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ABOUT KU  
Global KU - Frontier Spirit
            KU is committed to becoming a leading world-class university.

01 At the heart of Korea,
becoming the hope of the world
Advancing into the world¡¯s top 100 universities
 
To be a true global leader, we must first understand what constitutes the essence of other world-class universities. Our mission is to grow into a premier, world-class university, attracting distinguished scholars and the best and brightest students by offering them all the features found at the world¡¯s greatest institutions of higher learning. This includes the educational environment, outstanding research facilities and achievements, high-caliber scholars and students, and a reputation for excellence

Global KU.Frontier Spirit, Circling the World

- Raise KRW 500.0 billion in development funds over the next four years

- Enter the world¡¯s top 100 universities in four years

- Develop students' ability to speak 3 foreign languages
02 Daring to dream,
making our dreams come true
Building LA campus a ¡°first¡± for any Korean university
 
We will build a Los Angeles campus to foster global leaders and take our rightful place on the global stage.

Korea University Los Angeles campus project

- Step 1 | Select site for LA campus/Establish International Student Service (ISS) Center/Organize Group of Seven (G7) Advanced Universities Committee

- Step 2 | Promote credit exchanges and joint degree programs with other California universities/Create programs to encourage development of a multicultural society

- Step 3 | Develop internationally-oriented majors at LA campus (including Korean Studies, Asian Economics, and Asian Regional Studies) to foster specialists in Asian societies and cultures/Promote internships at world-leading companies and Korean ones (centering on Silicon Valley)

- Step 4 | Open LA campus and begin enrolling students/Introduce ¡°3+1¡± and ¡°4+1¡± schemes linking Anam campus, Sejong campus, and LA campus.
   
03 Becoming a model for other universities:
3-Year Development Plan
Growing into the world¡¯s best research-centered university
 
4-Year Educational Development Plan

1st Year | Establish basic curricula/Organize committees to develop graduate schools for medicine, business administration, and law/Create incentive programs to support research in accordance with unique characteristics of each college and major

2nd Year | Reduce ratio of professors to students to 1:25 from the current 1:32/Appoint natural sciences vice president to increase focus on BT and IT teaching and research

3rd Year | Offer career-coaching programs to foster development of high- quality scholars/Develop college-graduate school-research institute linking research programs/Attract companies and encourage development of industrial-academic research networks

4rd Year | Grow into a global university by hiring world-class researchers, increasing R&D exchanges, and having papers published in international scholarly journals/Maximize R&D expenses by attracting large-scale orders for research projects
04 Achieving sustainable growth and
prosperity by formulating independent
visions for each campus
Creating individualized development plans for each campus
 
KU has created detailed development plans for each campus, reflecting their unique characteristics and providing a springboard for promising global leaders. These steps are just one facet of our goal of becoming a ¡°top 100¡± university in the world.

Anam Campus - A future-oriented campus housing a world-class university, A state-of-the-art techno complex , A general medical center--the largest in the Orient

Sejong Campus - A specialized boarding campus

LA Campus - A frontier base in the ¡°Asia-Pacific Age,¡± attracting people from around the world
   
 
 
 
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