From January 5th to 26th, SMU held the 2015 Sookmyung Winter Beyond Borders Program (WBBP) for international students who signed up for the program. Kim Hansol, representative of the Office of International Affairs said, “WBBP is a program that runs every winter break. It is an opportunity for forei

From November 10th to the 31st, Sookmyung held an E-information Online Search Competition. The competition hosted by the Main Library was the 8th annual event of its kind. The purpose of it is introducing how to subscribe to academic databases and e-journals at the library and to rev up students'

On November 4th, SMU held its fall semester Student Mentoring Day. Professors of different departments made programs aimed at better communications with students. At SMU, there were two events hosted by the Office of Student Affairs. At 10 a.m. at the auditorium of Queen Sunheon Building, the movie

On the 15th and 16th of November, SMU held its university entrance essay exam in the Myungshin, Queen Sunheon, and Science Buildings. After receiving their KSAT scores, students who had gotten the minimum standard grade required to take the essay exam were invited to SMU to take the admissions test.

On November 11th, there was a date event with Sookmyung Women’s University President in Myungshin Lounge. About 40 students regardless of specialty subject attended the event. Students were given detailed information on SMU’s development plan and asked to voice their ideas and inquires about the pla

On October 25th, Sookmyung Homecoming Day, a ceremony for the 15th and 25th commencement was celebrated at Samsung Convention Center. Choi Hyejung, Director of Development and Cooperation Center said “Chungpa Hanul Fest, and Homecoming Day, the 15th and 25th graduation commencements had once held on

The 2014 Sookmyung Humanities Festival is being held. The main theme of the festival is ‘Humanities, Pull Down the Walls.’ The purpose of the festival is to inform people on how to overcome barriers in life with the knowledge of humanities and thoughts about oneself and one’s life. The festival hold

On October 8th, SMU presented an honourary doctoral degree of Economics to Alassane Dramane Outtara, President of Cote d’ Ivoire. This is just the second time that SMU has presented an honourary degree to a president of an African country. President Outtara is an economic expert who graduated from t

On October 8th, the 10th anniversary exhibition ‘Wearable Art: Inspiration in Thread’ was held at the Chung Young Yang Embroidery Museum (CEM). CEM opened on May 11th, 2004. It is a museum providing important embroidery cultural heritage artworks and textiles, especially from East Asia, for research

From September 24th to 26th, Sookmyung Women’s University held a school festival in which students from other universities could also enjoy together. Each major ran booths that served food for participants. Since the concepts and styles of the booths were all unique, students were able to visit all

On September 17th there was a seminar for the 2014 Short-term Visit of Chuo University in Japan at Han Sang Eun Lounge of Centennial Hall. The seminar was organized as part of the interuniversity lessons for the global partnership between Sookmyung Women’s University and Chuo University, which was e

Between the 16th and 19th of September, SMU library held an event, 2014 Foreign Publication Exhibition. It is held in the first floor of the SMU library. It gave a chance for students and professors to read a variety of foreign books in person and recommend the books they need to library. There were

On September 13th, the Admissions’s office hosted ‘Sookmyung Open Camous’ at the university’s 2nd campus. This event was held to give middle and high school students opportunities to meet professors and students in each major and provide information when choosing their university and majors. On this

On August 7th, at the Digital Humanities Center in Sookmyung Women’s University the Korean MOOC business seminar was held. According to the Digital Humanities Center, it established MOOC Campus Commons (see http://www.kc4dh.com for more information) and it operates a new type of service that mixes o

A two-part Campus Employment Camp was held by the Institute of Career Development. The first camp was held on August 6th and 7th while the second ran on August 12th and 13th. At each camp about 30 students on a first come, first served basis participated. The camp was aimed at educating students abo

From June 30th to July 11th, Sookmyung Honors Program was held for first year students on campus. This program was a summer vacation training program aimed at developing students’ English ability. Programs included Speech Academy, English Conversation, and MOOCs Workshop. All programs were aimed at

From May 13th to October 30th, the exhibition Women, Lives and Thoughts is being held at Sookmyung University’s Museum located on the 1st floor of the Renaissance Plaza. The exhibition commemorates the 10th anniversary of Sookmyung Women's University Museum’s relocation and new building. The exh

On May 26th to 28th, the student council set up a polling station. It was a referendum to allow Sookmyungians to vote for or against withdrawing from Handaeryun, which is short for 21st Century Korean Undergraduate Union. In the past, it focused on solving youth unemployment issues and high tuition

On May 13th, the 6th Annual Sookmyung Chanson Contest was held in Hansangeun Lounge. The contest is one of the main events in the Department of French Language & Culture. 16 teams participated and more than 60 people watched. To begin with, the contest host introduced the panel of judges and then ex

On May 7th, Sookmyung Student Meeting was held. The event was held for students who wished to express their wants and needs from the school. President Hwang claimed, “Student Meetings like the one today would be held each semester, and this is the 3rd such meeting. We might even hold another gatheri