Tesla AI Day 2022 was held in Palo Alto, California, on September 30, with Tesla founder and CEO, Elon Musk. In particular, the event drew attention around the world for Tesla's AI humanoid, called "Tesla Bot" or "Optimus", announced on Tesla AI Day on August 19 last year. Musk announced that he wou
Ukraine said on October 6 that it has recovered a total of 534 bodies of civilians, including children and women, from the territory it recaptured from Russia since the beginning of last month, and it has confirmed evidence of torture. According to a report by the New York Times, Serhii Bolvinov, th
Arguments and suspicions about the World Cup 2022 are still arising. The argument has been ongoing since June 1, 2014. “The Sunday Times”, a British newspaper, reported about bribes between the Asian Football Confederation and FIFA (International Federation of Association Football). About five milli
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has caused worldwide inflation to become stubbornly permanent. Prices rose last year because of supply chain clogs, shutdown related to COVID-19, and rising energy costs. This problem was expected to fade in 2022. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
It was confirmed on July 6 that the U.S. Federal Reserve has definitely shifted its focus to respond to inflation at the Federal Open Market Committee(FOMC) last month. As it did last month, the Federal Reserve is almost certain to take another "giant step" of raising interest rates by 0.75 percent
Many are now more focusing on how to get back to normal life after going through the hardest time of the pandemic. Just as in the days before the pandemic, people no longer have to wear masks outdoors not only in Korea but also in other countries. However, Hangzhou, a city in China, is still fightin
As the post-COVID-19 era opens, the demand for travel is soaring. On June 4, the weekend followed by Memorial Day, more than 40,000 travelers visited Incheon International Airport. According to the Korea Tourism Organization, the number of Koreans who traveled abroad in April increased more than thr
The 54th student council REBOOT held its first school event ‘The week of getting back a daily life’. The purpose of this grand event was to restore “the lost daily life taken by COVID-19”, as face-to-face classes are held in earnest and COVID-19 regulations are eased. At this event held from May 25
2022's Sixth Holy spirit essay contest took place from May to June. The topic was about how we are going to solve job issues. You may submit it in the form of a book review, a critical review of a piece of literature, movie or culture, or write a thesis. To participate, you have to be a student in K
The Konkuk Foundation celebrated its 91st anniversary on May 12, 2022. It has continued this tradition for a long-time in numerous fileds including education since Dr. Yoo Seok-chang founded a public hospital in 1931. It is an educational foundation that currently incorporates with Konkuk University
On May 13, the ceremony for the 76th anniversary of the foundation of Konkuk University was held in Prime Hall inside the Student Union Building. President Jeon Young-jae said in the commemorative address, “Along with the development strategy “PIONEER KONKUK 2025”, KU will make an effort to fulfill
The president of the United States signed the “Uyghur compulsory labor protection law” on December 23, 2021. The law prohibits importing products manufactured from Xinjiang Uyghur1) in principle unless confirmation from United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is provided, which guarantees
Since April last year, Russia has built up troops in the Ukrainian border region and has been continuing the invasion crisis for a year. Russia is intensifying the Ukrainian crisis is that the West is helpless in military disputes on the Ukrainian border. Eastern Ukraine, where Russia built up troop
On January 7, 2022, McDonald's in Taiwan temporarily suspended the sale of hashed potatoes. Some stores at McDonald's in Japan also stopped selling hashed potatoes for a while. On January 3, KFC in Kenya announced on Twitter that it has run out of French fries. This so-called shortage of potato prod
Turkey currently has the lira as its official currency unit. The lira which was traded at the 7.4 lira level per dollar in early 2021, is traded at the 13.57 lira level per dollar in 2022. It means that the value of the lira has fallen by about 45 percent in a year. The decrease in the lira’s value
After two years of online class, Konkuk University finally decided to abrogate the current COVID-19 prevention measures and operate most classes face-to-face starting this semester. Accordingly, many changes have been made to KU’s existing COVID-19 prevention policy. Among these changes, this articl
Dr. KU (Doctor Ku) AI tutor system has implemented in Feburary 24, 2022. for freshmen. Dr. KU AI tutor system is a system that helps freshmen diagnose whether they have appropriate learning skills before taking liberal arts courses or major courses. It will help in customizing basic learning skills
As 2022 freshmen enrolling progress is almost close to an end, many events for freshmen were opened by each college. Freshmen welcoming event is originally one of the traditional schedules in universities. However, due to the spread of COVID-19, most offline events could not be held in 2020 and 2021
On March 21, Konkuk University Media held a public hearing for two Genreal Student Association (GSA) candidates, REBOOT and Dashi. Due to COVID-19 situation, the public hearing was held online on YouTube channel of school’s Academic Broadcasting System (ABS). The public hearing for the 54th GSA was
The new year, 2022 has already come. 2022 is the year of the black tiger, and there are several institutional changes in Korea. Especially, there seem to be many changes in policies focusing on strengthening welfare and safety this year. Let us look at figure out what changes are in 2022.1. Introduc