Out of 57 comprehensive universities in Korea, the Joong Ang Daily evaluated the universities’ performances and SKKU was named No.2 in Korean University Rankings by the Joong Ang Daily, followed by Seoul National University (No.1 among Korean comprehensive university). Hanyang University placed in 3rd and Korea University and Yonsei University (Seoul) came in 4th fourth jointly.
This year, SKKU received huge recognition mainly for its globalization index. The ratio of foreign students (14.8%) was the highest among all universities. Also, the ratio of international students who have qualified Korean or English proficiency to able to take classes were 78%.
The university has raised the ratio of foreign language courses on campus to 41%, and foreign undergraduates will receive a scholarship if the average grade point average is 3.0 (out of 4.5) million) or more. Student exchange is also very active; there were 1,235 students went abroad last year. Ja Choon KOO, Vice-President of SKKU’s International Relations Division said, “We have exchange agreements with 940 universities in 76 countries, and about 100 graduates each year are receiving dual degrees with global institutes.”
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