Korea University
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Not to be confused with Korea University (Japan) with a different Korean name (조선대학교, Joseon Daehakgyo).
Korea University (KU, Korean: 고려대학교; RR: Goryeo 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]
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고려대학교 | |
Former names | Bosung College (1905–1946) |
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Motto | Libertas, Justitia, Veritas 자유, 정의, 진리 |
Motto in English | "Liberty, Justice, Truth" |
Type | Private |
Established | 5 May 1905; 118 years ago (1905-05-05) |
Academic affiliations | APRU, U21 |
President | Kim Dong-one [ko][1] |
Academic staff | 1,511 (2022)[2] |
Administrative staff | 1,150 (2022)[2] |
Students | 29,445 (2022)[2] |
Undergraduates | 19,598 (2022)[2] |
Postgraduates | 9,847 (2022)[2] |
Location | , South Korea 37°35′21″N 127°1′56″E |
Campus | Urban |
Colors | Crimson |
Nickname | Anam Tigers |
Mascot | Tiger |
Website | www |
Korean name | |
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Revised Romanization | Goryeo Daehakgyo |
McCune–Reischauer | Koryŏ Taehakkyo |
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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]