An academic conference on \"The Participatory Governments Policy for Inter-Korean Relations and Its Strategies for Peach and Prosperity in the Korean Peninsula\" was held at Yongbong Hall of International Conference Bldg. on June 12 (10:30 am -5 pm). The Korean Society of Northeast Asia (President: Prof. Im Chae-wan, Dept. of Political Sciences), the Advisory Council on Democratic and Peaceful...

Kim Tae-hyun, President of the Institute of Information Technology Assessment (IITA), visited CNU to give a lecture at Yongbong Forum under the topic of \"The Driving Forces for the Information & Telecommunications Industry Development and the IITAs Roles. The lecture was given at Seminar Room II of International Conference Bldg. at 11 am of June 13.

Honam Culture Research Center (Director: Prof. Yoon Pyong-hyun, Dept. of Korean Lang. & Lit.) held a symposium on \"The Policies of Gwangju and Jeonnam for the Mecca of Culture and Arts in Asia and the Prospects\". The symposium was prepared to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Center. Alternative strategies and policies for the creation of cultural capital in Gwangju and Jeonnam area we...

On June 4, the Institute of Communication Research (Director: Prof. Lee Eui-jong, Dept. of Communication) established its sub-organization of the Center for Media Education. Prof. Ju Jong-min of Communication will lead the Center. The Center will dedicate to creating a quality electronic media culture for children and youth, their families and the community. Its research focuses on the potenti...

A cooperative agreement between CNU and Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI), to support the development of scientific technologies, researchers, and joint projects, was signed on May 27. KISTI (Chairman: Cho Young-hwa) contributes to advancing national science & technology, developing industry, and increasing the peoples welfare through the establishment of R&D and se...

On May 27, Linux-based Grid Education Center opened in CNU. CNU is the first university in Korea to operate a grid center. To enhance the national competitiveness and cultivate manpower with a next-generation computing technology, CNU decided to establish and operate the center with IBM Corporate in Korea (CEO: Shin Jae-chul). The center is aimed to educate students and cultivate specialists i...