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Hong Jin-Ki Creator Award
The Hong Jin-Ki Creator Award (), sometimes referred to as the Yumin Award (), is given every May to individuals or groups who have achieved creative achievements in the fields of science and technology, social sciences, and culture and arts. The award was made in honor of Hong Jin-ki and is funded and given by the Joongang Hwadong Foundation. Laureates See also * Kyung-Ahm Prize * Korea Science Award References External links The Inchon Memorial Foundation (Korean) {{DEFAULTSORT:Hong Jin-Ki Creator Award South Korean awards Awards established in 2010 2010 establishments in South Korea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pohang University Of Science And Technology
Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) is a private research university in Pohang, South Korea. History POSTECH was established in 1986 in Pohang, Korea by POSCO, a steel company. POSTECH hosted POSCO's Research Institute of Science and Technology (RIST) on campus. In 1994, POSTECH set up the Pohang Accelerator Laboratory (PAL), a 3rd-generation synchrotron light source and now a national facility. PAL-XFEL, a 4th-generation light source X-ray free electron laser (XFEL) was completed in 2016 at the cost of US$390 million, the third of its kind in the world, and will open up new frontiers and research areas in life sciences, materials, chemistry, and physics. Timeline Presidents University rankings In 1998, POSTECH was ranked by ''Asiaweek'' as the best science and technology university in Asia. From 2002 to 2006 ''JoongAng Ilbo'' ranked POSTECH as the leading university in Korea. In 2010, the Times Higher Education ranked POSTECH 28th in the world. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanmi Pharm
Hanmi Pharm Co., Ltd. () is a South Korean pharmaceutical company that is headquartered in Seoul. History 1973 to 2009 Hanmi was founded in 1973 by Lim Sung-ki, who was a pharmacist. It was originally named Lim, Sung-ki Pharmaceutical Co., but it was quickly changed to Hanmi Pharmaceutical. The company originally started selling Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole powder, and would expand to produce Cephalosporin antibiotics in 1985 and injectable Ceftriaxone antibiotics in 1987. By 1988 the company was listed in the Korea Exchange. Hanmi started selling drugs in China in 1996. In 1994, the company began developing Cyclosporin. The company broke the barrier in sales in 1997. The company began moving into the European market in 1998. The company still was developing new drugs, with Paclitaxel in 2000, Itraconazole tablets in 2001, 24-hour controlled-release Nifedipine tablets and a new salt form of Amlodipine in 2004, and an anti-obesity drug using sibutramine mesilate in 2007. Han ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryu Seong-hie
Ryu Seong-hie (; Born November 13, 1968) is a South Korean film art director or production designer. She is best known for her collaborations with renowned directors. She has worked with Bong Joon-ho on ''Memories of Murder'', ''The Host'', ''Mother'', with Kim Jee-woon on '' A Bittersweet Life'', and Ryoo Seung-wan's ''No Blood No Tears'', and with Park Chan-wook on ''Oldboy'', ''I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK'', ''Thirst'', '' The Handmaiden'', and '' Decision to Leave''. Ryu has also worked on several films that achieved record-breaking box office success in South Korea. These include Yoon Je-kyoon's '' Ode to My Father'' (2014), which ranked 4th in the list of highest-grossing films, Choi Dong-hoon's ''Assassination'' (2015), which ranked 8th, and Yang Woo-suk's '' The Attorney'' (2013) which ranked 16th. Each of these films sold over ten million tickets. In 2016, Ryu became the first Korean artist to win the Vulcain Prize for Technical Artistry at the 69th Cannes Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anton Hur
Anton Hur () (born 7 April 1981) is a Korean writer and translator of Korean literature into English. He has translated the works of Kyung-Sook Shin, Hwang Sok-yong, and Sang Young Park, whose ''Love in the Big City'' was longlisted for the 2022 International Booker Prize, and Bora Chung, whose collection of short stories ''Cursed Bunny'' was shortlisted for the same prize. Hur was also the only translator that year to have been longlisted for two translations. Hur was awarded a PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grants for his translation of ''Cursed Bunny''. Hur was awarded a PEN Translates grant to translate ''The Underground Village'' by Kang Kyeong-ae. Biography Hur, a Korean citizen, was born in Stockholm on 7 April 1981. His father worked for KOTRA, a state-funded trade and investment promotion organization of the South Korean government, and he was raised in various countries including Hong Kong, Ethiopia, and Thailand before settling in Korea. As his family did not initial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee O-young
Lee O-young (15 January 1934 – 26 February 2022) was a South Korean critic and novelist."이어령" biographical PDF at LTI Korea Library Although the romanized spelling of the name "이어령" might be Yi O-ryŏng or Lee Eo-ryeong, Lee O-young is the author's preferred romanization according to the Literature Translation Institute of Korea. Life and career Lee O-young was born on 15 January 1934, (other sources say 29 December 1933) in , |
Kyung Hee University
Kyung Hee University (abbreviated to KHU) (Hangul: 경희대학교; Hanja: 慶熙大學校) is a private research university in South Korea with campuses in Seoul and Suwon. Founded in 1949, it is widely regarded as one of the best universities in South Korea. Kyung Hee University is part of the Kyung Hee University System, which offers comprehensive education from kindergarten through graduate school. As of 2020, about 33,000 students were enrolled in Kyung Hee University. The university consists of 24 undergraduate colleges, 1 general graduate school, 13 specialty graduate schools and 49 auxiliary research institutions. The university offers a study abroad program in partnership with 434 sister universities in 69 countries. Kyung Hee University is known for its College of Korean Medicine, which is considered a leading school in traditional Korean medicine and other traditional Asian medical practices. History Kyung Hee University originated in 1949 as Sin Heung Junior Colle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Institute For Basic Science
The Institute for Basic Science (IBS; ) is a Korean government-funded research institute that conducts basic science research and relevant pure basic research. IBS was established in November 2011 by the Lee Myung-bak administration as a research institute, later be a core of the International Science and Business Belt (ISBB) upon relocation of their headquarters from a rented property to their own campus in January 2018 using land reclaimed from the Taejŏn Expo '93 in Expo Science Park. Comprising 30 research centers with 68 research groups across the nation and a headquarters in Daejeon, IBS has approximately 1,800 researchers and doctoral course students. Around 30% of the researchers are from countries outside of South Korea. The organization is under the Ministry of Science and ICT. In 2011, the Korean government announced an investment of more than 2 trillion KRW (roughly US$2 billion) to build a heavy ion accelerator facility, named RAON, in northern Daejeon by 202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
