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The University of Ulsan () (UOU) was founded on February 19, 1969 as the ''Ulsan Institute of Technology''. The University was promoted to a full-fledged University on March 1, 1985. The university is located in
Mugeo-dong Mugeo-dong is a ''dong'', or neighborhood, of Nam-gu in Ulsan, South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border w ...
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Ulsan Ulsan (), officially the Ulsan Metropolitan City is South Korea's seventh-largest metropolitan city and the eighth-largest city overall, with a population of over 1.1 million inhabitants. It is located in the south-east of the country, neighboring ...
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South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
. The University currently has approximately 10,500 students enrolled. The city of Ulsan has been recognized as the Korean city which was built around the corporate base of the multinational
Hyundai Hyundai is a South Korean industrial conglomerate ("chaebol"), which was restructured into the following groups: * Hyundai Group, parts of the former conglomerate which have not been divested ** Hyundai Mobis, Korean car parts company ** Hyundai ...
conglomerate. Thus, the Hyundai Conglomerate announced its plan to give 40 billion won to assist a variety of university-industry cooperation projects.


Academics

Even though it started as Ulsan Institute of Technology, University of Ulsan today offers programs in broad area through 12 colleges. There are 6 different graduate schools including the general Graduate School which offers
Master's degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.
s in 29 different disciplines and
Doctorate degree A doctorate (from Latin ''docere'', "to teach"), doctor's degree (from Latin ''doctor'', "teacher"), or doctoral degree is an academic degree awarded by universities and some other educational institutions, derived from the ancient formalism ''l ...
s in 19 different areas of study. In 2007, 12,614 undergraduate students and 1,637 graduate students are enrolled in the university.


Colleges (Undergraduate)

* College of Humanities * College of Social Sciences * College of Business Administration * College of Natural Sciences * College of Human Ecology * College of Engineering * College of Architecture * College of Music * College of Fine Arts * College of Design * College of Medicine * College of Industry and Management


Graduate Schools

* The Graduate School * Graduate School of Business * Graduate School of Public Policy ** Social Welfare ** Public Policy * Graduate School of Industry ** Energy Management Engineering ** Industrial Management Engineering ** Environmental Engineering ** Construction Engineering ** Architecture &Urban Studies ** Sports Management ** Smart IT Convergence Engineering ** Clinical Nursing ** International Business English * Graduate School of Education ** Educational Administration ** Counselor Education ** Korean Language Education ** English Language Education ** Japanese Language Education ** Chinese Language Education ** History Education ** Museum & Arts Education ** Ethics Education ** Social Science Education ** Early Childhood Education ** Mathematics Education ** Physical Education ** Chemistry Education ** Biology Education ** Physical Education ** Home Economics Education ** Computer Education ** Nutrition Education * Institute of e-Vehicle Technology (was created in 2004 with the support of city of Ulsan and the Korean government.) ** Vehicle Design ** Vehicle Manufacturing ** IT/Mechatronics


World rankings


Research Institutes

A majority of colleges at the University of Ulsan have individual research institutes. The aim of these institutes is to promote research into various academic fields and to publish relevant findings resulting from these investigations. The research institutes provide a link for cooperation between the university, the industry, and the private and public sectors. The University of Ulsan has 15 research institutes.


Presidents

*Dr. Kwan Lee, March 1, 1985 - March 15, 1988 *Dr. Sang-Ju Lee, March 16, 1988 - February 28, 1996 *Dr. Bon-Ho Koo, March 1, 1996 - March 9, 2000 *Dr. Moo-Ki Bai, March 10, 2000 - June 30, 2003 *Dr. Chung-Kil Chung, July 1, 2003 - June 23, 2008 *Dr. Do-Yeon Kim, September 10, 2008 - March 10, 2011 *Dr. Cheol Lee, March 11, 2011 – February 28, 2015 *Dr. Yeon-Cheon Oh, March 1, 2015 – Present


References

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