Konkuk University

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Konkuk University (Korean: 건국대학교, Hanja: 建國大學校) is a private university in Seoul. It is located in the southeastern part of Seoul, near the Han River, and is served by a metro station of the same name. The university possesses accreditation from the South Korean Ministry of Culture and Education. The university emphasizes technology and science majors and research.

The university was founded in 1948 by Dr. Suk-chang Yoo. It originally started as a political science institution known then as The Chosun Political Science School before becoming Konkuk University two years later.

[edit] Stones from Around the World

One of the distinctive features of the Konkuk campus is the large number of stones (about 1.5 meters by 2 meters) from many countries around the world. The main axes of the university are lined, on each side, by these stones, each of which features an inscription--often a motto, poem or quotation from a major literary work--which illustrates something important about the donating country. On the back, there is a translation into Korean, and also into English for non-English language inscriptions. To date, there are nearly 200 of these stones at Konkuk.

[edit] Gallery

Library	Library	Industrial-educational cooperation building	Faculty of Art & Culture
Faculty of Art & Culture	Millennium memory building	Faculty of engineering	Open theater