| Korea University | |
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| 고려대학교 (高麗大學校) | |
Seal of Korea University |
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| Motto | Libertas, Justitia, Veritas |
| Established | May 5, 1905 |
| Type | Private |
| President | Kim Byung-chul (18th) |
| Academic staff | 3,570 (2008) |
| Students | 24,351 (2010)[1] |
| Undergraduates | 17,977 (2010)[1] |
| Postgraduates | 6,374 (2010)[1] |
| Location | Seoul, South Korea |
| Campus | Urban |
| Former names | Bosung College (1905-1921) Bosung Professional College (1922-1945) |
| Colors | Crimson |
| Athletics | Football, Rugby, Baseball, Basketball, Ice Hockey |
| Nickname | Anam Tigers |
| Mascot | Tiger |
| Website | www.korea.edu (English) www.korea.ac.kr (Korean) |
| Korea University | |
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| Hangul | 고려대학교 |
| Hanja | 高麗大學校 |
| Revised Romanization | Goryeo Daehakgyo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Koryŏ Taehakkyo |
Korea University (Korean pronunciation: [goryeo or koryo], officially in Korean: 고려대학교; in Chinese character: 高麗大學校) is a prestigious nonsectarian, private research university located primarily in Seoul, South Korea, and one of the SKY universities, a historical acronym used in South Korea to refer to Seoul National University, Korea University, and Yonsei University. Founded by Lee Yong-ik in the present-day town of Susong in 1905, the school moved to Anam in 1934. The university is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in South Korea.[2]
KU is a comprehensive research institution consisting of sixteen undergraduate colleges and twenty graduate divisions,[3] ranked 191st in the world in 2010 by QS World University Rankings.[4] In 2008, the École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris rated Korea University 12th out of 350 higher education institutions in the world based on their second edition of its Professional Ranking of World Universities, which measure the efficiency of each university to generate business professionals.[5] Korea University's undergraduate programs are among the most selective in the country and its alumni are widely considered to be one of the powerful interest group in South Korea. The university is notable in South Korean history for being the first educational institution to offer academic programs in various disciplines, such as law, economics, and journalism.[6][7] Korea University is particularly well known for its College of Law, which is widely considered to be one of the most prestigious undergraduate law programs in South Korea.[8] Korea University also has auxiliary educational facilities such as the Institute of Foreign Language Studies, the Institute for Continuing Education, the Institute of International Education, and the Center for Teaching and Learning. There are 115 research institutes, including the Battelle@KU Laboratory, the Ilmin International Relations Institute, and the Center for Information Security Technologies.
Admission to the College is highly competitive and decisions are based on the completeness of the applicant's preparation and scores in the South Korean College Scholastic Ability Test. In 2010, KU received 75,009 applications for undergraduate education and admitted 4,586 (6.05 percent) of the applicants. The student body consists of over 17,000 undergraduate students and 6,000 graduate students. The university’s academic breadth is extensive with its 56 departments and has over 1,400 full-time faculty members.[9] The Korea University Alumni Association consists of 280,000 university graduates.
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Korea University was established on May 5, 1905 as Bosung College by Lee Yong-Ik, Treasurer of the Royal Household. The first College President was Hae-Uoung Shin. As an academic institution of nationalistic origin, it was regarded as a symbol of national pride during colonial period (1910–1945).
Bosung College had to endure many hardships before the Korea University of today came into being. Shortly after Bosung College was established, the "Korea-Japan Protocol" was signed, and Lee Yong-Ik, founder of Bosung College, went into exile to lead the resistance movement against Japan. His exile created financial hardship for the institution. Fortunately, however, the first financial crisis was overcome when Sohn Byong-Hee, a leader of Chundokyo, a nationalist, religious and political movement at the time, took over the management of the institution.
By 1929, the foundation once again faced a serious financial crisis as a result of the worldwide recession. Kim Sung-Soo came to the rescue when he became the president of the College in 1932. At that time, Kim was managing the Choongang Middle School and the Dong-A Ilbo, a daily newspaper.
In June 1932, Kim Sung-Soo took office as President of Bosung College and in 1934 the main building was completed on a 63,000-pyeong area of land located in Anam-dong. Construction of the library started in 1935 in commemoration of the thirtieth anniversary of the founding of Bosung College and was completed two years later. In July of the following year, a large athletic field, one of the largest in Asia in those days, was added to the campus. Kim Sung-Soo, as President, made every effort to develop Bosung College into the first genuine Korean university. Unfortunately, his hope did not become a reality because of Japanese colonial interference. In April 1944, the Japanese colonial government forced Bosung College to change its name and placed it under the thumb of the Japanese authorities.
