Information and Communications University
한국정보통신대학교 | |
Yuseong-gu, Daejeon , 36°23′31″N 127°23′56″E / 36.392°N 127.399°E | |
Campus | Urban |
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Website | www.icu.ac.kr |
Information and Communications University | |
Hangul | 한국정보통신대학교 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Hanguk Jeongbo Tongsin Daehakgyo |
McCune–Reischauer | Han'guk Chŏngbo T'ongsin Taehakkyo |
Information and Communications University (ICU), established in 1998, was a
On March 1, 2009, the university merged into KAIST as a separate department, under the name of the Information Technology Convergence Campus. After this controversial merger a consortium of Professors and Directors of Research Centres (at ICU) in South Korea founded The Information and Communications University (ICU) to perpetuate the legacy and continuity of the Information and Communications University through international training and distance education, with its subsidiary in Zambia (ICU Zambia).[citation needed]
Schools
The university consists of an engineering school and a business school. Both are focused on
Academics
Undergraduate students are offered
Courses are taught in spring, summer, and fall
Campus
The main campus is located in
A branch campus which houses the Digital Media Lab and the Software Technology Institute is located in
Research
A heavy emphasis is placed on research. In 2005, the university had the most patents submitted per faculty member among Korean universities[2] and was selected for the seventh Auto-ID Lab.
The university operates several research centers:
- The ICU-Samsung Joint Research Center in collaboration with Samsung
- 4 IT research centers sponsored by the Ministry of Information and Communication
- 2 engineering research centers sponsored by the Ministry of Science and Technology
History
- 1996 – Establishment proposed by the Ministry of Information and Communication.
- 1998 – Establishment of graduate school with 114 students
- 1999 – Opening of the Hwa-am campus
- 2002 – Establishment of undergraduate school with 105 students
- 2004 – Moved to the Munji campus
- 2007 – Ordered to merge with KAIST by government.
- 2008 – KAIST officially agrees with merger.[3]
- 2009 – Merged into KAIST
Notes
- ^ Yun, Hwijong (2006-12-17). "ICU, Proceeding with Establishment of First Foreign Branch Campus by Domestic University". inews24 (in Korean). Retrieved 2007-02-22.
- Korea Research Foundation (2006-12-20). 2005 Comprehensive Report on Academic and Industrial Collaboration in Universities (in Korean). South Korea. pp. 284–289.)
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link - ^ Kang, Shin (2008-05-20). "KAIST Agrees to Merge With ICU". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2008-05-20.