Ajou University () is a private research
university
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located in
Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. It was founded in 1973. Ajou University started as Ajou Engineering College with the aim of exchanging technology and culture through education between France government and South Korea government.
Ajou is located on a single campus with details, affiliated research hospital,
Gwanggyo Bio-Techno Valley,
Samsung Electronics
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headquarters,
CJ Blossom Park, a food bio-convergence research institute.
Gyeonggi-do
Gyeonggi Province (, ) is the most populous administrative divisions of South Korea, province in South Korea.
Seoul, the nation's largest city and capital, is in the heart of the area but has been separately administered as a list of provinc ...
Pharmaceutical Association has signed MOUs with Ajou. Its School of Business is a member of both the
AACSB and
EFMD certification bodie
EPAS
Ajou University Hospital, an affiliated hospital of the medical school and a base hospital in
Gyeonggi-do
Gyeonggi Province (, ) is the most populous administrative divisions of South Korea, province in South Korea.
Seoul, the nation's largest city and capital, is in the heart of the area but has been separately administered as a list of provinc ...
, is opening Ajou University Intermediate Care Hospital, Ajou University
Pyeongtaek Hospital, Ajou University
Paju Hospital. The affiliated medical center is conducting research on human aging treatment. The university aims to find biomarkers related to specific diseases and aging based on biological information such as
genes
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,
proteins
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, and
lipid
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information obtained from human
tissues and cells, and to use them to develop new cell therapies and gene therapy drugs that can treat senile
vascular diseases and aging itsel
It has established an advanced college of bio-convergence engineering that deals with the convergence of
Biological engineering,
medicine
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,
pharmacy
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,
chemistry
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,
artificial intelligence
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, and
mechanical engineering
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to help solve issues related to aging, diseases, health foods, and environmentally friendly materials, and to protect human lives.
In 2020, Ajou University in Tashkent (AUT), an international branch of Ajou, was established in Tashkent, the capital city of Uzbekistan. It was made possible by the collaboration between the Uzbekistan government and Ajou University. AUT is being operated following the curriculum and learning standards of Ajou University, and students who complete the curriculum are awarded a diploma from Ajou University or AUT by their majors. AUT was conceived as a way of realizing the global citizenship of Ajou, and today it stands as a remarkable example of the successful collaboration between the Uzbekistan government and Ajou University, making noticeable impacts on higher education in Central Asia.
The university recognizes that engineering, medicine, and pharmacy are in the future. Mobility engineering majors are those that deal with applications related to mobile devices, including future car(eco-friendly and self-driving car study), drones, aviation, and space.
Notable academic programs
* Exchange student: As of 2021 years, it was held with 325 schools in 67 countries. It is a program that exchanges students with foreign universities and institutions where academic exchange agreements are signed. By paying tuition to the main school and studying at an overseas university for a semester, credits taken from overseas universities are recognized as the main school. Ajou is a member of ISEP (International Student Exchange Program), CREPUQ (Conference of Rectors and Principals of Quebec Universities), HUMAP (Hyogo University Mobility in Asia and the Pacific), "n+i" Network(French Union of Technology Universities), AUF(Federation of French Universities).
* Multiple degrees: A program that takes 1/2 of its graduation credits and takes the remaining credits from other schools, earning both Ajou University and other schools' degrees. It is currently operated by the Illinois Institute of Technology and Stony Brook University in the United States.
* Blue Ladder: The business of the Ministry of Education of Korea. Despite the difficult environment, it supports overseas training experiences to college students who have dreams and passion for self-development and career development. Each university in charge selects students and proceeds with the program. Ajou University was selected in 2018 and runs for three years. The schools include the University of Michigan and the University of Washington in the United States, and Shanghai Transportation University in China.
