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Tae-kyung Yoo, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Lumens Co., Ltd. (Lumens) was presented with the first Alumni Award of the Year from the College of Information Science & Technology (CIST). The Award is given to alumni who have achieved significant academic feats or contributed to the development of industry. President Yoo was recognized with building the foundations of the Light Em
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DongJae Lee Senior Staff Reporter
2015.01.17 17:54
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The KAIST Graduate School Association 1cm+ is currently in the process of drafting a bill of rights that outlines the rights and responsibilities of graduate students. On September 17, 1cm+ held a public hearing on the most recent version of the bill of rights to gather the opinions of the KAIST community and take suggestions for further improvement. A number of graduate students, undergraduate st
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Jiwon Lee Staff Reporter
2015.01.17 17:51
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Professor Naehyuck Chang from the Department of Electrical Engineering and three researchers, Jaemin Kim, Yanzhi Wang, and Massoud Pedram, have received the Best Paper Award at 2014 ACM/IEEE International Symposium on Low Power Electronics and Design (ISLPED 2014). The symposium was held in La Jolla, California, U.S. from August 11 to 13.ISLPED is the premier forum for the presentation of recent d
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Seung Hyun Suh Senior Staff Reporter
2015.01.17 17:48
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The KAIST College of Business Student Council and the KAIST Graduate Student Association is co-hosting the KAIST RUN 2014 (KR2014). With the slogan "Supporting Learning through Running," KR2014 builds on the KAIST RUN 2013 (KR2013). During KR2013, 100 KAIST students, faculty, staff, and acquaintances participated in the marathon/online fundraiser, raising 19 million Korean Won from 600 d
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DongJae Lee Senior Staff Reporter
2015.01.17 17:44
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From August 7 to 9, KAIST hosted the Sixth Annual Asian Science and Technology Pioneering Institutes of Research and Education (ASPIRE) E-Olympics. 150 undergraduate students, 30 each from five leading science and technology universities in Asia, attended the Olympics and participated in a variety of events ranging from workshops, sports matches to lab visits.The ASPIRE League is a consortium of f
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Seung Hyun Suh Senior Staff Reporter
2015.01.17 17:39
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From August 26 to 29, the KAIST's 28th Undergraduate Student Council, Blossom, offered its undergraduate and graduate students visits to companies and research centers. The program was organized in order to give students the opportunity to tour companies and research centers introduced in "My Way", the white paper on companies and research centers, published by Blossom.Blossom recently
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Seung Hyun Suh Senior Staff Reporter
2015.01.17 17:35
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A KAIST undergraduate by the name Inmo Chung has received an investment of 1.5 billion Korean won for his Startup iamcompany, from the venture capitalist Timothy C. Draper, a well-known name in the industry. Chung is a 4th year Industrial Design major at KAIST but is on a temporary leave of absence to run his company. Having gained substantial financial support, iamcompany is expected to accelerat
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Chonghyuk Song Assistant Editor
2015.01.17 17:33
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From October 26 to 31, the global Danish pump solution company, Grundfos, and the Innovation Centre at the Danish Embassy in Seoul are hosting an Innovation Camp for students from leading universities in Korea and Denmark. 10 Korean and 10 Danish top engineering students will be challenged to apply their theoretical knowledge to real issues, and show new, creative approaches to technical and busin
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Seung Hyun Suh Senior Staff Reporter
2015.01.17 17:31
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In the summer of 2014, KAIST became host to a business/entrepreneurial student conference called Bizworld, which also acts as a bilateral student exchange program initiated by the KAIST International Student Association (KISA). Not only does the program aim to promote entrepreneurial spirit, but it also offers an opportunity for the constituent universities to create professional networking among
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Chonghyuk Song Assistant Editor
2015.01.17 17:27
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TEDxKAIST will hold its upcoming 5th annual event under the theme, "Disk Defragmentation", a retrospective approach in deeming what is important in everyday life for individuals. The event will be held on September 27, from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the newly built Jang Young Shin Student Center (N13).The diverse pool of invited speakers in this consecutive annual event covers a wide spe
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Shin Hum Cho Senior Staff Reporter
2015.01.17 17:23
