Address: 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, South Korea
Engineering;Life Sciences;AI and Machine Learning
Founded in 1949, Kyung Hee University offers wide-ranging programs including engineering, medicine, and humanities.
Kyung Hee University is a private university in Seoul, founded in 1949. It has about 32,000 students and 2,100 staff, and around a quarter of the students come from abroad. The Seoul campus is at Dongdaemun-gu, on the slope of a hill in the east of the city, with a Gothic-style main hall and wide lawns. The Global Campus is in Yongin, south of Seoul, with a large Grand Peace Palace concert hall that opened in 2012.
The university has a broad profile, covering humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, engineering, medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, Korean medicine, nursing, hotel and tourism management, arts and physical education. It is particularly known for Korean medicine, with a teaching hospital for oriental medicine, and for hospitality management, where its college of hotel and tourism is among the best in Asia. The College of Medicine and the Kyung Hee University Medical Center treat patients and carry out clinical research.
Kyung Hee has promoted peace education and cultural values since the 1970s, and it cooperates with United Nations bodies. Its curriculum includes general education courses on peace studies, and it organises international conferences. Research areas include biotechnology, information display technology, regenerative medicine, space science and the studies of Korean medicine and herbs. The university also runs the Kyung Hee Cyber University, one of the first online universities in Korea.
Admission for Korean students uses the national exam and the university’s own screening, while international applicants apply directly with academic records and language tests. Teaching is in Korean and English, and a number of programmes are fully taught in English. Tuition is higher than at national universities, and the amounts depend on the faculty. Check the current tariff and the scholarships offered to international students.
The Seoul campus is considered one of the most beautiful in the city, particularly in cherry blossom season. Dormitories are available in both campuses, and the Dongdaemun area has many restaurants and shops.
Domains taught:
AI and Machine Learning, Engineering, Life Sciences
Diplomas*:
Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
Private
Partnerships:
Global academic partnerships, including with University of Geneva and others
Research:
Research in medicine, AI, and environmental science
Also strong in life sciences, AI and machine learning and engineering, Ewha Womans University makes a sensible second look at home; it is smaller, enrolling about 21,000 students against roughly 32,000 here, and is also a private institution.
On content, Dankook University and this institution are close, as both teach life sciences, AI and machine learning and engineering; it is also a private institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
Where this institution leans on life sciences, AI and machine learning and engineering, Sookmyung Women's University does the same, and it is smaller, enrolling about 14,000 students against roughly 32,000 here, and is also a private institution.
A good alternative in the same country is Sungkyunkwan University, which likewise covers AI and machine learning and engineering; it is also a private institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
Gachon University works in much the same fields, chiefly life sciences and engineering, and it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers bioengineering as well.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
Harvard University, in the United States, takes a similar route through life sciences, AI and machine learning and engineering; it is also a private institution and also offers mba programmes.
University of São Paulo in Brazil pursues a similar profile in life sciences and engineering, and it covers computer vision as well, and is larger, enrolling about 90,000 students against roughly 32,000 here.
Federal University of Minas Gerais, based in Brazil, is built around life sciences and engineering much like this institution, and it is public, whereas this institution is private, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
University of Oxford in the United Kingdom shares the life sciences, AI and machine learning and engineering orientation of this university, and it is slightly smaller, at about 26,500 students against roughly 32,000 here, and is public, whereas this university is private.
In the United Kingdom, University of Bristol teaches much the same core subjects, life sciences, AI and machine learning and engineering, and it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers aerospace and chemistry as well.
*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.
FAQ
Where is Kyung Hee University?
The Seoul campus is at 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, South Korea. The Global Campus is in Yongin.
When was it founded?
In 1949.
How large is it?
About 32,000 students and 2,100 staff, with around a quarter of students from abroad.
What is it best known for?
Korean medicine, hotel and tourism management, medicine, dentistry, pharmacy and the arts.
What is the Grand Peace Palace?
A large concert hall at the Global Campus in Yongin that opened in 2012.
What is its approach to peace education?
It has promoted peace education and cultural values since the 1970s and cooperates with United Nations bodies.
What is Kyung Hee Cyber University?
One of the first online universities in Korea.
How do international students apply?
They apply directly with academic records and language tests.
What does it cost?
Tuition is higher than at national universities and depends on the faculty. Check the current tariff and scholarships.
Are courses taught in English?
Yes, in a number of programmes, alongside Korean.
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Biomedical Sensors, Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Healthcare, Research and Development, Robotics
*: 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:
known locally
known locally and internationally
is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
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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