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Kumoh National Institute of Technology
금오공과대학교
Official logo
Motto진리, 창조, 정직
"Truth, Creativity, Honesty"
TypeNational
Established1979 (founded 1979)
PresidentDr. Yeungshik Kim
Academic staff
Full-time 207
Students7,466
Undergraduates6,816
Postgraduates650
Location,
Websitewww.kumoh.ac.kr
Map of South Korea with Gumi highlighted

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, Gyeongbuk, South Korea.

History

Kumoh National Institute of Technology was founded on December 31, 1979 by Park Chung-hee former President of South Korea. [1] 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. [2]On December 30, 2004 KIT moved to the new Yangho-dong campus. Until now, KIT is only national university for engineering in Korea.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kumoh National Institute of Technology". Encyclopedia of Korean Culture. 2014. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
  2. ^ "Kumoh National Institute of Technology". 한국향토문화전자대전. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
  3. ^ "최고의 인재를 키우는 국내 유일 국립 특성화 공과대학". Daily UNN. 2015. Retrieved 2016-08-02.