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May 10, 2006 SNU Offers Leadership Class to US Troops in Korea A group of U.S. servicemembers are enrolled in a college leadership class. The class, “Step into the Future with Confidence,” (Prof. Sunny Kim) is designed to help South Korean undergraduate and graduate students perfect their spoken English, gain self-assurance and develop into leaders.

May 08, 2006 Electrons Make Molecule Flip Out Professor Young Kuk and his colleagues research results show how, in effect, an electrical signal might be used to alter or break the electrically conducting pathway in a molecular circuit.

May 04, 2006 Prof. Kang Kyungsun's Finding on Buerger's Disease Adult Stem Cells, Effective in Treating "Buerger's Disease". Professor Kang Kyung Sun's Staff Publishes Thesis in "Stem Cells" Magazine

May 04, 2006 Prof. Surh Youngjoon, 7 Years of Winning Top Grant Producing Winners of the American Association for Cancer Research's "Scholar-in-Training Grant" for Seven Years Running The SNU College of Pharmacy's "Electronic and Molecular Carcinogenesis Research Cancer"

May 01, 2006 Experts Confirm SNU Analysis on Hwang's Research A group of experts re-confirmed an SNU panel's finding that the NT-1 cell line Hwang claimed to have created through transfer of somatic cell nuclei was created by parthenogenesis, a form of reproduction.

Apr 28, 2006 SNU to Open 1-Year MBA Courses SNU establishes one-year master of business administration courses for the first time in Korea. Students will be able to obtain double master's degrees from foreign universities' MBA courses such as Duke University in the U.S.

Apr 27, 2006 SNU Students Mentoring Poor Children SNU students are teaming with the government to help narrow the widening gap between the rich and poor. They are being matched with students from about 70 schools to provide individually tailored, after-school tutoring.

Apr 24, 2006 EU Centre Opens at Seoul National University The Centre will make a major contribution to fostering greater knowledge and awareness of the European Union, its institutions and its policies in Korea. The inauguration ceremony was held at Graduate School of International Studies, SNU.

Apr 17, 2006 SNU Invited Swedish Politicians Swedish politicians of different parties held a panel discussion on the welfare state at Seoul National University on Wednesday.

Apr 14, 2006 HWANG Na-yol, Head of SNU Student Association An underground singer, professional Muay Thai boxer and president of a labeling company, was yesterday elected chairman of the student council of the country's prestigious Seoul National University.

Apr 10, 2006 International Application for 2006 Fall Semester SNU welcomes students from a variety of backgrounds and recognizes that international students provide diverse perspectives and contribute to a dynamic learning environment.

Apr 04, 2006 SNU International Summer Session Program The summer program at SNU provides an opportunity for students from abroad to participate in both undergraduate and graduate classes offered in SNU‘s summer session. Application deadline is April 25.