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Asia's own "Silicon Valley": keeping abreast of global competitors

KU is promoting numerous projects to attract the world's most distinguished individuals to usher in a revival of learning. KU is also focusing on supporting specific fields of study, in order to catapult them to the top ranks in the world. To secure top quality teaching, KU is transforming into a research and graduate school based institution. Through various industrial-academic cooperation programs, support and funding for research are on the rise. Remarkable progress is seen in the improvement of research environments and facilities. In particular, Korea University is making strides through international research collaborations in Korean Studies, which reflects its renowned status in Korean studies. By establishing the Center for International Korean Studies, KU is publishing research papers in Korean Studies through Yale University Press and Cambridge University Press. KU has taken the initiative to have Korean studies recognized as a full-fledged academic field throughout the world.

	Asiatic Research Center		Nursing Research Institute
	Korean Cultural Research Center		Research Institute of Mental Health
	Institute for Business Research and Education		Institute of Digestive Disease and Nutrition
	Legal Research Institute		Implant Research Center
	Korean Entomological Institute		Institute of Human Genetics
	Institute of Economic Research		Chinese Studies Institute
	Institute of Natural Resources		Institute of Renal Disease
	Labor Education and Research Institute		Global Research Institute
	Research Institute of Engineering and Technology		Institute of Green Chemical Engineering Systems
	Anglo-American Studies Institute		Research Institute for Advanced Industrial Technology
	Behavioral Science Research Center		Korea Detector Laboratory
	Mass Communication Research Institute		Institute of Natural Environment and Conservation
	Institute of Basic Science		Functional Food Research Center
	Institute of Legal Medicine		Center for Artificial Vision Research
	Research Institute of Education		Cell Death Research Center
	Institute for Viral Disease		Institute of North Koreanology
	Institute for Environmental Health		Institute of Communication Disorder
	Institute for Tropical Epidemic Disease		Center for Electro and Photo Responsive Molecules
	Institute for German Studies		Institute of Neotype Epidemic
	Institute of Statistics		Center for Steel-Structure Engineering and Technology
	Russian Studies Institute		Center for Neuro-Dynamics
	Korea Nutrition Research Institute		Center for Information Security Technologies
	Institute of Plastic Reconstructive and Special Surgery		Institute of Japanese Studies
	Research Institute of Sports Science		Cardiovascular Institute
	Institute of Biotechnology		Urology Cancer Gene Therapy Center
	Korean Studies Institute		Applied Rheology Center
	Industry Development Institute		Research Institute for Skin Image
	Institute for Peace Studies		Center for Multidimensional Sepctroscopy
	Institute of Governmental Studies		Institute of Language and Culture
	Inter-University Research Institute for Energy Technology		Institute of Human Genomic study
	Institute of High Technology Materials and Devices		Center for Nano Science
	Research Institute for Information and Communication Technology		Institute of Human Genomic study
	Institute of Natural Sciences		Center for Nano Science
	Center for Mineral Resources Research		Asian Institute of Corporate Governance
	Medical Law Institute		Telecommunication Mathematics Research Center
	Neuroscience Research Institute		Teenagers Into Science and Technology Center Management
	European Union Research Center		Engineering Education Research Center
	Research Institute for Language and Information		Institute for Subject Matters Education
	Institute of Woman's Medical Science		Advanced Power System Research Center
	Research Center for Disaster Prevention Science and Technology		Northeast Asian Institute for Business and Economic Research
	Research Institute for Environmental Technology and Sustainable Development		Institute of Scoliosis
	ILMIN International Relations Institute		Stem Cell Institute
	Cancer Institute		Plant Signaling Network Research Center
	Institute for the Study of Buried Materials		Korea Artificial Organ Center
	Advanced Materials Chemistry Research Center		Cooperative Industrial Research Center
	Institute of Advanced Machinary Design Technology		Core Technologies for Next Generation Internet
	Research Institute of Computer Information and Communication		Institute of Biomedical and Food Safety
	Center for Semiconductor Technology		Intelligent Robotics Research Center
	Environmental Research Institute		Environmental Toxico-Genomics and Proteomics Center
	Institute of Social Research		GIS-RS Center for Environmental Resources
	Institute of Philosophy Studies		Human Behavior and Genetic Institute
	Medical Science Research Center		Institute for Biomarker Nanotechnology

Asiatic Research Center - The Center of Asia

KU's Asiatic Research Center, the first university affiliated research center in Korea, was established in 1957 to contribute to the mutual understanding of humans and culture. The Center has received worldwide recognition due to its status as the first independent research center to conduct research on Communism, and as one of the top five Communism research centers in the world. Recently by founding the East Asian Digital Data Center, the Center is providing information resources. The center is gradually becoming the most comprehensive research center on East Asia through the implementation of a technologically advanced research system.

Korean Culture Research Center? Globalization of Korean Studies

The Korean Culture Research Center was established in 1957 as the nation's first comprehensive Korean Studies center. At present, the Center has four major divisions, seven affiliated research centers, and seven specialized research facilities. Moreover, the affiliated International Korean Studies Center, established in 2003, is focusing on supporting research in Korean Studies research and on the construction of an international network of Korean Studies. To meet the demands of the information and globalization of Korean Studies, the Center is developing a Korean Studies database and developing an electronic cultural map of the Chosun Dynasty, among other projects currently garnering worldwide recognition.

Institute for Nano Science?Leading the Nano Age

The Institute for Nano Science was established to facilitate systematic group research in nano-science, a field that is receiving attention worldwide. The Institute has gained international recognition by publishing more then 200 articles in domestic and foreign academic journals including journals in the Science Citation Index (SCI). At present, the Institute is focusing its efforts on a systematic examination of spin-related phenomena, and research in engineering applications such as the Cohesive Properties of Matter, the Development of Proton Technology, the BK21 Project, and a nationally designated project dealing with Multi-Changing Magnetic Resonance Techniques needed for the Study of Complex Multi- Dimensional Properties of Matter. Power of KU Scholars