Kumoh National Institute of Technology

Kumoh National Institute of Technology
금오공과대학교 Official Logo of Kumoh National Institute of Technology Map of South Korea with Gumi highlighted motto = 진리, 창조, 정직; "Truth, Creativity, Honesty"
Type	National
Established	1979 (founded 1979)
President	Dr. Yeungshik Kim
Academic staff	Full-time 207
Students	7,466
Undergraduates	6,816
Location	Gumi; , Gyeongbuk, South Korea
Website	www.kumoh.ac.kr

Kumoh National Institute of Technology (Acronym: KIT; Korean, 금오공과대학교, Kumoh Gonggwa Daehakgyo, colloquially KumohGongdae) is a national research and business development (R&BD) university in Republic of Korea (South Korea). It is located in Gumi City, Gyeongbuk, South Korea.

President Greetings

Since the foundation in 1980 as a university specialized in engineering, KIT has cultivated practical and creative engineering talents necessary for the development of national industry. To make a big push, KIT has been committed to the growth of students, faculty members, regional communities, and national scientific technology through the advanced curriculum and education programs. KIT has been recognized for having infinite potential for growth, a high-quality practical education system, and a high employment rate. KIT is going to elevate the status as the most powerful national engineering university by developing scientific technology and multifunctional talents, leading the industry-academy cooperative research based on challenging and creative spirits, and becoming a global university with regional communities. Future education should focus on nurturing creative talented individuals and contributing to the development of regional communities. To this end, universities have to make innovations in the fields of education, research, and cooperation of academy and business. Matching the changes in universities, KIT changes the education system to develop sufficient experience-based self-directed engineers, and strengthens the foundation for developing regional communities and the nation by training multifunctional talents with right personality and leadership. KIT will make all efforts to become a global university that improves the future through communication with all members of university and local communities.

History

Kumoh National Institute of Technology was founded on December 31, 1979 by Park Chung-hee Former President of South Korea. In 1987, graduate school was established for both master and Ph.D courses such as mechanical engineering, electronic engineering and civil engineering. KIT turned into a national institute on March 1990. On December 30, 2004 KIT moved to the new Yangho-dong campus. Until now, KIT is only national university for engineering in Korea.

Sep. 1979 Obtained an approval for the establishment plan of Kumoh Institute of Technology from President Park Chung-hee
Dec. 1979 Established Kumoh Institute of Technology
Mar. 1980 Held the first entrance ceremony(Depts. of Mechanical Eng. & Electronics Eng.: 160 students each), Inaugurated Lee Dong-ho as the first dean
Nov. 1986 Established the graduate school of industry(master’s courses: 40 students), Depts. of Mechanical Eng. & Electronic Eng.
Nov. 1987 Established the graduate school(master’s courses: 36 students), Depts. of Mechanical Eng. & Electronic Eng. & Civil Eng.
Mar. 1990 Changed into a national institute(Presidential Decree No. 12941)
Mar. 1993 Changed the name to Kumoh National Institute of Technology(Presidential Decree No. 13859)
Mar. 1993 Inaugurated Dr. Choi Younghyun as the first president
Dec. 2004 Relocated KIT to Yanghodong campus
Feb. 2005 Completed Yangho-dong campus(site: 736,579㎡, 21 bldgs., bldg. area: 123,305㎡)
Jun. 2009 Selected for the leading industry manpower cultivation project of mega-city region
Apr. 2012 Selected for the second phase of Engineering Education Innovation Project
Apr. 2012 Selected for the University -Education Capacity Enhancement Project for five consecutive years
May 2012 Selected for the ACE (Advancement for College Education) Project
May 2012 Selected for the leading industry eight fields professional cultivation project in Daegu-Gyeongbuk region
Apr. 2013 Inaugurated Dr. Yeungshik Kim as the sixth president May 2013 Selected as Best Institute in the 1st Annual Evaluation for LINC Project
Jul. 2013 Selected for the University Education Capacity Enhancement Project for six consecutive years
Jul. 2013 Selected as the Best University in the Industry Evaluation for 2012(Architecture Educational Institution, Korean Council for University Education)

Vision

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KIT VISION 2015

KIT’s new vision is "R&BD (Research & Business Development) specialized university for creative talent training (창의인재 양성을 위한 R&BD(연구개발사업화) 특화대학)". KIT’s new vision is to share the values of future technology industry with more people. Dreaming of the world where everyone can live in happiness, KIT has made unrivalled remarkable achievements so far.

Academics

In KIT, there are 6 schools, 13 departments, 1 program, and 4 graduate schools.

