Yeungnam University
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영남대학교 | ||
President Oe Chool Choi | | |
Students | 31,218 | |
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Undergraduates | 28,429 | |
Postgraduates | 2,789 | |
Location | , | |
Website | http://www.yu.ac.kr/ |
Yeungnam University | |
Hangul | 영남대학교 |
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Hanja | 嶺南大學校 |
Revised Romanization | Yeongnam Daehakgyo |
McCune–Reischauer | Yŏngnam Taehakkyo |
Yeungnam University is a private research university located in
History
Yeungnam University was founded in 1967 through the merger of Daegu College and Chunggu College which were founded in 1947 and 1950 respectively. Lee Dong Nyoung was inaugurated as the first chairperson of the board of trustees. In the same year Yeungnam University approved as starting with six colleges by the Ministry of Education: College of Liberal Arts, College of Engineering, College of Law and Political Science, College of Commerce and Economics, College of Pharmacy, and Evening Programs, with 35 undergraduate departments and 12 graduate departments. In 1968 January 1, Shin Ki Suck was inaugurated as the first president of the university and in 1969 it has started the construction of the main campus in Gyeongsan.
In the early 1970s, the Graduate School of Management and Graduate Departments of Korean Language and Literature, Law, and Economics were established. Subsequently, the Main Administration Offices, College of Liberal Arts, College of Law & Political Science, and College of Commerce and Economics were relocated from the Daegu campus. In the mid-1970s, the 21-story main library, serving as faculty offices, and the main administration building were completed. In the 1980s, Yeungnam University Hospital, the Foreign Language Institute, and the University Museum were also established.
In 1996, Yeungnam University is approved as an Excellent University in Undergraduate and Graduate Schools, and also as the "Best University" in the fields of business and International Trade, by the Korean University Education Committee. In 1997, Yeungnam University was chosen as a "Government-Sponsored Program for Science Education" in the area of basic science and laboratory education and selected as the supervising university for the model Technopark Project. Following the year Yeungnam University was chosen as a Supervising University in Machinery field and as an Attending University in Information Technology field for the program of rearing local universities in the Brain Korea Project as well as the university was selected by the Ministry of Science and Technology as Research Information Center for Textiles and Apparel Science.
In the year 2000, Yeungnam University established the graduate department of
Each year, international students join at Yeungnam University for their Masters or Ph.D. degree and proceed on their research work. Most of the students are from China, Uzbekistan, Indonesia, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Bulgaria, Egypt, Malaysia, Pakistan, Mongolia, Vietnam, Poland, Japan, Peru, Senegal and other different countries.
Yeungnam University currently has academic agreement with various universities around the world including the
In 2010, Yeungnam University is selected one of the top 10 Asian International Universities for the dramatic changes in global education of the new millennium by Asian Correspondent news report.[1][2]
In 2019.
Campus
Yeungnam University has two campuses. Gyeongsan is the main campus and other is
Yeungnam University has 22,000 undergraduate students, 3,500 graduate students, and 1,000 faculty members and staff with fine facilities and academic organizations. There are also 11 auxiliary organizations, including the Center for International Programs, the Foreign Language Institute, and 38 academic research institutes on the scenic 900-acre (3.6 km2) campus. [4]
Academics
Colleges and departments
- College of Liberal Arts
- College of Science
Mathematics, Physics, Biology, Statistics, Chemistry, Biochemistry.
- College of Engineering
School of Chemical Engineering,
- College of Law
Law.
- College of Public Administration
Economics and Finance, Management, International Economics and Business.
- College of Medicine
The Premedical Course, Medicine.
