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

POSTECH has a bilingual campus. There are some groups for foreigners such as International Relations, ISSS, and DICE. Also POSTECH has many interchange activities with overseas groups or universities. To know what programs are related to POSTECH, The Postech Times interviewed Jiyeon Han, the director of the International Relations. In the university, there are exchanges among faculties, employees, and students. The purposes are various and in the case of faculty exchange, the main purpose is joint research. POSTECH is included in The Association of East Asian Research Universities (AEARU), whi

How often do you call your family? Does this affect your personal life? Postechians, most of whom live in a dormitory far away from their hometown, especially tend to spend less time with their family compared to other university students. Thus, from Apr. 16 to 23, The Postech Times carried out a survey asking how often Postechians communicate with their family. Also, we had an interview with Choi Seungeh, who is the head of the counselors at the POSTECH Counseling Center, and asked her about the implication of communication with family.In the survey, 279 students participated. We asked studen

The value of school welfare society tickets has been an issue among Postechians because some students think they have some inconvenient features. The Postech Times had a poll on the value of school welfare society tickets from Mar. 15 - Mar. 24 to get students’ opinions. A total of 119 students participated in the poll. The first question asked whether they have ever used the tickets. About 62.2% of students answered “Yes” and the rest answered “No”. For those, who answered “Yes”, the second question was how they got the tickets. About 32.8% of them got the tickets as rewards for events from a

Campus health service center is different from outside medical institutions because it does not seek the profit but tries its best to enhance student health. The campus nurse of health service center, Kim Bonghwa, explained what medical programs are prepared for Postechians this semester.MarchResponsible Drinking Culture Campaign was held in the Student Union on Mar. 20 to alarm students the danger of excessive drinking at the start of semester and to help students form corrects notions related to alcohol. In addition, from Mar. 16 – 20, Human Papillomavirus (HPV) registration proceeded in Und

Who works to keep our school safe? Who directs the fire drill in our dormitory? The answer is faculties in the department of General Affairs & Safety Management, which is under the Office of Business Affairs. Since the Sewol Ferry disaster occurred last year, there has been increasing emphasis and interest on the importance of safety management, accident prevention, and emergency drills. Therefore, The Postech Times interviewed Young Soo Kim, who is the director of General Affairs & Safety Management. According to him, General Affairs & Safety Management has been trying to boost all the works

Every year many Postechians enter graduate programs linked with undergraduate programs. There are many undergraduate students who want to enter graduate programs and know about graduate students’ life, but it is difficult to know well about their life unless they are close acquaintances with them. To quench their curiosity, The Postech Times interviewed three students from graduate programs, Jeon Eun Young (CE M.S.-Ph.D. integrated candidate), Marat Latypov (MSE Post Doctor), and the other who wants to remain anonymous.Outline of Graduate Students’ LifeIt is common for graduate students to go

With new semester, the 29th Undergraduate Association (UA) stepped forward to implement its promises, and it is good time to look back how the past UAs have implemented promises from 2012. The 26th, 27th, and 28th UA have all tried to communicate well with the university and students.For the 26th UA, the focus on improving dormitories was remarkable. In the case that regular semester finishes later than start of vacation, RC residents had to leave RC and existing dormitory residents might meet new residents of the room for the vacation before the end of the semester. The issues were resolved a

POSTECH is famous for providing many benefits to students. All students can receive a scholarship if they keep a 3.0 G.P.A. In addition to the scholarship, there are many programs for students in POSTECH. To learn more about the budget and programs available for students, The Postech Times interviewed Kim Jung Ki, the team leader of Undergraduate Student Affairs. In 2015, POSTEH budgets about 4.4 billion KRW for students. Programs for students can be divided into three parts. One part is program for supporting students’ activities and the second one provides dormitory service and cultural expe

POSTECH used to have a stock club, but now the club changed its purpose to monetary policy challenge held by Korea Bank. They got second prize in Gyeongbuk in the 2014 contest, but they have difficulty recruiting enough members. It shows that Postechians tend to be indifferent toward investing in stocks. But people, who have invested, recommend it because investing provides a good opportunity for students to know how the world works and develop a good sense of economy. It is not just about generating income.On Feb. 13, Korea Investment & Securities Company held a seminar in POSCO International

From Jan. 6, POSTECH is implementing a nickname system in the POVIS free bulletin board. All Postechians should make their own nickname to use the free bulletin board anonymously. Of course, they can still use their real name if they want. Users can change their nickname once a month and if a nickname is forbidden for any reason, it becomes prohibited word and users cannot use it.The Postech Times interviewed Strategic Information Management team’s leader Kang Sang Ik and the member Park Sang Jung to learn more about the nickname system. According to them, this system started in response to th

From Mar. 1, POSTECH is implementing a game regulation throughout the residential area of campus. In order to prevent Postechians from being immersed in games excessively and to create a more comfortable environment for those, who don’t play games, this system regulates games from 2 to 7 A.M. In addition to the game regulation, downloading will be restricted to 100 gigabytes per week per terminal. But there are some differences of opinion between POSTECH authorities and some Postechians. The Postech Times interviewed the vice president of academic information affairs, Professor Kim Dai Jin (CS

Since 2012, POSTECH has remodeled several student dormitories. Now, dormitories’ buiilding 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10 have been remodeled and the remaining old dormitories are scheduled to be remodeled for some years ahead. The purposes of remodeling are to create a more pleasant environment, add insufficient students’ facilities, and reinforce the safety systems to prevent fires and other accidents. Improved space management, new furniture, and the system of heating and electricity are major changes of remodeling.First, through remodeling, the restroom and laundry room have been changed. The unnece

Two graduate students received a thesis paper award. Tae-hee Han (MSE Ph.D. integrated) received the “Chang Kun Soo Thesis Paper Award” for his thesis “Flexible Organic Light-Emitting Diodes” and Do-hyeong Kim (Mathematics of Quantum Field Theory in Center for Geometry and Physics, Post Doc.) received the “Sung-Kee Chung Thesis Paper Award” for his thesis “Flexible Organic Light-Emitting Diodes”. The Chang Kun Soo Thesis Paper Award is given for an engineering achievement and the Sung-Kee Chung Thesis Paper Award is given for natural science research. Tae-hee Han and Do-hyeong Kim shared their

The 26th graduation ceremony was held on Feb. 13. This year, Postechians who have a student number with 2011 are the greater part of it. Greeting the graduates, The Postech Times gathered stories of how students’ thoughts have changed, ideas about how the university could be improved, and messages of thanks. Before entrance, Yoon Sang Ho (EE 11) heard that as POSTECH has less entertainment facilities, campus life can easily become boring. However, after entering and adapting, he found pleasures in campus. Through meeting people and joining clubs, simple pleasures came to him. He emphasizes the