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Ajou University was included in the world's best 200 universities in the '2017 Young University Rankings' released by Times Higher Education (THE), a U.K.-based university evaluation company.On April 5th, THE announced the Young University Rankings, which lists the world’s best 200 universities that are 50 years old or less. Five Korean universities were included in the Rankings, including Pohang University of Science and Technology and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST).École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland topped the list, followed by Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in Hong Kong and Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. THE releases its annual rankings of the world's best universities based on 13 performance indicators in five areas - Learning Environment (weighting: 30%), Research (30%), Citations (30%), International Outlook (7.5%), and Industry Income (2.5%). According to THE, the Young University Rankings are based on the same indicators, but academic reputation is given a lower weighting.Ajou University was previously included in the 81-90 range of the 2016 rankings of the world's top universities under 50 years old, which was released by QS, another university evaluator based in the U.K. QS began publishing its world university rankings in 2004 based on Academic Peer Review, Citations per Faculty, Employer Reputation, Faculty/Student Ratio, and International Student/Staff Ratio.
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< Pictured above is a relevant article published in The Joongang Ilbo. >The press is showing more interest in Ajou University's Paran Semester, launched last year, as more Korean universities introduce similar programs this year.On March 23rd, The Joongang Ilbo newspaper explained the objectives and activities of Paran Semester in the past year. A related article featured selected project teams that built a race car, participated in the university musical band competition, produced web dramas, and made hardware for virtual reality games, along with an interview of student participants and related photos.On March 22nd, The Kukinews also introduced Paran Semester in an article entitled "Student-led semesters are spreading among universities: any mission is possible." The article introduced Paran Semester and some of its tasks, together with an explanation of the background of the program by President Kim.Earlier on the 9th, The Seoul Economic Newspaper also ran an article entitled 'Universities encourage students to carry out their own missions in addition to attending lectures.' It introduced Paran Semester – when it began, how it is operated, and some of the student tasks – stating that more universities are reflecting student demands into their curriculum.Hanyang University is currently running Project Semester and Konkuk University introduced Dream Semester, both of which are similar to Paran Semester.Last year, 201 students participated in Ajou's Paran Semester with 73 tasks, and this semester, 145 students are working on 33 missions.
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< Secretary Jean-Vincent Placé gives congratulatory remarks at the opening ceremony of the Francophonie Symposium. >French Secretary of State for Reform Jean-Vincent Placé, who was born in South Korea, visited Ajou University on the morning of March 21st to attend the 2017 Francophonie Symposium held at the University.The Symposium is co-hosted by Ajou University's Center for Korea-Francophone Countries Cooperation and the Francophonie en Corée under the supervision of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) under the theme 'Cultural and Linguistic Diversity: the Francophonie Case.' It kicked off at 10 a.m. on March 21st in Dasan Hall Auditorium and consisted of four different sessions – Education of Foreign Languages Allows for Communication with the World; New Technologies and the Cultural Industry Create New Demand; Olympics: Sports for Peace; and Young Generation: the Future of Francophonie.Upon his arrival at the University, Secretary Placé met with President Dong Yeon Kim before moving to Dasan Hall. President Kim explained the special relationships and history between Ajou University and France and emphasized that 10% of Ajou's sister universities (304 in total) are in France. Secretary Placé said, "This visit is very special to me because I was born here in Suwon, and I want to thank Ajou University for providing support for organizing the Francophonie Symposium. I am working hard to promote the French language and culture, and spread the Korean language and culture in France."President Kim suggested, "Last year, the Indonesian President visited our university for a talk show. Likewise, it would be great if there was an opportunity for Ajou students to communicate with you." Secretary Placé replied, "I also look forward to meeting them later this year or early next year."Secretary Placé was born in Korea in 1968 and adopted by a French family at the age of seven. In 2011, he was elected as a senator in Essonne department in the region of Ile-de-France. Paris is the capital of Ile-de-France, which has the largest population of the 18 French regions with about 12 million. He was appointed as Secretary in February last year.< President Dong Yeon Kim talks with Secretary Jean-Vincent Placé at his office. >
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The first Brown Bag Meeting of the year was held on March 14th in Yulgok Hall's Conference Room 1. Fourteen students, including three graduate students, attended the Meeting. The Ajou University Brown Bag Meeting has been held every other week since President Dong Yeon Kim took office and the latest meeting was the 23rd one.Prior to the Meeting, President Kim greeted each and every student and gave them chocolates as a White Day gift. Participants discussed their future careers and current affairs, and offered suggestions during the friendly Meeting, which lasted about an hour and a half.President Kim said, "I am happy to see our students become more brave compared to when these meetings were first launched. I ask that you have the courage to present your opinions in any setting."After the Meeting, a participant said, "We were able to speak comfortably because the President tried to listen and spoke at our eye level," adding, "I really appreciate that he is working hard for students in many ways, including some of these great programs."
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Ajou Good Friends carried out volunteering activities for middle- and high-school students in Hai Duong City, Vietnam. Hai Duong is a sister city of Suwon, and the centers for international exchanges under the two cities provided help for the University to dispatch the mission. Seventeen students and three leaders from Ajou University, including Professor Byoung Kwan Kim (Department of Sociology), visited Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm High School and Cam Thuong Secondary School for 13 nights and 14 days beginning on February 7th. Ajou Good Friends taught local students the Korean language, fine arts, music, and Taekwondo and joined hands with them to build a flower garden and plant commemorative trees. On the last day of its stay, the Ajou people promoted Korea's traditional games and shared Korean food with Vietnamese students at the Korea-Vietnam cultural exchange festival. In addition, Ajou Good Friends had opportunities to visit local KOICA (Korea International Cooperation Agency) project sites and experience Vietnamese culture, including temples and a pottery village. The ceremony to conclude the 2016 Winter Vietnam Mission is scheduled to be held at 3 p.m. on March 9th in Yulgok Hall's Video Conference Room.