- College of Pharmacy
- College of Natural Resources
- College of Human Ecology & Kinesiology
Family and
- College of Education
- School of Textiles
- School of Biotechnology
- School of Chinese Language & Culture
- School of Architecture
- College of Basic Studies
- InterdisciplinaryStudy
Research programs
- Brain Korea (BK21) Program
The Research Manpower Development Center for Mechanical Part Industry, which was initiated and is supported by the Ministry of Education & Human Resources Development as the second phase of Brain Korea 21(BK21), plays an important role of specializing and enhancing the research capacity of regional graduate schools, thereby tries to develop regional R&D personnel clusters in local industry. The School of Display and Chemical Engineering(DsChE) and The Department of Information and Communication Engineering at Yeungnam University has been selected as one of the second phase BK21 (Brain Korea 21) programs in the Chemical Engineering and Telecommunication areas respectively, which was supposed to educate the graduate students to provide the creative research resources for the regional IT industries. The DsChE is also going to navigate its program intentionally to construct the prototype industry-university cooperation system by benchmarking Kyushu University in Japan. Due to the selection of the chemical engineering program of the BK21 regional program in Daegu/Gyeongbuk area in 2006 the DsChE has become the only chemical engineering department to perform the ABEEK program, NURI program, and the BK21 program in the nation simultaneously, and for this many foreign students from various countries like Bangladesh, China, India, Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam receive scholarship and join in the laboratory like PSDC into the chemical engineering and WINLAB into the Information and Communication Engineering department to pursue their research and higher study.[5]
- NURI Program
The main purpose of NURI or New University for regional innovation program is to train specialists of embedded technology to lead ubiquitous era and contribute regional economics combining practical ability with international competitiveness. School of Materials Science and Engineering of Yeungnam University receives 1.3 million dollars annually to enhance the quality of teaching and learning environment for undergraduate students to provide materials engineers to regional materials and devices industries under Association of Human Resources Initiative for Advanced Materials and Devices(AHRIAMD) which is supported by the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development through the New University for Regional Innovation (NURI) program. The School of Display and Chemical Engineering(DsChE) at Yeungnam University was selected as one of the participating institutions of NURI (New University for Regional Innovation) program sponsored strategically by the Korean Ministry of Education and Human Resources. The DsChE aims at educating and cultivating chemical engineers specifically suited for regional display industry. The school's mission shifted from the conventional petrochemical industry oriented education to the new display and IT industry oriented education, to achieve the goals set for the NURI program.[6]
- Polymer Gel Research Cluster Center
The Polymer Gel Research Cluster Center (PGRC) at Yeungnam University is a project to be executed for nine years for establishing a new material R&D cluster for fusion, type high, tech organic polymer gel in Gyeongsangbuk, do as one of "local R&D cluster projects" with the support of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy.[7]
- RIC
The Regional Innovation Center(RIC) for Wi-Media was started the part of Wireless Multi Media System Technology. The RIC set up an industry-University research institute cooperative systems to provide support to technology foundation and technology innovation for IT industry cluster at Daegu-Gyeongbuk. A strong regional base provides opportunities for ideas and products to springboard beyond the region.[8]
Research Institutes
Institute of the Humanities, Institute of
Library
Yeungnam University library was originally established on the Daegu campus in 1967 by merging the two college libraries of Daegu and Chunggu, which were founded in 1947 and 1950, respectively. The present University Library moved to the Gyeongsan main campus in 1974. Now, it comprises a main library and two branches. The university central library has a gigantic and diverse collection of books, journals, international papers and periodicals. YU central library is the tallest building of the campus as a
Admissions
Freshmen are admitted to undergraduate programs once a year. The students who have graduated from accredited high schools or who have passed the Ministry of Education administered High School Graduation Qualification Examination or the students who have completed a minimum of twelve years of formal education in foreign countries are considered as qualified for those mentioned above under the pertinent education law. International applicants who have completed or will complete a bachelor's degree from regular colleges prior to admission and have a record that indicates good potential for advanced study and research in one of the disciplines at Yeungnam University are encouraged to apply for admission to graduate study.
International programs
The principal responsibilities of the Center of International Programs are to
- Develop and manage exchange programs with foreign institutions; student exchange programs, faculty exchange programs.
- Arrange joint seminars, international symposiums, special lectures or other international events to promote quality international education.
- Provide administrative support for faculty members and students of Yeungnam University and of foreign institutions.
- Advise on visas, studying abroad, University Referral Program and publishing English certificates.[9]
Student life
Facilities
Yeungnam University provides facilities for the students. University
- Dormitories
The university opened dormitory facilities in May 1973, for those who need on campus housing. These facilities are opened for undergraduates(mainly) and graduate students. At present six residence halls, including one self-boarding apartment type hall, accommodate 1,200 students. A modern style dining hall in which more than 500 people can eat at a time, a video room with a big screen TV and a video player, study rooms, computer labs, resting rooms, ping-pong tables, snack stores and exercise rooms are facilities among others provided for dormitory residents.
