Established in 1950, MMU is a specialized maritime university focusing on maritime engineering, navigation, and marine technology.
Address: 91 Dongsan-dong, Mokpo-si, Jeollanam-do, South Korea
Marine Science, Engineering, Transportations
Domains taught:
- Engineering, Marine Science, Transportations
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Engages in partnerships with maritime industry leaders and international maritime institutions
Research:
Maritime safety, shipbuilding technology, and marine engineering research
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
400
Current students***:
4000
Foreign students***:
20%
Cumulative former students***:
18000
Pros
Strong niche focus on maritime and naval technology
Cons
Limited broader engineering offerings beyond maritime
Best For
Maritime engineering and navigation
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- Anyone who wants a second school in the same country with a similar spread of marine science and engineering can consider Mokpo National University, and it covers ecology and sustainability as well, and is larger, enrolling about 9,000 students against roughly 4,000 here.
- Korea Maritime and Ocean University overlaps with this university on marine science and engineering, so the two are easy to compare, and it also offers doctoral programmes and covers automation as well.
- For students who like the transportations and engineering focus of this institution but want another option nearby, Korea National University of Transportation fits well: it also offers doctoral programmes and covers logistics as well.
- On content, Gunsan National University and this university are close, as both teach marine science and engineering; it is larger, enrolling about 7,000 students against roughly 4,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Changwon National University offers a comparable education in marine science and engineering: it covers project management as well, and is larger, enrolling about 8,000 students against roughly 4,000 here.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Odesa National Maritime University brings a Ukraine setting to the same core fields, marine science, transportations and engineering, and it also offers doctoral programmes and covers logistics and civil engineering as well.
- Students considering a move abroad can look at Moscow State Academy of Water Transport in Russia, where marine science, transportations and engineering also form the core, and it also offers doctoral programmes and covers logistics and process control as well.
- A foreign alternative with a similar emphasis on marine science, transportations and engineering is Nevelskoy Maritime State University in Russia, and it is also a public institution and also offers doctoral programmes.
- On content, Escola Técnica Superior de Náutica e Máquinas in Spain and this university are close, as both teach marine science and engineering; it is also a public institution and runs the same bachelor's and master's programmes.
- State University of Infrastructure and Technologies in Ukraine shares the marine science, transportations and engineering orientation of this institution, and it also offers doctoral programmes and covers logistics and automation 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.
- Environmental Engineering, Environmental Impact, Marine Ecosystems, Marine Life Impact, Transportation
*: 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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