The SNU College fosters multi-faceted talents through education that crosses boundaries. The common core competency curriculum supports all students, regardless of their major, in developing integrated abilities, interdisciplinary thinking and an international perspective.
This convergence core competency curriculum fosters a proactive and ambitious attitude toward values and issues that can be addressed in an interdisciplinary manner.
We support students in autonomously building an academic journey that matches their personal aptitudes and interests.
To fulfill our responsibility for protecting foundational academic disciplines, we nurture the future generation of scholarly excellence in basic academic fields such as the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences.
Our Graduate School protects the essential value of learning while creating practical knowledge that meets the needs of the times. We are pioneering a path to contribute to the development of the nation and humanity. We pursue in-depth academic research by organically linking theory and practice to respond to complex challenges including climate change, the 4th Industrial Revolution, pandemics, and regional decline.
SPINE, SNU’s integrated research platform, operates in three stages: strategic planning and project discovery (Strategy & Planning); incubation (Incubation); and evolution into a research base facility (Evolution) and securement of sustainability. We aim to gather excellent research capabilities for activating integrated research and make a leap forward as a world-class research-oriented university.
We continue to expand cutting-edge research facilities and actively support the joint utilization by on and off campus researchers. Around 100 universities and 880 research institutes and industries share SNU’s research facilities, which greatly contributes to reducing research costs and promoting interdisciplinary research.
We practice social contribution activities based on our expertise centered around the SNUSR. All members of the university, including students, professors, staff and alumni, participate in returning knowledge and experience to society. The Global and Local SNUSR Corps actively contribute by sharing education, technology and culture overseas, while addressing local community issues.
We operate the Intercollegiate Initiative for Talent Development Program to overcome regional gaps and to enhance the competitiveness of local universities. We provide education, employment and entrepreneurship programs specialized for the region, with the aim of actively sharing resources with local universities and supporting the settlement of talents in the regions.
We actively share our accumulated knowledge resources with society, such as through social contribution programs for the educationally disadvantaged and campus sharing programs with local communities. In addition, we are working to eliminate gaps in educational opportunities through various online knowledge sharing programs, such as the SNU YouTube channel <SNU Catch> and free K-MOOC lectures.
The Institute for Future Strategy at SNU serves as a national policy think tank. Based on integrated research in humanities, social sciences and natural sciences, we aim to present comprehensive solutions to the complex challenges that the nation faces.
To cultivate innovative thinking and an entrepreneurial spirit, we offer programs through the Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation that systematically support the entire process of startups. Our goal is to create a local startup ecosystem and help students grow into globally competitive entrepreneurs. We provide an environment where students can boldly pursue their ambitious dreams.
We are building a startup ecosystem to create shared growth with local communities. We are creating solid synergy between the university, businesses and local communities.
We operate an international scholarship program for faculty without a doctorate degree to foster the next generation of leaders in developing countries. The influence of this program has been strengthened by gradually expanding the number of selected students, the diversity of majors, and the range of regions. We promote academic exchange through a close-knit graduate network, building strong ties with major universities in developing countries and expanding our global impact.
Selected students study as regular students for one or two semesters at approximately 260 partner institutions. Every year, about 600 students gain experience abroad, while approximately 1,000 foreign university students study and build connections at our university.
About 700 students worldwide participate in this international summer course, with lectures in English by professors from SNU and overseas. Students can immerse themselves in various academic fields, cultural experiences and courses on Korea and East Asia.
This international residency education program combines domestic pre-lectures with field trips to major overseas institutions. It helps students strengthen global capabilities by exploring in depth various aspects of world society.
This scholarship program supports participation in seasonal semesters or special programs at world-class universities during seasonal breaks. The program supports self-planned overseas training either individually or in groups.