The brightly illuminating ideas of the past, culminating in Sungkyunkwan University's tradition and history, even today sprouts a creative bud anew. Over six hundred years of history and tradition is a powerful legacy that evermore distinguishes us.
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Master's Programmes
Business & Management (3)
Engineering & Technology (1)
- Master Mechanical Engineering
Social Sciences (1)
- Master Economics
About
History
Sungkyunkwan University was founded at the beginning of the Joseon Dynasty in 1398 as the highest national educational institute in the early years of the Joseon Dynasty in Korea. As the oldest university in East Asia, it has fostered leaders of our society for over 600 years.
Education
- University College was launched in 2005 to systematically promote general and basic education and to support freshmen adjust to university life.
- The College of Confucian Studies & Eastern Philosophy is one of SKKU’s most important assets.
- The College of Liberal Arts, formerly the College of Humanities, was co-founded with the establishment of the modern SKKU in 1946.
- The College of Social Sciences was established to contribute to the nation and society by cultivating global citizens with democratic ethics.
- The College of Economics has faculty members who provide excellent education to students while leading excellent and influential researches in domestic and international academic and policy fields.
Research
Research Institutes:
- Institute of Confucian Philosophy and Culture
- Deaedong Institute for Korean Studies
- Sungkyun Institute of China Studies
- Survey Research Center
- Center for Francophone Studies / Centre d'Etudes Francophones
- Institute for Knowledge and Information Management
- Institute for Hybrid Future Culture
- Center for East Asian History
- Center of Leadership & Public Management
- Institute for Social Welfare Studies
- Sustainable Urban Development Institute
- Policy Evaluation Research Institution
- Cooperative Wireless Communications Research Center
- Game Technology Center
- Energy Power Research Center
- Convergence Research Institute
- Center for Power IT
- Green Car Electro-Technology Center
University Ranking
World University Rankings by Times Higher Education
2019
82 29
2018
111 26
2017
137
World University Rankings is a vital resource that provides the definitive list of the world's best universities. They look at how often they're producing new ideas, what their reputation is around the world, and how much they're contributing to science and academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, THE ranks the universities accordingly.
QS World University Rankings by TopUniversities
2019
100 8
2018
108 -2
2017
106
QS World University Rankings is one of the top international rankings measuring the popularity and performance of universities all over the world. They measure university reputation based on the impressions of higher education experts, companies who hire graduates, and teaching quality. QS also considers the ratio of international teachers and students present at universities, as well as the times research papers were mentioned by researchers. After calculating and comparing these criteria, QS ranks the universities accordingly.
Academic Ranking of World Universities by Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2018
151 50
2017
201 -50
2016
151
ARWU World University rankings is the first world university ranking. It ranks the world's top 1000 colleges and universities based on objective indicator. They look at the number of award-winning (Fields Medals and Nobel Prize) scientists who are located there, how much of their research is cited and referenced around the world, and how much they've contributed to different academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, ARWU ranks the universities accordingly.
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report
2019
-
2018
188 12
2017
200
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report presents all the top universities from the U.S. and 60 other countries around the world. They measure the rate of students going to their second year of studies, as well as the rate of students who graduate. It also asks university representatives on the performance of universities, and evaluates university resources, teacher salaries, graduation rates, student academic achievements and satisfaction. After calculating and comparing these criteria, U.S. News ranks the top international universities accordingly.
Services
Student services
The Student Human Resources Development Team offers specific guidance to students in career management and career paths to help them utilize their majors and aptitudes and provide support in job skill development and any other preparations for careers.
Housing services
- Humanities and Social Sciences Campus (Seoul)
- Natural Sciences Campus (Suwon)
Library services
Entrance Guide:
- Student ID card (or mobile student ID card) is required
- Attach student ID card at the gate and pass after green light is turned on
- Students must reserve an empty seat using the kiosk beforehand.
ICT services
Students can make requests or inquiries using SKKU’s IT services to the IT Call Center and receive assistance. The IT Call Center offers fast and accurate responses to any inquiries, requests and registrations by Internet, PC, phone, etc.
Medical services
To promote health and well-being of our students and faculty, the University’s Health Center offers services in early detection of diseases, treatment and treatment placement, health counseling, student health checkup and etc.
Student Life
Campus life
- Humanities and Sciences Campus (Seoul)
- Natural Sciences Campus (Suwon)
Student clubs
Kinggo Cheerleader promotes and upholds team spirit among the SKKU community by cheering at sporting events of SKKU sports teams and other university events.
Students Clubs like Racket Challenge Bloodline, Hogwarts or Chung Lang, meaning Blue Wave.
Accreditation
- NO. 1 Korean Private Comprehensive Universities for 3 consecutive years in the JoongAng Daily University Rankings
- Ranked 118th in the QS World University Rankings and 13th in the THE Asian University Rankings
- GSB MBA Program: Ranked 45th in the world (British Financial Times)
- 23 academic subjects ranked in the Top 100 of the 2015 QS World University Subject Rankings
The Global Study Awards
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Student Reviews
great
Anonymous rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great learning invronment, small classes which is wonderful, great profs, students are very cliche art school which can be nice but also exhausting sometimes.
ONLY WHEN YOU PLAN TO LIVE IN KOREA
Anonymous rated 3 out of 5 stars
NOT VERY USEFUL UNLESS YOU ARE TRYING TO GET EMPLOYED BY BIG COMPANY
Good social life with good companies, but could be more diverse lectures.
Anonymous rated 4 out of 5 stars
The college offers many opportunities to get connected with other people, including lots of students clubs. The study program of philosophy is good enough to start this field, but it could have offered much more lectures. The lectures are either German philosophy or English philosophy.