History
Sungkyunkwan University was founded at the beginning of the Joseon Dynasty in 1398 as the highest national educational institute in the early years of the Joseon Dynasty in Korea. As the oldest university in East Asia, it has fostered leaders of our society for over 600 years.
Education
Sungkyunkwan University’s mission is to offer world-class education, produce exemplary research, build its reputation, and be global hub with the best knowledge and human resources network.
Research
Research Institutes:
- Institute of Confucian Philosophy and Culture
- Deaedong Institute for Korean Studies
- Sungkyun Institute of China Studies
- Survey Research Center
- Center for Francophone Studies / Centre d'Etudes Francophones
- Institute for Knowledge and Information Management
- Institute for Hybrid Future Culture
- Center for East Asian History
- Center of Leadership & Public Management
- Institute for Social Welfare Studies
- Sustainable Urban Development Institute
- Policy Evaluation Research Institution
- Cooperative Wireless Communications Research Center
- Game Technology Center
- Energy Power Research Center
- Convergence Research Institute
- Center for Power IT
- Green Car Electro-Technology Center
Career
- Career Guidance: Helps students plan their careers based on their knowledge and skills
- Job Counseling: Offers advice to students about suitable career paths and fields related to individual majors and various on and off campus activities
- Career Management: Offers services to graduates who wish to find jobs in their fields of study or to change their career paths
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University Ranking
Student services
The Student Human Resources Development Team supports students career management and helps them develop their career paths so they can effectively utilize their knowledge and skills.
Housing services
- Humanities and Social Sciences Campus (Seoul)
- Natural Sciences Campus (Suwon)
Library services
Entrance Guide:
- Student ID card (or mobile student ID card) is required
- Attach student ID card at the gate and pass after green light is turned on
- Students must reserve an empty seat using the kiosk beforehand.
ICT services
Students can make requests or inquiries using SKKU's IT Call Center. The IT Call Center offers fast and accurate responses internet, PC, phone, etc.
Medical services
To promote health and well-being of our students and faculty, the University’s Health Center offers services in early detection of diseases, treatment and treatment placement, health counseling, student health checkup and etc.
Campus life
Myeongryunhaksa can accommodate about 1,432 domestic and international undergraduate students living at the Humanities and Social Sciences Campus in Seoul. It consists of Korean student dormitories (E-House, G-House, and K-House) and international student dormitories (C-House, I-House, and M-House).
Sports facilities
The Physical Education Health Center was established March 5, 1963 in order to supervise services such as health consultations for SKKU students, faculty, and staff, improvement of physiques, training athletes, etc. After that, the two functions of physical education and health consultation were separated.
The Varsity Sports Organization is situated not only in the domestic and international sporting world, but also in the center of a star that produces many talented people from all walks of life.
Student clubs
Kinggo Cheerleader promotes and upholds team spirit among the SKKU community by cheering at sporting events of SKKU sports teams and other university events.
Students Clubs like Racket Challenge Bloodline, Hogwarts or Chung Lang, meaning Blue Wave.
- NO. 1 Korean Private Comprehensive Universities for 3 consecutive years in the JoongAng Daily University Rankings
- Ranked 118th in the QS World University Rankings and 13th in the THE Asian University Rankings
- GSB MBA Program: Ranked 45th in the world (British Financial Times)
- 23 academic subjects ranked in the Top 100 of the 2015 QS World University Subject Rankings