Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU or simply Seongdae, Hangul: seonggyungwandaehaggyo; Hanja: Cheng Jun Guan Da Xue Xiao ) is a private comprehensive research university in South Korea. The university's history dates back to the historical Sungkyunkwan, founded in 1398 and situated in the centre of Seoul. As the leading university within the Joseon Dynasty, it was controlled by the great code of government of the state with royal approval. It was revamped into an integrated university in the latter part of the 19th century and since then has greatly extended its curriculum offerings. The university is heavily involved in developing research primarily funded through Samsung, Hyundai, and government agencies. They produce top-of-the-line researchers, including Professor Park Nam-Gyu of chemical engineering, who was awarded the Clarivate the Citation of Laureates in 2017 by Clarivate Analytics, as well as Lee Young-hee from the department of Physics, Director of the Center for Integrated Nanostructure Physics within the Institute for Basic Science. Both researchers are frequently featured in Nature

Sungkyunkwan University Campuses

Humanities and Social Sciences Campus

The Humanities and Social Sciences Campus is situated behind Sungkyunkwan. The campus comprises buildings commemorating the 500th anniversary, Student Center, Central Library, Faculty Hall, International Hall, Business School, Home Hall, Dasan Hall of Economics, Toegye Hall of Humanities, Susan Hall, Law School and others.

Natural Sciences Campus

Samsung Library

The library is outfitted with the latest technology in digital media in which students can enjoy leisure activities like watching films. The library also provides CD player stations to entertain as well as a cafe open to the public and a sleeping area where students can nap when they are exhausted.

Learning Factory

SKKU Learning Factory is a student-run facility located at the Natural Sciences Campus in Suwon where ideas that are creative can be transformed into a prototype by made with 3-D printers and lasers, CNC routers, and Arduino. The facility was created as a part of The Fusion Based Creative Informatics Human Resources Development Team and serves as an environment where students can develop their ideas, and also build connections with other humans.

Sungkyunkwan University Ranking

• QS World University Rankings: #97 in 20212
• World University Rankings: #122 in 2022
• Academic Ranking of World Universities: #201 in 2021
• Best Global Universities Rankings: #205 in 2021

Sungkyunkwan University Services

Student Services

The Student Human Resources Development Team helps students manage their careers and assists them in establishing their careers so that they are able to effectively use their skills and knowledge.

Services for Housing

• Humanities and Social Sciences Campus (Seoul)

Myeongnyunhaksa that can house approximately 1,700 Korean and foreign student exchange and undergraduate students at the Humanities and Social Sciences Campus located in Seoul It is comprised comprising Korean student dormitories E-House G-House, K-House as well as foreign student dormitories C-House, M-House, and I-House and has male rental studio apartments available for students.

• Natural Sciences Campus (Suwon)

Bongnyonghaksa is a dormitory that can hold about 3800 students from undergraduate and graduate programs on the Natural Sciences Campus, consists of five wings which include the House of Benevolence, House of Righteousness, House of Propriety, House of Wisdom and the House of Integrity.

Library Services

Entrance Guide:

• The student identification card (or the mobile ID card of a student) is mandatory

• Attach the student ID card at the entrance and the pass once the green light is switched on.

• Students are required to reserve a seat at the kiosk in advance.

Medical Services

To ensure the health and well-being of their students and faculty members, the Health Center at the University Health Center offers services in the early detection of illness treatments and placement of treatment, Health counselling, student health checks, and more.

Sungkyunkwan University Student Life

Life on Campus

Myeongryunhaksa can house around 1,432 undergraduate international and domestic students on the Humanities and Social Sciences Campus in Seoul. It is composed in Korean students' dormitories (E-House G-House, E-House, and K-House) as well as international student dormitories (C-House I-House, C-House, as well as M-House).

Sports Facilities

The Physical Education Health Center was founded on March 5, 1963 , in order to oversee services like health consultations for SKKU faculty, students, and staff, as well as improvement of athletic performance and training athletes, among others. Following that, the two roles of health education and physical education consultations were separated.

It is the Varsity Sports Organization is situated not just in the local and international arenas of sports but also within the middle of a star, which produces numerous talented individuals from all kinds of fields.

Student Clubs

Kinggo Cheerleader promotes and reinforces team spirit in people in the SKKU population by providing cheers on the sporting activities of SKKU teams as well as other university events.

Students Clubs, such as Racket Challenge Bloodline, Hogwarts or Chung Lang, meaning Blue Wave.

Sungkyunkwan University Career

• Career Guidance: Aids students to plan their future by utilizing their education and abilities

• Job Counseling: Provides guidance to students regarding suitable careers and fields that are associated with specific majors, as well as diverse off-campus and on-campus activities

• Career Management: Provides assistance for students who want to get jobs in their areas of study or to alter their career path

Sungkyunkwan University Research

Research Institutes at Sungkyunkwan University:

• 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

Sungkyunkwan University Education

Sungkyunkwan University's goal is to provide world-class education, conduct outstanding research, establish its reputation and become the world's leading institution with the finest human resource network and know-how.

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