University of Seoul

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University of Seoul

서울시립대학교
Motto	진리·창조·봉사 (眞理·創造·奉仕)
Motto in English	Truth, Creation, Public Service
Type	Public
Established	May 1, 1918; 106 years ago (1918-05-01)
President	Won Yong-kul
Academic staff	448 (2022)[1]
Administrative staff	265 (2022)[1]
Students	11,613 (2022)[1]
Undergraduates	8,674 (2022)[1]
Postgraduates	2,939 (2022)[1]
Location	Seoul , South Korea
Campus	Urban (66.87 acres)
Colors	Blue
Nickname	Siripdae (시립대·市立大)
Affiliations	AALAU
Mascot	Hawk
Website	www.uos.ac.kr/en/ (in English) www.uos.ac.kr (in Korean)
Korean name
Hangul	서울시립대학교
Hanja	서울市立大學校
Revised Romanization	Seoul Sirip Daehakgyo
McCune–Reischauer	Sŏul Shirip Taehakkyo

The University of Seoul (UOS; Korean: 서울시립대학교, lit. 'Municipal University of Seoul') is a municipal public university in Seoul, South Korea. UOS is famous in South Korea for a very large number of alumni working as national or municipal government officials in South Korea. UOS specializes in urban science and has top-tier programs in environmental engineering, taxation, transportation engineering, urban planning and design, landscape architecture, and urban administration.

UOS is a public university funded and supported by the Seoul Metropolitan Government. Academic programs of UOS have been set to support the necessities of the Seoul Metropolitan Government. Hence, UOS functions as a think-tank in formulating and supporting the major policy goals of the Seoul Metropolitan Government, along with basic research and education. UOS has a goal of becoming an international center for the urban sciences.