Recruiting volunteers to support the international exchange students during Orientation WeekPOSTECH IRO is hosting the Orientation Week Program to help the new international exchange students settle down at POSTECH and in Korea. We are looking for volunteers to help with this program, which is a great way to exchange cultures and network with the international exchange students. Please see below for more details.uProgram Date: August 27th(Mon) ~30th(Thu), 2012 uRecruiting: 4 POSTECH undergraduate studentsuActivity: Welcome Orientation, field trips to POSTECH research laboratories and POSCO, Pa..

POSTECH led to the top of a global ranking list of 100 universities less than 50 years old, published in the inaugural issue of the magazine, Times Higher Education on May 31.“POSTECH at just 26 years old has made staggering progress with the backing of significant private investment and strong political support,” an official of the magazine commented on a press release this morning.POSTECH’s top position was followed by universities: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland, the 2nd; Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, the 3rd;..

Speaker:Prof. Chad D. Vecitis (School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University)Date: June 1(Fri.) 16:00Location: Seminar room(208) Environmental Engineering buildingTitle: Electrochemical Filtration with Carbon Nanotube Networks for Advanced Water TreatmentHost: Prof. Choi Won Yong

● Lecturer:Nobel Laureate Prof. Robert H. Grubbs(in Chemistry 2005, California Institute of Technology)● Date & Time:Thu, May 29, 2012, 3 - 5pm● Venue:Room #400, Chemistry Bldg. (4th Floor)● Title: "Design and Applications of Selective Olefin Metathesis Catalysts" ● Abstract:Olefin metathesis catalysts have become tools for the synthesis of complex molecules and materials. Over the past few years, new catalysts have been discovered, and they use subtle steric and electronic factors to control the geometry of the olefins that are produced and increase the efficiency of the catalys..

NOTICE for the "Greeting the Sunrise Festival"Please draw your attention and cooperation for the 26th "Greeting the Sunrise Festival" which will be held in the following details. - Time : May 17(Thu.) ~ May 18(Fri.) ※ The eve of the "Greeting the Sunrise Festival" : 19:30 on May 16(Wend.) - Place : Around the parking place near the Jigok CenterFrom May 15(Tue.) to the end of festival, those cars to come to the Jigok Center will be strictly controlled since the stage will be set around the parking place.Thank you for your cooperation. May 14, 2012Manager of Student Affairs

POSTECH Future IT Innovation Laboratory (POSTECH i-Lab) will hold a grand opening ceremony as we embark on the education of creative IT talents and development of core IT technologies. POSTECH i-Lab has been selected as the host institution for the IT Consilience Creative Program, a nationwide project the Korean Ministry of Knowledge Economy had launched, in order to promote Korea’s global competitiveness in the IT field.Please join us and celebrate the grand opening of POSTECH i-Lab. Your attendance will be a great encouragement for us to become one of the world’s leading institut..

POSTECH to Establish Department of Materials Science & Engineering in an Ethiopian UniversityPohang University of Science and Technology will establish a new Department of Materials Science & Engineering at Adama Science and Technology University (ASTU) in Ethiopia as part of its efforts to contribute to the advancement of higher education in developing countries.The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology announced on April 4 that POSTECH had been selected to participate in the Ministry’s International Cooperation Leading University Program, a new program created this year..