Ajou University
| Ajou University | |
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| Established | 1973 |
| Academic staff | 750 |
| Undergraduates | 8,560 |
| Postgraduates | 2,394 |
| Location | Suwon, South Korea |
| Website | http://www.ajou.ac.kr/ |
| Ajou University | |
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| Hangul | 아주대학교 |
| Hanja | 亞洲大學校 |
| Revised Romanization | Aju Daehakgyo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Aju Taehakkyo |
Ajou University is a private, co-educational, doctoral institution. It is located in Suwon, 20 km south from Seoul, the capital of South Korea.
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[edit] Founding
In 1971, Korea and France agreed on the establishment of Technical Junior College in order to exchange technology and culture through education. Thus, Ajou Engineering Junior College was founded in March 1973 by Yusin Institute.
[edit] Growth
In 1974, the Junior College became a 4-year engineering school and it is renamed as Ajou Institute of Technology. The college quickly became one of the best engineering schools in Korea in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s thanks to the significant endowment from the CEO of Daewoo International (one of the largest conglomerates in Korea at that time) in 1977. It was envisioned as the MIT or Caltech of Asia. Indeed, ‘Ajou’ literally means ‘Asia’ in Korean. A number of newly-minted Ph.D.s joined the faculty during this period and thereafter, notably from renowned research institutions in France and the USA, and top-notch high school students were aggressively recruited with scholarships. The institute established its academic reputation.
[edit] Notable Academic Programs
The oldest and the largest school at Ajou University is the College of Engineering with its four divisions: Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, and Environmental and Urban Systems Engineering. At Ajou University's College of Medicine, small school personal attention is offered (6:1 student to faculty ratio) with 200 faculty members.
[edit] Reputation and Rankings
Over the past 30 years, Ajou University has grown, becoming one of the leading research institutes in Korea[citation needed]. Ajou University is now recognized by its distinguished education and research in Korea and abroad[citation needed]. JoongAng Ilbo, one of the most-subscribed newspapers in Korea, ranked Ajou University 13th in 2010, among approximately 400 universities in South Korea[citation needed]. On world rankings,according to QS top Asian University Ranking, it is in the top 100 Asian University Rankings-97th- tie with Osaka prefecture university of Japan[citation needed].
[edit] Education Programs
| Undergraduate programs | Graduate programs |
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| *College of Engineering | *Graduate School for Professionals |
| *School of Medicine | *Graduate School of Industry |
| *School of Business Administration | *Graduate School of Business
Administration |
| *College of Information Technology | *Graduate School of Public Affairs |
| *College of Humanities | *Graduate School of Education |
| *College of Natural Sciences | *Graduate School of
Information and Communication |
| *College of Social Sciences | *Graduate School of Information
and Communication Technology |
| *College of Nursing | *Graduate School of International Studies |
| *College of Law | *Graduate School of Law |
[edit] Sports celebrities
The Ajou university soccer team has been the source of pride and excitement on campus. Notably, the team won three consecutive national championships from 1993 to 1995. Notable alumni include:
Ahn Jung-Hwan (2002 Korea/Japan FIFA World Cup and 2006 Germany FIFA World Cup member of Korean National Team)
Ha Seok-Ju (1998 France FIFA World Cup member of Korean National Team)
Lee Min-Sung (1998 France FIFA World Cup member of Korean National Team)
Woo Sung-Yong (appeared in 2007 Indonesia/Malaysia/Thailand/Vietnam AFC Asian Cup as a member of Korean Nation Team)
[edit] Symbol
The Statue of Pioneer is the symbol of Ajou University. It is located at the school’s main entrance.
[edit] Dining Halls
The campus is served by 2 big restaurants and many minor restaurants. The biggest restaurant is close to dormitories and is called Dormitory restaurant. It is double storey and serves Korean style food as well as western style food. The second biggest restaurant is called Student restaurant and is located in Student union building. Apart from this there are restaurants in Woncheon hall, Paldal hall, and Dasan hall.
[edit] 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. Also it is the only dormitory open to foreigners as an exchange students or reguler students. Except Hwa-hong dormitory all the dormitories have rooms with four occupants each. Hwa-hong has 2-bed rooms as well apart from 4-bed rooms. It also has single rooms for visiting professors.
[edit] Four Seasons at Ajou
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[edit] See also
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Coordinates: 37°16′58″N 127°02′46″E / 37.282913°N 127.04607°E
