page_title: Kookmin University
section_title: Academics
hierarchical_section_title: Kookmin University / Academics
caption_attribution_description: English: bukak kmu
context_page_description: Kookmin University is the first private university after the liberation of the Republic of Korea from Japan. The campus is located in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, South Korea. The KMU was established in 1946. Gu kim, Soang Jo and Ikhee Shin, who were the cabinet members of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea, agreed to train great leaders for the Republic of Korea. Soon, they became the banner of Kookmin University. Ikhee Shin contributed to play a key role in its foundation and was inaugurated as the First President of the University.
  In 1959, the SsangYong Group bought the university to support researches and to expand the university curriculum. 22,000 colleagues are studying at the university, and 350 administrative staff are working at the university's 800 faculties. Since its establishment in 1946, approximately 60,000 students have graduated.
  The KMU consists of 14 undergraduate colleges, several postgraduate schools and 10 professional-technitique schools. As a research university, it offers degrees, scholarships and conferences from Baccalaureate to doctorate level. The international rank and reputation are going up.
context_section_description: Kookmin University's academic programs are organized into undergraduate colleges, graduate schools, professional, and special schools.
caption: Campus Hill and Bugak Hall
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