Yeungnam University
Yeungnam University is a private research university, located in Gyeongsan, North
Gyeongsang, South Korea. The university's predecessors, Taegu College and
Chunggu College, were founded in Daegu in 1947 and 1950 respectively. In 1967, the
two colleges merged by President Park Chung-hee to form the degree-granting
Yeungnam University. In 1972, the university's new main campus opened in
Gyeongsan east of Daegu. The university includes colleges of Law and Medicine and
a teaching hospital.
History
Yeungnam University was founded in 1967 through the merger of Daegu College and
Chunggu College which were founded in 1947 and 1950 respectively. Mr. Lee, Dong
Nyoung inaugurated as the first Chairperson of the Board of Trustees. In the same
year Yeungnam University approved as starting with 6 Colleges by the Ministry of
Education
College of Liberal Arts, College of Engineering, College of Law and Political Science,
College of Commerce and Economics, College of Pharmacy, and Evening Programs,
with 35 undergraduate departments and 12 graduate departments. In 1968 January 1,
Dr. Shin, Ki Suck inaugurated as the first President of the University and in 1969 it
has started the construction of the Main Campus in Gyeongsan.
In the early 1970s, the Graduate School of Management and Graduate Departments of
Korean Language and Literature, Law, and Economics were established afterward the
Main Administration Offices, College of Liberal Arts, College of Law & Political
Science and College of Commerce and Economics were relocated from the Daegu
campus. During mid-1970s the 21-story main library-cum-faculty office building and
the main administration building also accomplished. During 1980s, Yeungnam
University hospital, Foreign Language Institute and University Museum opened.
In 1996, Yeungnam University is approved as an Excellent University in
Undergraduate and Graduate Schools, and also as the "Best University" in the fields
of business and International Trade, by the Korean University Education Committee.
In 1997, Yeungnam University was chosen as a "Government-Sponsored Program for
Science Education" in the area of basic science and laboratory education and selected
as the supervising university for the model Technopark Project. Following the year
Yeungnam University was chosen as a Supervising University in Machinery field and
as an Attending University in Information Technology field for the program of rearing
local universities in the Brain Korea Project as well as the university was selected by
the Ministry of Science and Technology as Research Information Center for Textiles
and Apparel Science.
In the year 2000, Yeungnam University established the graduate department of
Architectural Design, Multimedia Communications, Bio-technology and graduate
departments of Sino-Korean and Textile Engineering in Doctor's degree. In 2001
University changed the School of Commerce and Economics to the Schools of
Finance and Business with the School of Finance and Economics and the School of
International Economics and Business. In 2003 the Graduate School of Clinical
Pharmacy approved, starting with the graduate department of Clinical Pharmacy. The
establishment of the Graduate School of Sports Science approved, starting with the
graduate department of Sports Science.
Each year many International students join at Yeungnam University for their Masters
or Ph.D. degree and proceed on their research work. Most of the students are from
China, Uzbekistan, Indonesia, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Bulgaria, Egypt, Malaysia,
Pakistan, Mongolia, Vietnam, Poland, Japan, Peru, Senegal and other different
countries.
Yeungnam University currently has academic agreement with various Universities
around the world like, University of Montana, Old Dominion University, University
of Michigan, State University of New York at Albany, Iowa State University of
United States, University of Alberta of Canada, Université de Haute-Alsace (since
1999), Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk State Technical University of
Russia, Fukui University and Shinshu University of Japan and other several
Universities of Uzbekistan and China like Nanjing University, Nankai University and
Lingnan University, Hong Kong.
In 2010 Yeungnam University is selected one of the top 10 Asian International
Universities for the dramatic changes in global education of the new millennium by
Asian Correspondent news report.
Campus
Yeungnam University has two campuses, Gyeongsan is the main campus and other is
Daegu campus. Located in the city of Gyeongsan in the south-eastern part of the
Korean Peninsula, the city is adjacent to the Daegu metropolis, the third largest city in
Korea, and it takes one and a half hours from Seoul, Capital of Korea by train, and
one hour from Busan, the 2nd largest city in Korea.
Yeungnam University has 22,000 undergraduate students, 3,500 graduate students,
and 1,000 faculty members and staff with fine facilities and academic organizations.
There are also 11 auxiliary organizations, including the Center for International
Programs, the Foreign Language Institute, and 38 academic research institutes on the
scenic 900-acre (3.6 km2) campus.
