# Sungkyunkwan University

- Location: Suwon, South Korea
- Type: Private
- Founded: 1398
- Official website: http://www.skku.edu/
- CollegeStat profile: https://collegestat.britexstudy-15d.workers.dev/university/sungkyunkwan-university-dba5fd6f

## Summary

Sungkyunkwan traces its history to 1398, when it opened under the Joseon dynasty as the kingdom's highest Confucian academy for training scholar-officials. It was converted into a modern institution in the late 19th century and re-established as a private university after Korea's liberation. Since 1996 the Samsung group has been part of its foundation. It operates a humanities and social sciences campus in Seoul and a natural sciences campus in Suwon.

## Key facts

- rank: #108 (QS 2027) — https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx

## Sources

- [rank](https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx)
- [Official website](http://www.skku.edu/)
- [Reference](https://ror.org/04q78tk20)
- [Founding 1398, Samsung partnership 1996, motto](https://www.skku.edu/eng/About/s620/sub02_01.do)
- [Cross-check: private status, two campuses](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sungkyunkwan_University)

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