Korea National University of Arts

Korea National University of Arts is a national university in Seoul, South Korea. Korea National University of Arts was established in 1993 by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Korea as the only national university of arts with an aim to serve as a leading institution which cultivates artists. It has 26 departments in six schools: Schools of Music, Drama, Film, TV & Multimedia, Dance, Visual Arts, and Korean Traditional Arts.
History
Korea National University of Arts was established by law in 1993. In 1990, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Korea announced a 'Ten-Year Project for the Cultural Development', and the foundation of a national arts institution was the crucial provision of this project. Until the early 1980s, there was no specialized university in Korea that devoted its entire curriculum to artistic endeavors. Therefore, many budding artists who wanted to pursue professional training went abroad. The announcement of the foundation of the national university of arts in 1993 thus promoted artistic prosperity in Korea. It is the only national university in Asia dedicated exclusively to preparing young artists for the professions of all artistic genres. Korea National University of Arts encompasses all disciplines of arts including music, dance, theatre, film, TV, animation, fine art, design, architecture, and Korean traditional arts.
The university consists of six independent but correlative schools: the School of Music, the School of Drama, the School of Film, TV & Multimedia, the School of Dance, the School of Visual Arts, and the School of Korean Traditional Arts. K-ARTS offers bachelor's and master's degree programs while also providing pre-school training program for promising young students. As of 2003, there are about 2600 students enrolled in K-ARTS, and more than 730 professors and lecturers are teaching in the studios and classrooms.
Academics
Programs
Bachelor's Program
Master's Program
Artistic performance Training Programs (Prep School)
Talented Artists Education System
Schools and departments
School of Drama
Department of Acting, Department of Directing, Department of Playwriting, Department of Stage Design, Department of Theatre Studies
School of Dance
Department of Dance Performance, Department of Choreography, Department of Dance Theory, Department of Art Management
School of Music
Department of Vocal Music, Department of Opera, Department of Lied and Oratorio, Department of Instrumental Music, Department of Composition, Department of Musical Technology, Department of Conducting, Department of Musicology
School of Film, TV & Multimedia
Department of Film Making, Department of Cinema Studies, Department of Multimedia, Department of Animation, Department of Broadcasting
School of Visual Arts
Department of Fine Art, Department of Design, Department of Architecture, Department of Art Theory
School of Korean Traditional Arts
Department Of Traditional Arts Theory, Department Of Traditional Music, Department Of Traditional Dance, Department of Traditional Folk Theatrics
Interschool Division
Arts Management, Creation of Narratives, Musicals
Campus
Korea National University of Arts is made up of two Seoul-based campuses: the Seokgwan Campus and the Seocho Campus.
Achievements
For the first time for an Asian musician, Sunwook Kim, won one of the world's three top piano competitions, the Leeds International Piano Competition, in June 2006. After signing a contract with Askonas Holt, he performed with London Philharmonic.
Shin Hyeonsu won the Long-Thibaud International Competition for Violin in November 2008. She also received two special awards, including the Recital and Orchestra Award.
The three top prizes at the NY International Ballet Competition were awarded to K-Arts graduates. The New York Times reported "A contest for the World, led by South Koreans". The first prize winner, Ha Eunji, joined the Finnish National Ballet as the principal dancer.
The Department of Architecture joined RIBA, the Royal Institute of British Architects. For the first time for a university in a non-English speaking region, K-Arts received international certification from RIBA.
The Korean film, The Chaser, was screened out of competition in the Cannes Film Festival, and it received the Best Script Award in the PIFF as well as other awards from The Grand Bell Awards, The Blue Dragon Film Awards, The Baeksang Arts Awards, and others. The film's director, Na Hong-jin, the director of photography, Lee Seong-jae and the cinematographer, Lee Min-bok, are all K-Arts graduates.
Notable alumni
Ahn Eun-jin
Anupam Tripathi
Byun Yo-han
Cha Seo-won
Choi Han-bit
Choi Ye-bin
Choi Sung-eun
Choo Young-woo
Dain Yoon
Han Ji-hyun
Han Ye-ri
Im Jae-hyuk
Jang Dong-gun
Jeong Jae-eun
Jin Kyung
Jinsang Lee
Jin Seon-kyu
Jung So-min
Jung Young-jae
Kim Ae-ran
Kim Dong-wook
Kim Go-eun
Kim Jung-hyun
Kim Sung-cheol
Kim Sun-wook
EunWon Lee
Lee Hee-joon
Lee Hyun-wook
Lee Je-hoon
Lee Jeong-beom
Lee Joon
Lee Sang-yi (actor)
Lee So-yeon
Lee Sun-kyun
Lee Yong-woo
Lee Yoo-young
Lim Ji-yeon
Moon Jeong-hee
Na Hong-jin
Nam Yeon-woo
Oh Hye-soo
Oh Man-seok
Park Hae-joon
Park Ji-soo
Park Jong-min
Park Sae-eun
Park So-dam
Park Ju-hyun
Park Jeong-min
Paula Un Mi Kim
Seo Eun-ah
Seo Eun-soo
Shin Hyun-bin
Shin Hyun-su
Stephanie Kim
Kim Jun-myeon
Mikyung Sung
Kim Tae-goon
Wang Ji-won
Won Ji-an
Yang Se-jong
Yeol Eum Son
Yoo Sun
Yoon Hee-seok
Yoon Park
Yunchan Lim
Yoon So-young
Shin Dong-ho
See also
Korean art
List of national universities in South Korea
List of universities and colleges in South Korea
Education in Korea
References
Korea National University of Arts English Website
External links
Official school website, in English
Official school website, in Korean
Educational institutions established in 1993
Universities and colleges in Seoul
Art schools in South Korea
1993 establishments in South Korea
Music schools in South Korea
Film schools in South Korea
National universities and colleges in South Korea
Buildings and structures in Seongbuk District