University of Ulsan | |
Native Name: | Korean: 울산대학교 |
Established: | March 16, 1970 |
Motto: | "Challenge, Accomplish, and Share" Korean: 진리ㆍ자주ㆍ봉사 |
Type: | Private |
President: | Yeon Cheon Oh[1] |
City: | Ulsan |
Country: | South Korea |
Faculty: | 1,016 |
Students: | 20,798 |
Undergrad: | 13,587 |
Postgrad: | 1,637 |
Colours: | UOU Green UOU Gray UOU Yellow |
Hangul: | 울산대학교 |
Rr: | Ulsan Daehakgyo |
Mr: | Ulsan Daehakkyo |
The University of Ulsan (UOU) is a private university in Nam-gu, Ulsan, South Korea. It was founded on February 19, 1969 as the Ulsan Institute of Technology. The University was expanded into a four-year university on March 1, 1985. The University currently has approximately 10,500 students enrolled.
The city of Ulsan has been recognized as the Korean city which was built around the corporate base of the multinational Hyundai conglomerate. Thus, the Hyundai Conglomerate announced its plan to give 40 billion won to assist a variety of university-industry cooperation projects.
Even though it started as Ulsan Institute of Technology, University of Ulsan today offers programs in broad area through 12 colleges. There are 6 different graduate schools including the general Graduate School which offers Master's degrees in 29 different disciplines and Doctorate degrees in 19 different areas of study. In 2007, 12,614 undergraduate students and 1,637 graduate students are enrolled in the university.
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Arwu N: | 14–18 |
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A majority of colleges at the University of Ulsan have individual research institutes. The aim of these institutes is to promote research into various academic fields and to publish relevant findings resulting from these investigations. The research institutes provide a link for cooperation between the university, the industry, and the private and public sectors. The University of Ulsan has 15 research institutes.