Welcome to Canberra, the ‘Bush Capital’. Being the capital city of Australia, Canberra is a small city of 400,000 people surrounded by nature reserves, low mountains, and sparse woodlands (otherwise known as ‘the bush’ in Australia), hence the name ‘Bush Capital’. The most popular story behind how t
This will be one diverting story of how I figured out the greatness of a language that I was disposed to learn on Yeosu Campus of CNU. At first to me, it looked like a big, time-consuming, and testing responsibility to study an intensive Korean language course. I really did not want to do anything i
Mark Twain once said that “the secret of getting ahead is getting started.” If you were looking for a sign to take on that once-in-a-lifetime opportunity or to get going on any project, this is your sign! For the longest time in my life, I let opportunities pass by with little to no regret for doing
Once, Oscar Wilde, an Irish poet said “Experience is one thing you can’t get for nothing.” I truly understand that everything new we get can be a life-time experience that helps us grow, to be better than before and makes us realize who we really are. Undeniably, almost all students crave making the
My story in Korea started in hot June of 2014, when I visited Korea first time for a short month-long language program organized by my university in Moscow. During that time, I could experience many parts of Korean culture and travel to some top destinations. For sure it wasn’t enough for a young cu
Korea is ranked in 34th place in the list of the world’s safest countries 2019 by the Global Finance magazine. This makes many foreigners interested in living and studying in Korea. However, due to recent news of spy-cam porn and female related issues, women may have to consider carefully before dec
David and Goliath is a concept most of us are familiar with. Goliath is a gigantic, arrogant dude who thinks he can rule a country and David, a much smaller guy, changes the rule, defeats the big guy and becomes a king. But one day, Malcolm Gladwell, a New Yorker and journalist came across a paper b
Nowadays the number of Uzbek students who are studying at CNU is growing. Most of my university friends ask me, “Why are there lots of Uzbekistan students?” Every time I try to answer them based on my own reason for entering Chonnam National University. I was always interested in South Korea’s econo
I was honored to take part in the Ho Chi Minh Job Training Program which was organized by Chonnam National University (CNU) from February 20 to February 23 in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. Through this trip, I acquired many useful things not only from Korean employers but also from another alumnus of
On the verge of finishing a master’s degree at the end of last semester, one of my close friends’ research group was on the brink of completion of several research articles and simultaneous experiments. It was a crucial period and a turning point in their research tenure. They had to prepare a strat
At Chonnam National University, team spirit is manifested strongly on the campus through the university curriculum and extracurricular projects. Korean culture encourages teamwork; the university also follows the same path. How about foreign student integration while doing a team project? I am often
Let’s be fair to ourselves and answer the question who am I. Am I amiable or aloof? Think of the academic year. How did you spend it? Did you just sit in your room and not go to hang out with your peers? If yes, then feel sorry for yourself because you did not see what it is like to have a student’s
When I was leaving for a journey towards Korea to start a career in researching as a PhD student, the last parting words of my mother were take care! There were mixed emotions in her words depicting happiness for the achievement and opportunity received by her son with worry about his wellbeing abro
On orientation day, international students were first urged to fill in forms for medical insurance; it somehow suggested the importance of having medical insurance especially for foreign students. At another time, a mandatory health check is required to clear one of communicable disease for dorm adm
To begin with an honest note, I am not a huge K-Pop or K-Drama fan. That being mentioned, K-Drama still happens to be a huge doorway, allowing myself to enter the world of South Korea. It more or less led me to have a glance of the world here, 4690 KM away from home back in India. The very first K-D
Many say that getting a permanent office job in South Korea is difficult even for a native Korean and that it’s amazing that I even managed to secure a job before my graduation. I think it worked out well for me because I am considerably fluent in multiple languages, have a bachelor degree in IT, ha
In every religion, there are written and unwritten rules that religious people should strongly follow. Every religion has their own holy book, for example, Christians have the Bible and we (Muslims) have the Quran. More importantly, in those completely different books there are written rules and thi
You have already taken the 1st step. Going abroad to study is one of the biggest decisions of your life which will lead to your dreams and opportunities flourishing. It is difficult to feel at home in a new place but it is not impossible to create your own compatibility. Korea is a nice place to liv
Student culture plays a crucial role in forming the collective identity of and the integration within a campus. It speaks volumes about a school or university as well as embodying the habits and values that the community embraces. Unlike a national culture, culture created by students is an ever-cha