SUNhas turned 10 years old. As one of its founders, I am filled with deep emotions. When SUN was born a decade ago, there were many expectations, but also concerns about the future of this organization. Over the past 10 years, SUN has grown into a promising international organization with 87 member universities across 28 countries and 65 cities along the land and maritime Silk Roads connecting Asi...

‘Wherever the art of medicine is loved, there is also a love of humanity’ One of the most well-known physicians of ancient Greece and possibly of all time.  Hippocrates was born on the Aegean island of Kos during the fifth century, during which a plethora of great personalities lived in Athens and contributed significantly in many fields of modern science and art. Being in...

Hello, I am Sewon Park from SUN Security. I am currently studying abroad in Egypt as an exchange student. As a Korean student coming to a country located almost on the opposite side of the world, I have experienced many cultural differences. Among them, I would like to share the most meaningful experience I had.   The day I left Korea for Egypt was the beginning of Ramadan. Ramadan is t...

This is a summary of one of the articles from Webzine SILKROADIA VOL.4 NO.1. To read more, please download our Webzine and read "Afghanistan - The Forgotten Heart of the Silk Road in Asia" written by Spozhmai Salma Stanakzai. The author begins the story with how humans have traveled the world for various reasons at different times. Sometimes they traveled for trade or to escape...

  This is a short summary of one of the articles from Webzine SILKROADIA VOL.4 NO.1. For more specialized information, please download our Webzine, and read "A Witness to Violence: Atiq Rahim" written by Cameron Shirvani Steiner, an Film Studies student in the Dodge College of Film & Media Arts at Chapman University in Orange County, California, USA. “Language i...

This is a short summary of one of the articles from Webzine SILKROADIA VOL.4 NO.1. For more specialized information, please download our Webzine and read "Sigiriya: the Eighth Wonder of the World" written by Amali Ranavi Thanthrige, member of 'Youth as Researchers' program of  UNESCO and working as a youth climate activist.   Sigiriya is located in Matale Dist...