Korea University of Technology and Education

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The Korea University of Technology and Education, or KUT (Hangeul: 한국기술교육대학교, Hanja: 韓國技術敎育大學校) is a university in Cheonan, South Chungcheong, South Korea. The university was opened in 1992 and its current president is Dr. Byung-suk Chung.

1 History
2 Founding Philosophy
3 KUT symbol
4 External links

[edit] History

Feb. 1992 Renamed as University to Korea Institute of Technology and Education

Mar. 1992 Opened the school, Dr. Nack-Joo Lee took office as the first president

Sep. 1995 Renamed the university to Korea University of Technology and Education

Aug. 1996 Cooperation Agreement with San Jose State University of the U. S.

Nov. 1996 Cooperation Agreement with Michigan Technology Education Center

Mar. 1997 Opening of the Semiconductor Equipment Technology Education Center

May. 1997 Cooperation Agreement with Yonsei University

Nov. 1997 Cooperation Agreement with Toyohashi University of Technology

April. 1998 Cooperation Agreement with California State Polytechnic University Concluded an agreement of mutual corporation with Korea Electronic Telecommunication Research Institute, Korea Automotive Technology Institute, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology and Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials

Sept. 1998 Opened Human Resource Development Institute

Mar. 1999 KUT signed formal agreements with Korea Institute of Industrial Technology(KITECH) for cooperation between academic institutions and research organizations

April 1999 Cooperation Agreement with China Tianjin University

Mar.1999 Establishment of the School of Industrial Management focusing on technology and human resources

Sept. 1999 Opening The Venture Business Incubator supported by Small Business Administration

Sept. 1999 Designated as an exemplary local university of BK21 and a new jobs development university for the 21st century

Oct. 1999 Academy exchanges agreement with China's Tianjin Vocational Technical Teachers' College

Feb. 2000 Won the Best Prize Award in Overall Assessment on the Nationwide-Universities

Mar. 2000 Domestic Academic Exchange Agreement with Korea Basic Science Institute

Mar. 2000 Designated as Triangle of Technology Assistance by SMBA

April 2000 Establishment Agreement of Internet Technology & Education University with Turbo-Tech

June 2000 International Academic Exchanges Agreement with China Yanbian University of Science & Technology

July 2000 International Academic Exchanges Agreement with German Bremen University of Science & Technology

Feb. 2001 Recognized as "The Best University in the field of Electric, Electronics and Information & Communications"

Feb. 2001 Recognized as "The Finance Aid University in the field of Information & Communications (Program Multi-Media)" by the Ministry of Information & Communications

July 2001 International Academic Exchange Agreement with California State Polytechnic Univ., San Luis Obispo of the U. S.

Aug. 2001 Recognized as "The Best University in the field of Educational Innovation" by the Ministry of Education

Sept. 2001 Recognized as "One of Top-Twenty Universities in Korea" by Joongang-Ilbo

Mar. 2002 Dr. Hyung-nam Moon took office as the 4th President

Feb. 2002 The 11th entrance ceremony of KUT

Sept. 2002 Won the Best Prize Award in Assessment on the small-scale Universities

Feb. 2003 The 8th Graduation Ceremony

Mar. 2003 Opened the Techno-HRD Graduate School, Industrial Graduate School

Mar. 2003 The 12th Entrance Ceremony of KUT (919 persons)

Nov. 2003 International Academic Exchange Agreement with University of Technical Education, Ho Chi Minh City

Mar. 2004 Recognized as "Example University of Creative Engineering" by Korea Industrial Technology Foundational (Chungcheong & Honam Province)

Apr. 2004 Cooperation Agreement with Yujin S Tech.

Apr. 2004 Cooperation Agreement with Independence Hall

Apr. 2004 International Academic Exchange Agreement with Binzhou City, China

Jun. 2004 Cooperation Agreement with Hanyang University

Jun. 2004 Won 1 major project & 1 small-sized project by the Ministry of Education and HR in Korea under the project of New University for Regional Innovation(NURI)

Jul. 2004 Cooperation Agreement with CHUNGNAM TECHNO-PARK

Sept. 2004 Won the project 2004 Corporative University

Nov. 2004 Cooperation Agreement with Korea Association of Community Education

Nov. 2004 Breaking ground the 2nd Campus of KUT

Feb. 2005 Assessed as No.4 in Mechanical Engineering by Ministry of HRD

May. 2005 International Academic Agreement with Shandong University at Weihai

[edit] Founding Philosophy

Educational Philosophy KUT's educational philosophy is "Seek Truth from the Facts"

Educational Goal KUT's educational goal is the contribution to national development and mankind's prosperity together with self-realization through the educational system fostering creative thinking and field-focused techniques.

Educational Objective KUT's educational objective is fostering vocational & technical teachers and HRD specialists toward the ability-valued society with the unique technical theory and its extensive and multiple application based on excellent research and teachings.