The Woosong Herald

Thursday, September 29, 2011

TJB-Solbridge - The National English Speech Contest

2:41 PM editor.wsherald No comments

The National English Speech contest sponsored by TJB (Daejeon Broadcasting) and SolBridge International School of Business will be held soon. The entry fee for the contest is free and there are no requirments on the speech topic. Students in groups of 1 to 4 people are required to make a project document and a presentation by themselves.

In the preliminary contest, a project document, a video presentation, and a word file of some type of explanation is judged. In the final contest, a 10-minute presentation using a projector is judged which is followed by 2 to 3 questions from judges to the team. One individual and one team will receive the grand prize of ₩2,000,000 and ₩3,000,000 respectively. The next two teams will receive the second place prize of ₩1,000,000 each. Three more teams will receive ₩500,000 for third place and four additional teams will receive a gift for fourth place.

Contestants can download the official application online at http://www.tjb.co.kr from August 10th to September 23rd. The finalists will be announced on September 25th and will compete at SolBridge International School of Business on October 8th.

Through this contest, students can improve not only their English, but also build teamwork skills and enhance their ability to capture an audience's attention, and considering the prize money, it’s worth a shot.

I-Seul Ko is currently a Woosong Student

Cheers to Our Proud Athletes

2:37 PM editor.wsherald No comments

The Woosong annual soccer contest is taking place this September. The winner will be decided through a tournament style system with open starting rounds, a final 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals and lastly the final match. The contest will last all month and there is a one million won prize money up for grabs. The quarterfinals will be on September 7th and 8th and the final will take place on September 30th at the Woosong Festival.

This along with the Fall Festival is one the largest activities at Woosong because all departments participate in this contest. While the boys sweat and play for passion, girls are often found cheering them on. All players need the continued support of the fans.

Hopefully soon we will see the start of the girls' contests. It would be great to see the girls play with the same passion that the boys play. This way virtually all students can participate in this contest. Best of luck to all competitors!

Hye In Lim is currently a Woosong Student

Department of Railway Vehicle System Engineering

2:35 PM editor.wsherald 6 comments

Our department, the Department of Railway Vehicle System Engineering, teaches a depth of technology about Railroad Rolling Stock. It is a core and important part of Railway transportation systems. It has professors who are experts in railway vehicle system, driving, and safety. They teach students a lot of knowledge based on academic and working-level experience. Besides through placement, students enter upon a profession and they can work as soon as they graduate.

The biggest pride of our department is the Woosong Diset railway academy. This is the third in the Korea, followed by Korail, and Seoul Metro. Also, this is the first institute of Korea University that was allowed by the Ministry of Land.

Also, professors provide training on the basis of experience that are both academic and operational. This institution promotes exclusive (high-priced) equipments that have simulated driving functions using training instruments, basic function stimulated training instruments and computer-assisted education training systems.

Also, it is adjoined with an urban railroad controller education training institution by means of Woosong university. At first, Woosong was the only university designated for this educational institution training a locomotive engineer and a railroad controller. With this, Woosong is unparralled and pacesetting in the field of railroad and the Department of Railway Vehicle System Engineering is playing a leading role in Woosong.

Students at Woosong Diset Railroad Academy complete lessons in about 5 years. Then, students can take a electric rolling stock class 2 license test that is given at a traffic safety corporation. In 2010, Woosong Diset Railroad Academy boasted a high pass rate at 80%.

The rail industry has a great possibility of future development. Therefore we are looking for not only the growth of rail technology but also that of the Department of Railway Vehicle System Engineering which is in the center of Korean rail technology.

Jae Ho Yoo is currently a Woosong Student majoring in Railway Vehicle System Engineering

A 2nd Subway Line Will Be Opening Soon in Daejeon

2:32 PM editor.wsherald No comments

Daejeon Metropolitan City is now planning to open a second metro line in order to solve the city's major traffic problems and satisfy the citizens who don’t already benefit from the existing subway line. The second line is planned to be a looped line around the city and the stations will likely pass through Jinjam ~ Seodaejeon Neogori ~ Daedong Ogeori ~ Jungri Neogori ~ Government Complex Daejeon ~ Yuseong Neogori ~ Jinjam. It will intersect the existing metro line three times.

At first, the city planned to include Sintanjin, but recently opted out because it will already be included in the Chungcheong Train Network Project. It was also decided that the new subway would be a magnetic levitation train. Additionally, the metro line is planned to be both below and above ground (much like the Seoul Metro), which is a nice change for Daejeon metro riders so that they can enjoy the sunshine through the train’s windows. The second metro rail line will begin its construction in 2013, and is set to be completed in 2018.

Yun Jeong Jang is currently a Woosong Student

The Dreaded SOLGEO Curfew

2:12 PM editor.wsherald No comments

“I want to go out after 11pm… ”
“I can not come in if I come back later than 11pm on weekdays…”

Yes, that`s what we have now in SOLGEO-International Resident Hall, a curfew! I know that some students are always complaining about it. But, in my opinion, it is still a necessary policy that we should have in the dormitory.

This summer vacation, I did a large survey about this dormitory type of situation in Chinese University’s.

The results of the research show that around 84% of the domitories in China that I studied don`t have a curfew every night. But one thing we should mention is the dormitories for which I did the survey for are all for Chinese student housing. Actually, it is often the case that Chinese students are not that free-spiriited as westerners. So, it`s common for them to come back to dorm on-time consciously. Just because they don`t have a curfew doesn`t mean that the school doesn`t feel responsible for their safety.

They also have foreign students studying and living there, but they have a special dorm for them. And they have dedicated students or other teachers taking care of them everynight at the same time to make sure they all came back. It`s similar to a curfew.

But here, since SOLGEO is a residence hall with over 600 multi-cultural residents, every country represented has their own behavior and living habbits. We should value different cultures to avoid conflicts at the same time. So, having a curfew is much more important for us to have a unitive rule or policy for all residents so that we can better ensure all of the residents safety and It will be much more convenient for the manager to do their work. The goal for this is to use the least intrusive and the most convenient way to get the most useful results.

All in all, our safety is the primary concern for all of us. So, always be mindful of that. It`s not a useless thing designed to cause trouble for you. But it`s really a useful policy to provide for your safety. Stay safe out there.

Zhang Jing is currently a Solbridge Student majoring in International Business and Finance