Sungkyunkwan University

Sungkyunkwan University
成均館大學校
성균관대학교[1]
Motto

인의예지
Motto in English
Humanity, Righteousness, Propriety, Wisdom[2]
TypePrivate
Established1398; 626 years ago (1398). Given college status in 1946.[3]
PresidentYoo Ji-Beom
Academic staff
3,704 (1,525 full-time)[4]
Students34,441[5]
Undergraduates25,049
Postgraduates9,392
Location
Seoul (Humanities and Social Sciences Campus), Suwon (Natural Sciences Campus)
,
South Korea

37°35′14″N 126°59′39″E / 37.58722°N 126.99417°E / 37.58722; 126.99417
CampusUrban
Colors  Blue
  Lime Green
  Orange
  Dark Green
MascotGinkgo
Websitewww.skku.edu
Korean name
Hangul
성균관대학교
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSeonggyungwan Daehakgyo
McCune–ReischauerSŏnggyun'gwan Taehakkyo

Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU or Seongdae, Korean성균관대학교; Hanja成均館大學校) is a private research university with campuses in Seoul and Suwon, South Korea.

The institution traces its origins to the historic Sungkyunkwan founded in 1398 in central Seoul.[6] As the foremost educational institution during the Joseon period, it was governed by the great code of the state administration[7] with royal assent.[8] By a resolution of the Progressive Intellectuals and Confucian scholars, it was restructured as a comprehensive university in the mid-20th century, and has since greatly expanded its academic offerings.

  1. ^ Abbreviations of Sungkyunkwan University in Korean: 성대(成大; Seongdae). English: SKKU
  2. ^ "교시/건학이념" (in Korean). Sungkyunkwan University. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  3. ^ "History". University of Sungkyunkwan. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  4. ^ "대학소개>대학현황>현황" (in Korean). Sungkyunkwan University. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  5. ^ 대학소개>대학현황>현황
  6. ^ [1] SKKU Official Brochure 2013
  7. ^ [2] Gyeongguk Daejeon, the great code
  8. ^ [3] Sungkyunkwan in the code of Gyeongguk Daejeon