Ajou University (Korean: 아주대학교; Hanja: 亞洲大學校) is a private research university in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Founded in 1973 by an agreement between the governments of France and the Republic of Korea, Ajou is recognized as one of the best young universities in the world.
亞洲大學校 아주대학교 [1] | |
Motto | 人間尊重 인간존중, 實事求是 실사구시, 世界一家 세계일가 |
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Motto in English | Respect for human, Seeking truth from facts, One world, One family |
Type | Private |
Established | 1973[2] |
President | Park Hyung-Ju |
Academic staff | 1,370 |
Administrative staff | 1,002 |
Students | 13,986 |
Undergraduates | 9,850 |
Postgraduates | 3,642 |
Doctoral students | 494 |
Location | , , South Korea |
Campus | Urban |
Colors | Blue Yellow |
Mascot | Pioneer |
Website | www |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 아주대학교 |
Hanja | 亞洲大學校 |
Revised Romanization | Aju Daehakgyo |
McCune–Reischauer | Aju Taehakkyo |
Ajou University started as Ajou Engineering Junior College with the aim of exchanging technology and culture through education between France and the Republic of Korea. The name Ajou University contains the ideology of becoming the center of Asia in the 21st century, when Asia becomes the center of the world, and represents the Gyeonggi-do region.[3]
Ajou is located on a single campus with all details, research-oriented university hospitals, Techno Valley, Samsung Electronics headquarters, CJ Blossom Park, administrative town( Gyeonggi Provincial Office, Gyeonggi Provincial Council, Education Office, Gyeonggi Representative Library), and legal town (Suwon High Court, Suwon High Prosecutors' Office). Gyeonggi-do Province, administrative towns, legal towns and pharmacies have signed MOUs with Ajou.[4][5][6]
Its business college is the only one in Korea that was authorized to host a financial engineering department as part of the world-class research-oriented university project of the Korean Ministry of Education and held a recruitment briefing session for the International Financial Organization.[7] Its business college is a member of both the AACSB and EFMD certification bodies.
Its college of information has signed an agreement with the Republic of Korea Air Force and established a Department of Defense Digital Convergence to train high-ranking Air Force ICT technology officers.[8]
Ajou University Hospital, an affiliated hospital of the medical school and a base hospital in Gyeonggi-do, is opening Ajou University Intermediate Care Hospital, Ajou University Pyeongtaek Hospital, Ajou University Paju Hospital.[9]
In South Korea, where the government's finances are relatively poor compared to its education fever, Ajou is striving for research development and has targeted the world's top 100 universities in the long run.[10][11][12]
In 2020, Ajou established its brach campus in Tashkent, Uzbekistan in which concentrates on its strong engineering programs.
Notable academic programs
- Exchange student: As of 2021 years, it was held with 325 schools in 67 countries. It is a program that exchanges students with foreign universities and institutions where academic exchange agreements are signed. By paying tuition to the main school and studying at an overseas university for a semester, credits taken from overseas universities are recognized as the main school. Ajou is a member of ISEP (International Student Exchange Program), CREPUQ (Conference of Rectors and Principals of Quebec Universities), HUMAP (Hyogo University Mobility in Asia and the Pacific), "n+i" Network, AUF(Federation of French Universities).
- Multiple degrees: A program that takes 1/2 of its graduation credits and takes the remaining credits from other schools, earning both Ajou University and other schools' degrees. It is currently operated by the Illinois Institute of Technology and Stony Brook University in the United States.
- Blue Ladder: The business of the Ministry of Education of Korea. Despite the difficult environment, it supports overseas training experiences to college students who have dreams and passion for self-development and career development. Each university in charge selects students and proceeds with the program. Ajou University was selected in 2018 and runs for three years. The schools include the University of Michigan and the University of Washington in the United States, and Shanghai Transportation University in China.
- Global Internship: A program that sends students to companies in about 20 countries around the world for internships to provide more diverse and challenging overseas experience opportunities. It will provide opportunities to learn the senses and explore career in overseas industrial sites related to majors. It will be dispatched to INKE (World Korean Venture Network), IDB (US Development Bank), KOTRA (Korea Trade and Investment Promotion Corporation), CKP (USA Asia Accounting Corporation), W-OKTA (World Korean Trade Association), HMART, etc. It is recognized as a credit for the third and fourth grade internship courses.
- Short-term dispatch: It is a program that is sent to sister universities abroad for about four weeks during the vacation. Participation in language training, international training programs, etc. at sister universities may be recognized as credits. Part of the program participation fee may be supported by scholarships.
