A new education course was made by the POSTECH leadership center. This course was named Activity-based General Education Curriculum (ABC). As the name suggests, ABC is far from other major courses of POSTECH as it would make students do novel activities like going to the Naval Academy, attemdomg freshman seminar and culture colloquium. Therefore these courses would help students to make future plans and promote intellectual depth. All Postechians must finish 10 credits to graduate. 4 units are essential parts, so postechians can select 6 credits of what they want to take. The group activity wh

What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Korea? Kim-chi? Hangul? Perhaps for the young generation, K-pop, or Korean pop music, would be first. With Hip hop and R&B being its mainstream genres, K-pop is gaining international popularity increasingly faster in the recent years. K-pop received its first foreign attention from nearby East Asian countries like China and Japan. First introduced with the original soundtracks, OST’s for short, of popular drama series or movies, K-pop now competes against other mainstream musical genres in those countries. It is now knocking on the m

The summer vacation is coming. Even for really busy graduate students, it is definitely impossible to talk about an enjoyable life without any holidays, especially in summer. Nevertheless, a typical term of a vacation for graduate students is not so long; they are granted only a few days of vacation and it is not enough to visit their home countries.Then, how can international university members fulfill their holidays? Just escape from Pohang, and head for wonderful places in Korea. The Postech Times offers special recommendations for your enjoyable vacation. Reach all over the country with a

In 1998, Russia declared a financial moratorium, and the country’s bonds lost their value. Consequently, Long-Term Capital Management (LTCM), the biggest hedge fund of the time, collapsed with 1.25 trillion dollars vanishing into the air. This incident is recorded as one of the great financial accidents in history. Surprisingly, most of the members of LTCM were mathematicians with Ph.D.’s, and the two of them were among the most well-known financial engineers, Merton and Scholes.What is financial engineering?Financial engineering is a cutting-edge area of study which designs and evaluates fina

May. 15 of every year is Teacher’s Day. Various organizations hold appreciation events for teachers and students visit their old teachers to thank them.First started on May. 8, 1958, Teacher’s Day began with visits of retired or ailing teachers by the Junior Red Cross members. It was officially legislated in 1982 and May. 15 was chosen as Teacher’s Day as it was the birthday of King Sejong. To give thanks and commemorate their indebtedness to the teachers, various organizations hold teacher appreciation events such as concerts, and athletic meets, and by rewarding teachers of merit. The govern

Busan, located on the southeastern tip of the Korean peninsula, is South Korea’s second largest metropolis. Two Postech Times reporters traveled together on a weekend after midterms and redesigned the virtual one-day travel itinerary from what we had experienced on foot. It was an approximately two-hour bus trip to Busan from Pohang. Getting off the bus at the Busan Central Bus Terminal, we took the subway and set out for the first of our itinerary, Beomeosa Temple. The history of Beomeosa Temple goes back over 1,300 years ago to the reign of King Munmu of the Silla Dynasty. Celebrating the up

Is there any beach in the world located in the downtown of a huge city other than Haeundae in Busan? This 1.8 km seaside becomes crowded with more than a half million people in the summer, enjoying the sea, hot springs, and urban entertainments day and night. Here is a little known fantastic taste of Busan, other than its renowned pork soup with rice. Started almost fifty years ago, Bokguk has been one of the famous meals of Haeundae. Somewhere between a clean and spicy taste, each dish will give an unforgettable impression with an improvement in health. Standing next to Haeundae Beach, Dongba

POSTECH boasts 500,000 pyong (410 acres) of school grounds. Because of its vast area, POSTECH allocates a large portion of its budget to campus beautification, especially to waste management. POSTECH particularly produces extra loads of trash despite its relatively small student body because almost all of its students live in the dormitory. In fact, in 2010 POSTECH threw out about 716 tons of trash. This is equivalent to 1,143 garbage trucks. How is this garbage being thrown away, then? Currently, recycling bins are installed at various locations around the campus: every floor of the RC and th

The Fukushima nuclear accident, which occurred after the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami on Mar. 11, is still going on and seems to be far from a complete resolution. With an enormous amount of public interest, the influence of radiation the human body has been explained in many kinds of media.In spite of the high interest of readers and media in the issue, scientific details of contents seem to be insufficient. For members of POSTECH, The Postech Times prepared scientific explanations about how radiation affects the human body and how to measure radiation. Professor Moo-hyun Cho of the Departme

As a Postechian, it is very natural to boast of POSTECH, especially now that it is officially one of the top universities in the world. It is also very natural to wish to own something ‘POSTECHish’. However, many become disappointed after having seen the items that are displayed at the souvenir shop. The Postech Times wants to view this in as many perspectives as possible and hopefully identify the cause of such a regrettable situation.To find out the general opinion about the souvenir shop, The Postech Times conducted a school-wide survey. A total of 3 professors, 28 staff members, 58 graduat