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Ajou University's Center for New Industries and Convergence Technologies (Director Joo Yeoun Lee) will receive two billion won over three years after being chosen as a leading institution of Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO)'s Open R&D Project. Under the Open R&D Project, KEPCO commissions research and development tasks required by electricity industries to outside institutions to secure essential technologies. The outside institutions are funded to carry out the research, and KEPCO develops essential technologies based on the results. Six institutions, including Ajou, were selected as project leaders and 16.4 billion won will be invested in the projects. The project involving the University, entitled 'Developing a Clean Power-Generation System Using a Electromagnetic Wave Plasma Torch,' will develop both the torch that uses Dimethyl Ether and the related reforming equipment. Research Professor Chang Ho Choi (Department of Industrial Engineering) will lead the project with Professor Joo Yeoun Lee and Professor Jae Il Park (both Department of Industrial Engineering) and Professor Kyo Beum Lee (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering) participating. Regarding the selection, Professor Lee said, "We expect that by establishing a clean power-generation system, imported fossil fuels will be replaced and the greenhouse gases released in power generation will decrease." On January 31st, KEPCO signed agreements with the six leading institutions of the project at its Gwangju-South Jeolla Headquarters. The ceremony was attended by President and CEO Hwan Ik Cho and Director Dong Seop Kim of New & Growth Engine Technologies Department from KEPCO.
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Ajou University Professor Hyung Tak Seo (Department of Energy System Research and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, pictured above) developed a highly efficient and stable photocatalytic electrode. The research findings were published as the inside cover in the January 28th issue of The Journal of Materials Chemistry A. Releasing only water after being used, hydrogen is a clean next-generation source of energy and is increasingly being utilized across industries. While hydrogen is mostly produced by reforming fossil fuels, studies on photoelectrochemical water splitting technologies are being actively conducted to replace the fossil fuel method. A key to this technology is to produce water splitting photoelectrodes by utilizing charges generated from sunlight. The problem, however, is the fact that stability and efficiency are hard to achieve at the same time because high optical conversion efficiency leads to early corrosion and high stability lowers optical conversion efficiency. The latest photocatalytic electrode developed by Professor Seo and his team has a tandem structure in which three different nanostructures and membranes are built and a single electrode directly responds to sunlight. This is completely different from the previous approaches that separate solar cells from catalytic electrodes or use multiple photoelectrode plates. The new photoelectrode consists of a photosorption oxide nano plate that creates electron holes (positive charges) and electrons (negative charges), an oxide nano particle that promotes the separation of charges to encourage their movement to opposite electrodes, and a protective membrane that prevents photocorrosion and allows high-energy electron holes to pass through the surface. The photoelectrodes helped sunlight-generated electrons to be divided into anodes and cathodes without any damage, efficiently generating hydrogen from water. The photoelectric current, a standard of water photoelectrolysis efficiency, was found to be world-class for single tandem-structure electrodes in the latest development. In addition, hydrogen generation efficiency was confirmed to remain stable at 95 percent for 24 hours in a photocurrent measurement and a gas chromatographic analysis. Professor Seo also developed a process that fully covers an ultrathin (five-nanometer) TiO2 protective membrane without any space by using electrodeposition technology. Compared to the process without any protective membrane, photoefficiency and optical conversion efficiency improved more than 25 and 16 percent, respectively. Professor Seo said, "It is very rare to develop a tandem photocatalytic electrode that has both high optical conversion efficiency and stable photo-reaction," adding, "If you use a promoter to enhance catalyst reactions, hydrogen can be generated even more efficiently through water splitting, which can be applied to photochemical reactions of other materials such as methanolysis." The research was conducted with support for advanced researchers from the National Research Foundation of Korea, the C1 Gas Refinery Project, and the BK Plus Project. < The research findings of Professor Hyung Tak Seo are pictured above in the inside cover of The Journal of Materials Chemistry A. >
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Ajou University was selected as an institution for pilot drone projects (researcher-in-charge: Professor Jung Yol Jo) by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.Last year, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport initiated pilot drone projects to foster the drone industry. Drones are increasingly being used for commercial purposes in South Korea, with 1,000 companies utilizing drones and over 2,000 drones currently registered. In 2017, pilot drone projects will be carried out by 25 institutions in seven exclusive areas across the country, and the Ministry selected 10 institutions and three areas for the purpose in December 29th in addition to the existing ones.Since last year, the Ministry has been verifying the suitability of drones for various purposes and conducting performance tests through about 740 hours of test flights, including flight safety, automated flight, and take-off and landing accuracy. Flights beyond visual range (one kilometer or farther away) have also been underway since October.In addition, studies to explore new models of drone usage in different actual environments will be conducted, including their usage in coastal areas, missions involving multiple drones simultaneously, and flights at night.Ajou University is participating in the Commodity Transport Category in which drones are used to transport cargo and deliver relief and medical supplies to disaster-stricken and remote areas.
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