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Together with Professor Ah Hyeon Koh from the State University of New York, Ajou University Professor Dae Shik Kang (Department of Mechanical Engineering) succeeded in developing a sensor that analyzes sweat and reports health conditions when attached to the skin.The research was conducted by a joint team from Ajou, the State University of New York, and Northwestern University, and the findings were published in Science Translational Medicine, an international academic journal, under the title “A Soft, Wearable Microfluidic Device for the Capture, Storage, and Colorimetric Sensing of Sweat.”Sweat contains various chemical substances that indicate the health condition of an individual. The density of glucose and chloride ions can help diagnose diabetes and cystic fibrosis, respectively. The degree of dehydration within the body can also be measured by sweat acidity (pH).The research team created several channels within a sensor that are just hundreds of micrometers (㎛, one millionth meter) long each and can collect sweat. It then inserted substances that change color with the density of glucose, chloride ions, and hydrogen ions, etc., within the channels.Professor Kang explained, "For example, the channel that measures pH is light orange when sweat is at pH 5.0 and it turns green when the pH becomes strong alkaline at pH 8.5."Being three centimeters in diameter, the circular sensor does not make one feel uncomfortable when attached to the body because it is 700㎛ thick and weighs only about three grams. In addition, it can be stretched like flexible medicated patches on the skin.Measurement data can be transmitted to a smartphone through the Near Field Communication chip in the top part of the sensor and the application analyses the changing colors and shows users what they mean.One of the researchers said, "This sensor will help athletes or soldiers easily and accurately understand their health conditions during exercise and is expected to develop into a new system for preventing diseases."
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Ajou's President takes the lead in student career guidance and asks for support from University officials [16.11.22]< President Dong Yeon Kim gives a lecture at an 'Ajou Hope' subject class designed to help freshmen recognize the importance of career planning. >< A scene from Career Mentoring with the President on November 22nd involving three student participants >Ajou University President Dong Yeon Kim continues to meet extensively with students to help them explore their careers. The meetings are part of efforts to promote the University's 'Cheer Up Change Up Project,' which is aimed at effectively supporting students in finding jobs and exploring careers.At 1:30 p.m. on November 22nd, President Kim gave a lecture in Woncheon Hall Auditorium at an 'Ajou Hope' subject class, which is part of the Early Awakening stage under the Project. It is designed to help students recognize the importance of career planning in their early days at the University and it was introduced earlier this year for freshmen in the Department of Chemical Engineering and the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. During the lecture, President Kim mentioned the 'Paradox of the Right Answer,' in which people consider all the choices other than the right answer to be wrong, and said, "I ask that you are not confined to the framework of the right answer, but think in a creative and critical manner with diverse possibilities in mind." In addition, he suggested that they have consideration for others based on the 'After You' mindset and do not hesitate to take on challenges in doing what they want to do.President Kim then participated in a mentoring session with students at the Creative University Job Center. Launched on November 7th, 'Career Mentoring with the President' is an opportunity for Ajou's students or graduates to discuss their career-related issues with the President. The Colleges take turns holding mentoring sessions. After the first session for the College of Social Sciences on November 7th, the second one on the 22nd was initially arranged for students in the College of Humanities. But, the three participants were from the Department of Industrial Engineering and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, who discussed finding jobs, entering graduate schools, and other career issues for about 90 minutes.President Kim said, "All Ajou people should be interested in providing tailored career-related support for individual students. In particular, it is important for the University head office and the departments to work closely together to achieve this," adding, "There needs be a perception that the University will share extensive responsibilities relating to students' career planning and their employment."
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Dean Beom Jin Lee of Ajou's College of Pharmacy receives the Grand Service Award of the Republic of Korea[16.11.22]Dean Beom Jin Lee of Ajou University's College of Pharmacy (pictured above) received the Award in the Medicine & Drug category at the 2016 Ceremony for the Republic of Korea True Service Award, which was held at 2 p.m. on November 22nd in the National Assembly Memorial Hall.Launched last year, the Republic of Korea True Service Award presents awards to those who practiced the spirit of sharing and service for their communities, the country, and all humanity in the nine categories of economy, science, human rights, laws, education, medicine & drug, regional development, social contribution, and culture, sports, and the arts. The award ceremony is hosted by the relevant organizing committee (Chairman Hee Moon).The award winners were selected based on their contributions to the development of the nine respective areas including the national economy.The Medicine & Drug category where Dean Lee received the Grand Award was the most competitive due to the number of candidates that were considered.