The Postech Times survey which was available for university members from Mar. 11 to Mar. 15 gave a lot of interesting results. On spreadsheets also typed in English to satisfy our campus bilingualism, some international students generously responded. Especially, well-organized opinions will be delivered to the Welfare Facilities and the souvenir shop for their reference.One of the interesting features of the survey is the difference of responses from among undergraduates, graduates, and staff members. For the question asking about the experience of buying goods at the souvenir shop, all staff

‘The lights never go out in POSTECH’s library and classes.’ The university public relations team may not use this phrase anymore because of a new policy on saving energy. POSTECH’s saving greenhouse gas and energy union made a plan to reduce energy consumption with the installation of motion-sensor controlled lights. Framework Act of low carbon, green growthPresident Baik adopted the government’s recommendations addressing climate change based on the Framework Act on ‘Low Carbon, Green Growth,’ which commits the entire country to reducing 30 percent of its greenhouse gas emissions by 2020.The

In addition to the 700 graduates who received degrees at the 2010 Commencement Ceremony, a special guest was invited to receive an honorary doctorate degree. Dr. Peter S. Kim, the current president of Merck Research Laboratories, was invited to accept the honor. The POSTECH Times had an exclusive interview with Dr. Kim to learn more about his life and career as a researcher. To introduce his brief profile, his alma maters are Cornell University (B.S.) and Stanford University (Ph.D). He then went on to the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Introduction - What we were interested inOn the first of January, there was a huge snow storm which Pohang has never experienced, at least in the last 60 years. The average snowfall was 24.5cm according to the Korea Meteorological Administration. In the aftermath, all flights were cancelled for two days, and the traffic was paralyzed.POSTECH was not any different. On the day of the snow, most of the sidewalks were covered with snow; people had to make their own ways through it. The roads were in the same condition. As the first measures, a few heavy equipment vehicles were leased to remove the

The blizzard that struck Pohang in the first week of January left nature’s work of art on the POSTECH campus. Record breaking snowfall made people frown in frustration because they had to shovel off the snow covering the roads. However, Postechians seemed to be making the best of the situation. The next day there were countless brilliant snow sculptures around campus: from classic snowmen to one-of-a-kind snowmen with funny items such as a monitor or a broomstick, igloos, snow castles, Great Walls of 78 Stairs, and everyone’s favorite, 78 Stairs sleigh slope. The Postech Times compiled a few p

The time are changing, and the meaning of a university is now somewhat different from that of past.Long ago, universities were training sites for future leaders of each field. Among them, scientists were eager to discover and define principles of the world. What was published by one of the greatest scientists, Sir Isaac Newton of Cambridge University, was about behaviors of light and particles, and mathematical methodology.On the other hand, technology has been developed in actual spots, by one’s experience and sense. Technicians didn’t have to refer to the works of Isaac Newton. There was no

In the latest ‘The Times Higher Education World University Rankings’ associated with Thomson-Reuters, POSTECH was ranked the 28th. As the beginning of the general introduction to POSTECH’s academy-industry cooperation activity, the elaboration on the industry income of the rankings will be the first.There were five decision factors in scoring the individual colleges: teaching, international mix, citation, research, and finally industry income. POSTECH’s highest scores among these were citation at 96.5 and industry income at 100. Although industry income counts for 2.5% of total, the fact that

Walking by the main streets of any suburban or more crowded place of Korea, it is easy to find motor bikes moving around transporting stuff. First-time visitors to Korea are mostly surprised at this usual scene. The delivery services with motor bikes have long been a huge part of the Korean culture. In urban areas, the speedy delivery services with motor bikes cutting in buses and automobiles have decreased the opportunity costs of city residents and office workers, and helped soothe the laziness to go out buying food. This is not any different in the lives of Postechians. Usually, the Postech

“It is a disappointing result that the students do not have a relationship with professors whom they turn to for help,” said Prof. Kim Jung Ki (Division of Humanities and Social Sciences). Mentioning the recent survey results, Prof. Kim emphasized the importance of relationships between professors and students at the Nov. 6 luncheon party of the 2nd career education program for female students. According to the survey, most POSTECH students do not have a relationship with any professor whom they can turn to for help.The Women’s Students’ Council, WISE (Women In Science and Engineering) of Ehwa

Pohang Museum of Steel Art (POMA) and the City of Pohang invited an exhibition of 150 pieces of Nam June Paik, the renowned media artist. The exhibition began from Sep. 9 and will continue until Nov. 21.The title and the theme of the exhibition is Teletopia. Teletopia is a combined word of ‘tele-’, meaning ‘far’ in Greek, and ‘-topia’, meaning an ideal society. Teletopia is basically an ideal society encompasing the harmony of nature, mankind and technology. Expert Lee Gyung Wha said, “Teletopia reflects the vision and philosophy of Paik who wanted to produce the new aesthetic concept through