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Off to The Land of the Morning Calm

After a busy winter term at alma mater Faculty of Economics @ University of Ljubljana, I am off to Korea for a visiting position at Kyungpook National University, one of the best Korea’s national universities. I will be giving a Knowledge Management and Knowledge Management Systems course to 3rd and 4th year undergraduate students of College of Economics and Business Administration.

I am more than looking forward to the experience. According to Wikipedia, Republic of Korea is one of the world’s most technologically and scientifically advanced countries; it is the only country in the world having nationwide 100Mbit/s broadband internet access, full HDTV broadcasting, DMB, WiBro and 3G HSDPA. Couple of days ago, Samsung SDI introduced a world’s first 31-inch organic LED display which is only 4,3mm thick and consumes less than half the power needed for regular LCD. Korea is currently the most wired nation in the world, with 90% of homes connected to broadband internet. Korea is a global leader in electronics, computers, digital displays, mobile phones and hightech gadgets, headed by the two chaebols, Samsung and LG. It is world’s largest shipbuilder, has the 3rd biggest steel producer (POSCO), and is the 5th biggest automobile manufacturer. The world’s first cloned dog, SNUppy, comes from Korea, too. Besides the cultural experience, all this will definitely make up an exciting visit.

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