The new sun of 2022, the Year of the Black Tiger, breaks through the deep blue sea and darkness, awakening the sleepy land as it rises. With the energy from this sun that shines its rays in the morning, I wish for a healthy new year for every member of our POSTECH family.We are ushering in a new year again amidst the pandemic that has lingered on, longer than expected. However, 2021 was not a year of uncertainties or limitations for POSTECH, but rather a year of affirming the possibilities of expanding into new realms.Under the new banner of metaversity—a combination of the words “metaverse” a

In Dec. 2021, a series of events commemorating the 10th anniversary of Tae-Joon Park’s passing was held. The founder of POSTECH, Tae-Joon Park, is widely known as a business tycoon who founded POSCO, a global steelmaker company.The event began with a symposium on Dec. 3 hosted by POSTECH and organized by the Tae-Joon Park Institute. Under the theme of “Eternal Resonance, Under the Spirit”, the symposium was held at POSCO CENTER from 2:00 P.M. to 4:30 P.M. and was broadcasted live on YouTube. The symposium’s goal was to discuss POSTECH’s future direction, and three presentations discussing this

The 11th “Guamegi startup competition” was held on Nov. 12 at the POSTECH CHANGeUP Ground. The Guamegi startup competition is an annual contest held by POSTECH’s Research and Business Development Foundation (PRBDF). Due to COVID-19 restrictions, only participants and judges could attend the contest in person and the audience attended online. A total of 21 teams participated this year. Before the final presentation, in which teams gave a five-minute presentation to explain their business model to the judges, the teams had to submit a brief introduction of their project and the presentation file

On Nov. 23, the “Presentation on Science and Technology Universities and other Domestic Universities Student Exchange Programs” was held by the Department of Educational Affairs and Records. The presentation featured four topics: student exchanges among other science and technology universities, student exchanges to other domestic universities, student exchange programs during winter and summer, and online course credits during military service.The first topic was about student exchanges between other domestic science and technology universities: KAIST, DGIST, GIST, and UNIST. The second topic

In compliance with the “living with COVID-19” strategy by the government, partial face-to-face classes recommenced at POSTECH on Nov. 8, the 10th week of the semester.The “living with COVID-19” will ease social distancing restrictions and return life back to normal in progressive steps. The first phase of the “living with COVID-19” strategy started from Nov. 1 and will last for four weeks, and up to 10 people can gather in private meetings. The plan is to lift all restrictions by Feb. 20, 2022. Following the strategy, most universities, including POSTECH, will implement a mix of online and fac

On Sept. 27, officials from POSTECH, Apple, Gyeongsangbuk-do, and Pohang-si signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU). Under the MOU, Apple will cooperate with POSTECH to establish and manage the Apple Developer Academy and Manufacturing R&D Support Center. This is part of Apple’s major investment program which aims to foster economic development and worldwide innovation. The Apple Developer Academy will be established in the C5 building, and the Manufacturing R&D Support Center will move into the National Institute for Nanomaterials Technology (NINT) building at POSTECH.The Apple Developer A

The 2021 Cyber POSTECH-KAIST Science War (PKSW) was held from Sept. 24 to Sept. 25. All games were conducted online for the second consecutive year. Offline events including the festive booths were canceled due to COVID-19 cases on campus. This year’s PKSW was held under the motto of “Final’e”, signifying the hope that this year will be the last online PKSW. This year’s PKSW began with three friendly e-sports matches consisting of—Starcraft1, FIFA Online 4, and League of Legends (LOL). Five games were selected as regular games consisting of the e-sports games of Crazyracing KartRider and LOL,

On Sept. 16, the “Undergraduate Students Online Meeting with the President” was held. The event was attended by undergraduate students who signed up in advance and school faculty panels including President Moo Hwan Kim, the Director of Admission and Student Affairs, the Dean of Academic Affairs, and other office directors and leaders.This year’s “Undergraduate Students Online Meeting with the President” marked its third anniversary since the first event was held in 2019 after President Kim took office. For this year’s meeting, students who wished to attend were given a survey from Sept. 2 to S

On Aug. 9, the Academic Affairs team announced that the 2021 Fall Semester will begin online. All classes in POSTECH, including experiment and graduate courses, will be conducted non-face-to-face for five weeks from the start of this semester—from Sept. 6 to Oct. 8. Further decisions regarding whether face-to-face classes will resume after five weeks are to be announced by Sept. 27.According to the Academic Affairs team’s notice, students should refer to the syllabus or contact each department’s office to check their modified course plans. Inquiries regarding overall academic changes can be ma

On July 21, the opening ceremony of CHANGeUP Ground, a startup incubation center in POSTECH for fostering venture companies, took place along with a symposium entitled “Three years of citizen-directed entrepreneurship of POSCO becomes a path to future management”.At the symposium held earlier that day, there were presentations on various research analyzing the value and performance of corporate employee management ideology. In the afternoon, the opening ceremony was held with the attendance of Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum, Gyeonsangbuk-do Governor Lee Chul-woo, and POSCO Chairman Choi Jung-woo.

