Talk:Seoul National University

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Its history as an imperial university of Japan is, however, never mentioned at its official site. The site only says that it was established in 1946.

What exactly does this want to say? 1. The University officialy doesn't acknolwdge its orign. 2. The history at the official site is incorrent. 3. Simple omission for human factor? -- Taku 03:46 Mar 16, 2003 (UTC)

I don't know its formal position. What is sure is that it makes no mention of Keijo Imperial University at http://www.snu.ac.kr/engsnu/about/history.htm and other college history pages. But I found few pages mention it, so "never" is inaccurate. BTW, what's "Keijyu"? I've never heard such a word. -- Nanshu 07:39 Mar 16, 2003 (UTC)

SNU is founded by acquiring Geongseoung Imperial University, Geongseoung Industrial College and some more colleges in 1946.

Officially, people in Seoul National University doesn't think its origin is from Geongseoung Imperial University. -- Gene H Park 01:01 April 14, 2004(UTC)

But their linkage is obvious. Keijo Imperial University had 予科, 理工学部, 法文学部 and 医学部. I checked the websites of the SNU colleges corresponding to these departments. Today the College of Law and the College of Medicine do trace back their histories to Keijo Imperial University. SNU can ignore it with a notional operation but it seems difficult to hide the fact when they mention to the details. --Nanshu 02:43, 9 Jun 2004 (UTC)

I think we are talking about the history of Seoul National University. not about the colleges of the Seoul National University. In the wiki page about the colloges of Law or the college of Medicine, we can trace back to the Geongseong Imperial University. But we can't say the origin of Seoul National University is from GeoungSeong Imperial University. -- Gene H Park 07:07 January 17, 2005(UTC)

Perhaps. But it seems to me that you are being especially averse to mentioning the influence of the Japanese on Seoul National University. Somebody reading the article and not already aware of this would not know that the Japanese had anything to do with Seoul National University.

Also, it's really strange to me that we should not mention Keijo Imperial University except in some sub-article about the colleges. First, these articles are nonexistent. The reason is that such articles would probably not of be of much interest as the main article. Second, clearly these early colleges and their forming is highly relevant to the overall history. --Chan-Ho (Talk) 03:48, 28 November 2005 (UTC)

Why someone keeps changing the motto into "The truth is my light?" I know that is the word-to-word translation, but THAT IS NOT conveying the precise meaning of it. --Kerilka

there is a deep and rich history behind SNU, and it is known as the best school in the country. It would be great if the intellectual history of this institution is dealt with briefly in this article. For example, the founding of certain departments at SNU, how they were formed, and how they have been applied as models at other universities in Korea. The role of professors Emeriti such as Kim Won-yong and others should be addressed -- they are giants in the formation of the intellectual base of this country. The Museum at SNU has a rich history as well -- one of the top institutions in the country charged with finding and explaining the origins of Korean people, etc. Noticed that there are people who hang around this article and quickly swoop down on any edits that are made -- not cool. Please read the guidelines for Wikipedia and consider the philosophy of this site. Is SNU really without a history? Have a great day 수고하세요. Mumun 16:58, 15 November 2006 (UTC)