高丽大学在2006年英国《泰晤时报》发布的世界大学排行(World University Rankings)中进入150强,并在人文科学¸社会科学等领域进入了前100强,这在韩国私立大学中是首创的纪录,又在韩国具有影响力的日报社对国内大学综合评价中排为私立大学第一位。但高丽大学不满足于现状,在现有的基础上为发展为“具有民族精神和开拓精神的世界先导型大学”,不断进行果敢的投资和革新来争强研究力量,追求其先进化和教育环境的尖端化。
Korea University(KU), founded in 1905, is widely acknowledged as one of the country’s oldest, largest and top-ranked universities in Korea. Its reputation for quality is based on excellence in teaching, research and service to Korean society. An eminent faculty, outstanding students and internationally recognized research programs all contribute to KU’s academic fame. The KU campus covers over 182 acres and is home to around 35,000 students from all over the country and the world. The university has 81 departments in 22 colleges & divisions, 22 graduate schools and over 1,400 full-time faculty members, 95% of whom hold a PhD or equivalent qualifiction in their field.
In 2006, The Times UK Higher Education Supplement (THES) ranked Korea University as 150th in the list of the world’s top universities – which is a first for a Korean private university. Korea University has also been recognized as one of the top 100 universities worldwide in Cultural and Social Sciences. Korea University Business School (KUBS) is the first and only school in Korea to be accredited by both AACSB and EQUIS, two prominent business school accreditations. Korea University is continuously seeking to create an environment for advanced research and state-of-the-art education to become a global leader and pioneer.