Korea University
고려대학교[1][2]
Motto:	자유, 정의, 진리 (自由, 正義, 眞理) (Liberty, Justice, and Truth)[3]
Established:	1905
Type:	Private
President:	Ki-Soo Lee
Faculty:	3,158 (2005)
Students:	37,276
Undergraduates:	25,626 (2005)
Postgraduates:	11,650 (2005)
Location:	Seoul, South Korea
Campus:	Urban
Colors:	Crimson
Nickname:	Godae(KU)
Mascot:	Tiger
Website:	www.korea.ac.kr (Korean), www.korea.edu (English)

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The university was founded in 1905 as a modern higher education institute. A university is an institution of Higher education and Research, which grants Academic degrees in a variety of subjects Higher education is Education that is provided by universities, vocational universities, Community colleges Liberal arts colleges It currently consists of 81 academic departments in 15 colleges and 75 research institutes, and has over 30,000 students at undergraduate and graduate levels.

As a part of efforts for globalization in Korea University, the educational exchange program in KU has been concluded with foreign universities, listed in the reference, worldwide. ^[5]

History

Korea University was founded in 1905 as Bosung College during the final years of the Kingdom of Joseon when Korea was compulsively annexed by Japan. Korea under Japanese rule refers to the period between 1910 and 1945 when Korea was forcibly annexed by the Japanese Empire. Bosung College was the first modern institution for higher education in Korea. Mr. Hae-Uoung Shin was the first College President. As an academic institution of nationalistic origin, it was regarded as a symbol of national pride during colonial period(1910-1945). In 1932,Sung-su Kim undertook the college faced with financial crisis due to relentless interference by Japanese colonial government, and established Jung Ang Academy foundation to fund the college. The name changed in 1946 to 'Korea University' when three more colleges were founded and the institution became formalised as a university. The first president of the current university was Sang-Yoon Hyun.

During the current Sixth Republic of South Korea under the influence of civilian presidents, the university has begun reaching out to other academic institutions around the world. The Sixth Republic of South Korea is the country's present-day government A programme to modernise and expand the university has been initiated, involving the construction of Central Plaza in 2002, the largest underground parking facility in South Korea.

The current president is Dr. Ki-Soo Lee.

Reputation

Domestic

Korea University is one of the top three universities in South Korea, one of the so-called "SKY" schools in Korea. The acronym is formed from the first initials of the three most prestigious and highly selective universities in Korea: Seoul National University, Korea University, and Yonsei University. Seoul National University ( SNU) is a national Research university in Seoul, South Korea. Korea University is particularly well-known for its nationalistic origin in the colonial age, while Yonsei University and Seoul National University had been founded with aims at missionary ideals of Christianism and post-colonial statist modernization respectively. It is also famous for its excellent quality of legal education. In 2003, the number of graduates and undergraduates from the College of Law of Korea University only who passed the annual bar exam accounted for 151 out of a total passer number of 905. [1] Admissions into the universities are highly competitive because a degree from one of the SKY schools is regarded as a ticket to success and honor in Korean society currently. ^[6] In 2007, the Korean Ministry of Education, after assessing domestic MBA programs, named Korea University as the top MBA program in Korea ^[7].

International

Korea University was ranked 150th in the world in October 2006 in a survey by The Times Higher Education Supplement,^[8] an improvement on the ranking of 184th place in 2005, when the Social Sciences department ranked 66th, and Liberal Arts ranked 89th. Times Higher Education ( THE) formerly The Times Higher Education Supplement ( THES) is a magazine based

The Korean Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development announced that Korea university ranked 153rd in the world and 4th in Korea, based on the number of published papers in Science Citation Index journals ^[9], ^[10]. According to the Academic Ranking of World Universities by Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China, Korea University ranked in the range of 301-400th ^[11]. The Academic Ranking of World Universities is compiled by Shanghai Jiao Tong University ’s Institute of Higher Education and includes major institutes of higher education ranked The business programs at Korea University also obtained international recognition by acquiring Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) certifications in both undergraduate- and graduate levels and European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) for the first time in Korea, qualifying for what are considered to be two of the world's highest regarded certifications for business educational assessment. The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB was founded in 1916 to accredit schools of business worldwide while the first accreditations took The European Quality Improvement System (or EQUIS) is a School accreditation system ^[12]

Euh Yoon-dae, the then president of the university, started a scheme in 2003, named the "Global KU Project", which intends to put KU in the world’s top 100 universities. The project involves utilising student exchanges, increasing the amount of courses taught in English to 30%, and building the International Summer Campus. ^[13].

