These days, the hot ticket item in Hong Kong is the Art of Basel Hong Kong (Hong Kong Art Fair) which will run from May 15th to 18th. The reason the event is capturing the world is it is most famous art fair in Asia. At the event, amateur artists from all over the world including Korea prepare to sh

Eating chicken with beer was once thought as an exclusive pastime of Koreans. However, chicken and beer fever has sparked across China. More amazing thing is that the fever started when the TV drama The Man from the Star actress Cheon Song-i, said, “Chicken with beer is best when snow falls.” The ph

In this city, most people are trilingual and most lectures at universities are taught in English. Also, the city has the No.1 ranking university in Asia. You may think of China or India since they are developing so rapidly; however, the city is “Hong Kong!” Hong Kong is a special administrative regi

Museums and galleries in London give visitors free access to artwork. Most pieces are not covered by glass, which would protect them from external damage. However, at the Louvre Museum, the Mona Lisa

“What is the purpose of a museum?” During our Global Explorer Program travel to London, this question plagued our minds continuously. Every museum had a common managial strategy style like

“The cultural industry will be the last battlefield of the 21st century era of cultural wars.” This sentence was spoken by Peter Drucker, an eminent economist who established modern busine

The best inventor, Thomas Edison, was kicked out of school after only 3 months. Albert Einstein, who presented the principle of relativity, failed in several school subjects and even failed his college entrance exam. The queen ofdetective novels, Agatha Christie, was so introverted that she couldn’t speak in front of many people. However, all of them have their own brand until now and these brands have high asset value. What secrets do they have?

What is body language? The dance moves we perform in front of foreigners? The subtle hints that show you want to run away from the date in front of you? According to Professor Amy Cuddy, body language is any expression of the body which is used as a communication method. While we are normally only conscious about the messages that are sent outwards, Cuddy indicates that we should also take interest in the messages that are sent towards the senders in return. While we have always thought that our minds control our bodies, the lecturer opens up the possibility of it being the other way around.

At every single second of our lives we are forced to make decisions; from small trivial ones like what to eat, to serious ones like which jobto apply for. Before a decision is made, many aspects are thoroughly thought out, to make sure that the benefits of the choice outweighthe losses. How will it feel like, though, if after years and years of decision making, someone comes up to say that you have been doing itall wrong? This is precisely what Dan Gilbert intends to do on the podium, through his lecture, ‘Why We Make Bad Decisions.’

Buddha is the main symbol of Buddhism. However, despite the religious part of him, he is a man to be respected only by looking into him. He left many messages we could learn as human to human. If you haven’t had a chance to look into his life due to prejudice about the Buddhist religion, now listen to his story without any barrier and find your own peace.

Hi, I’m Kim Nuri from the information broadcasting department and I’ve participated in an exchange program from last fall till this summer in TUFS (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies). Let me tell you about the days I’ve had in Tokyo which beautifully colored my last year, and which somewhat different from the days in Korea.

Kim Chung Jinyong / Society Desk Editorsmt0209@sm.ac.krFirst of all, I know it sounds no more than just cliché, but I have to assert that I earned a lot of things from The Sookmyung Times (SMT)

When you first think of France, what comes to mind? Although the answer can be various, no one can deny the fact that France is the city of culture & art. In Korea, more and more people are becoming interested in culture, and a lot of cities such as Seoul publish a slogan, the city of culture. However, we still have a lack of understanding it. During the winter vacation, The Sookmyung Times (SMT) went to Paris as a part of Global Explore and could feel a thorough attitude about culture.

Clap! Which part do you use for hearing this sound? Ear? If you are a hearing-impaired person, now, which part will you use for hearing this sound? The Drummer, Evelyn Glennie, who is a hearing-impair

Our University slogan is “Fostering creative leaders with the power of thinking.” Under this catchphrase, Sookmyung Women’s University provides a variety of humanities education. Every Sookmyungian get a chance to have lectures to put their own views across by speaking and writing. These days, expressing your own opinion and communicating with others is important in our society, so many universities are helping students to develop theseskills in various ways. Also, Sookmyung is one of these universities.

Because you were born as a woman, there is a role or rule you should follow. How do you think of this thought? Of course we live in the 21st century and of course I don’t want to say about sexua...

Nowadays, business administration is most popular study in our society, so more and more students in Korea do an MBA and some of them are go abroad. This is not a phenomenon which occurs just in Korea

If someone asks you and three other people to build the tallest free-standing structure out of 20 sticks of spaghetti, one yard of tape, one yard of string and a marshmallow, what would you do? Maybe first, you will start...

In this winter vacation, The Sookmyung Times (SMT) went to Paris as part of Global Explore...

All female university students have various kinds of preferences. However, there is one common preference for all of them. It is an interest in cosmetics and beauty. There is one study field which professionally studies cosmetics and beauty. The Cosmetics & Beauty groups perfume and cosmetics since they all contain fragrances. This department deals not only with cosmetics but also with study for beauty treatment. Currently in Korea, there is a lot of beauty departments mainly in junior colleges. Some of four-year-course colleges have this department and based on this, Cosmetics & Beauty study is broadening its range. The Sookmyung Times (SMT) asked Sookmyung Women's University's professor Kim Juduck about Cosmetics & Beauty study.