Following Independence in 1945, the status of Bosung College was elevated to that of a university comprising three colleges, Political Science and Law, Economics and Commerce, and Liberal Arts. Hyun Sang-Yun, the first president, initiated an expansion of the campus by purchasing forest and land. In June 1949, Korea University awarded its first bachelor degrees and in September of the same year, the graduate school was established. Yu Chin-O, the fourth president, continued to expand Korea University with the establishment of the Division of Science within the College of Liberal Arts, as well as a fourth college, the College of Agriculture.
In June 1961, the present Liberal Arts building (Seokwan) was completed. Various facilities were also completed such as the museum, the agriculture laboratory, the greenhouse, and other buildings for student services. In the same year, an experimental farm of about 1,680,000 pyeong was added to the facilities. In addition, the Science and Engineering Departments were equipped with laboratories and instruments. In December 1963, the Graduate School of Business Administration, the first of its kind in Korea, was established. In October 1965, Yu Chin-O retired after fifteen years of service as the fourth president of Korea University and was succeeded by Professor Lee Chong-Woo as the fifth president. After 1966, Korea University continued to expand with a gradual increase in the number of departments within the College of Science and Engineering and in the College of Agriculture. The Graduate School of Education was also founded. More facilities, including the new annex buildings, the General Education Building (Kyoyangkwan), and the Mass Communication Building (Hongbokwan), were added.
In October 1970, Dr. Kim Sang-Hyup, professor of political science, was appointed as the sixth president, succeeding Lee Chong-Woo who retired in September of that year. In December 1971, a major reorganization of Korea University took place. In accordance with the long-term development plan, all Woosuk University colleges, including Medicine, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Law and Economics, Junior College of Allied Health Sciences, as well as Woosuk University Hospital, were completely integrated into Korea University. In June 1972, the Business Administration Building (Kyoyangkwan) was completed to accommodate the College of Commerce and the Graduate School of Business Administration. In December of the same year, the College of Education was established.
In April 1975, President Kim Sang-Hyup was succeeded by Cha Rak-Hoon who became the seventh president. In December 1976, the College of Commerce was renamed the College of Business Administration. The Graduate School of Food and Agriculture was established in January of the following year. In December 1977, the College of Science and Engineering were separated into the College of Science and the College of Engineering. In addition, the new Central Library, the largest of its kind in South Korea at that time, was opened in March 1978. In July 1983, Medical School and hospital were expanded and reorganized into the Korea University Medical Center, which then included four new hospitals: Haewha, Guro, Yeoju and Ansan. In September 1983, the Science Library opened as the center for science and technology research and was at that time the largest and most modern building on the campus.
In June 2001, Korea University concluded a joint academic program with the University of British Columbia in Canada. The Korea University Lyceum was completed and SK Telecom made a significant contribution in the same month. In July, the Division of International Studies and the School of Journalism and Mass Communication were founded. In October, Korea University obtained ISO9001 authentication in all educational and administrative areas.
In 2005, Korea University celebrated its Centennial Anniversary on Foundation Day, May 5.
In March, the College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology and the College of Life and Environmental Sciences were integrated into the College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology. At the same time, the Junior College of Health Sciences was abolished and merged into the new highly developed College of Health Sciences.
Currently, Korea University is composed of sixteen colleges and divisions, as well as eighteen graduate schools and eleven auxiliary facilities, including libraries, museum, and press office for public relations.
Korea University's 56 academic departments and programs are organized into 16 colleges and schools:
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The acceptance rate for spring class of 2010 is 6.05% (accepted 4,586 students out of 75,009 total applications). This is a highly selective percentage as only the top elite of South Korean high school students and international students are admitted for admission to the freshman class.
