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- President of University of Sao Paulo visits Research & Business Foundation
- Vahan Agopyan, the President of University of Sao Paulo visited SKKU’s Research & Business Foundation and N Center (nano and neuroscience research center) on April 24 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Korea and Brazil. The Korea Foundation invited the president of Sao Paulo to promote research and business cooperation between two countries. President AGOPYAN visited Korea and SKKU to share the opportunity of establishing a base for training Korean studies scholars in Brazil and realize a “sandwich system”, which is a convergent program in research and business cooperation. President Dong Ryeol SHIN said, “We are anticipating that the joint research with University of Sao Paulo will become an opportunity to activate research and business cooperation and mutual on-site education among the students.”
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- 작성일 2019-04-26
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- SKKU Extension School and AI Academy to train Samsung SDS AI Specialists
- SKKU Extension School will run AI training program for the employees of Samsung SDS from April 22 to May 21. This program was established to strengthen the core capabilities of AI. The program will be conducted by going through the basics of AI technology, application skills, machine learning, deep learning, computer vision, and natural language processing. Participants will first study these topics and go through problem-solving sessions. The SKKU Extension School is running and developing various AI-related courses along with the AI Academy which is affiliated with the Convergence Institute for Intelligence and Informatics. Extension School has opened a separate room with high-tech computers and GPU server at the 6th floor of the Research & Business Center for AI education. The Extension School and AI Academy will provide extension lecture to businesses in various industries. Last March, SKKU was selected by the Ministry of Science and ICT to establish Graduate School of AI. SKKU has laid the foundation to vitalize research and business cooperation by operating training courses.
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- 작성일 2019-04-25
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- Opening ceremony of Culture and Art Media Convergence Center
- The newly established Culture and Art Media Convergence Center opened on April 1st. President Dong Ryeol SHIN and many leaders in the university joined the opening ceremony to encourage the establishment of new center. The Culture and Art Media Convergence Center was established for the purpose of creating a hub for research and education of Culture and Art Media Convergence. The aim of the center is to: converge culture and art with the foundation of technology, create cultural interaction such as Hallyu, expand skills in humanities study, research on various topics such as social impact to seek possibilities of converging culture & art with areas of technology. The Culture and Art Media Convergence Center played a leading role in the establishment of Culture and Technology major and it will plan/run various education programs in the future such as graduate school programs. It is expected that the center will take the role of expanding into a hub of global creativity by promoting business cooperation with domestic/international companies. President SHIN said in his congratulatory address that, “I believe the opening of Culture and Art Media Convergence Center will become an opportunity to achieve our school’s vision as a global leading university that creates student success and future value.” “The school will fully support the center so that it can carry on creative research and education program that connects cultural industry with the industry of Information Technology.” △ Opening ceremony of the Culture and Art Media Convergence Center The appointment ceremony of the Director Seunghwan SONG was also taken on the same day. Director SONG made great achievements in the art and cultural industry by directing “Nanta” performance and the opening and closing ceremony of Pyeongchang Winter Olympic games. Director SONG already has an experience as a Dean of another university in connecting cultural industry with the university. △ Director SONG Seunghwan Director SONG said, “I will carry on the mind of harmony and convergence that I have realized in Pyeongchang with the support of the university. I will lead the center to become the leader of art and technology convergence.” △ The participants of the opening cerermony
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- 작성일 2019-04-04
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- SKKU signs agreement with Gyeonggi-do to establish Graduate School of AI
- On March 15th, SKKU signed an agreement: “Mutual Cooperation for the establishment of Graduate School of AI” with Gyeonggi Province. SKKU has been chosen by the Ministry of Science and ICT as one of the institutions of this project and will receive financial support from the government for 10 years. Based on this agreement, SKKU will cooperate with Gyeonggi-do to produce highly educated manpower, enhance competiveness in the industry and improve employment rate. The agreement ceremony was held at the Gyeonggi Provincial government building and the participants were: President Dong Ryeol SHIN, Vice President Hong Joon YOO, Vice President Sung Jin SONG, President of Research & Business Foundation Hyun Seung CHOO, Vice President of Convergence Institute for Intelligence and Informatics Ji Hyung LEE, and the Governor of Gyeonggi Province, Jae Myung LEE. President SHIN said, “AI is the central engine for the era of 4th industrial revolution. I hope to see SKKU become the center of AI research by producing talented students with master’s and doctorate degrees.” Governor LEE said, “I hope to see this cooperation lead to the creation of jobs in Gyeonggi Province.” [Related Articles (Korean)] 동아일보 http://news.donga.com/3/all/20190315/94551932/1 한국경제 http://view.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2019031515195231985 서울경제 https://www.sedaily.com/NewsView/1VGM3KCR99 아시아경제 http://view.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2019031515195231985 파이낸셜뉴스 http://www.fnnews.com/news/201903152209390393
