2013OVERALL INTRODUCTION OF

YONSEI UNIVERSITY

Office of International AffairsYonsei University

Foundings

Established: 1885

1885: Jejungwon was founded

1915: Chosun Christian Col-lege was founded by Dr. H. G. Underwood

1917: Yonhi College became Korea’s first modern college

1957: Severance Medical College and Yonhi College merged to become Yonsei University

History

First Modern Institution of Higher Education in Korea

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Yonsei Founding

“First Founding”

Establishment of Je-jungwon, Severance

Medical College, Yonhi College

“Second Founding”

Merger of Severance and Yonhi:

“Yonsei University”

Opening of Wonju Campus

“Third Founding”

Opening of Yonsei International Campus at Incheon

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The Third Founding Vision

Asia’s World

Univer-sity

Educa-tion

CampusInfrastruc-ture

Re-search

Multi-campus

Commu-nity Cul-

ture

YonseiLeader-

ship

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Residential College Environment (Yonsei International Campus)

Nurturing a Global Research Ecosys-tem

Global Vision: Communication & Prac-tice

Upgrading Campus Environment & Enhancing Administrative Struc-tures

Christian Spirit of Service

Autonomy & Convergence: Creating an Open Envi-ronment

Overview of Yonsei University

▶ Under. 21,480 / Grad. 6,668 28,148▶ Alumni 260,620▶ Administrative Staff 1,079

▶ Undergraduate 812 ▶ Graduate 755 ▶ Korean Language 2,904▶ Exchange/Non-Degree 654

Total 5,125

▶ Full-time Faculty 2,973▶ Part-time Lecturers 1,443※ Int’l Faculty 243 Total 4,416

▶ Budget 2.8 bil-lion

(as of October 2011)

Students & Others International Stu-dents

Faculty Annual Budget (USD)

Key Profile

▶ Research Funds 264 million

▶ Scholarships 90 mil-lion

2007-12 QS World University Rankings (6 consecutive years)

2010-12 QS Asian University Rankings (3 consecutive years)

World University Rank-ings

No. 1 Private University in Ko-rea

2012 JoongAng Ilbo National University Rankings

No. 1 Comprehensive University in Korea

Academics

95 Departments in 22 Colleges 265 Programs, 21 Graduate Schools155 Research Institutes/Centers

Undergraduate Pro-gramsGraduate ProgramsResearch Centers

Liberal Arts

Business & Economics

Business

Science

Engineering

Life Science & Biotechnol-ogy

Theology

Social Sciences

Law

Music

Human Ecology

Sciences in Education

University College

Sinchon Campus Underwood Int’l College

Medicine

Dentistry

Nursing

International Campus

Underwood Int’l College

Asian Studies

Engineering

Global Business Under-graduate Program

Pharmacy

Pre-med/ Pre-dental Pro-gram

University College Pre-mium Education Program

Medi-Bio & Science Tech-nology (graduate)

Wonju Campus

Humanities & Arts

Science & Technology

Government & Business

Health Sciences

East Asia Int’l College

Wonju College of Medicine

Research Competitiveness

Research

1,308 SCI journals* - #2 in Korea

$ 254.3 million* in External Research Funds - Highest among private universities in Korea

#1 in Korea in Nature Publishing Index (NPI) Asia-Pacific for 2012

Patent Application & Technology Transfer - 763 Patent Applications - $ 2.6 million in Technology Transfer

Manages large government projects such as Brain Ko-rea21(BK21) and Leading Technology Licensing Office (TLO)

* As of 2011

Global Reach

Global Reach

Annual Academic ExchangeIncoming

Outgoing

Courses Offered in English

Undergraduate

Graduate

Total

721

349

1,070

1,125

1,049

Partner Institutions

Over 600 Institutions in 61 countries

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International Pro-grams

Degree Programs in English

Undergraduate Underwood International College

Graduate Graduate School of International Studies Global MBA

International Pro-grams

Korean Language Program

Korean Language InstituteEstablished in 1959First institute to provide intensive Korean Language programOver 60,000 students from 120 countries have studied at KLIOver 1,300 students enroll every quarter

Yonsei Hangeul Monument

Student Life

Opened in 2008Total Collections: Over 1.8 millionRanked No. 1 University Library in

Korea

Yonsei-Samsung Library

Yonsei-Samsung Library

On-campus Housing

SK Global House

Dorm Occu-pants

Room Type

Muak Dormitory 1,970 twin, fam-ily

SK Global House

659 single,

twin, fam-ily

International House

232 twin

TOTAL 2,861

International Pro-grams

Field Trip

Taekwondo Class

Sports Festival

Cultural Class

Cultural Events at Yonsei

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