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Academia

Can Cutting-edge Tech Make Silicon Valley-based University Largest Worldwide?
Wednesday, June 10th, 2009

Yau-gene Chan is a charismatic guy, you can tell just by looking at him. He's got big ideas, going to tell you about them, and you're going to enjoy hearing about them. The fact that he was introduced to me by Dr. Kim Wan-hee, called the Godfather of the Korean electronics industry, did not hurt either.

The Harvard of Online Education
Sunday, December 14th, 2008
Daegu Cyber University began to usher in a new era when it was authorized to be an advanced 4-year university by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology last October 30. Since 2001, when it was designated as a life-long educational institution, Daegu Cyber University (DCU) has devoted itself to giving students, old and young, rich and poor, opportunities to learn.
New Educational Opportunities
Thursday, October 11th, 2007
Kyung Hee Cyber University (www.khcu.ac.kr), a frontrunner among domestic cyber universities, recently held an enrollment fair in the United States. The university has also undertaken an international project of facilitating the KHCU Study Hall abroad.

First off, Kyung Hee Cyber University held its enrollment fair on August 1st in Orange County and on August 2nd in Los Angeles, in the hopes of acquainting Koreans in America with the latest advancements in cyber universities and new opportunities to acquire an academic degree.

Uninterrupted Connectivity at Seoul National University
Thursday, October 11th, 2007

Seoul National University (SNU), the top university in Korea, has begun to offer WiBro service to its students. The offering started on September 11th, in which students of SNU could buy yearly service from Korea Telecom for the price of US$50 a year.

KAIST - Not Yet at Critical Mass
Monday, September 10th, 2007

KAIST Business School was founded in September 2006 to efficiently manage the Graduate School of Management, founded in 1996, the Graduate School of Finance and the Graduate School of Information and Media Management. The School utilizes KAIST's original Seoul campus, after an extensive renovation last year.

KAIST's Successful Internal Reform
Monday, August 13th, 2007
On the first anniversary of his presidency on July 14, President Suh Nam-pyo of the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has completed KAIST's internal reform successfully.

Regarding his achievements during the past year, President Suh has been devoting his heart and soul to mapping out a five year KAIST development plan, according to concerned persons.

Learn Anywhere at Any Time
Sunday, August 12th, 2007
The Ministry of Health and Welfare stated that South Korea will have the most aged population in the world by the year 2025. Analysts predict that the number of elderly will reach up to 37.3% by 2050, beating the records of Japan (36.5%), and Italy (34.4%). This means that Korea's older population will be put in the pressure cooker of re-education in order to meet the demands of the global labor market.

Seoul Cyber University – Intelligent Campus
Sunday, August 12th, 2007
On July 5, Seoul Cyber University was selected by the Ministry of Education and Human Resources as one of the best three online universities in the nation, together with Kyung Hee Cyber University and Hanyang Cyber University. The selection, which is considered to be a great feat for an online university that has no campus, was made following a four-month survey of 17 online universities across the nation.

Blue Ocean of Bio IT
Sunday, July 15th, 2007
Bio IT is a new Blue Ocean. Incheon Free Economic Zone, Korea's Seoul National University and KAIST are attracting attention by mapping out an ambitious plan to build a BIT Port, called the Emile Project, in the Cheongna District. The Emile Project plans to forge a creative Bio-IT for a new innovative milieu.

Viable Robotic Service to Humanity
Thursday, July 12th, 2007

With the conference theme stated above, the 13th International Conference on Advanced Robotics (ICAR 2007) will be held in Jeju, Korea, from August 22 to 25, 2007.

Advancing Tiny Tech
Thursday, July 12th, 2007
In the hope of entering one country among three advanced nanotechnology powers in the world by 2015, the government is aiming to secure the best nanotechnology in the world over 30 items by investing a total of 4.855 trillion won (US$5.2 billion) until the upcoming 2015.

LGE Design - Consumer-oriented Design
Sunday, June 10th, 2007

Attaching importance to consumer-oriented design, LGE Corporate Design Center is assuming leadership of universal design development which develops new technology at home.

Design Forum - Adapting to Convergence
Sunday, June 10th, 2007

University Adopts ABC Program
Monday, May 14th, 2007

The Department of Mobile Systems Engineering at the School of Information and Communication Engineering of Sungkyunkwan University has been opened to train competent human resources specialized in mobile phones including next generation mobile communication technology based on an educationalindustry cooperative effort with Samsung Electronics. This is the first case that the department of a particular product, mobile phones, has been opened as a graduate course in local universities.

KISS Technology Encouragement
Monday, May 14th, 2007
On the occasion of today's globalization era, the Korea Information Science Society (KISS) is constructing an infrastructure befitting the Society's international standing.

Next-generation IT Growth Engine
Monday, May 14th, 2007

The IT 21 Conference 2007 to be held on June 21~22 at COEX, Seoul under the auspices of the Korea Information Processing Society (KIPS) deals with three tracks such as Enabling Technology, Digital Convergence, and New Industry Fusion.

As a key note speech, Ubiquitous ages emergence and our preparation by former MIC minister Chin Dae-je, New IT Economy Model by Eclaire chairman Mr.

Gerald C. Hsu, and On Quality-of-Service of Networked Embedded Systems will be prepared.

Taking Spirit of Science, Technology to Next Generation
Monday, May 14th, 2007

The 12th FIRA RoboWorld Cup USA 2007 will be held on June 14 to 17, 2007 in San Francisco, USA. The event will be hosted by the Federation of International Robot-soccer Association (FIRA) and organized by the Robotics Society of America and San Francisco State University.

Corporate Competitiveness Starts from Design Innovation
Monday, May 14th, 2007

Owing to today's global trend towards a more open market, the Korean economy is fast changing. And Korea's design industry, too, is confronted with a challenge to build up international competitiveness and prepare for further market openings as has been witnessed in recent years by the conclusion of free trade agreements (FTAs).

In-house Reform, Fundamental Change
Thursday, March 15th, 2007

To be reborn as an academic institute organization in which restraint, balance and circulation are live, The Korean Institute of Communication Sciences (KICS, www.kics.or.kr) is reconsolidating its institute organization and operational frame with its new president's inauguration.

Full-HD, AM-OLED Key Issues
Thursday, March 15th, 2007

Recently, the information display industry is undergoing tremendous changes owing to innovations and advances in technologies as well as business environments.

Without exception, The International Meeting on Information Display (IMID 2007) also to kick off on August 27, 2007 in EXCO, Daegu, Korea, will be devoted to the research and developments on information display devices along with business issues of information display industries.

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