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Ajou's students win the Grand Award at the University Student Presentation Contest hosted by the Korea Institute of Construction Engineering and Management (KICEM)[16.11.22]< The award winners pose for a picture. From the far right are Jae Hyeon Kim, Eui Jun Kim, Jin Woong Yang, Professor Hee Sung Cha, Yeon Ju Lee, and Su Yeon Lee.>Ajou University students from the Department of Architectural Engineering received the Grand Award (the Award of the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport) in the Competition Category at the University Student Presentation Contest. The event was hosted from November 11th to the 12th by the Korea Institute of Construction Engineering and Management (KICEM) and held at Inha University.The award-winning team consisted of leader Jae Hyeon Kim, Eui Jun Kim, Su Yeon Lee, Jin Woong Yang, and Yeon Ju Lee from the on-campus academic society FACE (Frontiers of Architectural Construction Engineers) under the Department of Architectural Engineering. The academic presentation competition had two categories, the Academic Paper Posters and the Competition. The Competition category included four sub-categories: Ideas, Cost Management, Process Management, and PBL. Ajou's students participated in the Ideas sub-category.The University team’s presentation was on applying 'noise cancellation' technology to construction sites and its technological methodology, which aims to reduce construction-site noise by using the destructive interference effect. This method can dramatically reduce construction-related noise by producing offsetting noise with the proper volume and characteristics based on analysis.Jae Hyeon Kim said, "Professor Hee Sung Cha encouraged us to participate in the contest when the members of our society were not sure." He went on to say, "I would like to thank the professors from the Department of Architectural Engineering for their full support," adding, "I am very happy that we have received the top award after so much hard work. It was possible because all of the team members fulfilled their missions. I am grateful for them."
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Ajou's Graduate School of International Studies holds an international symposium to celebrate its 20th anniversary[16.11.21]Ajou University's Graduate School of International Studies held an international symposium to celebrate its 20th anniversary. The symposium was held on Friday, November 18th, in Yulgok Hall's Video Conference Room under the theme "Making Sates Work in a World after Globalization."The event began with a keynote address by Endowed Chair Professor Jae Chang Park from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies. Session 1 was attended by relevant experts and Session 2 involved students from the Graduate School. In Session 1, Professor Suk Ki Kong from Seoul National University's Asia Center and Dr. Tanwie Gilbert (Korea University, International Studies) gave presentations and Professor Tae Wook Huh from KAIST and Professor Erhan Atay (Suleyman Sah University, Turkey) participated in discussions. Session 2 featured presentations by students from the Graduate School with diverse nationalities, including Ecuador, Uzbekistan, Cameroon, and Cambodia.Dean Jay Ick Lim of the Graduate School said, "I am pleased to hold this second international symposium after the first one that marked the 10th anniversary of our school. Over the past two decades, our school has contributed to fostering talents with expertise in international affairs and I look forward to its continued development and the next symposiums celebrating our 30th and 40th anniversaries." He went on to say, "Graduates of our school returned to their home countries and are now working at local governments and companies, etc. They are contributing to improving South Korea's international competitiveness due to their improved awareness of our country."< A scene from Session 1>< A scene from Session 2>
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The Unification Education Center for Southern Gyeonggi Province holds the bimonthly lecture on unification[16.11.15]The Gyeonggi Unification Forum, which is co-hosted by Ajou University and the Unification Education Center for Southern Gyeonggi Province, was held on November 9th at the University's Paldal Hall. During the forum, Deputy Director Bong Hyeon Cho of the IBK Economic Research Institute gave a lecture entitled "Spreading Markets in North Korea and Our Preparation for Unification."Deputy Director Cho said, "There can be changes in North Korea and its markets, which may lead to unexpected unification," adding, "Therefore, unification is not optional but essential."The Gyeonggi Unification Forum features bi-monthly lectures by renowned people and is being hosted by Ajou since it was designated as the Unification Education Center for Southern Gyeonggi Province. There are a total of 17 Unification Education Centers across the country, which are selected by the Institute for Unification Education under the Ministry of Unification. They are responsible for unification-related education as the educational hubs of their respective communities.Earlier, on November 7th, the "Unification Lecture for the Public – Daily Life in the North" was held in Dasan Hall Auditorium at the University. It was an opportunity for the participants to better understand what is happening in the daily lives of North Koreans. The event was open to foreign students and citizens as well as the University students through podcast.
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A workshop to improve Ajou's capabilities is held for one night and two days[16.11.11]The '2016 Workshop to Improve Ajou University’s Capabilities' was held from November 11th to the 12th at KB Ingenium located in Yeonghwa-dong, Suwon. It was attended by President Dong Yeon Kim, Executive Vice President for Industry-Academia Cooperation Kyung Hee Choi, Dean of Graduate School Joong Soon Jang, deans of colleges, vice presidents, and directors of departments from the University.The first day of the workshop featured a topical discussion, in which Director Hyun Jung Kim of the Department of Mechanical Engineering gave a presentation. Director Kim said, "We will maximize the capabilities of our department by strategically concentrating on the areas where we have leadership."Participants then discussed how to raise the University's competitiveness through strengthening departmental abilities and how to promote research activities, etc. The discussions were so heated that the session took longer than the planned time.On the next day, the participants talked about the changing environment for universities and Ajou's strategies to address the changes. Issues that were discussed included the financial policies of the University, strategies for different evaluations, an applicant-friendly admissions policy, globalization, and tasks to advance the graduate schools, etc.President Kim emphasized, "Dramatic changes are taking place in the environment related to universities," adding, "We should take a holistic approach rather than a fragmented one to be prepared for these changes."
