Sungkyunkwan University

Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU or Seongdae, Korean: 성균관대학교; Hanja: 成均館大學校) is a private research university with campuses in Seoul and Suwon, South Korea.

Sungkyunkwan University
成均館大學校
성균관대학교
Motto

인의예지
Motto in English
Humanity, Righteousness, Propriety, Wisdom
TypePrivate
Established1398 (1398). Reformed as a modern school in 1895. Given college status in 1946.
AffiliationConfucianism
PresidentYoo Ji-Beom
Academic staff
3,704 (1,525 full-time)
Students34,441
Undergraduates25,049
Postgraduates9,392
Location
Seoul (Humanities and Social Sciences Campus), Suwon (Natural Sciences Campus)
,
South Korea

37°35′14″N 126°59′39″E
CampusUrban
Colors  Blue
  Lime Green
  Orange
  Dark Green
MascotGinkgo
Websitewww.skku.edu
Korean name
Hangul
성균관대학교
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSeonggyungwan Daehakgyo
McCune–ReischauerSŏnggyun'gwan Taehakkyo

The institution traces its origins to the historic Sungkyunkwan founded in 1398 in central Seoul. As the foremost educational institution during the Joseon period, it was governed by the great code of the state administration with royal assent. By a resolution of the Confucian scholars, it was restructured as a comprehensive university in the mid-20th century, and has since greatly expanded its academic offerings.

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