In 2010, POSTECH declared to enact the “Three Year Globalization Plan 2010~2012.” Its main goal is to enable POSTECH to develop into one of the top universities in the world. In the pursue this goal, POSTECH also expects to eliminate any disharmony felt by foreigners on campus. All announcements are to be posted in both Korean and English, and most lectures are to be delivered in English. Then, how well has the bilingual campus been established over the past few years? A total of 270 students, including both Korean and International (Int’l) students, participated in the survey investigating ho

Over the past few years the number of foreign exchange students studying in POSTECH has increased tremendously - you will come across at least one international student every day. The majority of international students may find Korean environment unfamiliar at first sight and may have hard times due to cultural differences, but how do they adapt to this?International students studying in POSTECH live in DICE (Dormitory for International Students) as well as graduate apartments. DICE has hosted numerous events with a primary goal of encouraging foreign students to get used to the Korean culture

The Asia Pacific Center for Theoretical Physic (APCTP) was founded in Jun. 1996 at POSTECH, Korea to support young scientists and improve international cooperation through cooperation research or seminars among physicists living in member countries and other countries located in Asia and the Pacific area. APCTP focuses on Junior Research Group (JRG) and reside research program . JRG was made to support young physicists’ research and help them to improve their ability to cooperate with others. The Max Planck Institute made JRG first in 1996, and APCTP also managed JRG since 2008 with Max Planck

In the beginning of every semester, all the students studying in POSTECH leave their home to stay in dormitories within the university campus. Most students find it rather difficult to visit their homes even during weekends due to heavy loads of quizzes and assignments that have to be handed in the week after. Feeling homesick is inevitable for every individual, especially exchange students who usually spend a semester in POSTECH. How do they feel about studying in POSTECH? Several international students were kind enough to express their opinions on homesickness.A current exchange student from

Living in a foreign country, international students may feel homesick or lonely from being far apart from their families and friends. Moreover, because they’re exposed to an unfamiliar environment, there may be conflicts in relationships due to cultural differences. For similar reasons, POSTECH Counseling Center provides a counseling program for these students. Though it is well known for the use of Korean students, its use for international students is not so obvious. At the beginning of each semester, the Counseling Center gives a brief introduction to the incoming international students dur

One important criterion of a world-class university is that various students, professors and researchers can get education and research well without any difficulties. International Scholar and Student Service (ISSS), part of the International Relations Office, helps foreigners become accustomed to POSTECH. Before foreigners arrive in Korea, ISSS sends instructions to help them prepare what they need. After they get admitted to POSTECH, ISSS opens an orientation for all foreigners. In the orientation, they introduce POSTECH’s founding philosophy, departments and earning credits, and dormitory r

Remember Postechians’ Beads of Sweat in Camp Training of Athlete ClubsDuring summer vacation, most students leave POSTECH. However, POSTECH is crowded against expectation. The reason is that some students who belong to athlete clubs (soccer, baseball, and basketball) have a camp training for POSTECH & KAIST Science War. Postechians truly showed their passion for the competition through beads of sweat.Firstly, KAISER, the soccer club that participates in the science war, held a camp for training from the months of Aug. to Sep. Under the hot sun (from 4 P.M. to 8 P.M.), about 30 students underwe

Tae-Joon Park Digital Library (Cheong-Am Library) announced changed service hours on Jul. 30-31. There are some alterations to the service hours of the 5th and 6th floors. With regard to the 5th floor reading room, except for Group Study Room (GSR) 514, 523, service hour is altered from 24 hours (during the semester and vacation) to 24 hours during the semester, but 08:00 ~ 24:00 during vacation. The service hour of the 6th floor (Cyber Cafeteria) is changed from 24 hours to 08:00~24:00 (during the semester, not exam period), 08:00~02:00 (during semester, exam period), and 08:00~22:00 (during

To be a global leader, English is not optional but required. POSTECH made “English Certification Sy- stem” and founded English library named Poslec in room 431 of MuEunJae Memorial Hall to support and improve students’ English ability. The library has over 6,500 classified novels according to their level of difficulty. “Graded reading” has 11 levels and mostly consists of adapted famous British and American novels. For native speakers, there are novels, books on various recommended reading lists, and best sellers. The library has purchased new books steadily.The number of books lended has incr

Since Jun. 15, the tennis courts have been under renovation to add artificial turf, install lightenings, and replace fences. One tennis court has changed into a futsal court. The General Affairs and Safety Team (GAST) reported sta- tistically that the demand for the futsal court was much higher than that for tennis courts; thus, it enacted a project to build a futsal court on top of a pre-existing tennis court for the benefits of the students. Although the motive of the GAST is ideal, the process in which the transition took place did not properly reflect the students’ opinions.For example, th