| Statistics, Spring Quarter 2010[10] | ||||
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| Business | 7062 | 293 | 4.14% | |
| Humanities and Social sciences | 21402 | 1384 | 6.47% | |
| Life sciences | 5956 | 302 | 5.07% | |
| Science and Engineering | 15787 | 924 | 5.85% | |
| Medicine | 2384 | 44 | 1.84% | |
| Education | 4219 | 190 | 4.50% | |
| Nursing | 558 | 59 | 10.57% | |
| Health science | 2260 | 279 | 12.34% | |
Korea University is well known for its nationalistic origin in the colonial age, and also for its excellence in law education. In 2003, Korea University law students accounted for 151 out of a total number of 905, who passed the annual bar exam.[11]
In 2008, Korea University ranked 236th in the world and 5th in South Korea by THE–QS World University Rankings.[12] Also ranked 66th for social sciences and 89th for liberal arts. In 2010, KU ranked 40th in the world by QS World University Rankings. The Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development announced that Korea university ranked 153rd in the world and 4th in South Korea, based on the number of published papers in Science Citation Index journals,[13] [14] According to the Academic Ranking of World Universities by Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China, Korea University ranked in the range of 201-300th in the world and 2-4th in South Korea.[15]
The business programs at Korea University obtained international recognition by acquiring Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) certifications in both undergraduate- and graduate levels and European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) for the first time in South Korea, qualifying for what are considered to be two of the world's highest regarded certifications for business educational assessment.[16] In 2007, the Ministry of Education, after assessing domestic MBA programs, named Korea University as the top MBA program in South Korea.[17]
Euh Yoon-Dae, current Chairman of President’s Council on National Branding, Steering Committee of Korea Investment Corporation (KIC), and former President of Korea University (15th) from 2003–2006, drastically changed the image of Korea University, a change symbolized by the adoption of red wine over the traditional rice wine. He started with the strengthening of educational competence by doubling the publication requirements required for faculty promotion and raising the ratio of the classes taught in English to 35% of all courses taught. He also ensured that core liberal arts classes are taught by full-time faculty and required every student except those in the Colleges of Engineering and Law to take a double major. He also showed a peculiar passion for building dormitories for Korea University students at the University of British Columbia in Canada and the University of London in the UK, signing academic exchange agreements with 172 universities overseas, and dispatching 60% of administration staff to the world's top 100 universities for training.[18] Korea University also expanded its international-level facilities. Starting with the Centennial Memorial Samsung Hall, it built state-of-the-art buildings such as Hwajung Gymnasium, Tiger Plaza, and Hana Square and expanded educational and cultural spaces.
In its 2009 edition, JoongAng Ilbo, one of the big three newspapers in South Korea, placed Korea University at 2nd in its ranking of private universities behind Pohang University of Science and Technology.[19] However, considering the meddling of Samsung Group in the University's affairs in the last decade, Samsung-related JoongAng Ilbo's evaluation of the University has to be taken with a proper understanding.
The overall number of International students is expected to be over 2,000 and rising.[9]
Anam campus is divided into four subdivisions. (Science and Engineering, Humanities and Social Sciences, Medicine and Life Sciences, and Health Sciences) It is located in the greater Seoul area that boasts a population of over 20 million. Within a five minute walk from the campus are an array of restaurants, bars, shops, and even a famous Buddhist temple. It takes about 20 minutes from some buildings of main campus to some buildings of science or medical campus on foot. The College of Health Sciences is 15 to 20 minutes away from the main campus by car.
The following is a list of presidents of Korea University.[20]
| Principal | Years as Principal | Name of Institution; Notes | |
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| 1 | Shin Hae-Young | 1905.5 - 1907.11 | Bosung College |
| 2 | Yu Seong-Jun | 1907.12 - 1908.1 | |
| 3 | Shin Hae-Young | 1908.2 - 1909.1 | |
| 4 | Jung Young-Taek | 1909.2 - 1910.6 | |
| 5 | Yun Ik-Seon | 1910.7 - 1919.2 | Korea under Japanese rule |
| 6 | Kim Sang-Ok | 1919.3 - 1920.2 | |
| 7 | Ko Won-Hun | 1920.3 - 1923.10 | |
| 8 | Huh Heon | 1923.11 - 1925.7 | |
| 9 | Park Seung-Bin | 1925.9 - 1920.2 | |
| 10 | Kim Seong-Su | 1932.3 - 1935.4 | |
| 11 | Kim Yong-Mu | 1935.6 - 1937.4 | |
| 12 | Kim Seong-Su | 1937.5 - 1946.1 | |
