KOREA UNIVERSITY Graduate School

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• Introduction
• Department
• Admission
• Academics
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• Notices

History

• Greetings
• Factsheet
• History
• Organization & Contact
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• Site Map

History

2024

• Establishment of graduate school of privacy & data protection
• Establishment of graduate school of interdisciplinary data science
• Establishment of SK Global Scholarship

2023

• Establishment of graduate school of psychological convergence science
• Establishment of department of future science and technology business
• Establishment of double major in graduate school of interdisciplinary data science

2022

• Expansion and reorganization of scholarship programs for combined bachelor-master degree program students & course completion researchers
• Abolition of submission of the printed degree-claim thesis paper to library
• Implementation of a Master's degree paper replacement system
• Establishment of new online master's degree program (Administrative graduate school)

2021

• Establishment of international winter and summer graduate courses
• Adjustment of completion credits for degree courses
• The submission period for a degree-claim thesis paper is shortened
• Increase in the number of high-tech related departments>

2020

• Graduate School Innovation Center launched.
• Upgrade of dean of graduate school to vice president
• New interdisciplinary majors for graduate schools are established
• Graduate school library remodeled

2019

• Departments categorized by campus and division were established.
• • Seoul Campus\ Master’s Degree Program: 79 departments and 15 inter-departmental collaboration programs in 5 divisions\ Doctoral Degree Program: 76 departments and 17 inter-departmental collaboration programs in 5 divisions\ Contracted programs: 5 master’s and 4 doctoral degree programs
• • Sejong Campus\ Master’s Degree Program: 27 departments and 3 inter-departmental collaboration programs in 5 divisions\ Doctoral Degree Program: 22 departments and 3 inter-departmental collaboration programs in 5 divisions

2016

• The Junior Fellow Research Grant was implemented.
• Departments by campus and division were established.
• • Anam Campus\ Master’s Degree Program: 54 departments and 16 inter-departmental collaboration programs in 5 divisions\ Doctoral Degree Program: 53 departments and 16 inter-departmental collaboration programs in 5 divisions\ Contracted programs: 5 master’s and 4 doctoral degree programs
• • Sejong Campus\ Master’s Degree Program: 20 departments and 3 inter-departmental collaboration programs in 5 divisions\ Doctoral Degree Program: 18 departments and 3 inter-departmental collaboration programs in 5 divisions

2015

• The KU Achievement Award was implemented.

2014

• The Accelerated Bachelor's-Master's Program was established.

2011

• The Dual Degree system was adopted and expanded.

2009

• Separate graduate departments and quotas for the Anam Campus and Sejong Campus were established.

2003

• KU transitioned to a research-oriented university system.

2002

• The comprehensive development plan for KU Graduate School was designed.
• The Integrated Master's and Doctoral Program was created.

1997

• The university-research-industry collaboration program was established with Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

1996

• The interdisciplinary collaboration program was created.

1990

• The university-research collaboration program was established with KIST (Korea Institute of Science and Technology).

1980

• The graduate administration was expanded and divided into three systems: the humanities and social sciences, natural science, and medical science.

1977

• The student quota system changed from departmental quota to field quota.
• Master's students were recruited for 43 departments in six divisions and doctoral students for 39 departments in six divisions.

1972

• KU merged with former Woosuk University.
• The first master's and doctoral students of medicine graduated.

1954

• KU returned to the Anam Campus.

1953

• The Graduate School Committee was established (President Yu-Chin-O chaired both the Graduate School and the Graduate Committee)
• Former KU President Hyun Sang-Yun was awarded a Ph.D. degree in literature for authoring History of Confucianism in Joseon (朝鮮儒學史).
• The first master’s degrees were conferred (to four graduates).

1949

• The KU Graduate School (Master’s and Doctoral programs) was established.
• Yu Chin-O took office as the first dean of the Graduate School.