SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY (SKKU), SEOUL, KOREA


July-October, 2017 Vol. 3
Worldwide
  • Prof. Nam Gyu PARK Was Selected for "2017 Potential Recipients of the Nobel Prize"
  • French Ambassador to Korea Visits SKKU
  • Rector of RUDN University Visits SKKU
  • Prof. Sung Eun CHUNG Gives Special Lecture at Penn State University
Discovery
  • SKKU Enters Top 100 in THE World Reputation Rankings for First Time
  • SKKU Ranks 111th in THE World University Rankings
  • SKKU Achieves the Best Performance in All Three R&D Researchers Cultivation Projects
Top Schools
  • Graduate School of Global Insurance & Pension Makes Dual-Degree Agreement with St. John’s University
  • Successful Completion of the 2017 Summer Farewell Party for Graduating International Students
  • SKKU-KU Leaven Agree to Enter MOU
Leading Alumni in a Global Society
  • Noticeable Articles Recently Published in Journals
Leading Alumni in a Global Society
  • Deep Learning System for Recognition & Detection of Pedestrians & Vehicles in Hostile Environments
  • Global Capstone Design Team Wins at 2017 PACE Global Annual Forum
  • Dr. Yao FEI of Department of Energy Science Appointed Professor at SUNY
  • Dr. Satyasheel Sharma Appointed Assistant Prof. at NIPER-Ahmedabed, India
Leading Alumni in a Global Society
  • 647 International Students Newly Entered SKKU in Fall 2017
SKKU Ranks 111th in THE World University Rankings

Sungkyunkwan University was ranked 111th in Times Higher Education's (THE) World University Rankings this year, rising from 137th last year. SKKU also rose to 3rd place in the ranking of domestic universities in Korea. SKKU scored 54.1 points in teaching (rising from 53.7 points last year), 55.1 points in research (50.6 points last year), 69.5 points in article citations (66.5 points last year), 93.7 points in industry income (88.9 points last year), and 44.7 points in international outlook (39.6 points last year), showing a steady upward trend in the overall evaluation index.

Kyu Sang CHUNG, the President of Sungkyunkwan University, said, "For the past several years, SKKU has been devoted to creating synergy through the mutual growth of education and research by supporting integrated research and recruiting world-class scholars as professors to introduce a global-standard education system. We will spare no effort to become a world-class university."

SKKU is implementing creative convergence education, such as multidisciplinary approaches and specialized academic-industrial cooperative education that will lead the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. In particular, SKKU is expanding academic-industrial courses of study, such as convergent foundation projects, fusion capstone design, and integrated team field training in order to connect students' creative business ideas to enterprises. Also, in cooperation with small businesses, SKKU created excellent results by releasing about 20 commercialized products and submitting more than 30 patent proposals every year.


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