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Apr 10, 2008 UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Receives Honorary Doctorate Degree from SNU The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who earned a bachelor’s degree in international relations from Seoul National University in 1970, has been nominated as the 105th Honorary Doctorate Degree receiver by SNU.

Apr 10, 2008 American Society of Mechanical Engineers Honors SNU Professor The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) has nominated Professor Sukho Chung (Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering) for a Fellow of the ASME.

Apr 05, 2008 Send Library Call Numbers Directly To Your Mobile Phone! The Library recently adopted a mobile messaging service which sends the call numbers for books and other materials directly from the library website to students’ mobile phones.

Apr 05, 2008 New Int’l Students Meet SNU The Office of International Affairs(OIA) recently held orientations for international students new to SNU, to introduce and familiarize them with the school and what it has to offer.

Apr 02, 2008 Professor Won't Let Paralysis End His Life Lee was left paralyzed below the neck. due to a disastrous traffic accident. But just one year later, his determination allowed him to return to the classroom; the day March 3rd marked his first class for the spring semester.

Apr 02, 2008 Establishment of ‘SNU Autonomy Promotion Committee' Seoul National University has set up the ‘SNU Autonomy Promotion Committee’ anticipating the expansion of campus autonomy to intensify competitiveness and induce concrete plans that will lead SNU into global top ranks.

Mar 26, 2008 Prof. Lee Found A Cell Linked to Liver Cancer Lee Jung-weon's research team at College of Medicine have discovered a cell membrane receptor that is closely linked to the development of liver cancer in humans.

Mar 26, 2008 What SNU Students Do During Their Vacations The trend has definitely changed. Amidst the hectic days of final exams, students not so long back ago were trying hard to squeeze in travelling plans for the holidays.

Mar 26, 2008 A Complete Makeover for Student Center Bookstore! The renovation of the Student Center (Building 63) has reached the final stage and the bookstore, which reopened on the 28th of December 2007.

Mar 26, 2008 SPC-Agriculture College Build a Research Center For the first time on the campus of Seoul National University, a research center where two different departments will come together is underway.

Mar 26, 2008 International Korean Studies Center Opens On Wednesday, December 12, Seoul National University held a ceremony for the establishment of Kyujanggak International Center for Korean Studies with Jangmoo Lee, current president of SNU, and many renowned scholars in the field of Korean Studies in attendance.

Mar 26, 2008 SNU Comes World's 32nd in Professional Ranking The Ecole des Mines de Paris proposed a new international classification of higher education institutions with regard to the performance of their training programs, based on the professional potentiality of their alumni. In this professional ranking of world universities, Seoul National University came in 32nd place.