Seoul National University

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Seoul National University
Emblem of Seoul National University
Motto Veritas lux mea
(Latin: The truth enlightens me.)
Established 1946
School type National
President Dr Un-Chan Chung
Location Seoul, , South Korea
Campus Urban
Enrollment 20,000 undergraduate,
10,000 graduate
Faculty 1,900
Mascot
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Official website www.snu.ac.kr

Seoul National University is a major university whose main campus is located in Seoul, South Korea. It is globally regarded as the most prestigious institution of higher education in the country, and it routinely recruits the highest-scoring students in the annual South Korean university entrance examinations. According to The Chronicle of Higher Education, Jan 2005, Seoul National University boasts the second largest number of Ph.D. alumni resident in the United States during 1999-2003, trailing only The University of California, Berkeley.

The university's English name translates its former Korean name, "Gungnip Seoul Daehakgyo" (국립 서울 대학교); but the university's name in the Korean language is now simply "Seoul Daehakgyo" ("Seoul University").

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History

Seoul National University was founded on October 15, 1946 by merging 10 schools around Seoul area based on "The law concerning the foundation of Seoul National University" (국립서울대학교 설립에 관한 법령).

The schools merged were:

  • Gyeongseong University (경성대학교)
  • Gyeongseong Law College (경성법학전문학교)
  • Gyeongseong Industrial College (경성공업전문학교)
  • Gyeongseong Mining College (경성광산전문학교)
  • Gyeongseong Medical College (경성의학전문학교)
  • Suwon Agriculture College (수원농림전문학교)
  • Gyeongseong Business College (경성경제전문학교)
  • Gyeongseong Dentistry College (경성치과의학전문학교)
  • Gyeongseong Education College (경성사범학교)
  • Gyeongseong Women Education College (경성여자사범학교)

The first president was Harry B. Ansted.

The college of law was founded by merging the law department of Gyeongseong University with Gyeongseong Law College (경성법학전문학교).

The university's second president was Lee Chunho(이춘호, 李春昊), who served from October 1947.

The university absorbed Seoul College of Pharmacy (서울약학대학) in September, 1950, as the College of Pharmacy. This had previously been a private institution. [1]

During the Korean War, the university was temporarily merged with other universities in South Korea at Pusan.

Originally, the main campus was located on Daehangno (University Street) in the Jongno-gu District. Most parts of the university relocated to a new campus in Gwanak-gu in 1975. The campus in the Jongno-gu District is now the medical campus, referred to as the Yongon Campus.

Undergraduate colleges

  • College of Humanities
  • College of Social Sciences
  • College of Natural Sciences
  • College of Nursing
  • College of Business Administration
  • College of Engineering
  • College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
  • College of Fine Arts
  • College of Law
  • College of Education
  • College of Human Ecology
  • College of Veternary Medicine
  • College of Pharmacy
  • College of Medicine
  • College of Dentistry

Graduate schools

  • Graduate School of Humanities
  • Graduate School of Social Sciences
  • Graduate School of Natural Sciences
  • Graduate School of Engineering
  • Graduate School of Education
  • Graduate School of Agriculture
  • Graduate School of Medicine
  • Graduate School of Public Administration
  • Graduate School of Environmental Studies
  • Graduate School of Public Health

Location

  • Gwanak Campus, the main campus, is located on the southern part of Seoul. It is served by its own station on Line 2 (the Green Line) of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway.
  • Yeongeon Campus (the medical campus), is located in downtown Seoul.
  • Suwon Campus (the agricultural campus), is located in Suwon, about 40 km south of Seoul. The agricultural campus moved to Gwanak 2004 autumn.

Notes

  1. ^  "연혁". SNU College of Pharmacy website (in English). URL accessed on July 24, 2005.

References and further reading

  • Seoul National University. "Seoul Daehakkyo 40nyonsa."(The 40 years history of Seoul National University) 1986.

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