University of Ulsan

University of Ulsan

울산대학교
Motto	"Challenge, Accomplish, and Share" 진리ㆍ자주ㆍ봉사
Type	Private
Established	March 16, 1970
President	Yeon Cheon Oh[1]
Academic staff	1,016
Students	20,798
Undergraduates	13,587
Postgraduates	1,637
Location	Ulsan , South Korea
Colours	UOU Green   UOU Gray   UOU Yellow
Mascot	Qilin
Website	ulsan.ac.kr

The University of Ulsan (Korean: 울산대학교) (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.

• College of Humanities
• College of Social Sciences
• College of Business Administration
• College of Natural Sciences
• College of Human Ecology
• College of Engineering
• College of Architecture
• College of Music
• College of Fine Arts
• College of Design
• College of Medicine
• College of Industry and Management

• The Graduate School
• Graduate School of Business
• Graduate School of Public Policy
  • Social Welfare
  • Public Policy
• Graduate School of Industry
  • Energy Management Engineering
  • Industrial Management Engineering
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Construction Engineering
  • Architecture ＆Urban Studies
  • Sports Management
  • Smart IT Convergence Engineering
  • Clinical Nursing
  • International Business English
• Graduate School of Education
  • Educational Administration
  • Counselor Education
  • Korean Language Education
  • English Language Education
  • Japanese Language Education
  • Chinese Language Education
  • History Education
  • Museum & Arts Education
  • Ethics Education
  • Social Science Education
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Mathematics Education
  • Physical Education
  • Chemistry Education
  • Biology Education
  • Physical Education
  • Home Economics Education
  • Computer Education
  • Nutrition Education
• Institute of e-Vehicle Technology (was created in 2004 with the support of city of Ulsan and the Korean government.)
  • Vehicle Design
  • Vehicle Manufacturing
  • IT/Mechatronics

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.

• Dr. Kwan Lee, March 1, 1985 - March 15, 1988
• Dr. Sang-Ju Lee, March 16, 1988 - February 28, 1996
• Dr. Bon-Ho Koo, March 1, 1996 - March 9, 2000
• Dr. Moo-Ki Bai, March 10, 2000 - June 30, 2003
• Dr. Chung-Kil Chung, July 1, 2003 - June 23, 2008
• Dr. Do-Yeon Kim, September 10, 2008 - March 10, 2011
• Dr. Cheol Lee, March 11, 2011 – February 28, 2015
• Dr. Yeon-Cheon Oh, March 1, 2015 – Present

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