Seoul

University of Seoul

University · Seoul

UniversityFounded 1997
University of Seoul campus
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About

The University of Seoul is a four-year public comprehensive university in Dongdaemun-gu. It has its origins as Gyeongseong Public Agricultural School, which opened on May 1, 1918, and is currently the only four-year comprehensive university among public universities in Korea.[3] It is operated by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, and the mayor of Seoul is responsible for its operation as the chairman of the Seoul University Steering Committee. The University of Seoul comprises 9 colleges, 39 departments, 10 graduate schools, 2 affiliated institutions, and 14 research institutes.

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Key facts

Type
University
Founded
1997
Also known as
Seoul sirim daehakgyo, Sŏul Sirip Taehakkyo