Information and Communications University (ICU), established in 1998, was a

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n university focused primarily on research and engineering in the field of

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. It was located in the city of

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and comprised an engineering school and a management school. As of 2006, about 20% of the enrolled graduate students were

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. Unlike other Korean universities, almost all courses were taught in English. On March 1, 2009, the university merged into

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as a separate department, under the name of the Information Technology Convergence Campus. After this controversial merger a consortium of Professors and Directors of Research Centres (at ICU) in South Korea founded The Information and Communications University (ICU) to perpetuate the legacy and continuity of the Information and Communications University through international training and distance education, with its subsidiary in Zambia (ICU Zambia).

Schools

The university consists of an engineering school and a business school. Both are focused on

. The engineering school is focused on research in

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and

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and has a total of 764 students. The business school is focused on the managerial and financial aspects of the IT industry and has a total of 162 students.

Academics

Undergraduate students are offered B.S. degrees in

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by the engineering school and B.S. degrees in IT-Business by the business school. Graduate students enroll in

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or Ph.D. programs in specialized tracks in engineering or IT-business. It is also possible to enroll in a combined M.S./Ph.D. program. The engineering school also offers a master of

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(MSE) program, which is run jointly with

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. Courses are taught in spring, summer, and fall

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. Almost all of the courses are taught in English. In preparation, undergraduate students receive instruction in the language even before entering the university, and must take additional courses in English up to their second year of studies. Both undergraduate and graduate students are also required to take a number of courses outside of their discipline, so that a student in the engineering school must take courses offered by the business school and vice versa.

Campus

Information and Communications University Main Buildings

The main campus is located in Daedeok Science Town at the city of

. Most lecture, administrative, and faculty facilities are located in adjoined buildings. Research facilities are dispersed throughout several disjoint buildings. Other facilities on the campus include a cafeteria, a dormitory, and a playing field. A branch campus which houses the Digital Media Lab and the Software Technology Institute is located in

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. A

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n branch campus is planned to open in September 2007, which will be the first foreign branch campus opened by a Korean university.

Research

A heavy emphasis is placed on research. In 2005, the university had the most patents submitted per faculty member among Korean universities and was selected for the seventh Auto-ID Lab. The university operates several research centers: * The ICU-Samsung Joint Research Center in collaboration with

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* 4 IT research centers sponsored by the Ministry of Information and Communication * 2 engineering research centers sponsored by the Ministry of Science and Technology

History

* 1996 – Establishment proposed by the Ministry of Information and Communication. * 1998 – Establishment of graduate school with 114 students * 1999 – Opening of the Hwa-am campus * 2002 – Establishment of undergraduate school with 105 students * 2004 – Moved to the Munji campus * 2007 – Ordered to merge with

by government. * 2008 –

officially agrees with merger. * 2009 – Merged into

Notes

External links

*
ICU Zambia website

ICU South Africa website
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