Two and half months long summer vacation will begin in less than twenty days. Maybe the vacation has already started off in many of our imaginations. Rather than preparing for the final exams, our souls might be taking time off from the pressure of assignments and presentations of college life - Imagining the burning sun, blue waves of East Sea and cool parties. No one could resist from such allurements.


Plan a Different Vacation
Taking a break from the tight schedule and having a physical and mental rest might be one reason for having the vacation. However, the vacation should be considered as a time for self-development since it is hard to find personal time during the semesters. The Seoul Times has prepared a Special Summer section to help the students who have no idea about what to do in this summer break.

Travel Around the World with ICQ
In this era of informational revolution, knowing how to use English is one of the most important individual competitivenesses. It’s because the number of people using the internet is continuously increasing, and more than 70% of online information is provided in English. Therefore, a lot of college students go to English institutions or academy during their breaks. Yes, it’s very tough to learn English, not only English but all other languages. For the ones who think it’s wasting money and time to go and take English courses, The Seoul Times would like to introduce ICQ, a program that will lead you to the world. It’s easy to find your old friends, make new friends, and keep in contact with your buddies with this program. Using English? It’s no more your problem. To find out more, please read page 15.

What Is It Like to Live in a Countryside?
The summer vacation is a great time for having special experiences, things that you can never dream to attempt during the college life. The easiest, but also the most tough experience to try would be going for rural activities. You will be able to meet new people and get a chance to understand more about Korean rural culture. It definitively is a worth going experience. The Seoul Times invite you to the summer rural activities in the end June. To find out more, please read page 16.

UOS Students, Conquer the New Licence
‘Electronic Commercial Transaction Mana-ger(ECTM)’, have you ever heard of this kind of licence? No? OK, let us tell you about it. There are a lot of internet based shopping malls around us. The number of new malls are keep increasing faster than any other countries. Therefore, there is a huge demand for the experts of the e-trade or e-shopping. Basically, it means that you will get a lot of LOVE CALLS from many e-trading companies if you acquire this licence. Why don’t you give it a try? To find out more, please read page 17.

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