[School]

Electronic Engineering
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Energy and Integrated Materials Engineering
Advance Materials and System Engineering
Architecture

[Department]

Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Design Engineering
Mechanical System Engineering
Mechatronics Engineering
Intelligent Mechanical Engineering
Computer Engineering
Computer Software Engineering
Materials Design Engineering
Applied Mathematics
Optical Engineering
Applied Chemistry
Medical IT Convergence Engineering
Business Administration

Excellent Accomplishments

The undisputed best engineering school KIT has made remarkable accomplishments and could reconfirm its upgraded status as being selected for the Education Capacity Enhancement Project for six consecutive years and as the best university in the Industry Evaluation. KIT continuously evolves into a leader in the university education culture instead of simply remaining as an engineering institute.

Graduate School

Specialized education is future competitiveness. kit’s graduate school consisting of General Graduate School and Special Graduate School aims to teach and explore academic theories and its application methods, and cultivate talented individuals who can contribute to the development of nation and human society by upgrading individual qualifications and nurturing leadership based on the founding principles of ‘Truth, Creativity, and Honest. ’The graduate school is committed to produce multifunctional human resources with expertise who will play a role in fostering the leading science and technology-based country in the world.

Graduate School Doctor Courses(20 Depts. & day class)

Graduate School Master Courses(21 Depts. & day class)

Graduate School Academy-Industry-Research Cooperation Courses

LG Electronics Ltd. (Department of Techno-Mechanical Engineering) | Gumi Electronic Technology Research Center (All Engineering Departments) | Korea Institute of Robot and Convergence (All Engineering Departments) | Korea Machine Research Center (Department of Mechanical Engineering & Department of Advanced Materials Engineering)

Graduate School of Industry Master Courses (9 Depts. & night class)

Department of Mechanical Engineering | Department of Electronics & Electronic Engineering | Department of Electronic & Electric Engineering | Department of Computer & IT Engineering | Department of Civil, Environment and Construction Engineering | Department of Industrial Engineering | Department of Advance Materials Engineering | Department of Green Energy Convergence | Department of Techno-Management

Graduate School of Education Master Courses (5 majors & night class)

Mathematics Education | English Education | Korean Language Education | Social Education | Educational Administration

International Exchange Program

KIT supports the development of global leaders of tomorrow The center is committed to cultivating internationally competitive people with broad viewpoints and insights through the students’ overseas study program by making sisterhood relationships with well-known foreign universities. The center also introduces the excellent performance of kit to the world through international academic exchange events and supports students to advance into the global stage.

Category	Program	Details
kit Students	International Student Exchange	Country: Asia (Japan, China, Malaysia, the Philippines), Americas (the US) Europe (Hungary, Germany, Belgium, Lithuania) Qualification: One with language skills of the country Score for selection: Academic record 40%, Language 30%, Interview 30% Period: 6 months, 1 year No. of students: Less than 2 per country
kit Students	Overseas Internship Program	Period of selection: Beginning of every semester Support: 3~12 points recognition
Foreigners	Special Admission for Foreigners	Period of selection: Once for each first-half & second-half Target: Special new/transfer admission for international students Qualification: One with Korean or English test record + study documents Majors: All departments Others: See homepage (entrance exam requirements)
	Selection of Foreign Graduate School Students	Period of selection: Once for each first-half & second-half Qualification: Special new/transfer admission for international students Majors: All departments Benefits: One-year free tuition if meeting kit’s criteria for tuition reduction Others: See homepage (entrance exam requirements)
	Korean Language Course for Foreigners	Target: kit prospective students Period: Regular course (1 semester 400 hours) Courses: Beginner, Intermediate, TOPIK Qualification: High school graduate or higher Documents: See homepage Application: Year-round
	kit Int’l Program	Overview: A program to enhance exchange and communication with overseas students of universities in sisterhood relationship Contents: Share cultural and language experience with overseas students Qualification: kit students or students of universities in sisterhood relationship Period: one week during vacation Cost: Own expense (except round-trip airfare)
	Free Korean Language Class	Period & time: 12 weeks × 4 hours × 2 semesters Target: kit graduate students, exchange students, international students
Int’l Exchange	Invitation of Exchange Professor	Country: Foreign universities in sisterhood relationship and under an academic agreement with kit Period: One semester or one year
	Invitation of Foreign Great Scholars	Target: President of universities in sisterhood relationship and famous figures Purpose: To give on-campus seminar and special lecture
	Countries in Sisterhood Relationship	The US, China, Japan, Germany, Russia, Australia, Holland, New Zealand, Belgium, Hungary, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mongolia, Vietnam, Uzbekistan, Indonesia, Thailand, Kyrgyzstan, The Philippines (19 countries as of Aug. 2013)

Academy & Industry Collaboration Group

Competitive KIT fosters the cutting-edge knowledge hub for the 21st century The engineering college’s educational competitiveness stems from various industry-academiccollaboration activities. KIT’s Academy & Industry Collaboration Group is a corporation established by the Promotion of Industrial Education and Industry-Academic Cooperation Act with the aim of not only strengthening the university’s competitiveness by promoting industrial education and facilitating cooperation between industry and university, but also contributing to the development of local communities and the nation. The office is responsible mainly for supervising diverse industry-academic cooperation projects conducted with national and municipal bodies, research institutions and businesses, vitalizing business incubation by promoting the acquisition and management of intellectual property rights and the commercialization of technology transfer, and supporting the set-up and operation of school-based enterprises and cooperative institutes for research.