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- 작성일 2019-03-27
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- 5 Subjects listed in the Top 50 of “2019 QS World University Rankings by Subject”
- 5 Subjects listed in the Top 50 of “2019 QS World University Rankings by Subject” QS has recently released the 2019 World University Rankings. SKKU has been placed in the Top 50 list in the following subjects: Library and Information Science, Materials Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Public Administration, and Mechanical Engineering. The ranking is based on the evaluation of the academic world, reputation of graduates, number of thesis citation and etc. Original Aritcle (Korean): http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2019/02/27/2019022700162.html?utm_source=naver&utm_medium=original&utm_campaign=news
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- 작성일 2019-03-08
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- SKKU ranked 14th place in the 2019 Asia-Pacific University Rankings. No.1 in Korea
- SKKU ranked 14th place in the 2019 Asia-Pacific University Rankings. No.1 in Korea Times Higher Education has released its recent world university ranking. SKKU has ranked 14th place in the 2019 Asia-Pacific University Rankings. It is No.1 among private universities in Korea. Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul National University, and KAIST was among top 20 universities in the ranking. SKKU scored 74.8 points in thesis evaluation, which was higher than Seoul National University (64.2 points). Original Article (Korean): http://news.mk.co.kr/newsRead.php?year=2019&no=107789
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- 작성일 2019-03-04
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- Interview with President Dong-Ryeol SHIN – Aiming to teach AI application skills to even Confucian Studies
- Interview with President Dong-Ryeol SHIN Aiming to teach AI application skills to even Confucian Studies President Dong-Ryeol SHIN stressed the importance of Software education in his interview with Chosun Ilbo. President SHIN, who has majored in IT relevant studies became the president of SKKU in January 2019. Since his inauguration, he has been emphasizing the need for the convergence of information technology with humanities courses. President SHIN claimed, “We can apply software skills to the study of Confucianism. We have 166 books about JUNG Dojeon (Confucian Scholar) at our school. We can find a new meaning by making use of the big data technology. Also, we can insert a hyperlink in the research papers when it is published in an e-book format. I believe students in Humanities Department can strengthen their global competiveness by incorporating Data Science and Software knowledge.” The president also explained his plan to introduce MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) in the new semester. The new system will have students watch an online lecture by a professor at Stanford University and have a discussion session with their own professors during the lecture period. SKKU is aiming to establish more convergence majors in the future. SKKU is currently providing convergence majors such as “Data Science”, “Informatics”, and “Culture and Technology”. Original Article (Korean): http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2019/02/20/2019022000030.html?utm_source=naver&utm_medium=original&utm_campaign=news
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- 작성일 2019-02-25
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- Research Stories : Solution to the heterologous synthesis of “Two-Dimensional Matter”
- Research Stories Solution to the heterologous synthesis of “Two-Dimensional Matter” Error-free heterologous synthetic matter expected to be the core element of electronic device in the future Physics Prof. LEE, YOUNGHEE Prof. Younghee LEE (Dept. of Energy Science) has developed a technology to synthesize Hexagonal boron nitride, a Two-Dimensional matter composed of two elements (nitrogen and boron) into a single crystal through a joint research. *Hexagonal boron nitride; hBN: a flat layered material composed of boron and nitrogen with an atomic structure of a hexagon (like graphene) The result of the research has been published in the world-renowned international journal Science (issue date: November 16th). *Title of the thesis: Wafer-scale single-crystal hexagonal boron nitride film via self-collimated grain formation *Lead author: Researcher Joosong LEE(KIST, 1st author), Dr. Soomin KIM (KIST, Corresponding author), Head Younghee LEE (IBS, Corresponding author), Prof. Kigang KIM (Univ. of Dongguk, Corresponding author) Two-dimensional matters are excellent in the electrical feature, flexibility and transparency and is recognized as the core element of future electronic devices. It blocks the penetration of gas, which makes it suitable to be used for the protection of the elements. Boron nitride is receiving attention for its use as an insulation shield of transparent flexible