Sungkyunkwan University
Private university in Seoul and Suwon, South Korea / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the former Confucian academy, see Sungkyunkwan. For the subway station by the Natural Sciences Campus, see Sungkyunkwan University Station. For the university in North Korea, see Koryo Songgyungwan University.
Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU or Seongdae, Korean: 성균관대학교; Hanja: 成均館大學校) is a private research university with campuses in Seoul and Suwon, South Korea.
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成均館大學校 성균관대학교[1] | |
Motto | |
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Motto in English | Humanity, Righteousness, Propriety, Wisdom[2] |
Type | Private |
Established | 1398; 626 years ago (1398). Reformed as a modern school in 1895. Given college status in 1946.[3] |
Affiliation | Confucianism |
President | Yoo Ji-Beom |
Academic staff | 3,704 (1,525 full-time)[4] |
Students | 34,441[5] |
Undergraduates | 25,049 |
Postgraduates | 9,392 |
Location | , South Korea 37°35′14″N 126°59′39″E |
Campus | Urban |
Colors | Blue Lime Green Orange Dark Green |
Mascot | Ginkgo |
Website | www |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 성균관대학교 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Seonggyungwan Daehakgyo |
McCune–Reischauer | Sŏnggyun'gwan Taehakkyo |
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The institution traces its origins to the historic Sungkyunkwan founded in 1398 in central Seoul.[6] As the foremost educational institution during the Joseon period, it was governed by the great code of the state administration[7] with royal assent.[8] By a resolution of the Confucian scholars, it was restructured as a comprehensive university in the mid-20th century, and has since greatly expanded its academic offerings.