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On March 7, the completion ceremony for the Basic Science Building was held at the KAIST Daejeon campus. The construction began on July, 2011 and took 18 months to complete. The building has 8 floors, of which one floor is located underground and has a gross area of 13,258 m2. The Basic Science Building is set up with state-of-the-art experimental equipments necessary for integrated research.
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DongJae Lee
2013.04.04 01:01
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On February 13, the new student center officially set its foundations during the groundbreaking ceremony held at 4 p.m. in Mirae Hall and at the empty field between Tae Wul Gwan and the Sports Complex.The ceremony consisted of two parts. The first part was a formal introduction, statement of purpose, and a brief analysis of the status quo and the necessity for a new student center.
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Wan Ju Kang
2013.04.04 00:57
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On February 13, a joint research, between KAIST Department of Electrical Engineering and Korea University School of Electrical Engineering, on the development of an applicable manufacturing process for plasmon effect display color filters was announced.
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Shin Hum Cho
2013.04.04 00:44
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From January 7 to 18, Professor Tae-ho Song from the Department of Mechanical Engineering and 14 members of Engineers Without Borders of KAIST (EWB-KAIST), an organization that provides developing countries the engineering aid they need, set off to the alpines of Nepal. EWB-KAIST, classified under the International Relations Team, was founded in December of 2011.
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Gyuri Bae
2013.04.04 00:40
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In March, the KAIST Career website was updated with improved features to provide students with up-to-date information on job recruiting offers from companies. The site features a job recruit information board, campus recruit schedule, talent pool board, and a community forum.
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Shin Hum Cho
2013.04.04 00:35
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Professor Choongsik Bae from the Department of Mechanical Engineering has been nominated as a fellow of Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE).Professor Bae has been focusing specifically on research about the new combustion technology of automotive engines and the application of alternative fuel for the past 20 years.
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Seung Hyun Suh
2013.04.03 21:38
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As one of the most prestigious universities in the science and technology field, KAIST never seemed to be a big fan of artistic studies (with the Department of Industrial Design as the one-and-only exception). Yet, this spring semester, the Office of Advising and Support for International Students (OASIS) is opening an art class for all those interested in watercoloring.
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Phan Phuong Thao
2013.03.31 18:21
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On February 25, the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Agenda Council on Biotechnology, with Distinguished Professor Sang Yup Lee from the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering as its chair, announced ten biotechnologies that will improve the quality of human life.
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Jiwon Kim
2013.03.31 18:06
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To greet the KAIST community of students and faculty, four new services have moved onto the campus over the winter. Among the newcomers are two cafeterias, a bakery, and a cafe: Secret, Meilu, Tous Les Jours and A Twosome Place, respectively.To fill the void left by the departure of Eat2Heal from the North Cafeteria last year, Secret has stepped in to provide healthy, well-being foods.
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Dong-Kyeong Lee
2013.03.31 18:05
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In November 2012, KAIST became a new member of the Global Engineering Education Exchange (GE3) Program hosted by the Institute of International Education (IIE), which boasts partner universities such as Georgia Institute of Technology, Technical University of Munich, and many more.
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Wan Ju Kang
2013.03.31 17:58
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On February 22, KAIST held the 2013 Graduation Ceremony at 2 p.m. in the Lyu Keun-Chul Sports Complex. A total of 2,475 people received their degrees, including two honorary degrees to former Prime Minister Seung-soo Han and Chairman Lee Soo-young of KwangWon Industrial Company, 482 doctoral degrees, 1,153 master degrees, and 838 bachelor degrees.
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Gyuri Bae
2013.03.31 17:56
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KAIST’s Academic Register Team provides the Honor Program, where registration opens every semester to honor undergraduate students who possess outstanding grades. One of the benefits provided by the academic office is that qualified undergraduate honor students can register for graduate curriculum courses.
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Shin Hum Cho
2013.03.31 17:54
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On February 19, KAIST held the opening ceremonial for the finished IT Convergence Building, which started construction in May 2011. The IT Convergence Building will household facilities for information and technology research.The funding for the construction project was possible through the generous donation by Chairman Byung Ho Kim of Suhjeon Farm and his wife Kim Sam Yeol.
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Shin Hum Cho
2013.03.31 17:53
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On February 27, the inauguration ceremony of KAIST’s 15th president, President Sung-Mo “Steve” Kang, was held at the Auditorium (E15) on the main campus in Daejeon. In addition to students and faculties, distinguished guests from the science community attended the event to welcome the new president.
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Jiwon Kim
2013.03.31 17:51
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On January 29, the Management Information Team of the Office of Academic Information launched the Unified Reservation Service (URS). The URS has been under development for seven months and gradually expanded its service coverage through several stages.
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Wan Ju Kang
2013.03.31 17:50
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The Android application “KAIST Shuttle” is now available to the KAIST community. Through this app, the students can look up the KAIST shuttle timetables for the main, ICC, and Hwa-am campus.This app was created by a KAIST graduate, under the alias name of “EpicDev.”
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Dong-Kyeong Lee
2013.03.31 17:48
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On November 23, the Korean Speech Contest was held, hosted annually by Mrs. Grace Choi of the KAIST International House (KI House). Also sponsored by OASIS, this contest is held every year to give foreign students a chance to share an interesting story or cultural experience through a speech presentation in Korean.
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Angela Choi
2013.02.23 19:22
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This feature reviews the past performance of the undergraduate student council All in One and anticipates the new future with the newly-elected Onestep.
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The KAIST Herald Staff
2013.02.23 18:30
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On December 5, the KAIST Counseling Center invited Professor Hee-seok Park from Chosun University’s Division of Counseling Psychology to direct a psychodrama session with KAIST students as participants at the Creative Learning Building (E11).
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Joon Pyo Hong
2013.02.23 18:07
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On November 26, Dr. Dennis Hong’s seminar on robot evolution by intelligent design was held at the KAIST Institute (KI) Building. The presentation provided valuable insight on how he realized his dreams, and the origins and diverse usages of his robot creations.
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Dong-Kyeong Lee
2013.02.23 18:06