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On September 12, for the very first time, the KAIST Alumni Association held the "KAIST Technology Fair" in the school's KAIST Institute (KI) building (E4). This technology fair was attended by a total of 17 organizations 14 alumni companies, the KAIST Technology Commercialization Center and 2 investment firms; they were welcomed to the workshop for active investment opportunities for st
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Chonghyuk Song Assistant Editor
2015.01.17 17:20
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On August 28, The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (Ministry) announced the first recruiting scheme for Science and Technology Specialists (Specialists). Its purpose is to train and secure officers interested in defense-related research. The Ministry is recruiting around twenty Specialists, regardless of gender. The applicant must be enrolled in one of the five designated universities
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DongJae Lee Senior Staff Reporter
2015.01.17 17:13
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The Brain Engineering Society of Korea (BESK) hosted the first BESK summer school from August 28 to 29. It was held at LG-POSCO Hall, Korea University. For early-bird registrations, applicants were given booklets for the summer school. The registration fee for graduate students and general public were 120,000 Korean Won, whereas undergraduates only had to pay 50,000.The event was hosted by the BES
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DongJae Lee Senior Staff Reporter
2015.01.17 17:08
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IAAP was founded in 1997 by the Singapore government to develop and enhance education and universities in Singapore. The panel is comprised of 12 world-class members in the field of education, science, politics, economics, and culture. The committee meets once every two years for 2 to 3 days in Singapore, and this year marks its 10th meeting. During the meeting, the members discuss and hold lectur
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DongJae Lee Senior Staff Reporter
2015.01.17 16:58
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On August 12, a research team led by Professor Bongsoo Kim of the KAIST Department of Chemistry successfully developed the world’s thinnest neural probe by using a gold nanowire, greatly enhancing the neural signal detection in brains. Using a nanowire, ten millionth of a meter wide, they were able to increase the detection sensitivity to 1000 times more than conventional neural devices, whi
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Shin Hum Cho
2014.11.11 21:57
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A collaborative research team in KAIST developed the first graphene quantum dot display on August 28. Through cooperation among Professor Seokwoo Jeon of the Department of Materials Science, Professor Yong-Hoon Cho of the Department of Physics, and Professor Seunghyup Yoo of the Department of Electrical Engineering, a fully functional graphene quantum dot device was produced, opening the path for
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Shin Hum Cho
2014.11.11 21:55
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ICISTS-KAIST (International Conference for Integration of Science, Technology and Society) celebrated their ten-year anniversary at the KAIST Daejeon Campus in a five-day conference held from August 4 to 8. The independently organized student conference provided a rich field for discussion on this year’s opening question, “Does Science Lead Progress?”ICISTS-KAIST is the largest i
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Shin Hum Cho
2014.11.11 21:08
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KAIST President Sung Mo Kang attended the Summer Davos Forum held in Tianjin, China, from September 10 to 12, as the sole participant to represent a university from his country. On September 10, he went on to participate in a specialized and private conference within Davos called the Global University Leaders Forum (GULF), with the presidents of eight other prestigious universities such as those f
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Chonghyuk Song
2014.11.11 21:03
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UNIPEACE is a peace group that has over 170 chapters in universities nationwide. Members of UNIPEACE hold exhibitions, seminars, and panel discussions on various topics concerning peace. KAIST UNIPEACE has been organizing such events for the past 10 years, promoting diverse themes of peace to more than 500 students and faculty members annually. On May 28 and 29, this year’s exhibition was held at the first floor lobby of the Creative Learning Building (E11) from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. This year’s topic was “A World Without Nuclear Weapons,” and the goal set by UNIPEACE for this exhibition was to “alarm individuals about the tolerance of humanity on nuclear weapons, and bolster the thought that each and every one of our perceptions and actions can pave the way to a world without a single nuclear warhead.”
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Dongwon Cha
2014.06.15 16:01
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On May 13, KAIST’s Safety and Security Team held the first commemoration of “Safety Day” at the KAIST Institute (KI) Building (E4) from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Safety Day was created as a reminder to KAIST of the explosion at a lab on May 13, 2003. Safety Day commemoration will be held every year to encourage safety among researchers and form a safe environment for research. Including K
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Hyunseung Hwang
2014.06.15 16:00