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President Kwang Hyung Lee plans to establish a global campus in New York, USA by 2025, which will make KAIST the first Korean university to found an official branch school abroad. This undertaking was initiated upon President Lee’s belief that for KAIST to become a world-class school, it is necessar
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Jeonghun Lee Head of News Division
2022.03.24 23:18
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KAIST announced a return to in-person classes for Spring 2022. This would mark a break from two years of online classes, though some classes would still be conducted online. However, the school also stressed the need to adhere to coronavirus guidelines, with the sharp rise in both Korea and KAIST’s
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Hyun A Kim Staff Reporter
2022.03.24 23:18
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The 2021 Korea Science and Technology Fair was held in KINTEX from 22 to 24 December. The annual affair recognizes developments in science and technology made in the year with the Opening Ceremony, the Awards Ceremony celebrating scientists, interactive booths showcasing the developments, and perfor
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Hyun A Kim Staff Reporter
2022.03.24 23:18
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Hosted by the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, an online seminar series “The Science and Science Fiction of AI” began on March 15, divided into seven sessions that are scheduled to end on May 17. First session was pertaining to a topic perhaps less rigid than the usual: “Now Is Not the Futu
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Han Hee Jang Staff Reporter
2022.03.24 23:18
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From March 1, Founder and Chief Executive Producer of SM Entertainment Soo-Man Lee began teaching in the School of Computing as a distinguished visiting professor. As an influential pioneer who promoted K-content in the global entertainment market, he stresses the increasing need for future producer
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ChaeYeon Ryu Staff Reporter
2022.03.24 23:18
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On November 27, KAIST International Student Association (KISA) held their semesterly scavenger hunt, “Amazing Race”, offline. This was one of the first in-person events that celebrated the official announcement of an offline winter semester and the heightened possibility of continuing so in Spring 2
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Andrei Kim Junior Staff Reporter
2021.12.18 20:03
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On September 29, the Academic Registrar’s Team announced major changes in regulations regarding the academic leave of absence. Starting from the current semester, there will no longer be a limit on the number of leaves that a student can take. This decision was made to provide students with more opp
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Assem Dikhayeva Head of News Division
2021.10.26 18:26
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On September 14, the KAIST Student & Minority Human Rights Committee (HRC) was met with controversy after the first lecture of the annual KAIST Human Rights Week was held. The controversy spread mainly through the online student community on Everytime after it was revealed that the invited lecturer
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Hae-Rim Kim Assistant Editor
2021.10.26 18:26
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The Mobile Clinic Module (MCM) developed by KARE (KAIST Action for Respiratory Epidemic) has begun operating as a special life treatment center in Gyeonggi-do. MCM is a negative pressure isolation ward equipped with medical facilities such as a central control system that can monitor and manage auto
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Jeonghun Lee Staff Reporter
2021.10.26 18:26
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Starting October 6, Ttukbaegi, the cafeteria located in Taeulgwan (N13) operated by MJ Food Co., Ltd., has suddenly terminated its business This was announced on the KAIST Portal through the General Affairs Team on October 5.Taeulgwan Ttukbaegi opened on the second floor of N13 on March 17, 2017, an
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Jeonghun Lee Staff Reporter
2021.10.26 18:26
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On September 24, the Daejeon City government released an administrative order, mandating that all dormitory-residing students be tested for COVID-19 in the wake of the post-Chuseok spike in cases. Testing has been made compulsory for all students who will stay in dormitories for at least one day bet
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Justin Jae Young Kim Staff Reporter
2021.10.26 18:26
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The Cyber KAIST-POSTECH Science War was held online for the second year running, from September 24 to 25. The five contests were AI, Kart Rider, Hacking, Science Quiz, and League of Legends.As a warm-up to the event, there was a series of friendly esports matches held between the two teams on Septem
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Justin Jae Young Kim Staff Reporter
2021.10.26 18:26
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An assessment study conducted by researchers from the Graduate School of Green Growth revealed that South Korea’s current policies on climate change are highly inadequate to reach the country’s short- and long-term emissions targets. The team, led by Professor Jiyong Eom, collaborated with the Unive
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Assem Dikhayeva Head of News Division
2021.06.28 23:33
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On May 19, KAITech, a student-run organization focused on exploring and promoting career opportunities for KAIST students, aired the second episode of KaiTalks series in collaboration with KAIST International Students Organization (KISA). The episode, titled “How to get into top graduate schools?”,
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Assem Dikhayeva Head of News Division
2021.06.28 23:33
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The 2021 Seoklim Taeul Festival, KAIST’s annual spring festival, was held online from May 25 to 27. This was the second school-wide festival to be organized since the COVID-19 outbreak by Imagination Effect, the KAIST event preparation committee, following the 2020 KAIST-POSTECH Science War.As was e
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Hae-Rim Kim Staff Reporter
2021.06.28 23:33
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On May 21, KAIST held a symposium titled “Creating a KAIST-Based Advanced Start-up Ecosystem in Daejeon-Sejong”. Representatives of KAIST, the local government, and the National Assembly participated in the symposium, including Rep. Kwang-jae Lee, director of the government’s K-New Deal project, Pre
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Hae-Rim Kim Staff Reporter
2021.06.28 23:33
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On May 17, KAIST and Hanwha Corporation announced that they will work together to build a joint research center to lead space technology research. With Hanwha investing 10 billion KRW into setting up the center, this will be the largest Korean space institution established jointly by a private busin
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Jisun Lee Assistant Editor
2021.06.28 23:33
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Professor Se-Bum Paik from the Department of Bio and Brain Engineering and Professor Yongsoo Yang from the Department of Physics were appointed as the first two Singularity Professors. The Singularity Professor system was launched in 2020 to “support outstanding faculty capable of creating innovativ
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Jisun Lee Assistant Editor
2021.06.28 23:33
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Members of the Bio Network Analysis Laboratory led by Professor Yoosik Kim and PhD candidate Yongsuk Ku of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering have recently identified the genetic reasons behind the historically questionable effectiveness of the drug decitabine. Also known by its
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Justin Jae Young Kim Junior Staff Reporter
2021.06.28 23:33
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Professor Sang Yup Lee from the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and his colleagues have developed a bacteria that is able to produce carminic acid, a natural red colorant, using metabolic engineering and computer-simulated enzymes. The bacteria strain is modified from Escherichia
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Tung Nghiem Xuan Staff Reporter
2021.06.28 23:31