Dormitory

KIT dormitory was established to provide students with convenience for study and contributes to improving students’ self-controlling ability and responsibility by sharing a space and fostering an academic atmosphere of the university. The dormitory accommodating a total of 1,650 students is divided into the existing Pureum Hall built by the BTL private investment project and the new Oreum Hall. Pureum Hall consists of four buildings and Oreum Hall is one building (accommodating 800 students); two more buildings are expected to be built by the BTL project. Rooms include single rooms/double rooms/quad rooms/rooms for the disabled. Every room is equipped with a bed, desk, chair, closet, shoe shelf, air conditioner, telephone (extension), etc. Amenities include a cafeteria, lounge, fitness room, laundry room, sports room, gym, convenience store, praying room, etc.

Four Seasons of kit

kit's fountain and trees are coated of snow	Beautiful flowering trees in kit

Winter

Winter (~December to ~end February*) is generally cold and dry, very dry. Although there used to be a lot of snow, that’s not the case these days. When it does snow, the white blanket melts either right away or in a few days.

Spring

Spring (~March thru May*) usually announces its arrival with bright yellow forsythia flowers (kanari) along streets and highways. The season often starts out cool and maybe wet, but gradually the weather warms up and other spring flowers begin making their appearance, including magnolia and cherry blossoms.

Summer is the warmest of the four temperate seasons	Autumn is the best and coolest weather

Summer

Summer (June thru August*) is one of the proofs that Korea is a land of extremes in that it is as hot and humid and the Korean winter is cold and dry. Summer is relatively hot and humid with monsoon rains beginning near the end of June and lasting until mid to late July.

Autumn

Autumn (September to November*) is probably the best time of year in Korea. The weather is cooler and dryer, but still pleasantly warm and sunny. As the season progresses, the leaves change colors and harvesting begins. Fall is the time of Chuseok, Korean Thanksgiving.

Root [kit+idea]

Evolving ideas, kit believes it is the root of a creative economy Founded in Gumi, Gyeongsangbuk-do thirty-three years ago with the aim of cultivating excellent engineers, they have been walking a single path as an engineering college and has taken deep root. Over time, the Kumoh National Institute of Technology (kit) has branched out to win reputations as ‘well-teaching university’, ‘global engineer cultivating university’, ‘university with active cooperation with industry’, and ‘university with high employment rate.’ To become a glocal (derived from glocalization, meaning ‘think globally, act locally’) university beyond the present status, students and professors continuously devote themselves to study and research.

Climate

Climate data for Gumi (1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	4.3 (39.7)	7.2 (45.0)	12.7 (54.9)	20.2 (68.4)	24.9 (76.8)	27.9 (82.2)	29.8 (85.6)	30.4 (86.7)	26.2 (79.2)	21.1 (70.0)	13.5 (56.3)	6.9 (44.4)	18.7 (65.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−1.3 (29.7)	1.1 (34.0)	6.2 (43.2)	12.9 (55.2)	18.0 (64.4)	22.1 (71.8)	24.9 (76.8)	25.2 (77.4)	20.1 (68.2)	13.6 (56.5)	6.8 (44.2)	0.8 (33.4)	12.5 (54.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−6.2 (20.8)	−4.3 (24.3)	0.3 (32.5)	5.8 (42.4)	11.3 (52.3)	16.8 (62.2)	20.9 (69.6)	21.2 (70.2)	15.3 (59.5)	7.7 (45.9)	1.1 (34.0)	−4.2 (24.4)	7.1 (44.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	20.2 (0.80)	28.2 (1.11)	45.4 (1.79)	66.3 (2.61)	77.0 (3.03)	130.3 (5.13)	237.9 (9.37)	237.0 (9.33)	146.3 (5.76)	35.4 (1.39)	31.9 (1.26)	16.8 (0.66)	1,072.5 (42.22)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	5.0	5.5	7.4	7.0	8.1	8.8	13.6	12.7	8.5	4.7	5.6	4.9	91.8
Average relative humidity (%)	61.2	59.2	58.0	55.3	60.7	67.5	76.0	76.0	74.6	69.4	66.8	64.3	65.8
Mean monthly sunshine hours	166.7	173.3	198.0	223.7	235.6	198.7	170.1	179.8	171.2	194.6	158.3	159.5	2,229.6
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration^[1]

References

^ "평년값자료(1981–2010) 구미(279)". Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 2011-05-21.

External links

Kumoh national Institute of Technology website
금오공과대학교 홈페이지 (Korean site)