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1946

Founded

47

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About Seoul National University

Seoul National University (SNU; Korean: 서울대학교) is a public research university in Seoul, South Korea. Founded in 1946 by the merger of ten institutions in the Seoul area, it is one of the SKY universities and a part of the Flagship Korean National Universities.

The university's main campus is located in Gwanak, and two additional campuses are located in Daehangno and Pyeongchang. The university comprises sixteen colleges, one graduate school and nine professional schools. The student body consists of nearly 16,000 undergraduate and 16,000 graduate students.

Memberships & networks

  • OpenPOWER Foundation
  • Association of Pacific Rim Universities
  • BESETOHA
  • Association of East Asian Research Universities
  • Flagship Korean National Universities
  • Korean Council for University Education
  • KESLI Consortium

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Key facts

Founded

1946

Type

National university

Location

Gwanak District, South Korea

Programmes with us

47

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Overview text adapted from Wikipedia (Seoul National University), CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo: Deuterium 001, CC BY 3.0