- Global Leaders Belt in Business Administration:
- Global Leadership in Business Administration:
- ABIZ Global Supporters in Business Administration:
Reputation and rankings
QS National[13] | General | 25 |
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USNWR National[14] | General | 26 |
USNWR Asia[15] | General | 209 |
THE World[16] | General | 801-1000 |
QS World[17] | General | 551-560 |
USNWR World[18] | General | 890 |
ARWU World[19] | Research | 801-900 |
THE World (Young)[20] | General/Young | 201-250 |
QS World (50 Under 50)[21] | General/Young | 101-150 |
- 2021 QS : World 551~560th.[22]
- 2021 QS 50 Under 50 : World 101-150th.[23]
- 2019 JoongAng Ilbo University Evaluation(Korean Press): Nation 11th.[24]
- 2019 Employment and Start-up Evaluation of Hankyung(Korean Press) : Nation 5th.[25]
- 2020 WURI Global Top 100 Innovative Universities : World 74th.[26]
- 2019 REUTERS Asia Pacific's Most Innovative Universities : Asia 24th.[27]
Education programs
Undergraduate programs | Graduate programs |
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College of Humanities | Graduate School of International Studies |
College of Natural Sciences | Graduate School of Information and Communication |
College of Social Sciences | Graduate School of IT Convergence |
College of Engineering | Graduate School of Business |
a business college | Graduate School of Engineering |
College of Information | Graduate School of Transportation and ITS |
a medical college | Graduate School of Education |
College of Nursing | Graduate School of Public Policy |
College of Pharmacy | Law school |
Department of International Studies | Graduate School of Clinical Dentistry |
College of Law | Graduate School of Health |
a liberal arts department | Graduate School of Clinical Pharmacy |
linked major (communication with cultural industry, humanities and social data analysis, automotive SW) | Graduate schools affiliated with 10 colleges |
Digital Library at Ajou University
Symbol
The Statue of Pioneer is the symbol of Ajou University. It is located at the school's main entrance.
Central Library
In order to contribute to the learning, cultivation and research of students and faculty members through the collection, accumulation and distribution of information, the Central Library was established on March 15, 1973. It was opened together with the opening of the prefecture elementary and junior college. At the time of opening, there were 120 seats of the first floor of the main building. From April 12, 1973, 1,272 books were purchased with one librarian. In 1983, Daewoo Group Kim Dae-woo, chairman of the Daewoo Group, donated 5 billion won to renovate the Central Library. The new total floor space was 4,026 pyeong. On October 16, 2017, the entire library on the second floor was converted into a community lounge through remodeling. In addition, on the first floor, the space that was previously used for the corridor was expanded to build a café, allowing rest space and convenience facilities.
Dining halls
The campus is mainly served by two large cafeterias and many minor restaurants. The biggest restaurant is close to the dormitories and is called the Dormitory Restaurant. It has two floors and serves both Korean and Western style foods with a daily rotating menu. The second biggest restaurant is called the Student Restaurant, and is located in the Student Union building. There are also smaller restaurants in Paldal hall, Dasan hall and Jonghap Hall.
Dormitories
There are four big dormitories on campus: Nam-jae dormitory, Yong-Ji dormitory, Hwa-hong dormitory and Kwang-Gyu dormitory. Nam-jae and Yong-ji dormitories are exclusively boys' dormitories while Kwang-gyu is a girls' dormitory. Hwa-hong houses both males and females (on separate floors; girls' floors are female-keycard access only) and is the only dormitory open to foreigners as exchange students or regular students. Except for Hwa-hong dormitory, all the dormitories have rooms with four occupants each. Hwa-hong has two-bed and four-bed rooms. It also has single rooms for visiting professors. Ajou University International Dormitory VIDEO
Notable alumni
- Ahn Jung-Hwan, football player
- Ha Seok-Ju, football player
- Jee Seok-jin, entertainer
- Kim Ji-hoon, actor
- Lee Min-Sung, football player
- Woo Sung-Yong, football player
- Usman Tariq, Professor
Four seasons at Ajou
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
See also
- List of Korea-related topics
- Education in South Korea
References
- ^ Abbreviations of Ajou University in Korean: 아대(亞大; A-dae). English: AU
- ^ http://www.ajou.ac.kr/en/about/about03.jsp
- ^ "It is responsible for 16 million people, the Unification Education Center of South and North Korea, in the Gyeonggi-Incheon area". 인천일보 (in Korean). 2020-07-12. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- ^ "Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education - Ajou University, MOU". 뉴스피크 (in Korean). 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- ^ "Gyeonggi-do Court-Ajou Law School, MOU". 법률저널 (in Korean). 2009-07-24. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- ^ "Gyeonggi-do Pharmacy - Ajou University, Convergence Research MOU". 한국의약통신 (in Korean). 2016-11-28. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
- ^ "Training experts to lead the global financial crisis". 대한뉴스 (in Korean). 2009-06-11. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- ^ "Department of Defense, Air Force High Position Service for 7 Years After Graduation". hankyung.com (in Korean). 2014-07-17. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- ^ "Promotion of establishment of medical hospital". 인천일보 (in Korean). 2020-08-31. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- ^ "South Korea's Education Fever Needs Cooling". Business Insider. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
- ^ "It is the fifth largest university in the country among the national universities in terms of the government's financial support project". m.facebook.com. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
- ^ "Education costs per person, ranking 4th among national universities". Usline(유스라인) (in Korean). 2019-11-10. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
- ^ "QS South Korea University Rankings 2019". Top Universities. 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
- ^ U.S.News & World Report (2019). "Search Best Global Universities - US News Education". U.S. News & World Report LP. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
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- ^ "Academic Ranking of World Universities". Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. 2019. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
- ^ "Young University Rankings 2019". Times Higher Education (THE). 2019. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
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Coordinates: 37°16′58″N 127°02′46″E / 37.282913°N 127.04607°E / 37.282913; 127.04607