Kangwon National University
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| Motto: | Inquirere Veritatem Ex Praxe (Korean: Sil-Sa-Gu-Si) translation, "seek for the truth from reality, seek for the very truth to enable us to renovate the world as it should be from the world as it is.". |
| Established: | June 14, 1947 |
| Type: | National (Public) |
| President: | Hyun Sub Choi |
| Faculty: | 700 |
| Staff: | 559 |
| Students: | 23,881 |
| Undergraduates: | 21,152 |
| Location: | Chuncheon and Samcheok, Gangwon, South Korea  |
| Campus: | Suburban (3 km²), |
| Colors: | Green and Blue |
| Mascot: | Blue Bear |
| Website: | www.kangwon.ac.kr/english |
Kangwon National University (KNU) was established in 1947 in Chuncheon, Kangwon province, South Korea. As one of the ten major national universities in South Korea, Kangwon National University serves as the flagship educational institution of Kangwon-do.
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[edit] History
Initially established as an agricultural college, Kangwon National University has steadily added colleges to the University encompassing a full spectrum of academic fields. KNU expanded in 1997 adding a medical degree program and in 2000 a University Hospital. A law school was added to the University's graduate schools in 2002. In 2006, KNU merged with Samcheok University, adding the colleges of Veterinary medicine and Information Technology to KNU's existing colleges.
[edit] Organization
KNU comprises 19 colleges with 93 departments and five graduate schools.
[edit] Undergraduate colleges
- College of Business Administration
- College of Engineering
- College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
- College of Animal Resources Science
- College of Art and Culture
- College of Law
- College of Education
- College of Social Science
- College of Forestry Sciences
- College of Pharmacy
- College of Medicine
- College of Humanities
- College of Natural Science
- School of Bio Technology (BT)
- School of Information Technology (IT)
- School of Veterinary Medicine
- Division of Sport Science
- Interdisciplinary Program
[edit] Graduate schools
- Graduate School
- Specialty Graduate School
- Graduate School of Education
- Graduate School of Business and Public Administration
- Graduate School of Industrial Technology
- Graduate School of Information Science
- Law School
[edit] Enrollment
Current enrollment stands at nearly 20,000 undergraduate and graduate students. KNU's academic schedule is based on the semester system with the spring semester starting in March.
[edit] University life
Known as the Swiss Alps of the Orient,[citation needed] Chuncheon affords its residents a wealth of recreational activities. Nearby Lake Chuncheon offers water skiing and boating facilities as well as several islands on the lake. Hiking in the nearby mountains and snow skiing are less than an hour's reach from the university.