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Ajou opens the 'Research Center for Futuristic Combat Systems Network and Technology'[16.11.10]The Research Center for Futuristic Combat Systems Network and Technology (Director Jae Sung Lim) was launched on November 10th with the opening ceremony.The ceremony was held at 3:30 p.m. in Dasan Hall Auditorium and in front of the College Academic Building, with Minister Myoung Jin Chang of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) and President In Ho Kim of the Agency for Defense Development (ADD), and President Dong Yeon Kim, Professor Tae Young Kim (former defense minister), and Director Jae Sung Lim from Ajou University participating.It began with a progress report on the Center, followed by the presentation of the letter of commissioning, welcome remarks by President Kim, congratulatory addresses by DAPA Minister Chang and ADD President Kim, an introduction of the Center, and the signboard hanging, etc.DAPA assists selected universities and government-invested research institutes to establish the Centers to secure essential defense-related technologies and induce excellent research talents to participate in defense-related research and development. Ajou's research center will play a central role in bringing together research talents from the domestic academic world, developing original technologies necessary for defense-related applied research, and building researcher capabilities. Thirteen universities, including Ajou, Korea University, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology, and Soongsil University, are participating in the project.President Kim said in his welcome remarks, "Ajou has strong expertise in the field of defense. I expect that the Research Center will create synergy with the capabilities of our relevant departments and research institutes," adding, "I promise that the University will provide full support for the project."In his congratulatory address, Minister Chang said, "DAPA plans to invest 11.1 billion won in this Research Center over six years through 2020 to secure original tactical network technologies customized to South Korea. They include transmission systems combining manned and unmanned combat structures, telecommunication signal processing to deal with communication disruption from the enemy, and new-media-based transmission technologies to prepare for the future theater of war."It was followed by a congratulatory address by ADD President Kim, in which he said, "I would like to congratulate Ajou on the opening of the Research Center and we will not spare any assistance for smooth research activities."
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A delegation led by the Chairman of China's SIAS International University visits Ajou to discuss bilateral cooperation[16.11.10]A delegation led by Chairman Shawn Chen of China's SIAS International University visited Ajou University on November 9th to discuss bilateral cooperation.The delegation was welcomed by Chairman Ho Seok Choo and Executive Director Yeong Hyeon Lee from the Daewoo Educational Foundation and Dean Moon Sook Yoo of the College of Nursing and Vice President for International Affairs Byung Chun So from Ajou University.Established through a partnership between China and the U.S., SIAS International University is known to have an educational system that best meets global standards in China. Chairman Shawn Chen said, "SIAS is a young university. Like Ajou, it is striving to become a prominent university in Asia. We would like to have exchanges with Ajou's College of Engineering and College of Nursing," adding, "We are also interested in establishing dual degree courses in undergraduate and graduate schools, along with cooperation in Korean language education, which we are working to designate as a second foreign language."Chairman Choo said, "Ajou has been pursuing globalization as an important goal. I look forward to mutual cooperation in the related fields between our two universities, considering that our School of Medicine, College of Nursing, and University Hospital are at the highest level in South Korea." Dean Yoo of the College of Nursing said, "Nursing has similar operational systems around the world," adding, "It is a great idea for our two universities to begin with short-term exchange programs for students and professors."
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Ajou signs an MOU with Inter-American Development Bank for the first time with an international agency[16.11.09]On the afternoon of November 8th, a signing ceremony was held for Ajou University and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) for their agreement on mutual cooperation and the two sides discussed specific areas for exchanges. The MOU is the first that the University has concluded with an international agency, and for IDB, it was the first time it has entered into a partnership with a South Korean university.The IDB delegation consisted of Manager Ana Maria and Senior Advisor Roberto Manrique.The two sides discussed sending Ajou's students to IDB for internships (two students in both summer and winter), Central and Latin American countries inviting students for training, and dispatching students from Central and Latin American countries to Ajou for the inbound After You program, etc.Upon request from the IDB delegation, the University arranged a meeting at 4 p.m. in Dasan Hall, in which President Dong Yeon Kim, Manager Ana Maria, and about 30 Korean and foreign students participated. During the meeting, Manager Ana Maria introduced IDB and discussed various topics, including advice for students looking to enter international agencies and various issues and challenges for Central and Latin American countries.Manager Ana Maria said, "The purpose of our visit is to invite the University to join us in working for social development. IDB would also like to share the values pursued by Ajou."
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