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Konkuk University (Korean: 건국대학교, Hanja: 建國大學校) is a private university in Seoul. It is located in the southeastern part of Seoul, near the Han River, and is served by a metro station of the same name. The university possesses accreditation from the South Korean Ministry of Culture and Education. The university emphasizes technology and science majors and research.

oThe university was founded in 1948 by Dr. Suk-chang Yoo. It originally started as a political science institution known then as The Chosun Political Science School before becoming Konkuk University two years later.

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 '''Konkuk University''' ([[Korean language|Korean]]: 건국대학교, [[Hanja]]: 建國大學校) is a private university in [[Seoul]]. It is located in the southeastern part of Seoul, near the [[Han River]], and is served by a [[Konkuk University Station|metro station of the same name]]. The university possesses accreditation from the South Korean Ministry of Culture and Education.  The university emphasizes technology and science majors and research.
-The university was founded in 1948 by Dr. [[Suk-chang Yoo]].  It originally started as a political science institution known then as The Chosun Political Science School before becoming Konkuk University two years later.
+oThe university was founded in 1948 by Dr. [[Suk-chang Yoo]].  It originally started as a political science institution known then as The Chosun Political Science School before becoming Konkuk University two years later.
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-<font size="4">Konkuk University Seoul Campus</font>
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-<font size="4">Spirit Foundation</font>
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-The late Dr. Yoo, Suk-Chang, the founder of Konkuk University, said that the only way to permanently secure freedom and prosperity for the liberated fatherland was to build up a genuine cultural state based on democracy.
-In order to establish a high-standard cultural state, he reasoned, an industrial state should be first built up wherein agriculture and manufacturing industries are modernized; this should be transformed into a welfare state where all the people may enjoy their lives in equal opportunity. Upon reaching this stage, he believed, it could be easily developed into the cultural state to which we aspire.
-In his philosophy, two things were thought to be most essential from the outset for the completion of a high-degree cultural state by stages as envisaged above:
-Therefore, the late Dr. Yoo resolved to dedicate the rest of his life to the cause of higher education.
-To sum up, the motivating spirit in founding this university lies in its intention to bring promising youths together, educating them in the virtues of sincerity, fidelity, and righteousness, with emphasis on human education, and encouraging them to nurture personalities equipped with a pioneering spirit of faithful, even assiduous and valiant, service, while at the same time arming them with the science and skills so that they will be able to fulfill the
-historical mission of our times.
-<font size="4">Academic year</font>
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-Academic Year begins on March 1, and closes at the end of February of the next year. The first semester runs from March 1 through, the middle of June.
-The second semester extends from the end of August through the middle of December.
-Classes are held weekdays except on national holidays and university foundation day.
-<font size="4">Admission</font>
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- The undergraduate colleges admit students only in March, at the beginning of the first, or spring semester. Graduate schools, while normally admitting students in the spring, accept a limited number of students in September, for the second, or fall term.
-An applicant for regular undergraduate admission to Konkuk University must be a graduate of an accredited high school or pass the government-administered high school equivalency examination. In addition, each applicant must have attained a competitive score in the College Entrance Examination administered by the University in December or January of each year.
-Detailed information on each year's admission procedure is publicized through the mass media in December and January, and completed application forms must be delivered to the Admission Office directly from the applicant's high school principal.
-Applicants are granted admission on the basis of the results of their Scholastic Aptitude Test and their high school records. All applicants must take an essay-type test and oral interview on the day arranged by the university.
-Foreign students who have completed high school (twelve grades) or the equivalent are accepted when they are judged to have an adequate command of Korean language according to the entrance examination. The entrance examination for foreign students includes Korean, an interview, and a physical checkup. The following documents are required to complete the application:
-  Application for admission
-  Certificate of high school graduation and transcripts
-  Alien residence certificate
-  Two letters of recommendation
-  A letter of financial guarantee
-The number of students who can be admitted each year to each department in every university in Korea is regulated by the Ministry of Education.
-The total school days per academic year must not be less than 210 days. The minimum and maximum length of enrollment for baccalaureate degree is four years and six years
-<font size="4">College</font>
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-Liberal Arts
-Science
-Architecture
-Engineering
-Telecommunications
-Political Science
-Law
-Commerce and Economics
-Business Administration
-Animal Husbandry
-Life Environment Science
-Veterinary Medicine
-Design and Human
-Education
-School of General Education
-<font size="4">Graduate School</font>
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-The Graduate School was established on February 26, 1959 to promote the development of profound academic theories essential to the development of human society.
-Since its esta-blishment, the school has grown continuously. In 1994,the graduate school offers 54 major fields on the master's level and 41 major fields on the doctoral level
- Candidates with a Bachelor's degree from an accredited university is required to pass the entrance examination in the written test on the applicant's profield of study and English as a foreign language.
- Candidates with a Master's degree from an accredited university is required to pass the entrance examination in the written test on the applicant's higher knowledge of proposed field of study and English as a first foreign language.
-Applicants to the department of Korean, English, Philosophy and History must demonstrate competence in the second foreign language among Chinese, German, French, Japanese and Chinese letters.
- Advanced degree programs for foreign students and Korean students abroad :
-The general rules and regulations of the Graduate School for Korean students are equally applied to foreign students and Korean students abroad.
-The student must demonstrate competence in Korean language test for successful completion of the course.
-Most of the graduate courses are taught in Korean.
-   KOREAN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE   FEED AND NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE
-  ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE   VETERINARY MEDICINE
-  PHILOSOPHY   LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT
-  HISTORY   AGRONOMY
-  JAPANESE LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE   AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY
-  AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY   EDUCATION
-  FOREST RESOURCESHORTICULTURAL SCIENCE
-  GERMAN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE   AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING
-  FRENCH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE   AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
-  POLITICAL SCIENCE   AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
-  ECONOMICS   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
-  LAW   INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
-  PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION   ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
-  BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION   ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
-  INTERNATIONAL TRADE   TEXTILE ENGINEERING
-  APPLIED STATISTICS   ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING
-  REAL ESTATE SCIENCE   CIVIL ENGINEERING
-  BIOLOGY   MICROBIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
-  CHEMISTRY   MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
-  PHYSICS   ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
-  GEOGRAPHY   COMPUTER SCIENCE
-  MATHEMATICS   INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY
-  HOME ECONOMICS   MECHANICAL DESIGN
-  CLOTHING AND TEXTILES   PHYSICAL EDUCATION
-  BIOCHEMISTRY   MUSIC
-  ANIMAL SCIENCE   INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
-  MEDICINE   DAIRY SCIENCE
 [[ko:건국대학교]]
 [[ja:建国大学校]]