| Kookmin University | |
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| 국민대학교 | |
Emblem of Kookmin University |
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| Motto | 이교위가(以校爲家) |
| Motto in English | Higher and Broader |
| Established | September, 1946 |
| Type | Private |
| Chairman | Han Jongwoo |
| President | Lee Sungwoo |
| Academic staff | 819 (2010) |
| Admin. staff | 321 (2010) |
| Undergraduates | 13,468 (2009) |
| Postgraduates | 4,093 (2009) |
| Location | Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, South Korea |
| Campus | Urban |
| Mascot | Double Dragon |
| Website | english.kookmin.ac.kr/ (English) www.kookmin.ac.kr (Korean) |
| Kookmin University | |
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| Hangul | 국민대학교 |
| Hanja | 國民大學校 |
| Revised Romanization | Kukmin Daehakgyo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kook'min Taehakkyo |
Kookmin University (hangul:국민대학교, hanja:國民大學校) is a private university located in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, South Korea.
Kookmin University currently includes an academic family of 22,000 students, about 800 faculty members and 350 administrative staff. Since its establishment in 1946, approximately 60,000 students have been graduated from Kookmin University.
Kookmin University includes the College of Humanities, the College of Engineering and 12 other colleges. The university includes a Graduate school which consists of three Professional Graduate Schools and ten Special Graduate Schools. Kookmin, by number of students, is the 6th largest university in Seoul.
Kookmin University is a prominent university in Korea. In the fields of Design, Architecture, Automotive Engineering, Techno-Design, Social Science and various other academic disciplines, Kookmin University has developed programs that meet or exceed the highest national standards.
The College of Design held the first rank in three fields and the second rank in two fields among a total of 5 fields as a result of a nationwide assessment in 2007 in South Korea. Reflecting its excellent achievement, the College has been ranked among top 3 departments in Korea with Seoul National University and Hongik University.
Kookmin University's Graduate School of Techno Design, which was established with the view of nurturing "design human capability of world level", has been selected for the BK (Brain Korea) 21 project. The Techno Design School's interdisciplinary connection and expertise in educational-industrial cooperation is expected to create synergy with the "UIT design".
In the Joongangilbo University Ranking 2011, School of Economics has achieved the position of 3rd in Korea.The College of Business, Social Science and the School of Architecture enjoy a high reputation as well. Kookmin University is currently owned by the SsangYong Group, which bought the university in 1959.
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Kookmin University was established by the cabinet members of the Shanghai Provisional Government while the Korean government was in exile under the Japanese Occupancy. As soon as Korea gained its independence, they felt the urgent need to train leaders to rebuild the nation, and meeting that need has been the longstanding vision of Kookmin University. One of the founding members of the university, Ikhee "Haikong"Shin, became the first president of the university. He later went on to serve the country as the first House Speaker of the National Assembly.
In 1959 Kookmin University overcame a variety of obstacles imposed by the contemporary political situation. It was at that time that Sunggon "Sungkok" Kim, the founder of the SsangYong Group, took over the foundation. His educational philosophy was to bring up leaders necessary for the modernization of Korea. Since then, Kookmin university has endeavored to do this.
Surrounded by the Bukhansan National Park, Kookmin University boasts a clean and green environment complemented by the most up-to-date educational facilities.
Presently, Kookmin University consists of 23,000 students, 700 faculty and 300 staff members. There are 13 colleges and 14 graduate schools at Kookmin University.
While preserving traditional values that have yielded success, Kookmin University strives to educate women and men to be creative, open-minded and principled professionals who can serve not only the nation but the global community, too.
Kookmin University's academic programs are organized into Undergraduate Colleges, Graduate Schools, Professional, and Special Schools.
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Kookmin University invites more than 100 exchange students from 17 sister universities annually. At Kookmin University scholarship is granted to exchange students. 800,000 Won per semester is awarded to incoming exchange students up to 2 semesters. Student dormitory will be assigned for exchange students and the dormitory fee can be waived according to the agreement between two universities.
Despite its relatively short history, the program which puts emphasis on the Korean language and cultural studies is continuously evolving as one of the largest programs. Especially the previous Korean Language Center is incorporate and expanded to the Institute of International Education in 2009 to improve cultural diversity of Kookmin University by developing various education programs for foreigners and local students. In the nine years of the Korean Language Program, over eight hundred students from more than ten countries have successfully completed the course of study. The Regular Intensive Program was newly introduced in 2006. Experienced teachers efficiently exploit a variety of teaching methodologies and resources and the classes are divided by skill level into Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced classes, and maintain a small classroom environment of less than fifteen students per class.
Bugak campus(Kookmin University, Seoul) is located in the North Seoul area. Within a five minute walk from the campus are an array of restaurants, bars, shops, and even the Bukhansan National Park. It takes about 10 to 15 minutes from Bugak campus to Daehangno and Gireum Station by car.
Sungkok library was founded as a book department at the opening of Kookmin University in December 1946. The book department gradually grew into a library and moved to its current location in the Jeongneung-dong building in 1971. The library continued to expand and improve facilities, and a new space was built with the support of the SsangYong Group, and was named after its founder Kim Sunggon, also known as Sungkok. Its operation system is open-access to raise efficiency. The library has a huge data base and has 7 million books, multimedia data, 2000 kinds of internal and external scholarly journals, 50000 kinds of foreign journals (21 DBs), 1300 or so kinds of local online journals, 52000 or so kinds of e-Books, and 2700 seats in cubicles. It greatly contributes to the academic atmosphere of Kookmin University.
Myungwon house is affiliated with Kookmin University and has been designated as Seoul Folklore National Treasure No.7. Originally, this house was the residence of Han Gyu Seol, who was the Mayor of Seoul and the Minister of Political Affairs during the late Joseon dynasty. In 1980, on the verge of demolition due to the urban redevelopment of central Seoul, it was donated by the family of the former owner, Park Joon Hyuk, to the late Myungwon Kim Mee Hee, and then reconstructed at the present site adjacent to Kookmin University. The spatial hierarchy of the various courts shows the structure of living spaces for the upper class. This house is being utilized as a space for the education and experience of traditional Korean culture. It especially focuses on teaching the traditional Korean tea ceremony.
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