Korea University

Korea University
고려대학교
Global Symbol of Korea University
Former names
Bosung College
(1905–1946)
MottoLibertas, Justitia, Veritas
자유, 정의, 진리
Motto in English
"Liberty, Justice, Truth"
TypePrivate
Established5 May 1905; 119 years ago (1905-05-05)
Academic affiliations
APRU, U21
PresidentKim Dong-one [ko][1]
Academic staff
1,511 (2022)[2]
Administrative staff
1,150 (2022)[2]
Students29,445 (2022)[2]
Undergraduates19,598 (2022)[2]
Postgraduates9,847 (2022)[2]
Location,
South Korea

37°35′21″N 127°1′56″E / 37.58917°N 127.03222°E / 37.58917; 127.03222
CampusUrban
Colors  Crimson
NicknameAnam Tigers
MascotTiger
Websitewww.korea.edu Edit this at Wikidata
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGoryeo Daehakgyo
McCune–ReischauerKoryŏ Taehakkyo

Korea University (KU, Korean고려대학교; RRGoryeo Daehakgyo) is a private university in Seoul, South Korea. Established in 1905, the university was named after Goguryeo.[3] The university is one of the SKY universities.[4]

The student body consists of over 20,000 undergraduate students and over 10,000 graduate students. The university has 81 departments in 19 colleges and divisions, as well as 18 graduate schools. It has over 1,500 full-time faculty members with over 95% of them holding Ph.D. or equivalent qualification in their field.[5] The Korea University Alumni Association consists of more than 280,000 university graduates.[6]

  1. ^ "President of Korea University". Korea University. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e "About KU". Korea University. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  3. ^ 고려대학교의 탄생. The Inchon Memorial Foundation (in Korean). The Dong-A Ilbo. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  4. ^ "How the 'SKY' universities dominate". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  5. ^ "Global KU – Frontier Spirit". Archived from the original on 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  6. ^ "About KU|Promotion|Brochures". www.korea.edu (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-04-28.