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Dec 01, 2015 Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama gives lecture at SNU Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama gives lecture at SNU On November 5th, former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (2009~2010), who had expressed a wish to converse with young Korean intellectuals, delivered a lecture at Seoul National University. Nov 12, 2015 SNU Demonstrates Korea's First Automated Taxi Service SNU Demonstrates Korea's First Automated Taxi Service On November 4, 2015, Seoul National University (SNU) Vehicle Intelligence Laboratory demonstrated SNUver, the first automated taxi service in Korea. Nov 10, 2015 SNU Partners with KAIST and POSTECH to Pioneer Online Courses SNU Partners with KAIST and POSTECH to Pioneer Online Courses On the 14th of October, Korea’s foremost science and engineering universities, Seoul National University (SNU), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), and Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), agreed to collaborate to provide Massive Online Open Courses (MOOC) in the science and engineering fields. Nov 10, 2015 SNU Professors Voice Opinions on Government Plans for New History Textbooks The South Korean government announced that from 2017, all secondary schools must use textbooks issued by the state. This was a definitive decision made by the government after an ongoing debate since late 2013. Nov 09, 2015 SNU Library Opens SNU Library Opens "Xi Jinping Collection Room" Last year, on July 4, Chinese President Xi Jinping made a visit to Seoul National University (SNU). Accompanied by the then SNU President OH Yeon Cheon, the Chinese leader entered the Global Education Center for Engineers to give a special lecture titled "Jointly Create a Beautiful Future of China-ROK Cooperation and Accomplish the Great Cause of Asia's Revitalization and Prosperity." Oct 27, 2015 German Ambassador Rolf Mafael Gives Special Lecture about Reunification German Ambassador Rolf Mafael Gives Special Lecture about Reunification On October 1, German ambassador Rolf Mafael gave a lecture at the Graduate School of International Affairs at Seoul National University (SNU) called ’25 Years of German Unification: A Success Story’ aimed at discussing what North and South Korea can learn from the reunification of Germany. Oct 26, 2015 Kyujanggak Special Exhibition: Embracing the Knowledge of the World Kyujanggak Special Exhibition: Embracing the Knowledge of the World Seoul National University takes pride in being home to Kyujanggak, the royal library of the Joseon Dynasty. Oct 26, 2015 Dean of SNU Business School Acknowledges the Need to Integrate Engineering into the Business Degree Dean of SNU Business School Acknowledges the Need to Integrate Engineering into the Business Degree Seoul National University Business School declared that it would cultivate future business managers who are familiar with the engineering sector. Oct 21, 2015 [Student Essay] Review of “Jacques and His Master” from SNU Drama Festival [Student Essay] Review of “Jacques and His Master” from SNU Drama Festival At the beginning of every fall semester of Seoul National University, six foreign language departments of the College of Humanities collaborate to hold the annual SNU Foreign Languages Drama Festival, in which each department performs a theatre production in their affiliated language. Oct 21, 2015 [Student Essay] Reassessing SNU’s Admissions Process [Student Essay] Reassessing SNU’s Admissions Process After a Korean programming student won first place at the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI), Seoul National University (SNU) Computer Science and Engineering professor MUN Byungro spoke out about possible concerns regarding the student’s obstacles in the SNU admissions process in a recent article he published in newspaper Joonang Ilbo. Oct 21, 2015 SNU Hospital Commemorates Hangul Day with Exhibition SNU Hospital Commemorates Hangul Day with Exhibition Commemorating the 569th anniversary of the creation of Hangul, the Korean alphabet, Seoul National University Hospital opened the “Korean Textbook Exhibition”. Oct 20, 2015 SNU Sports Festival – Bringing SNU Together Through Sports SNU Sports Festival – Bringing SNU Together Through Sports The SNU Athletics Club and the Student Council cooperated to organise the Sports Festival that takes place every semester. This semester, the festival started in October and will continue on through November.