Korea University

Korea University (KU, Hangul: 고려 대학교; Hanja: 高麗 大 學校, RR Goryeo Dae Hak Gyo) is a university in South Korea. It was established in 1905, which is one of the oldest institutions of higher education nation. The student body consists of more than 20,000 undergraduate and more than 10,000 graduate students. academic breadth of the university is extensive, with its 81 departments in 19 colleges and divisions, and 18 colleges and has more than 1,500 faculty members full-time with more than 95% of them holding Ph.D. or equivalent in their field. The Alumni Association of the University of Korea has more than 280,000 college graduates.

Korea University is a research institution consisting of sixteen undergraduate and graduate institutes twenty divisions. The university is remarkable in the history of South Korea for being the first school to offer academic programs in various disciplines such as law, economics and journalism. Korea University is particularly known for its Law School, which is widely regarded as one of the most prestigious law degree programs in South Korea. Korea University also has auxiliary, such as the Institute of Foreign Language Studies, the Institute of Continuing Education, the Institute of International Education, and the Center for Teaching and Learning educational facilities. There are 115 research institutes, including Battelle @ KU laboratory, the Institute of International Relations Ilmin, and the Center for Information Technology Security.

Korea University was established on May 5, 1905, as Bosung College by Lee Yong-Ik, Treasurer of the Royal House. The first president of the university was Shin Hae-Uoung. As an academic institution of nationalist origin, which was considered as a symbol of national pride during the colonial period (1910-1945).

Bosung College had to endure many hardships before Korea University today entered into force. Shortly after Bosung School became the "Protocol Korea Japan" was signed, and Lee Yong-Ik, founder of Bosung College, were exiled to lead the resistance movement against Japan. His exile created economic difficulties for the institution. Fortunately, however, the first financial crisis was overcome when Sohn Byong-Hee, a leading Chundokyo, a nationalist, religious and political movement of the time, took over management of the institution.

In 1929 the foundation, once again a serious financial crisis faced as a result of the worldwide recession. Kim Sung-Soo came to the rescue when he became the president of the university in 1932. At that time, it was Kim Choong-Ang High School management and the Dong-A Ilbo, a daily newspaper.

In June 1932, Kim Sung-Soo took over as President of Bosung College and in 1934 the main building was completed in an area of ​​63,000 pyeong of land located in Anam-dong. Construction of the library began in 1935 to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of the founding of Bosung College and 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 school. Kim Sung-Soo, as president, makes every effort to develop Bosung College in the first true university of Korea. Unfortunately, their hopes did not become a reality because of the Japanese colonial interference. In April 1944, the Japanese colonial government forced Bosung College to change its name and placed under the control of the Japanese authorities.

After independence in 1945, Bosung College status was elevated to that of a university comprising three schools, Political Science and Law, Economy and Trade, and liberal arts. Sang-Hyun Yun, the first president, began an expansion of the campus by purchasing forest and land. In June 1949, Korea University awarded its first bachelor's degrees and in September the same year, the Graduate School was created. Yu Chin-O, the fourth president, continued to expand at Korea University, with the establishment of the Division of Science in the College of Liberal Arts, as well as a quarter of the university, the College of Agriculture.

In June 1961 this building Liberal Arts (Seokwan) was completed. Other facilities were also completed as the museum, the laboratory of agriculture, greenhouse, buildings and other 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 after fifteen years of service retired 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 grow with a gradual increase in the number of departments of the Faculty of Science and Engineering and the College of Agriculture. The Graduate School of Education was also founded. More facilities, including new buildings, the General Education Building (Kyoyangkwan), and Mass Communication Building (Hongbokwan) were added.

In October 1970, Dr. Kim Sang-Hyup, professor of political science, was named as the sixth president, succeeding Lee Chong-Woo who retired in September of that year. In December 1971, a major reorganization of Korea University was held. According to the development plan long term, all the powers of the Woosuk University, including Medicine, Humanities and Sciences, Law and Economics, University College of Health Sciences and the University Hospital Woosuk were integrated completely in Korea University. In June 1972, the building of Business Administration (Kyoyangkwan) was completed to accommodate the Faculty of Commerce and the Graduate School of Business Administration. In December of the same year, the Faculty 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 College of Business Administration was renamed. The Graduate School of Food and Agriculture was established in January of the following year. In December 1977, the Faculty of Science and Engineering separated at the College of Sciences and the Faculty of Engineering. In addition, the new Central Library, the largest of its kind in South Korea at the time, was inaugurated in March 1978. In July 1983, the Faculty of Medicine and the hospital expanded and reorganized into the Medical Center Korea University, which in turn includes four new hospitals: Haewha, Guro, and Ansan Yeoju. In September 1983, the Science Library opened as a center for scientific and technological research and at the time was the largest and most modern building on campus.

In June 2001, the University of Korea concluded an academic program jointly with the University of British Columbia in Canada. 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 Faculty of Journalism and Mass Communication were founded. In October, Korea University obtained the authentication of ISO9001 in all educational and administrative areas.

In 2005, Korea University celebrated its centenary on May 5th Foundation Day.

In March, the School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology and the School of Life and Environmental Sciences have been integrated in the School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology. At the same time, the College of Health Sciences was abolished and merged into the new College highly developed of Health Sciences.

Currently, Korea University consists of sixteen colleges and divisions, as well as eighteen high schools and eleven auxiliary facilities, including libraries, museums, and the press office of public relations.