Research Programs
Brain Korea (BK21) Program
The Research Manpower Development Center for Mechanical Part Industry, which
was initiated and is supported by the Ministry of Education & Human Resources
Development as the second phase of Brain Korea 21(BK21), plays an important role
of specializing and enhancing the research capacity of regional graduate schools,
thereby tries to develop regional R&D personnel clusters in local industry. The
School of Display and Chemical Engineering(DsChE) and The Department of
Information and Communication Engineering at Yeungnam University has been
selected as one of the second phase BK21 (Brain Korea 21) programs in the Chemical
Engineering and Telecommunication areas respectively, which was supposed to
educate the graduate students to provide the creative research resources for the
regional IT industries. The DsChE is also going to navigate its program intentionally
to construct the prototype industry-university cooperation system by benchmarking
Kyushu University in Japan. Due to the selection of the chemical engineering
program of the BK21 regional program in Daegu/Gyeongbuk area in 2006 the DsChE
has become the only chemical engineering department to perform the ABEEK
program, NURI program, and the BK21 program in the nation simultaneously, and for
this many foreign students from various countries like Bangladesh, China, India,
Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam receive scholarship and join in the laboratory like
PSDC into the chemical engineering and WINLAB into the Information and
Communication Engineering department to pursue their research and higher study.
NURI Program
The main purpose of NURI or New University for regional innovation program is to
train specialists of embedded technology to lead ubiquitous era and contribute
regional economics combining practical ability with international competitiveness.
School of Materials Science and Engineering of Yeungnam University receives 1.3
million dollars annually to enhance the quality of teaching and learning environment
for undergraduate students to provide top quality materials engineers to regional
materials and devices industries under Association of Human Resources Initiative for
Advanced Materials and Devices(AHRIAMD) which is supported by the Ministry of
Education and Human Resources Development through the New University for
Regional Innovation (NURI) program. The School of Display and Chemical
Engineering(DsChE) at Yeungnam University was selected as one of the participating
institutions of NURI (New University for Regional Innovation) program sponsored
strategically by the Korean Ministry of Education and Human Resources. The DsChE
aims at educating and cultivating chemical engineers specifically suited for regional
display industry. The school's mission shifted from the conventional petrochemical
industry oriented education to the new display and IT industry oriented education, to
achieve the goals set for the NURI program.
Polymer Gel Research Cluster Center
The Polymer Gel Research Cluster Center (PGRC) at Yeungnam University is a
project to be executed for nine years for establishing a new material R&D cluster for
fusion, type high, tech organic polymer gel in Gyeongsangbuk, do as one of “local
R&D cluster projects” with the support of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and
Energy.
RIC
The Regional Innovation Center(RIC) for Wi-Media was started the part of Wireless
Multi Media System Technology. The RIC set up an industry-University research
institute cooperative systems to provide support to technology foundation and
technology innovation for IT industry cluster at Daegu-Gyeongbuk. A strong regional
base provides opportunities for ideas and products to springboard beyond the region.
Research Institutes
Institute of the Humanities, Institute of Industrial Technology, Institute of Resources
Development, National Unification Research Institute, Environmental Research
Institute, Medical Science Research Center, Institute of Sports Science, Institute of
Legal Studies, Institute of Biotechnology, Institute of Art & Design, Entrepreneurial
Management Center, Garlic Research Institute, Research Institute of Disaster
Prevention, Institute of Statistics, Institute of Medical Engineering, Research Institute
of Photonics and Nano Science, Center for Counseling and Research of Korean
language, Research Institute of Regional Innovation, Regional Research Institute for
Fiber & Fashion Materials, Institute of Natural Science, Institute of Social Science,
Institute of Korean Culture, Yeungnam Regional Development Institute, Institute of
Management and Economy Research, Institute of Gerontology, Institute of Drug
Research, Institute of Information & Communication, Institute of Soybean
Fermentation and Food Research, Research Institute of School Education, Hanwoo
Research Institute, Research Institute of Mechanical Engineering & Technology,
Research Institute of Human Ecology, Institute of Materials Technology, Institute of
Clean Technology, China Research Center, Rural Development Institute, Dokdo
Institute, Architecture Research Institute.
Admissions
Freshmen are admitted to undergraduate programs once a year. The students who
have graduated from accredited high schools or who have passed the Ministry of
Education administered High School Graduation Qualification Examination or the
students who have completed a minimum of twelve years of formal education in
foreign countries are considered as qualified for those mentioned above under the
pertinent education law. International applicants who have completed or will
complete a bachelor's degree from regular colleges prior to admission and have a
record that indicates good potential for advanced study and research in one of the
disciplines at Yeungnam University are encouraged to apply for admission to
graduate study.
International Programs
International Programs are open to embrace the interests of foreign scholars who
intend to study, to do research, or to teach at Yeungnam University as well as of
students and faculty at Yeungnam University who want to experience the educational
system outside Korea. One of the major goals is to inspire the faculty and the students
of Yeungnam University to cultivate global perspectives for their academic and
intellectual growth and also is to give the scholars from foreign institutions the
opportunities to join the international programs and to benefit from the process of
educational reforms of the University. The principal responsibilities of the Center of
International Programs are to
Develop and manage exchange programs with foreign institutions; student exchange
programs, faculty exchange programs.
Arrange joint seminars, international symposiums, special lectures or other
international events to promote quality international education.
Provide administrative support for faculty members and students of Yeungnam
University and of foreign institutions.
Advise on visas, studying abroad, University Referral Program and publishing
English certificates.