Sungkyunkwan University
| 成均館大學校 성균관대학교 |
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| Motto | 仁義禮智 인의예지 |
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Motto in English
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Humanity, Righteousness, Propriety, Wisdom |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1398 |
| Affiliation | Confucianism |
| President | Chung Kyu-sang |
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Academic staff
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5,123 |
| Students | 27,454 |
| Undergraduates | 19,224 |
| Postgraduates | 8,230 |
| Location | Jongno-gu, Seoul and Suwon, South Korea |
| Campus | Urban |
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Green blue |
| Mascot | Ginkgo |
| Website | www |
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| Revised Romanization | Seonggyungwan Daehakgyo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏnggyun’gwan Taehakkyo |
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| Global | |
| ARWU | 151-200 |
| Times | 137 |
| QS | 106 |
| Asia | |
| ARWU | 20 |
| Times | 12 |
| QS | 19 |
Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU or simply Seongdae, Hangul: 성균관대학교; hanja:成均館大學校) is a private research university with campuses in Seoul and Suwon. Originally, it was founded in 1398 by the Joseon Dynasty located in the heart of central Seoul. It was authorized as Sungkyunkwan, the foremost educational institution of Joseon, by the great code of the state administration pertaining to the royal assent.
Today, the university has two campuses: the Humanities and Social Sciences Campus in Seoul, and the Natural Sciences Campus in Suwon. Twelve schools and four colleges offer degrees at the bachelor's level; twelve graduate schools confer various degrees at both the masters and doctoral levels. SKKU offers Korea’s first fully English-taught Global MBA program, which has gained tremendous international recognition. SKKU also has one of the best medical schools in South Korea, which is affiliated with the world-famous Samsung Medical Center. Samsung partnered with SKKU in 1965-1977 and took up its partnership again in 1996. Recent years have seen a trend of SKKU rising in university rankings, consistently placing in the top 3 nationally.
The Humanities and Social Sciences Campus in Seoul is located in the heart of central Seoul, uphill from the old Sungkyunkwan Confucian institute, on the same hill as Changdeokgung and Changgyeonggung, two of Seoul's royal palaces, and Jongmyo. It is located near Hyehwa-dong and Daehangno. The nearest subway station is Hyehwa Station on Seoul Subway Line 4.
The Natural Sciences Campus in Suwon is located within walking distance from Sungkyunkwan University Station, in the northwest of the city. The Natural Sciences Campus was established in 1978. This campus is situated 45km away from Seoul on a 250-acre site in northern Suwon. The campus is home to five colleges and two schools as well as numerous graduate schools.
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