During course registration, Sookmyungians received an interesting text message regarding class guidelines and an interdisciplinary program being offered this second semester of the school year by PRIME. Human and robot coexistence, three-dimensional modeling, virtual reality (VR) contents, and Fourt

On August 31, a special seminar was held on the topic of the ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution and University Education’ at Veritas Building 306. It was co-hosted by the PRIME Project Group and the Education Innovation Center, and was aimed at discussing the direction of where university education shoul

Have you ever wondered, “Students in arts and fashion must be fashionable?” You might have even imaged them as trendsetters wearing the latest fashion items in full picture-perfect make-up. “Not true” says Inae, student in the Department of Clothing & Textiles. “Looking good each day takes work, so

Sookmyungians who entered after 2015 are required to do one of the following to qualify for graduation: double major, choose a minor, take advanced major specialty courses, or enroll in special courses by the Department of Convergence. Fellow Sookmyungian has been mulling over what to do. She has co

Sookmyung Women’s University’s Global Language and Culture Institute, ‘Lingua Express’, hosted the ‘2017 Summer Language and Culture Camp’ for students aspiring to learn English and study Korean culture. One participant, Evgeniia (age 15) said, “The main reason I registered for this camp was to stud

On July 27th, at the awards ceremony for the ‘Value up, Come up!’ student competition, which was held in the Campus Town Base Center, the winners for the competition were announced. The purpose of the competition was to gather student ideas on how to revitalize the Yongmun Traditional Market. 43 stu

My first trip to France was a very unique experience. It’s unlikely I would have had the same experience anywhere else. The entire experience, I mean everyone, everything, everywhere, was great. My first visit to France can only be summed up as fantastic and I can truly say Paris is a city of romanc

On August 1, the PRIME business group hosted a special lecture entitled ‘A Study on Effective Preparation for University Structural Reform’ for Sookmyung faculty. The lecture ran from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Veritas Building. Speaker Bae Sanghoon, a professor from Sungkyunkwan University and chief o

On July 25, the Office of Career Development hosted the final session of its ‘2017 Summer Vacation NCS Job Competence School’ on the fifth floor of Queen Sunheon Building. The training aimed at detailing National Competency Standards (NCS) so that more students become acquainted with the agency’s op

On May 15, 16, and 18 the Employment Support Team at Sookmyung Women’s University’s office of Career Development hosted an intensive employment counseling program entitled ‘May I help you?’ The event ran from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. over the three days at the plaza located in front of Queen Sunheon Buildi

On May 8, 2017, the Health Care Center at Sookmyung Women’s University hosted an event at the plaza in front of the Queen Sunheon Building. The event aimed to create a healthier campus for students. A ‘No Smoking Campaign’ ran by the Seoul Smoking Prohibition Support Center, called ‘Smoking Prohibit

On May 10, Sookmyung Women’s University invited a guest speaker to discuss the ‘The Possibility of Science and Humanities Blending’ at the Suryeon Faculty Building. Although it was originally going to be held at Veritas Building, the number of advanced registration for the lecture made it necessary

Crack! The fragrance of ginger-lily fills the air in my room. A “Harry Potter” memory ball has been opened. The ball reminds me of my 9-day Global Exploration Project to the U. S. with its ginger-lily scent. Each memory ball stores precious moments in time and each one has a unique fragrance such as

Have you ever dreamt of making lifelong foreign friends before entering university? Or how about having pen pal friends and building true friendships regardless of nationality? I’m sure a lot of you are nodding your head in agreement as you read this. Sadly, many students postpone those dreams for v

On May 10, Sookmyung Women’s University welcomed NEXEN Heroes’ spokesperson. The title of his lecture was ‘Ladies & Baseball’, and it was aimed at providing information on the ballgame to those who had interest, but lack basic knowledge of the game. During the lecture, students learnt about the NEXE

On March 29th, the Global Lounge hosted representatives from UC Davis, a university located in North California. The theme of the event was ‘Study Abroad’. The study abroad program at UC Davis is a one or two-semester overseas university transfer credit course in which Sookmyung will cover 40% of a

From March 3rd to 17th, 2017, the main library at Sookmyung Women’s University hosted an event for first year students. The library ran two programs: ‘First Years Students Fall in Love with the Library’ and ‘Library Tour with SMARTeer’. The purpose of these programs is to make first year students co

URI, Sookmyung’s global buddy group, greeted exchange students at the 2017 Spring Semester Welcome Party. The event took place on March 10th at Samsung Convention Hall and was conducted by the Center for International Affairs. The Center for International Affairs and URI provided participants variou

The Center for International Affairs & Cooperation hosted a briefing session and fair about the Sookmyung Abroad Program (SAP) on March 2nd. The event is held every semester to provide interested students with detailed information about going overseas to study at a foreign university. The event took

On February 26th, Sookmyung News opened a special lecture entitled “In Design for Reporters of Sookmyung News and The Sookmyung Times". Each school vacation period, The Sookmyung Times and Sookmyung News host special guest lectures with the purpose of improving academic journalism on campus, and th