Korea University, founded in 1905, is widely acknowledged as one of the country’s oldest, largest and top-ranked universities in Korea. Its reputation for quality is based on excellence in teaching, research and service to Korean society. Eminent faculty, outstanding students and internationally recognized research programs all contribute to Korea University’s academic fame. As a major comprehensive university, KU offers a rich variety of courses in liberal arts and sciences as well as in all professional fields, including law, medicine and business administration.
Korea University is also a leader in the development of international education programs. Having KU global campuses located around the world has allowed KU to leverage key partnerships for student exchanges as well as special educational experiences. In addition to sending over 1,200 students abroad each year on student exchanges, KU welcomes 4,500 international students consisting of short-term visiting students as well as 2,000 degree-seeking students.
KU is nationally recognized for its commitment to teaching and academic excellence. The university’s academic breadth is extensive with its 81 departments in 22 colleges and divisions, and 23 graduate schools and it has over 1,700 full-time faculty members with over 95% of them holding Ph.D. or equivalent qualification in their field. KU has particularly strong
Humanities and Asian Studies Departments along with the Graduate School of International Studies(GSIS). KU is also renowned for its professional schools of Law, Medicine and Business Administration.
In research, KU is an internationally recognized leader with over 136 research centers, including the East Asiatic Research Centre and the Korean Cultural Research Centre. Furthermore, Korea University Business School (KUBS) was the first business school in the country to have acquired both European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) accreditation, in combination with the accreditation granted by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).
Unlike many universities in Korea, KU prides itself not only in being a progressive and globally conscious institution but one that plays a role in preserving and developing Korea’s unique culture.
Korea University is a private institution that was founded in 1905. Originally called Bosung College, the university received its current name in 1946. The South Korean university has two campuses – one in Seoul and another in Sejong – located about 80 miles from each other. The Seoul campus is the larger of the two; more than three-quarters of the university’s students study there. Tuition is the same for domestic and international students, and some university- and government-sponsored scholarships are available for non-Korean students. University housing is available, and residences for international students include the CJ International House and the Anam Global House. Foreign students can participate in a buddy program and a language partner program to help them better acclimate to life on campus.
The university has undergraduate colleges and graduate schools that offer studies in a variety of subjects, including the liberal arts and sciences. It also has professional graduate schools, such as a law school, business school and school of medicine. The university is affiliated with the Ansan, Guro and Anam hospitals. Korean is the primary language of instruction, though some courses are offered in English. The academic divisions that offer the most English-taught courses are the Division of International Studies and the Korea University Business School. The university’s academic calendar is semester-based. Korea University’s research institutes include the KU Biodefense Research Institute, the Brain and Motivation Research Institute and the Research Institute for Information and Communication Technology.
23,037Korea University was the nation's first university funded and administered solely by Koreans. The university was founded in 1905 by Lee Young-Ik, Treasurer of the Royal Household, whose idea and vision was that only by educating the younger generations could Korea secure its independence and grow and prosper as a nation. For one-hundred years now, Korea University continues to maintain the spirit of its founder. Today, the university strives to educate its students to become effective citizens, highly capable in their chosen fields, who will dedicate themselves to serving the nation and world to the best of their abilities.
Korea University is home to over 33,000 students from all parts of the nation and ever corner of the globe. Students at the university are enrolled in eighteen colleges and divisions, and eighteen graduate schools, ranging from the Humanities to Engineering and Science, the East Asiatic Research Center, the Korean Cultural Research Center, and the recently established inter-disciplinary Graduate School of International Studies.
The university also has highly regarded professional schools of Law, Medicine, Engineering, and Business Administration. In addition, the university maintains a fine teaching hospital, Korea University Hospital, which provides excellent medical care for its patients, and trains student doctors and nurses who will serve the nation and the world in the years to come.
The university's spacious and wooded campus of over 182 acres is in the heart of Seoul in the An-Am neighborhood and is convenient to subway and metro bus lines. The architecture of the campus is in the Gothic style of Middle Ages Europe. Inside the majestic buildings students enjoy learning in comfortable, attractive classrooms and modern, up-to-date laboratories. In addition, fully equipped computer centers are located all over campus. For the students' convenience and relaxation, there is the new Central Plaza with restaurants, coffee shops, a book store, and study rooms.
The university faculty numbers more than 1,10095 percent of whom hold a Ph.D., or the highest degree in their fields. Although many faculty members have achieved international reputations through their scholarly work and research, itis their teaching that most distinguishes them and the university, and benefits the students. All of the faculty share the commitment of bestowing on the students of Korea University an education of the highest quality that will prepare the students to be leaders and innovators in their fields of endeavor.
Korea University achieved much in its first one-hundred years, but this is only a beginning. As the university continues to attract highly capable and deserving students and provide them with the best educational opportunities possible, the university also strives to maintain itself as not only one of the best universities in Korea and in Asia. The goal of the university is to be nothing less than to be one of the great universities on Earth.