Internationalisation

In 2003, Korea University was recognised for outstanding achievement in internationalisation. This evaluation of 121 domestic universities was conducted by the Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development and included a competitive application process and strict on-site inspections. KU received high marks for its emphasis on the standardisation of English through expansion of English-mediated courses and innovative projects for globalisation. In 2006, Joongang Ilbo which is one of the major Korean newspapers put Korea University to the 2nd rank in the most globalised Korean universities, only behind KAIST. ^{[14] [15]}

Athletics

The rivalry of Korea University and Yonsei University, the top two private institutions in the nation, is nationally renowned. These private universities are proud of and renowned for their spirit, traditions, and the gold balance of academics and athletics. So intense is the rivalry between them that the crimson-attired supporters of Korea University identify the league as the “Ko-Yon Games,” while Yonsei members in blue transpose the two syllables as "Yon-Ko". Five events: (baseball, basketball, hockey, rugby union, and soccer) are held every year. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered ^[16]

Academics

Colleges

College of Law

College of Business Administration : Korea University Business School

College of Liberal Arts

College of Life sciences and Biotechnology - Life Science, Biotechnology, Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering

College of Political Science and Economics - Political Science and International Relations, Public Administration, Economics, Statistics

College of Science - Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Earth and Environmental Science

College of Engineering - Electronic and Electric Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanics, Architectural Engineering

College of Medical Science

College of Education

College of Nursing

College of Art and Design

College of Information and Communications

Division of Journalism and Mass Communication

Division of International Studies

College of Health Sciences

Notable alumni

• Lee Myung Bak: former mayor of Seoul and current President of the Republic of Korea. Lee Myung-bak (ˈliː ˈmjʊŋˌbæk or Korean) (born December 19, 1941) is the tenth and current President of South Korea The mayor of Seoul is the head of government for Seoul, the capital and largest city of South Korea. The President of the Republic of Korea is according to the Constitution head of state chief executive of the government and commander-in-chief of the armed forces
• Oh Se Hoon: the current mayor of Seoul
• Choi Tae-won: Chairman of SK Corporation
• No Hwe Chan: the current member of the National Assembly(Gukhoe). Oh Se-hoon (born January 4, 1961, Seoul, South Korea) is the current Mayor of Seoul. The mayor of Seoul is the head of government for Seoul, the capital and largest city of South Korea. SK Group ( Hangul: SK그룹 에스케이그룹 is the 3rd largest conglomerate ( Chaebol) in South Korea. The National Assembly of South Korea is a 299-member Unicameral Legislature. a member of KDLP
• Kim Seung Yoo: Chairman of Hana Financial Group
• Young-Kee Kim: Deputy Director of Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab), winner of Ho-Am Prize. The Democratic Labor Party (DLP is a Left-wing nationalist, Socialist political party in South Korea, established in January 2000 Hana Financial Group Inc is a South Korean Holding company whose flagship subsidiary is Hana Bank, the third largest bank by asset value in South Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory ( Fermilab) located in Batavia near Chicago, Illinois, is a U
• Lee Hak Soo: Vice-chairman of Samsung Group
• Hwang Young-Cho: Gold medalist in marathon, Summer Olympics in Barcelona (1992)
• Chang Ha Sung: Pioneer of small shareholder activism in Korea and founder of Korea Corporate Governance Fund or "Chang Ha Sung" Fund
• Gil-Sung Park: sociology professor
• Hong Myung-Bo: FIFA World Cup 2002 Bronze Ball Winner
• Cha Bum-Kun: MVP of the Bundesliga in 85~86 season
• Chung Eui-sun: President of Kia Motors
• Kim Yong-ok, philosopher
• Sung Si Kyung, singer
• Kim Suk Ki: Founder, President & CEO of Silicomtech, current professor in the College of Engineering. The Samsung Group ( Korean:, Samsung Guerup) is South Korea 's largest company or Chaebol and the world's largest conglomerate Hwang Young-Cho (born March 22, 1970) is a former South Korean athlete, winner of the marathon race at the 1992 Summer Barcelona ( Catalan bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish baɾθeˈlona is the capital and most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia Gil-Sung Park ( Hangul: 박길성 born May 9, 1957 in Myungju Gangwon-do, Korea) is a prominent Korean Sociologist Sociology (from Latin: socius "companion" and the suffix -ology "the study of" from Greek λόγος lógos "knowledge" Hong Myung-Bo (born February 12 1969 in Seoul) is a former South Korean footballer. Cha Bum-Kun, (born May 22 1953 in Hwaseong, Korea) is a Korean football manager and former player nicknamed Chung Eui-sun (born October 18 1970) also spelled Chung Eui-son, is a South Korean businessman Do-ol is the pen name of the contemporary South Korean philosopher Young-Oak Kim (sometimes given as Doal Kim Yong-ok or Tool Kim Yong-ok Sung Si Kyung (성시경 (born April 17, 1979) is a K-pop ballad singer
• Hong, Junepyo : a representative of Congress

