post, not only the writer but also other Postechians complained about the lack of facilities management. In 2014, three treadmills, the chest press machine, the shoulder press machine, the lat pull down machine, and the long pull machine were replaced with new ones. And in 2016, the belt

Freshman Lee was accepted to POSTECH this year. At first, Mr. Lee was delighted about campus life at POSTECH. After entering, Mr. Lee soon felt the difference between him and other high school colleagues who went to other universities in Seoul. His friends had several meetings with other university students. They also had a huge commercial district near their universities. Mr. Lee felt depressed about his campus life when he compares his with his Seoul friends.The story written above is fiction, but many Postechians would agree with this. The campus of POSTECH is somewhat narrow. Not for its g

POSTECH offers a variety of experience to students. Of all the experiences, founding a start-up company is a bit foreign, for it requires a lot of time and energy. In this article, we interviewed Kim Hyun-sung (EEE 15, cofounder) and Park Chan-hoo (CSE 15, CEO) of GEEKBLE.To show that engineering can also be nifty, and to share pleasure from it, the two students founded GEEKBLE, an engineering media startup. “Fashion designers boast their abilities on the runway, and get applauded. Just like that, we want to create a system where we can also take the spotlight.” Park said. Kim added “The conve

During the last summer vacation, 300 students participated in the POSTECH SES program. SES means ‘Summer Experience in Society’, which started in 2016 to help students see the world with a broader perspective and plan their own future. Since it provides real internship experience in enterprises and laboratories, most participants are juniors and seniors. In 2016, six freshmen and 49 sophomores participated in the program. The number of total participants was 260. In 2017, seven freshmen and 63 sophomores participated in it. With the curriculum of POSTECH, most students start to take their majo

Many universities have their own mascots. Students can enhance attachment to their schools and proudly flap flags of mascots at formal events. For example, in the annual sports competition between Yonsei University and Korea University, students introduce themselves as eagles and tigers respectively. This symbolic expression evidently boosts morale. However, there has not been any official school character in POSTECH for 30 years. In 1999, producing a character was actually planned as a part of university publicity business. Through contests, a few candidates were produced. Entrusting a specia

The POSTECH campus is located on the mid-slope of a mountain, being a nest to a variety of wildlife. The birds are notorious for disturbing the sleep of Postechians, who burn their midnight oil. Numerous insects fly across the campus day and night. However, none of these wild neighbors have spurred up a debate as fierce as stray cats.There are many stray cats living on campus. The most famous is ‘Chil-ppal’, a spotted white cat. Famous for her friendliness toward humans, she appears near the seventy-eight stairs in the morning, greeting Postechians. ‘Oh-ryuk’, a young orange tabby tomcat seems