* Global Internship: A program that sends students to companies in about 20 countries around the world for internships to provide more diverse and challenging overseas experience opportunities. It will provide opportunities to learn the senses and explore career in overseas industrial sites related to majors. It will be dispatched to INKE (World Korean Venture Network), IDB (US Development Bank), KOTRA (Korea Trade and Investment Promotion Corporation), CKP (USA Asia Accounting Corporation), W-OKTA (World Korean Trade Association), HMART, etc. It is recognized as a credit for the third and fourth grade internship courses.
* Short-term dispatch: It is a program that is sent to sister universities abroad for about four weeks during the vacation. Participation in language training, international training programs, etc. at sister universities may be recognized as credits. Part of the program participation fee may be supported by scholarships.
*Global Leadership in Business Administration
*ABIZ Global Supporter(AGS)
Reputation and rankings
*2025 QS : World 631~640th
*2024 QS : World 631~640th
*2023 QS : World 488th
*2021 QS 50 Under 50 : World 101-150th.
*2019 JoongAng Ilbo University Evaluation(Korean Press): Nation 11th.
*2019 Employment and Start-up Evaluation of Hankyung(Korean Press) : Nation 5th.
*2021 WURI Global Top 100 Innovative Universities : World 62nd.
*2019 REUTERS Asia Pacific's Most Innovative Universities : Asia 24th.
*2021 THE Impact Rankings : 201-300th.
Education programs
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Symbol
The Statue of Pioneer is the symbol of Ajou University. It is located at the school's main entrance.
Central Library
In order to contribute to the learning, cultivation and research of students and faculty members through the collection, accumulation and distribution of information, the Central Library was established on March 15, 1973. It was opened together with the opening of the prefecture elementary and junior college. At the time of opening, there were 120 seats of the first floor of the main building. From April 12, 1973, 1,272 books were purchased with one librarian. In 1983, Daewoo Group Kim Dae-woo, chairman of the Daewoo Group, donated 5 billion won to renovate the Central Library. The new total floor space was 4,026 pyeong. On October 16, 2017, the entire library on the second floor was converted into a community lounge through remodeling. In addition, on the first floor, the space that was previously used for the corridor was expanded to build a café, allowing rest space and convenience facilities.
Dining halls
The campus is mainly served by two large cafeterias and many minor restaurants. The biggest restaurant is close to the dormitories and is called the Dormitory Restaurant. It has two floors and serves both Korean and Western style foods with a daily rotating menu. The second biggest restaurant is called the Student Restaurant, and is located in the Student Union building. There are also smaller restaurants in Paldal hall, Dasan hall and Jonghap Hall.
Dormitories
There are five big dormitories on campus: Nam-jae dormitory, Yong-Ji dormitory, Hwa-hong dormitory, Kwang-Gyu dormitory and the newly built International dormitory. Nam-jae and Yong-ji dormitories are exclusively boys' dormitories while Kwang-gyu is a girls' dormitory. Hwa-hong houses both males and females (on separate floors; girls' floors are female-keycard access only) and is one of two dormitories open to foreigners as exchange students or regular students. The other one open for foreigners is the newly built International dormitory. Except for Hwa-hong and International dormitory, all the dormitories have rooms with four occupants each. International and Hwa-hong have two-bed and four-bed rooms. They also have single rooms for visiting professors
Ajou University International Dormitory VIDEO
Notable alumni
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Ahn Jung-Hwan, football player
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Ha Seok-Ju, football player
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Jee Seok-jin, entertainer
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Kim Ji-hoon, actor
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Lee Min-Sung, football player
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Woo Sung-Yong, football player
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Eon Tae Ha, CEO of
Hyundai Motor Company
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Lee Guk-jong, Head of the trauma lab at the University Institute for Advanced Medicine, trauma specialist.
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Chi Hwan Lee, biomedical engineer, academic, and researcher
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Suh Jin-suck, medical professor
Four seasons at Ajou
Image:Winter at Ajou.jpg, Winter
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See also
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Education in South Korea
Education in South Korea is provided by both public schools and private schools with government funding available for both. South Korea is known for its high academic performance in reading, mathematics, and science, consistently ranking abov ...
References
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