POSTECH created an innovative classroom combining virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR), and showcased a virtual lecture using this new advanced technology.POSTECH started VR classes in April to maintain educational quality and encourage creative, self-directed learning since all classes moved online due to the spread of COVID-19. For this purpose, POSTECH built a 106-seat classroom equipped with VR·AR·MR devices in the LG Cooperative Electronics Engineering Building on campus. Furthermore, POSTECH provided VR devices (Oculus Quest 2) and experimental kits to all

Since 2018, undergraduate students at POSTECH freely choose their major in their third semester of university. Until then, they are assigned to the Mueunjae Department, which means “there are no boundaries in academics.” This allows students to take time studying a wide range of subjects before deciding their major.The Mueunjae Department provides opportunities for Mueunjae students to explore among the school’s majors. They include the following: 1) the Exploring Majors course (MSUS101), 2) the Introduction to Major course for each major, 3) assignment of second academic advisor according to

Dear beloved graduates,How I wished to extend my congratulations and share my encouragement in-person with you graduates, who have spent as little as four years to over ten years at POSTECH! But the pandemic that no one in the world had predicted and still with an unknown end has again taken away the opportunity to meet with you this year. With a regretful heart, I relay my heartfelt message to you through this letter.Perhaps, in this era of sending e-mails instantaneously all over the world in a few seconds, this analogue method of communicating via a letter may not suit me as an engineer, es

Since the start of the 2021 Spring Semester, classes have been held completely online to prevent the spread of COVID-19. However, the educational needs of students were not being met through online learning. Since the COVID-19 crisis has been prolonged, the need for Face-to-Face classes, especially for courses that involve laboratory sessions, demonstrations, and physical activities was considered. Furthermore, freshmen were unable to come to campus to meet with professors and upperclassmen. Accordingly, the Academic Affairs team announced on April 2 a partial conversion to Face-to-Face classe

The 2021 Orientation (OT) was held online from Feb. 15 to 18, followed by a matriculation ceremony on Feb. 19 which was also hosted over Zoom. Contrary to last year, when the event was planned to be held on campus but was canceled due to COVID-19 restrictions, this year’s OT demonstrated a complete revamp that received positive acclaim. The Postech Times interviewed Park Ha-yun (CHEM 17), Chief of OT Advisory Committee, to gain insight into what made that week’s episode so special.Summary of EventsThe OT was held for four days. On the first day, an ice breaker activity was planned following a

POSTECH has once again declared to hold the spring semester online. All classes, including laboratory, physical education, and hands-on courses, began online on Feb. 22. Only selected students enrolled in or engaging in research or school activities that require residence in Pohang were allowed to reside in or move into dormitories this semester. If the school decides to return to face-to-face classes, a notice will be sent out to the student body at least two weeks before the conversion. All imminent school events were also postponed or held online. The 2021 Commencement Ceremony supposedly t

The new brilliant sun of 2021—the year of the White Metal Ox—has risen. Like the sun that rises from the depth of darkness and shines its rays to revive all living things, may 2021 be filled with new hope and strength for everyone in the POSTECH community.It has been a difficult year for everyone around the world. From remote learning to intense social distancing, 2020 was a year we faced many uncertainties that tested our limits. Nonetheless, POSTECH rose above the challenge and ushered in the new year with great accomplishments.Although social distancing brought on many limitations, it creat

Winter break is finally here after a long and certainly unusual year. As the year 2020 came to an end, the previous Senior Leadership’s term of office is now over. The previous leadership is considered to have done an adequate job by many Postechians, especially under the unforeseen circumstances of COVID-19 and online classes. A new Senior Leadership has been elected apart from the Student Union (SU); the role of the SU will temporarily be assumed by the Emergency Student Union Committee (ESUC). Regardless, The Postech Times wishes all the best for the new Senior Leadership members.Retrospect

The Student Leadership Election Committee (SLEC) announced the inauguration of the Senior Leadership of the Female Student Union (FSU) and the Dormitory Union (DU) on Nov. 11. The election was held online using SurveyMonkey from Nov. 9 to 10. However, the vote for the Senior Leadership of the Student Union (SU) has been postponed to December since no candidates applied for the position.The Female Student UnionThe new Senior Leadership of the FSU is “Bisang” (to ascend), consisting of Kim Jong-eun (CE 19) and Lee Ji-seon (MSE 19). They have promised to deliver the following: 1) be an organizati

Since the beginning of the 2020 Fall Semester, classes have been held completely online to prevent the spread of COVID-19. However, Face-to-Face classes were considered necessary for some courses that involve laboratory sessions, demonstrations, and physical training. As social distancing restrictions relaxed to level one on Oct. 11, the Academic Affairs team announced on Oct. 15 a partial conversion to Face-to-Face classes.From the ninth week of the fall semester, various courses were recommended to switch to Face-to-Face classes. Selected over-200-level courses were converted to Face-to-Face