Kyungpook National University (경북대학교, abbreviated as KNU or Kyungdae, 경대) is one of ten Flagship Korean National Universities representing Gyeongbuk Province in South Korea. It is located in the Daegu, which used to be the capital city of the Gyeongbuk Province, South Korea before allocating Government of Gyeongsangbuk-do to Andong.
경북대학교 | |
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| Motto | 진리, 긍지, 봉사 "Truth, Pride, Service" |
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| Type | National |
| Established | 1946 (founded 1907) |
| President | 19th President Won-hwa Hong |
Academic staff | Full-time1,880 including foreign faculty of 80 in 2015 Part-time 1,660 (2010) |
| Students | 38,616 (as of Oct, 2015) |
| Undergraduates | 31,516 |
| Postgraduates | 7,100 |
| Location | , |
| Campus | Urban Main campus complex at Sangyeok-dong, Buk-gu, Medical college & General hospital at Dongin, Dental Campus at Samduk and Sangju Campus |
| Colors | KNU Red |
| Nickname | Kyungdae (경대;慶大) |
| Website | www |
| Kyungpook National University | |
| Hangul | |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Gyeongbuk Daehakgyo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kyŏngbuk Taehakkyo |
Establishment edit
Kyungpook National University was founded on September, 1946 by upgrading the Colleges of Education, Medicine and Agriculture in Daegu to the National College. In October, 1951, Colleges of Education, Medicine, Agriculture, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Law and Political Sciences combined into Kyungpook National University. Other departments including Engineering and Dentistry were established sequentially to create what is now known as Kyungpook National University.
Administration edit
As of November 20, 2021, Won-hwa Hong is the university's President.[1] He graduated from KNU Department of Architecture, and acquired masters and doctoral degree at Waseda University, Japan. President Hong served as KNU Dean of College of Engineering and Dean of Research & Industry Collaboration. There are two vice presidents in this university, Executive Vice President for academic affairs (Shi-Chul Lee) and Vice President for External Affairs (Sioh KIM). VP Lee is a two-time Fulbright Fellow and former KNU Dean of Academic Affairs, Shi-Chul Lee and VP Kim is former CEO of KNU Chilgok Hospital. Under the command of the president and the vice presidents, there are about 10 Deans in the administration: Deans of Academic Affairs; Student Affairs; Strategy & Finance; Research & Industry Collaboration; International Affairs; Admissions; External Cooperation; Information & Technology; Education Reform; Graduate School Policy, etc. Additionally, the Office of General Administration is in charge of personnel, budget, and facilities management.[1]
Academics edit
Rankings edit
| JoongAng National[2] | Domestic | 12 | |
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| QS National[3] | General | 16 | |
| THE National[4] | General | 14–17 | |
| ARWU National[5] | Research | 9–12 | |
| QS Asia (Asia version)[6] | General | 107 | |
| THE Asia (Asia version)[7] | General | =177 | |
| USNWR Asia[8] | General | =156 | |
| ARWU World[9] | Research | 401–500 | |
| QS World[10] | General | =520 | |
| THE World[11] | General | 501–600 | |
| USNWR World[12] | General | =667 | |
- Ranked 9th in Korea and 402nd globally in the 2021 university evaluation released by the World University Ranking Center(CWUR).[2] [15]
- Ranked 7th in the Nation in 2021 Shanghai Jiao Tong University Evaluations [16]
- Ranked 93rd in Asia in the 2022 university evaluation released by Quacquarelli Symonds(QS)[3] [17]
- Ranked 13th in the world and 1st in Korea in the 2022 Times Higher Education (THE) University Impact Rankings [4] [18]
Campus edit
Kyungpook National University has four campuses in the Gyeongbuk province. The main campus, which houses the major engineering and science schools is located in the heart of Daegu city in the Buk-gu area. The Kyungpook National University also has separate campuses for its teaching hospital known as the Dongin campus as well as a campus at Samduk for its dental school and hospital. In addition, Kyungpook National University also functions from its Sangju campus.
Colleges and schools edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Organizational Chart". Kyungpook National University. Archived from the original on Sep 29, 2023.
- ^ "2023 JoongAng Ilbo University Rankings". JoongAng Ilbo. 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
- ^ "QS University Rankings 2024". Top Universities. 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ "THE University Rankings 2024 - South Korea". Times Higher Education (THE). 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
- ^ World University Rankings - 2023 (2023). "South Korea Universities in Top 500 universities". Academic Ranking of World Universities. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "QS Asian University Rankings". QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. 2024. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ^ "Asia University Rankings 2024". Times Higher Education. 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
- ^ U.S.News & World Report (2022). "Best Global Universities in Asia - US News Education". Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- ^ "Academic Ranking of World Universities". Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
- ^ "QS World University Rankings". QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ "THE World University Rankings". Times Higher Education. 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
- ^ U.S.News & World Report (2022). "Best Global Universities - US News". Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- ^ U.S.News & World Report (2022). "Search Best Global Universities - US News Education". Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- ^ "Young University Rankings 2024: South Korea". Times Higher Education (THE). 2024. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
- ^ "경북대, '2021 세계대학랭킹센터 대학평가(CWUR)' 국내 9위" [Kyungpook National University Ranks 9th in korea in the "2021 World University Ranking"]. 경북대학교 포토뉴스. 2021-05-18. Archived from the original on 2022-06-14. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
- ^ "경북대 '2021 상해교통대학 평가' 국내 공동 7위" [Kyungpook National University Jointly Ranked 7th in the Nation in 2021 Shanghai Jiao Tong University Evaluations]. 경북대학교 포토뉴스. 2021-08-17. Archived from the original on Dec 28, 2022. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
- ^ "경북대, QS 아시아 대학평가 아시아 93위" [Kyungpook National University Ranks 93th in QS Asia University Ranking"]. 경북대학교 포토뉴스 (in Korean). 2021-11-09. Archived from the original on Dec 28, 2022. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
- ^ "경북대, '2022 THE 세계대학 영향력 평가' 세계 13위, 국내 1위" [Kyungpook National University Ranks 13th in the World and 1st in Korea in '2022 THE World University Impact Rankings']. 경북대학교 포토뉴스. 2022-04-28. Archived from the original on Jun 14, 2022. Retrieved 2022-06-14.