electronic devices because it is the only two-dimensional matter that has the feature of insulation. However, the problem remains as they need to solve the issue of synthesizing it into a single crystal in order to keep the feature of boron nitride. The large-scaled boron nitride from the previous synthesis method was synthesized into a form of polycrystal, which showed deficiency in insulation and atomic linkage. Single Crystal: the state of crystals gathered in a specific order Polycrystal: many crystals are gathered in an irregular form. The linkage between crystals are imperfect The research team was able to synthesize a thin-film of single crystal boron nitride by using the phenomenon of self-collimation on the surface of liquid gold. This method enables the synthesis of single crystal regardless of the size of thin-film. *Self-Collimation: when the crystal grain of boron nitride is formed on the surface of the liquid gold, nitrogen and boron atoms cause an electrical gravitational pull to push and pull one another to keep an optimal distance. Also the team was able to synthesize other two-dimensional matters such as graphene, WS2, MoS2 into a single crystal by using the thin-film. They were also successful in synthesizing graphene and boron nitride into a form of layered structure. *Graphene: one of allotropes of carbon. The carbon atoms are formed in a shape of hexagon with a thin layer and shows high physical and chemical stability. The research is evaluated to have opened a new paradigm by developing an original technology to synthesize two-dimensional matter into a large-scaled single crystal. It is expected to bring innovation in the development of future transparent flexible electronic devices, gas barrier, sensors and filters. This research was conducted with the support of the Ministry of Science and ICT, Institute for Basic Science and the KIST (Korea Institute of Science and Technology). [Figure 1] A mimetic iagram of large-scaled single crystal synthesis due to self-collimation and two-dimensional boron nitride crystal grain [Figure 2] The synthesis of two-dimensional matters with the use of large-scaled single crystal boron nitride. Observed that it is arrange in a single direction. [Figure 3] Effective in improving the penetration of moisture in air and oxidation of metal despite the 0.3nm of thin-film.
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- 작성일 2019-02-25
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- Research Stories : Finding a hope to overcome antibiotics resistance from the herbal plant
- Research Stories Finding a hope to overcome antibiotics resistance from the herbal plant Antivirulence agent from Ashitaba extract Medicine Prof.KIM, KYEONG KYU Dr. REKHA ARYA According to the Sweden Global Challenges Foundation, antibiotic resistance is one of top 10 global catastrophic risks, and a solution needs to be found emergently. UK Parliamentary Papers in 2016 warned that over 10 million people will die in 2050 from superbacteria, if a solution to the antibiotic resistance problem cannot be found. It is certain that the antibiotics resistance is a problem of urgency and grave seriousness. Antibiotic resistance is a natural phenomenon that occurs inevitably as the bacteria adapts to the antibiotics through the process of mutation. Hence, developing new antibiotics with a new mechanism is necessary. Prof. Kim’s team identified that xanthoangelol B, which was extracted from ashitaba, inhibited the synthesis of virulence factors in Staphylococcus aureus, one of the most serious antibioticresistant bacteria, and induced clearance through a host immune response without pathogenesis. The group additionally established chemical synthesis methods for xanthoangelol, and prepared its derivatives. Among such derivatives, PM-56 showed anti-virulence activity more effective than that of the original xanthoangelol. Ashitaba is also called the “Hermit grass” and the name came from the traditional belief that those who eat ashitaba can become Taoist hermits. Also, its binomial name, Angelica utilis, is translated as “angel’s gift”. As the names suggest, ashitaba was believed to have special drug effects, and has been widely used as a healthy ingredient. This research has proven its effect by discovering its antivirul role. Professor Kyeoing Kyu Kim said, “In this study, we successfully validated a potency of the virulence-inhibitory antibiotics as a new concept of antibiotic mechanism. We expect further development of new therapeutic approaches for bacterial infection, which are free from drug resistance.” This study was conducted in “Institute for antimicrobial resistance and therapeutics” (https://shb.skku.edu/iamrt/), and published in Medicinal Chemistry (Nov, 2018). In addition, it was introduced in YTN science and Donga Newspaper. YTN Science: https://youtu.be/Ax_Rd8-85IM Donga Science: http://news.donga.com/3/all/20181202/93122384/1 Figure 1. Mechanism of PM-56, antivirulence inhibitor, to S. aureus. PM-56 blocks relay of phosphate group from a histidine kinase SeaS to a response regulator SaeR in SaeRS system. By blocking transfer of phosphate group, synthesis of virulence factors in downstream of SaeRS system is also blocked. Figure 2. Model experiment to validate antibiotic effect The viability of antibiotics resistant bacteria-infected Galleria mellonella larvae is 20% after 72 h. However, the viability of PM-56-treated larvae is increased dose-dependently, and finally 4.262 mg/kg body weigh-treated larvae shows 100% viability. It means S. aureus infection can be cured by the PM-56 treatment.
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- 작성일 2019-02-18
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