Metadata
Title
KU's Foundation and Spirit
Category
general
UUID
f983bc8a3a894aba8a824adf80c507b3
Source URL
https://www.korea.edu/en/1027/subview.do
Parent URL
https://www.korea.edu/en/1032/subview.do
Crawl Time
2026-03-16T02:31:34+00:00
Rendered Raw Markdown

KU's Foundation and Spirit

Source: https://www.korea.edu/en/1027/subview.do Parent: https://www.korea.edu/en/1032/subview.do

/WEB-INF/jsp/k2web/com/cop/site/layout.jsp\ en_JW_MS_K2WT001_S

Significance of KU’s Foundation

First modern and higher Korean education institution founded by a Korean civilian

Venue to realize nationalism through education and cradle of national struggle against the Japanese occupation

The birthplace \ of \ modern studies

The KU Spirit

Tradition of nationalism and democracy : Treasuring pride as the nation’s leading university to leap forward to the forefront as one of the top global universities

Tradition of criticism and resistance : Spirit of: resistance against injustice, rejection of corruption, and disapproval of all falsehoods

Tradition of \ loyalty \ and unity : Pursuing inclusiveness, harmony, and attractive power across organizations through strong unity and reconciliation

Tradition of action-orientation and bravery : Hub of active intelligence to lay out the plan for the future of the nation and put it into practice, going beyond simply being a prestigious school in research and education

Tradition of unpretentiousness and simplicity : Pursuing harmony between traditional and foreign cultures from the Korean perspective as a national university