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UNIST and Ulsan Jungbu Fire Station Signs Cooperation MOU

Advancing safety culture throughout the entire UNIST campus and community

Joo-Hun Park, Director of Admissions of UNIST (right) and Sung Tae Lee, Fire Chief of Ulsan Jungbu Fire Station (left) are posing for a portrait at the signing ceremony for cooperation MOU.

UNIST is committed to providing a safe research environment for its staffs, students, and researchers. Earlier today, UNIST signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Ulsan Jungbu Fire Station to pledge mutual support for one another i... Read More

Nov 20, 2015 By Joo Hyeon Heo Community Contribution, News

The Little Big Ideas that Will Change the World

The 5th TEDxUNIST: "The Tail Wags the Dog"

The 5th TEDxUNIST was held on the 7th of Nov., featuring a curated lineup of diverse speakers spanning industry, origin, age, and experience.

Small trivial things should never be negligible, as great things almost always start small and insignificant. Your knowledge, your experience, and your mind – these are all those small, simple actions that are put together to make a great d... Read More

Nov 13, 2015 By Joo Hyeon Heo Community Contribution, People

UNIST-POSTECH, Find Meaning Serving the Needs of Their Communities

UNIST and POSTECH partook in the annual rural community outreach project from August 18 to 20, 2015.

Student volunteers from UNIST and POSTECH are posing for a group photo during the rural community outreach project. l Photo Credit: Jin Woo Park from Studio INGAM

On August 18, a band of enthusiastic volunteers got together to find meaning serving the needs of their own communities. This is an annual outreach project, organized by student volunteers of UNIST and POSTECH. As the day arrived, approxima... Read More

Aug 20, 2015 By Joo Hyeon Heo Community Contribution, People

Unlocking Tomorrow’s Biomedical Breakthroughs

New research collaboration agreement between UNIST and UUH

The signing ceremony of MOU between UNIST and UUH to realize the promise of biomedical breakthroughs. The MOU was signed by UNIST President Moo Je Cho (Right) and UUH President Hong-Rae Cho (Left).

On July 10, UNIST signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Ulsan University Hospital (UUH), one of the best hospitals in Korea to pledge mutual support for one another in the pursuit of excellence in biomedical research and its appli... Read More

Jul 13, 2015 By Joo Hyeon Heo Community Contribution, News

Inspiring Young Hearts and Mind through Mentorship

Build an effective mentoring culture, together with UNIST

Prof. YunWoo Jeong (School of Design and Human Engineering), having a meeting with high school students from Ulsan Alternative School.

Ranging from student talks and discussion to problem-solving sessions and puzzle relays, UNIST seeks to help local youth enhance their emotional intelligences, self-efficacy, and intellectual abilities. This has also given UNIST students an... Read More

Jun 24, 2015 By Joo Hyeon Heo Community Contribution, People

Art Project to Promote Innovative Thinking and Creativity

Role of Annual Student Exhibition in the revitalization of Eonyang Market

Prof. HyunJyung Lee in the Division of General Studies (Left) and student presenters are posing for a group photo at the exhibition.

Consumer buying pattern shifted dramatically in the last decade. With the increased buying power, more and more traditional markets have been gradually assimilated by large chains and Eonyang Market was no exception. The town of Eonyang is ... Read More

Jun 09, 2015 By Joo Hyeon Heo Community Contribution, People

UNIST Students Find Purpose in Volunteer Work

Providing a helping hand in temperature over 30 degrees

Student volunteers, carrying seedbeds of rice into the paddy at the rural community outreach project. [Photo Credit: Jin Woo Park from Studio INGAM]

UNIST places an increasing emphasis on community service to help its students experience the personal growth and reward inherent in helping others around the corner or around the world. On May 23, a group of UNIST students volunteered their... Read More

May 26, 2015 By Joo Hyeon Heo Community Contribution, People

Experience High-quality Modern Rock Music at UNIST

MONNI, one of Korea’s representative modern rock bands

One of Korea's representative modern rock bands, MONNI is invited to perform at UNIST on May 21, 2015.

On Thursday 15 May at 7:30 pm., UNIST will be holding a free music concert as part of the UNIST Cultural Program. The concert will be performed by one of Korea’s representative modern rock bands, MONNI. This concert of high quality modern r... Read More

May 21, 2015 By Joo Hyeon Heo Community Contribution, People

UNIST Gives an Old Neighborhood New Lease on Life

Discover fun and vivid art murals at GongChon village!

UNISTars brighten the walls of GongChon village, located in Bansong-ri, Eonyang-eup, Ulju-County.

On a sunny May afternoon, a group of UNIST student volunteered their time in a remote area of Ulsan to give an old neighborhood a new lease on life. The UNIST Club Union has been organizing this mural painting project for the third time thi... Read More

May 19, 2015 By Joo Hyeon Heo Community Contribution, People

UNIST Comes to Prominence as Global Graphene Leader

Paving the way for cost-effective mass production of graphene

At the Technology Transfer Agreement Ceremony held at the UNIST campus, from left are, Chi-Yoon Lee (President of Deokyang Energen Corp.), In-Yup Jeon (School of Energy and Chemical Engineering), Jong-Beom Baek (Interdisciplinary School of Green Energy), and Moo Je Cho (President of UNIST).

On January 20, there was a signing ceremony of Strategic Cooperation Agreement of a Mass Production of Graphene Technology Transfer between UNIST and Deokayng Energen Corp., held at UNIST. Under this agreement, the technique of mass-product... Read More

Jan 27, 2015 By Joo Hyeon Heo Community Contribution, News