- Health Service Center
The University Health Service Center was established in December 1967, for the purpose of undertaking the health care for students, faculty members, and administration staff. The Center provides annual physical examination for students,
- Center for International Programs
The former Foreign Language Institute and the former Office of International Affairs has been merged since March, 2002. The new merged organization is named as "Center for International Programs", and it has two teams, one is "International Education", and the other is "International Cooperation".
The main functions of the International Education Team are to offer the foreign language classes such as English, Chinese, Japanese, etc., as well as the Korean Language Program.
The University Museum was founded in May 1968 on the Daegu Campus with the collections of the Institute of
Also the university
Student services
- EASY – Education & Administration System for Yeungnam University
- Health and Welfare
- One-Stop Service Center
- Student Union
- ROTC Program (Reserve Officer's Training Corps)
- FinancialAid
Student activities
- Foundation-Day and CHUNMA Festival
The Chunma Festival in memory of Yeungnam University's Foundation Day is held in mid May.
- SAE Mini Baja KOREA at Yeungnam University
SAE Mini Baja KOREA is an event which is aimed at creating an opportunity for college students to apply their classroom engineering knowledge to designing and producing an automobile. In 1996, the school of
- Student-Governed Activities
Student activities in many fields are supported and promoted in my university. There are many self-governing student organizations such as General Student Council and other student organizations. The General Student Council, which represents all 20,000 students of my university, tries to enhance and support both academic and cultural activities of students to obtain their personal development while they are in college. These activities can help them to prepare contribution to our society in the future.
- University Newspaper
The Yeungdae Shinmun (campus vernacular newspaper) was first published in January 1968, by merging the Daegu and Chunggu College's newspapers which were first published in June and December, respectively, in the year of 1954. The campus newspaper is currently published weekly during the academic term, and carries university news, information on new development in learning here and abroad, scholarly articles, and creative writings by the faculty and students.
The Yeungnam Observer had published a four-page tabloid English monthly since 1969. Then it changed its format from a tabloid to a magazine since 1994. It was originally named The Yeungnam Chronicle, however in 1982 the monthly was renamed The Yeungnam Observer. The papers, both in Korean and English, are edited by students under the supervision of faculty members.
- University Broadcasting System
Like many other large universities, Yeungnam University has its own radio broadcasting station. University Broadcasting System(UBS) was established in 1965 and has provided music, news and other features on academic affairs, both on and off campus.
Alumni Association
The Yeungnam University Alumni Association was organized in 1969, February 16. At present there are more than 27 branch offices throughout the country, including
Notable alumni
- Kim Kwang-yong, North Gyeongsanggovernor
- Lee Hee-joon, actor
- Park So-jin, singer (Girl's Day)
- Song Myung-soon, Republic of Korea Army general
- Yang Joon-hyuk, professional baseball player
- Shin Tae-yong, Indonesia national football team coach and manager
- Kim Kiseo, creator of Roiworld and Digipoem
See also
- List of colleges and universities in South Korea
- Education in South Korea
- Process Systems Design and Control Laboratory
- Scholarships in Korea
References
- ^ "Top 10 Asian international universities". Asian Correspondent. 2010-05-18. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
- ^ "Yeungnam University, South Korea". Asian Correspondent. 2010-05-17. Archived from the original on 2012-07-01. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
- PMID 31847058.
- ^ Campus Cyber Tour
- ^ BK21
- ^ NURI
- ^ PGRC
- ^ RIC
- ^ Guidelines for International Students
Notes
- http://www.yu.ac.kr/ - History of Yeungnam University
- http://observer.yu.ac.kr/ - Yeungnam Observer
- http://www.yu.ac.kr/file.php?seq=239 – Guidelines for International Students
- http://ciss.yu.ac.kr/index.jsp – About Yeungnam University
- http://www.yu.ac.kr/campus_tour/main_map_eng.php – Campus Cyber Tour
- http://www.yu.ac.kr/_english/main/vod.php – Reinventing Yeungnam
- http://www.yu.ac.kr/_english/about/index.php?c=about_09_list – Yeungnam University Campus Photo Gallery