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“South Korea is not ‘Republic of Korea’. It is ‘Republic of Seoul’.”The newly coined term ‘Republic of Seoul’ is a satirical reference to the phenomenon wherein most of South Korea’s social capabilities are concentrated in Seoul and other metropolitan areas. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and
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Kim Da-eun
2021.06.14 20:59
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Mrs. A’s Daily LifeDuring lunchtime, when the street is lively for a while, Mrs. A puts herself on the subway. She cannot enjoy lunchtime like everyone else because her work starts at 1 p.m. As the subway during lunchtime is relatively uncrowded, she can sit down comfortably. She arrives just before
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Park Ji-yeong
2021.06.14 20:48
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According to a survey by the Human Resources Development Service of Korea, from 2015 to 2019, the number of overseas employees increased continuously from 2,903 to 6,816. However, from January to May of last year, the number of overseas employees decreased to 2,229, which is only 33 percent of the n
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Kim Jae-kyeom, Hwang Ha-hyun
2021.04.21 14:37
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University of Seoul (UOS) has turned its dormitory into a life care center for COVID-19 patients to help the government with quarantine. The day this transition was decided upon, 1,014 confirmed cases were reported, with 1,000 confirmed cases daily. Local governments had to secure beds to meet the d
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Kim Jae-kyeom, Kim Na-yeong
2021.03.10 15:09
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The horizon of journalism has been extended from traditional media, such as radio, television, and newspapers, to online media instead. According to a survey conducted by the Korea Press Foundation in 2015, 65 percent of the news usage rate by domestic media is online. However, many people have expr
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Hwang Yun-seon
2020.12.15 15:03
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“Just do it.”The shape of an apple; bitten on the right side.“I’m lovin’ it!”The UOS Times knows what you thought of right after reading this quote, explanation of a logo, and catchphrase. The images of Nike, Apple logo, and McDonald’s advertisements may appear in your mind. How did that happen? Thi
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Hwang Yun-seon, Sim Jun-sung
2020.10.29 14:57
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The non-face-to-face, online classes have continued since the first semester of 2020 due to the spread of COVID-19. As class meetings are restricted, various online platforms have been used for the communication system between professors and students. Mainly, there are Educlass, portal sites, and Mi
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Sim Jun-sung, Heo Hyang-ki
2020.09.25 11:29
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Whenever people use social media, they encounter a certain type of commercials that may surprise them. People often see advertisements of products they recently searched on the internet or merchandise
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Hong Sung-hwa
2019.12.27 16:16
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Many university students in Korea experience stress from competition for grades and career. For these reasons, students sometimes suffer from mental problems like psychological depression, pressure an
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Choi Hyun-Jung
2019.09.18 09:51
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There has been increasingly large number of international students at numerous universities in Seoul. Among them at the University of Seoul (UOS), many students around the world are invited to study i
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Park Jun-young
2019.06.13 17:56
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A man was heading for the library, even though it was Korea’s New Year national holiday, Seollal. He was planning to study for a computer utilization exam, to study accounting, and to read books durin
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Kim Jin-woo
2019.03.25 14:47
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Although an autumn passed through and a winter comes around, season of reading has still continued. Despite people do not spend reading books enough in these days, people have tried to read through li
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지우영 준정기자
2018.12.10 19:02
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Lately, not only in South Korea but internationally, exploring and knowing oneself has become a big issue. This is reflected in many types of cultural media such as movies, books and songs that have m
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Kim Ga-eun
2018.09.27 12:06
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In Korea, many students face a long road to commute to schools from their residences, compared to the short ones in middle and high schools. According to a survey about commuting among Korea’s univers
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Jung Jae-in
2018.06.12 14:22
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Since history has a way of repeating itself, commemorating the past as way of finding the right way forward is a necessary process in all organizations. In this context, the University of Seoul (UOS),
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Seo Jae-won
2018.03.27 20:30
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In his 19th-century play, A Doll’s House, Norwegian writer Henrik Ibsen provides an example of a marriage that many Koreans can relate to ? one that is very similar to the traditional concept of marri
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Seo Jae-won
2017.12.04 14:32
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“I skipped breakfast today. Sometimes, I only eat once a day. Almost every morning, I don’t eat breakfast. Also, most of the food I eat is from convenient stores. Compared to high school, I have lost
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Jung Jae-in
2017.09.19 13:37
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“You are an idiot if you do not get a boyfriend before you graduate.” It is a joke that is often said to female students at the University of Seoul (UOS). This joke corresponds only to female students
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홍솔의
2017.06.13 20:32
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Student activism is often said to be in decline since late 1980s, especially on campus. Student bodies that led protests in the past are now lacking human resource and it is a common sight to find an
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안신호
2017.03.23 16:25
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Similar to other universities nearby, The University of Seoul (UOS) has an Open Campus to Seoul citizens to perform its public role. Citing the article from Weekly Donga, issue number 995, UOS campus
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Moon-joo Lee
2016.12.15 22:14