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Korea Polytechnic University (KPU)

Korea Polytechnic University (KPU)
Address: 1600 Hogu-dong, Siheung-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Engineering, Manufacturing, Automation

Public university established in 1997 specializing in engineering, manufacturing, and applied sciences with strong industry ties.

Domains taught:

Diplomas*:

Status:

Partnerships:

Collaborations with major Korean industries

Research:

Research in automation, manufacturing technology

Famous Alumnis:

N/A

International recognition**:

Number of staff***:

450

Current students***:

8000

Foreign students***:

20%

Cumulative former students***:

30000

Pros

Strong industry collaborations

Cons

Limited humanities

Best For

Engineering and industrial technology

Most Similar Schools Locally

  • Also strong in manufacturing and engineering, Korea University of Technology and Education makes a sensible second look at home; it covers project management as well, and is smaller, enrolling about 4,000 students against roughly 8,000 here.
  • Where this institution leans on automation and engineering, Korea Maritime and Ocean University does the same, and it is also a public institution and also offers doctoral programmes.
  • Seoul National University of Science and Technology sits close to this institution on automation and engineering; it is also a public institution and runs the same bachelor's and master's programmes.
  • Kumoh National Institute of Technology takes a similar route through automation and engineering, and it is smaller, enrolling about 5,000 students against roughly 8,000 here, and is also a public institution.
  • The comparison with Korea National University of Transportation is straightforward on subjects, since both focus on engineering, and it is also a public institution and also offers doctoral programmes.

Most Similar Schools Abroad

*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.

*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”,  “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.

 

**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale: 

  1. known locally
  2. known locally and internationally
  3. is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
  4. is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications

***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.

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