# KOREA UNIVERSITY Graduate School

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# 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.