Introducing Konkuk University

Introducing Konkuk University

  • 기자명 Yeonsoo Kim
  • 입력 2022.01.19 14:21
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[The Public = Yeonsoo Kim] Konkuk University is a private university located in Hwayang-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul.

On May 15, 1946, 조선정치학관(the School of Joseon Politics) was established in a building (now Konkuk Building in Nakwon-dong) of Ohseong School.

In September 1949, it was promoted to Political Academy and a university institution, the Political College.

In 1955, the campus was established in Mojin-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul. In February 1959, Konkuk Graduate School and Konkuk University were established.

On January 5, 1980, Chungju Campus of Konkuk University was established.

After that, Konkuk University Chungju Campus College of Medicine was established in 1986.

After that, Konkuk University Hospital (Chungju Hospital), an affiliated hospital of Konkuk University Chungju Campus Medical College, was opened.

Konkuk University Hospital, an affiliated hospital of the Chungju Campus Medical College, will be opened.

Konkuk University Chungju Campus‘ name was changed and declared as 건국대학교글로컬캠퍼스(Konkuk University Glocal Campus) to pursue globalization and localization at the same time and make it a growing campus in the middle of Korea.

As of 2020, Seoul Campus has 14 colleges and graduate schools, 3 professional graduate schools (law school, business school, and architecture school), and 9 special graduate schools. The Global Campus is consisted of 5 colleges, 1 professional graduate school (medical graduate school), and 1 special graduate school.

According to the US News University Rankings, it was ranked 922th in the world and 20th in Korea in 2021.

There are many outstanding alumni who have advanced into various fields.
Among them, the reason why there are many alumni related to bio and pharmaceutical companies is related to the long history of the Livestock University.

First, since the bio industry is based on convergence studies, Konkuk University is a university with a long tradition and various bio-related departments. For example, there are departments with a diverse spectrum such as biology, microbiology, food economics, and etc. They also have eligible environment for studies.

Second, if you look at the status of Konkuk University bio-related graduates entering the industry, they are active in a variety of fields, especially in the downstream rather than the upstream.

In the bio-related industry, it is the graduates of Konkuk University who are particularly active in the field. In fact, in the bio industry, there are many stories about the ‘Konkuk University Mafia’ or ‘Mojin-dong Mafia’.

Lastly, Konkuk University graduates are also CEOs in various fields of industry. But there are also some cases where they start a business and are active in the industry. Chairman Seo Jeong-jin, who is a founder of Celltrion Co, which is the company with the largest market capitalization on the KOSDAQ, is a representative example of Konkuk University alumni. Konkuk University alumni are playing a pivotal role in the Korean bio industry based on the explosive growth of the bio industry.

K-stars of Konkuk Alumni

▲K-stars from Konkuk university are for example Jin of BTS, Lee min-ho, Lee Jong-Seok, Choi Min-ho, Lee Min-Ki, Lee Da-Hae, Song Kang, Son Dong-woon, Changmin of DBSQ, Hyeri, Bae Doo-na, Um Tae-Woong, Hong Jong-Hyeon, Kim Da-Som, Kim Jung-eun, SeoWoo

For further reference, please refer to the YouTube video.

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