Seoul National University

Seoul National University or 서울대학교 (SNU) - public higher education institution in South Korea. SNU began its activity in 1946. The main building of the university proudly stands in Seoul inside an urban campus.

University ranking. According to the international ratings Seoul National University is the leading university of South Korea and a desirable place to study for the majority of students. The university has its well deserved place among the top 5% of the world’s best universities. Strong suits of the university are: «Arts and Humanities», «Engineering and Technology», «Life Sciences and Medicine», «Natural Science», «Social Sciences and Management», «Mathematics», «Physics», «Chemistry», «Computer Science». The university is famous for its high education quality ranking in the top 100 in the international rating. Thanks to the good standing among the employers of South Korea, the graduates of SNU find employment quite easily.

Application process and the cost of tuition. The results of the examinations and the certificate of the academic performance are required to submission by the admission committee. Applicants to Seoul National University face serious competition as only 1 out of 5 students will be accepted, thus the application process should be handled with extra care. The academic year is traditionally consists of semesters. The cost of tuition for the bachelor’s programs is around 6,775 USD per year. Doing your master’s studies at SNU is not cheap - a year of studies will cost you 4,303 USD. In addition, the scholarships provided by the university allow for partial coverage of tuition expenses. When planning your education, please, consult the official website of the university http://www.snu.ac.kr.

The composition of the university. Seoul National University is among the largest universities that educates more then 27 thousand students. Foreign applicants are not excluded from the admission process. 7% of all students are foreigners. More than 3 thousand teachers are employed by the university. The academic staff mainly consists of foreign specialists SNU has international student exchange programs between partner universities. More information regarding the life of the university can be found on its social media pages:Twitter, Linkedin.

Infrastructure of SNU. There is a library on the campus. Also the university provides accommodations in the form of dormitories. Seoul National University ia a member of «Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU)».

Seoul National University - Official Description

From the Start of the New Nation Korean people have always maintained their faith in the power of education, even through colonial occupation and war during the tumultuous first half of the 20th century. Thus in 1946, just months after Korea regained its independence, Seoul National University was established as the first piece of the educational foundation for the new nation. After a few short years, the campus had to be abandoned at the start of the Korean war in 1950, as civilians fled south to escape the frontlines. But the passion of the professors and students sustained the school through the war, with classes held outside refugee camps. Comprehensive Research University Thanks to this 'education fever', Seoul National University has grown remarkably in the past six decades. Now comprising 16 colleges and associated graduate schools, 6 professional graduate schools, and 65 research institutes, the SNU community has expanded to nearly 23,000 students and 2,500 faculty members. It has moved to Gwanak campus which has 192.366km2 of campus and 300 of buildings for education and research. SNU is in building new campuses outside of Gwanak such as 'Bio information technology port at Cheongna(0.6km2, by 2017), Advanced institute of convergence technology...