RISE Anchor Program Receives Top Tier in First-Year Evaluation

Dual-Campus Anchor Programs secure top ratings from Gyeonggi Province and Seoul Metropolitan Government in the 2025 RISE Annual Evaluation
Validates Kyung Hee’s leadership in regional innovation while establishing a robust springboard for Year Two expansion

Developing Light-Triggered, Biodegradable Electronic Medicine

Joint research team led by Professor Sung Hun Jin of the Department of Information Display
Near-infrared wireless electrostimulation platform published in Nature Electronics (IF: 40.9)

A Trailblazer’s Spirit from the Class of ’58 Inspires the Next Generation

Kyung Hee Hosts Book Review Contest for Alumnus Jung Sup Seo’s Autobiography
Alumnus Seo’s 90-Year Journey Serves as a Turning Point for Students Finding Courage in Uncertainty

Pioneering Personalized Therapies for Medulloblastoma

Medulloblastoma reclassified into seven distinct subgroups via integrated proteogenomics
Paves the way for improved prognostic prediction and subgroup-specific targeted therapies

Preparing for the AI Era: Kyung Hee University Secures Project for Semiconductor Core IP Design

Five-year project places semiconductor design at the center of AI computation challenges
“We will cultivate professionals in semiconductor design specializing in analog and power management circuits”

Professor Younghyun Lim of the Department of Electronic Engineering has been awarded the "Semiconductor Core IP Design Specialist Training" project. Running for five years through 2031, the initiative aims to cultivate master’s- and doctoral-level industrial talent to advance strategic semiconductor sectors and establish a sustainable cycle of high-skilled talent development and utilization.

From Water Quality to Carbon Capture: Seeking Environmental Solutions with AI

Reimagining Urban Tourism: Smart Tourism Cities’ Competitiveness Index

Research team validates the STCCI index across 51 global cities, ranking Seoul 9th overall
New framework integrates tourism, urban systems, and digital technologies to evaluate smart tourism cities

Seeking Solutions for Sustainable Food Packaging

Interview with Professor Jun Tae Kim of the Department of Food and Nutrition, selected as a 2025 Kyung Hee Fellow (Research)
Research focuses on active and intelligent packaging to enhance food freshness
Focus placed on developing bioplastic-based packaging materials that integrate safety and sustainability

Editor’s Note: Every year, Kyung Hee University selects faculty members who have demonstrated outstanding achievements in education and research as "Kyung Hee Fellows (Research/Education)." The professors designated as 2025 Kyung Hee Fellows (Research) have delivered innovative research results across their respective fields. Among them, Professor Jun Tae Kim of the Department of Food and Nutrition has led the Food Processing and Packaging Laboratory, developing next-generation packaging materials that integrate nanotechnology and biomaterials. We spoke with Professor Kim about his research milestones and future plans.

Kyung Hee University Hosts Leadership Seminar to Align Strategy and Execution

University shares core objectives including student success, educational innovation, and administrative/financial reform
Participants seek strategies to strengthen organizational execution and collaboration in the era of AI transition

Expanding Education from Space Science to Space Exploration

Kyung Hee launches the Space Exploration Convergence Major for the 2026 academic year
Integrates space science, electronics, and mechanical engineering across the full lifecycle—from mission design and payload development to orbital operations and data analysis

Editor’s Note: To cultivate visionary talent equipped with the multidisciplinary expertise demanded by today’s complex society, Kyung Hee University offers innovative convergence majors that integrate curriculum across two or more academic disciplines. The university currently operates 19 convergence majors across its dual campuses, with the additions of Sustainable Future Studies and Space Exploration for the 2026 academic year. In this special series, we sat down with the academic directors of these newly established programs to discuss their educational visions and course frameworks. In this second installment, we spotlight the Space Exploration Convergence Major, an interdisciplinary program that bridges space science and engineering to prepare students for real-world space mission design and execution.