Professor Yoonkyung Lee, who joined the Crop Science major of the Department of Agricultural and Biological Resources this year, describes herself as “a researcher who develops new rice varieties that improve eating quality and can respond to climate change.” Using omics and population genetics as primar...

We interviewed Professor Yoenuk Kim, who recently joined the major in Rural Systems Engineering at Seoul National University. As the agricultural and regional systems sector gains increasing attention through convergence with cutting-edge technologies, we had the opportunity to learn not only about Professor Kim&rsq...

On September 25, 2025, the GHAN International Workshop was held at the Faculty Club of Seoul National University. GHAN is a global high-tech agriculture network platform that was proposed and established in Korea in 2019 by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations...

On July 25, 2025, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) at Seoul National University held a dean inauguration ceremony at Building 201. The event marked the conclusion of Professor Pahn-Shick Chang’s distinguished four-year tenure as the 27th and 28th Dean, and celebrated the appointment of...

Expanding the Boundaries of Entomology – Professor Park Il-Kwon of Seoul National University Receives the 13th Songjeong Entomology Award Professor Il-Kwon Park of the Department of Forest Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Seoul National University, has recently been honored with the ...

– SNU Startup Team REVITA Unveils New Possibilities for Smart Agriculture On May 22, the student startup team REVITA from Seoul National University (SNU) won the grand prize at the final round of the 2025 Global Student Startup Challenge (GSSC). Amid growing global concerns about aging rural populations, ...

On February 20, 2025, Seoul National University (a national university corporation) and the city of Anyang signed a legally binding Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to open the Gwanak Arboretum to the public and transfer ownership of the national property free of charge. This agreement represents a significant st...

On April 5, Seoul National University held a special environmental program in celebration of Arbor Day. This year’s event went beyond simply planting trees and was organized with the meaningful goal of contributing to a carbon-neutral (Net-Zero) campus. Hosted by the College of Agriculture and Life Scien...

On November 6th, the 30th anniversary memorial ceremony for the late Dean Cho Baik-hyun (華農) and the 32nd Hwanong Award ceremony were held in the conference room of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at Seoul National University. The event was attended by over ten distinguished guests, including t...

On October 10, the inauguration ceremony for the newly reconstructed 75th Building, now named "Convergence Hall," took place at Seoul National University’s Gwanak Campus. This event marked the completion of a three-year reconstruction project that began in 2021, receiving significant attention and suppor...