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China's Nobel Prize paradox: The struggle of a scientific powerhouse (KOR)

China’s pursuit of scientific superpower status raises a larger question: Can it build a research environment that attracts talent and rewards long-term curiosity?

2026.10.12

China's Nobel Prize paradox: The struggle of a scientific powerhouse

China’s pursuit of scientific superpower status raises a larger question: Can it build a research environment that attracts talent and rewards long-term curiosity?

2026.10.11

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Seoul National University President Oh Se-Jung says international students are given the chance to collaborate with the brightest minds in Korea at his school, which ranked 29th in this year’s QS World University Rankings, becoming the first Korean university to enter the top 30 schools on a major world university ranking. [PARK SANG-MOON]

[Meet the President] Seoul National University conquered Korea — now it's aiming for the world

What's the best thing about attending Seoul National University (SNU)? An opportunity to share thoughts and develop ideas with the country's brightest minds, says SNU President Oh Se-Jung.

2022.10.20

President Yoon Suk-yeol, left, and Fields Medal winner June Huh pose for a commemorative photo during a meeting at a hotel in New York on September 22. [NEWS1]

Korean gov't plans math fellowship inspired by Fields Medal winner Huh

The government is planning to set up a math fellowship program inspired by Korean-American mathematician June Huh, officials said Tuesday. The program is aimed at nurturing young mathematicians under 40 through an annual stipend of around...

2022.10.4

Proud alumni

June Huh, right, a Korean-American mathematician and professor of mathematics at Princeton University who became the first person of Korean descent to receive the Fields Medal earlier this year, accepts the "Proud Seoul National University Alumni"...

2022.8.29

June Huh receives the Fields Medal at the 2022 International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) on Tuesday at Helsinki, Finland. [YONHAP]

June Huh wins the 2022 Fields Medal, highest award in math

June Huh, a professor of mathematics at Princeton University, won the Fields Medal at the 2022 International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) on Tuesday, becoming the first person Korean of descent to win the math award. The Fields Medal is ...

2022.7.5