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| 1 | Hyeon Sang-Yun | 1946.8 - 1950.10 | Korea University; Ambassador to the United States[21] |
| 2, 3, 4 | Yu Jin-Oh | 1952.9 - 1965.10 | |
| 5 | Lee Jong-Wu | 1965.10 - 1970.9 | |
| 6 | Kim Sang-Hyeop | 1970.10 - 1975.4 | |
| 7 | Cha Rak-Hun | 1975.6 - 1977.6 | |
| 8 | Kim Sang-Hyeop | 1977.8 - 1982.6 | |
| 9 | Kim Jun-Yeop | 1982.7 - 1985.2 | |
| 10, 11 | Lee Jun-Beom | 1985.3 - 1989.7 | |
| 12 | Kim Hui-Jip | 1990.6 - 1994.6 | |
| 13 | Hong Il-Sik | 1994.6 - 1998.6 | |
| 14 | Kim Jung-Bae | 1998.6 - 2002.6 | President of the Academy of Korean Studies |
| 15 | Euh Yoon-Dae | 2003.2 - 2006.12 | Chairman of the Korean Academic Society of Business Administration[22] Chairman of the KB Financial Group[23] |
| 16 | Lee Pil-Sang | 2006.12 - 2007.2 | |
| 17 | Lee Ki-Su | 2008.2 - 2011.2 | |
| 18 | Kim Byoung-Chul | 2011.3 - |
With the opening as Kyoung-sung Women's Medical College in 1938, it was later renamed and annexed as Seoul Women's Medical College in 1948, College of Medicine Woosuk University in 1967. The school was merged with Korea University in 1971, named Korea University College of Medicine. In 1983, the Korea University Medical Center, KUMC, was formed and its first director of the center was inaugurated. Korea University Medical Center has been performing the duty of university hospital, such as called education, research and treatment, and also participating in voluntary work in world-disaster areas as well as disadvantaged areas in South Korea. Korea University Medical Center is a comprehensive medical institution that includes three medical centers, including Anam, Guro and Ansan, as well as three graduate schools, Health & Science University, ten laboratories and specialized centers. Korea University has achieved the highest level of health care process in the world by acquiring JCI certification.[24]
Korea University offers scholarships, fellowships and awards under the auspices of the Korea University Foundation, established in 1905.[25] Close to 245 institutional scholarships, totaling more than 11.5 billion won, are available to Korea University students. Funds have been made available for these programs through the generosity of donors who wish to support the continuing educational efforts of our students. Scholarships are established as either endowed or restricted, in accordance with the wishes of the donor. Scholarships are awarded to students based on criteria such as matriculation status, school and department affiliation, financial need, academic achievement, grade point average and expected graduation date.[26]
The rivalry between Korea University and Yonsei University, the country's top two private schools, is nationally renowned. There is an annual fall sports festival between the two colleges. Since 1956, the annual Korea-Yonsei University Friendship Games has served as the most hotly contested collegiate rivalry in South Korea. Five events: Football, Rugby, Baseball, Basketball, Ice Hockey are held every year.[27]
In 2011, out of the five sports, Korea University won three (basketball, rugby, soccer), drew on one (ice hockey), and lost one (baseball).
In addition to the current President of the Republic of Korea Lee Myung Bak and the previous Mayor of Seoul Oh Se-hoon (Grand National Party), Korea University has produced numerous South Korean prime ministers, members of the national assembly(currently 24/299 members of the national assembly), governors, and politicians. More than 2,765 lawyers in South Korea have graduated from the University's undergraduate colleges.[28] Among the notable alumni of Korea University have come prominent businessmen, athletes, scientists, doctors, researchers, and those that have gained national fame in their respective fields. Chey Tae-won, current Chairman of SK Group, is a 1983 graduate of the College of Science. 2009 World champion and 2010 Winter Olympic gold medalist figure skater Kim Yu-Na is currently enrolled at the College of Education. 2010 Miss Korea's Jung So-Ra was admitted to the university in 2011. In 2009, the university claimed approximately 280,000 living alumni.[29] 2011.12.01 A new school president is elected. He is Jongchan Park who created Kopas,Korean Universtiy community website
On October 31, 2011, a senior sociology major female student was run over by one of the many shuttle buses that run through the campus. She was looking at her phone while crossing the street and so did not notice the shuttle bus that was incoming. She tripped, trying to avoid the bus, and the driver of the bus did not notice her thus running her over. She was rushed to Anam Hospital but died en route. Unfortunately, many students witnessed the accident and a memorial service was held in front of the law building where she passed away. [30]
The Anam Campus of the University is located at the following bearings: , which, when entered into Google Earth and viewed from a height of 2000m, will show the campus in its entirety.
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