Seoul Cyber University Explained
| Seoul Cyber University |
| Native Name: | 서울사이버대학교 |
| Native Name Lang: | Korean |
| Motto: | Freemen with Christian Belief |
| Type: | Private |
| President: | In Kang |
| Academic Staff: | 180 |
| Students: | 11000 |
| City: | Seoul |
| Country: | South Korea |
Seoul Cyber University (SCU) (Korean: 서울사이버대학교) is a Korean online university.[1] SCU is located in Seoul, South Korea, where it has approximately 11,000 enrolled students and 100 faculty members among 9 schools. It has 19 departments.[2] It was selected as Korea's 'Best Cyber University' by the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology in 2007 [3] and acknowledged as a comprehensive university in 2008, according to the 'Higher Education Act'.[3]
Seoul Cyber University was established by the Law of Lifelong Education, accredited by Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MEST) in November 2000.[3]
The online university's headquarters is located in Mia-dong, Gangbuk-gu, Seoul, which is within the vicinity of Mia station on Seoul Subway Line 4.
The regional campuses are located in Incheon Metropolitan City Bupyeong-gu and Busan Metropolitan City Yeongdo, Daegu, Jung-gu, Gwangju, Seongnam, Gyeonggi, Anyang, Gangwon.[4]
History
- November 2000: Accredited by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Development[5]
- June 2003 Acknowledged as educational contents of the highest quality by the MEST[6]
- July 2007 Recognized as the best online university in Korea by the MEST[5]
- October 2009 Awarded Grand Prize from Hankuk University Newspaper as having best educational contents[5]
- May 2011 Won 2nd place of the IMS Learning Impact Award[7]
- November 2011 Acquired a patent of SCU Learning Wave[8]
See also
References
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Notes and References
- http://222.122.208.132/english/about_founding.asp Korean Online University
- http://www.academyinfo.kr/UIPISA/uipnh/unt/ipsrch/UntUnvAcdtSrchPupInr.do?schlId=0000323&svyYr=2012&schlDivCd=02
- Web site: 서울사이버대학교. terms.naver.com.
- Web site: 서울사이버대학교. www.iscu.ac.kr.
- Web site: Seoul Cyber University . 2013-10-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131022033201/http://www.iscu.ac.kr/eng/aboutscu/sub01_04.asp . 2013-10-22 .
- Web site: 서울사이버대, '최우수' 평가 받은 사이버대의 대명사. 26 November 2008.
- Web site: Learning Impact 2011 Award Winners | 1EdTech. www.1edtech.org.
- Web site: [사이버대 10년] 서울사이버대학교, 전담교수·멘토링 제도 운영. December 2011.