Special Thanks to Judy Ahn (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Junior, Bioengineering), Daniel Lee (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Junior, Industrial Engineering), and Rebecca Stevick (University of Maryland, College Park, Junior, Bioengineering).During the summer, international students visit POSTECH to be involved in various programs such as the English Campus, exchange program, and lab research. Among the numerous countries in the world, these students chose to come to Korea, and specifically POSTECH. Most come to know about our school through study abroad notices on t

During the semester, you enter your ID and password and log into POVIS almost everyday. Then, what you first see would be a bulletin board with a number of recent posts by other members. This place is for everyone to write what he or she wants to let others know. While some faculty members put some notices for students to see, some people anonymously express their opinions about issues. Also, there are even selling some foods or goods by posting their own ads. The problem occurs when some people utilize this anonymous function to write an aggressive comment about others. There are several rece

Many students and citizens in Pohang gathered around the auditorium of POSTECH on Jul. 10 and 13. This was when the orchestra concert directed by a world-class conductor, Kum Nan-Sae, took place. Since 2009, Kum Nan-Sae Music Festival has been hosted by POSTECH each summer. The event this year was especially meaningful in that students from the five universities of science and technology (DGIST, GIST, KAIST, UNIST, and POSTECH) participated in the orchestra. The Postech Times asked 3 questions to the Undergraduate Student Affairs about this event.What is the difference between this year’s and

Since 1987, the anniversary of the POSTECH, The Sunrise Festival has kept its status as POSTECH? representative festival. Because the history of POSTECH is quite brief, most students want to know our festival history. The Postech times interviewed three POSTECH alumnus professors, Prof. Sangmin Jeon (CE), Prof. Seong Jin Park (ME), and Prof. Kim, Byung-In (IME), asking about the festival in 1987 and the festival this year.How was the festival of the first year?Prof. Jeon: In that time the festival was proceeded between auditorium and Hogil Kim memorial hall. Even though there were few students

Unlike the festivals held at other national universities in Korea, POSTECH is special in that the whole student body work together to organize it to make it a success. Every part of the festival, except for the guest singer, is student oriented. For example, the freshmen practice every night for approximately 4 hours to put on a show. The sophomores supervise the freshmen in their dance practices and prepare the night booths. If the students were not willing to participate in preparing for the festival, POSTECH would not have been able to host a festival at all. However, a student oriented fes

Every year, freshmen from several departments practice dances for the festival, and this dancing parade has marked the beginning of the school festival every year. This affair was originally started for freshmen to cultivate friendships. However, the practice is sometimes too burdensome to do at the same time with studying. How so freshmen themselves think about this dancing parade and the practice for it?Summing up what freshmen said about the practice, one opinion in common was that they are required to spend way too much time on the practice. In case of one department, they had a practice e

There have been many conflicts between the President of the Student Club Association (SCA), Hyeon Ryeol Cho (MSE 11), and the club representatives since the beginning of the semester. The main conflict arose from how the funds from the school should be distributed among the clubs and what the club activity report format should be like.At the first meeting of the club representatives, the president of SCA proposed a totally different method for distributing the school funds for the clubs. In the past, each club had an equal chance of receiving the funds. The treasurer only had to provide the ap

Postechians learn the concept of volunteer work through many activities, from the volunteering in freshmen orientation to various off-campus volunteering activities and university volunteer groups. Based on the different attributes of volunteering, such as when they volunteer, characteristics of members, and type of work, there are many volunteer groups in POSTECH, but in the sight of outside, they seem to do similar activities. Then, are these volunteer groups operated well?There are four existing volunteer groups “GachiBaeum”, “Beautiful class”, “RC volunteer group”, and “Dasom”. Additionall

In POSTECH, there are many people working in every corner of the campus, trying to offer us more comfortable campus lives. As they spend great amounts of their precious time with us, they naturally get to know us very well; thus, The Postech Times asked them some questions.Campus Cleaning ForceAre Postechians polite in their daily lives?“Most Postechians brightly say hello and thanks to me whenever they pass by me.”What do you think of Postechians’ sanitary habits? “Overall, they do a great job separating trash; however, it is true that some students just put everything in one section without

Have you ever heard or visited the cafe named Monet in Jigok Community Center? Everyone in POSTECH has heard of it but slides by it. People are indifferent to it because of their busy lives. As Monet was a founder of French impressionist painting, we can guess that the cafe Monet is related to arts. Visitors of Monet, including Postechians, can appreciate works of art and recover their peace of mind.History of MonetIn the past, the present position of Monet (the first floor in Jigok Community Center) was occupied by a book store. As internet developed, the university authorities judged that bo