Location

The Anam Campus of the University is located at the following bearings: 37°35′30″N 127°1′45″E / 37.59167, 127.02917, which, when entered into Google Earth and viewed from a height of 2000m, will show the campus in its entirety. Google Earth is a Virtual globe program that was originally called Earth Viewer and was created by Keyhole Inc, a company acquired by Google in 2004

• Two stations on Line 6 of the Seoul Subway, Korea University Station (고려대역/Goryeodaeyeok) and Anam Station (안암역), serve Korea University. Seoul Subway Line 6 of the Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation cuts across northern Seoul in a U-shape The Seoul Metropolitan Subway is one of the most heavily used Rapid transit systems in the world with well over 8 million trips daily on the system's ten lines (total figures Korea University Station is a subway station on the Seoul Subway Line 6. Anam Station is a subway station on the Seoul Subway Line 6. This station is located between the Korea University Anam Campus and the Korea University Anam Hospital
• Korea University Anam Campus is served by these buses:
  • 100, 144, 163, 273, 1017, 1111, 7211, Seongbuk 20, Seongbuk 21 (Anam campus main gate)
  • 100, 144, 163, 273, 1111, 1212, Seongbuk 04 (Colleage of science, Korea University Anam Hospital)

Gallery

The main building and the main gate	A snowy view nearby the main building	The central square in KU	Main entrance of Hana Square centered in Science Complex
A nightview inside the Hana Square Entrance	An aerial view of the partial Science Complex in KU	The 1st Life Sciences Building in KU	The 2nd Life Sciences Building in KU
The 3rd Life Sciences Building in KU	Asan natural sciences building	Engineering the 1st building	The 2nd Engineeing building
The Special Research Bldg in the Science Complex	A hill behind the science library	A snowy view of Hana Square in the science complex	The Centennial Memorial Hall in KU
The LG-POSCO Business Administration Building	The Korean Pavilion in KU	The International Pavillion in KU	Inchon Memorial Hall
The Western Pavillion, one of the liblaries in KU	The Business Administration old Building	A new building for College of Law	The Central Library
The Graduate School Library	The Science library	One of the three university hospitals, in which medical school resides	The Lyceum Building in which convenient facilities are located
The CJ House, a residence hall	Symbol of KU, the tiger statue	Ko-Yon Games	The global logo of KU. Seoul Buses are public transit buses operated by the Seoul Metropolitan Government
The centennial memorial emblem of KU.	The traditional Korea University Shield, used in domestic representation of the university.

References

See also

• List of Korea University people
• Education in South Korea
• List of colleges and universities in South Korea
• List of Korea-related topics

External links