Kangwon National University
Kangwon National University (KNU) is a national university in Gangwon-do, South Korea. Established as Kangwon Provincial Chuncheon Agricultural College in 1947 in Chuncheon, it extended to a comprehensive university in 1978. KNU serves as the flagship educational institution representing Gangwon-do. History. Initially established as an agricultural college, Kangwon National University has steadily expanded to the comprehensive university encompassing a full spectrum of academic fields. KNU expanded in 1997 adding a medical degree program and in 2000 a University Hospital. A law school, now called 'Graduate School of Judicial Affairs', has been operated to the University 's graduate schools in 2002, is the only laboratory school in South Korea, as a model for the very-early stage of 'reform on Korean legal system'. In 2006, KNU merged with Samcheok University, adding the colleges of Veterinary medicine and Information Technology to KNU's existing colleges. Since March 2, 2009, KNU operates a state-of-the-art professional Law School as one of the officially approved school by Korean Government. Undergraduate Program. KNU comprises 19 colleges with 93 departments and five graduate schools. → List of Degree Program (Click) Graduate schools. Graduate School (Click) Academic Information. Academic Calendar . http://www.kangwon.ac.kr/english/contents.do?key=1377& Spring Semester: March 2 - Late June Summer Break: Late June - Late August Fall Semester: Early September - Late December Winter Break: Late December - Late February Enrollment. Current enrollment stands at more than 20,000 undergraduate and graduate students. Like plenty of South Korean Universities, KNU's academic schedule is also based on the semester system with the spring semester starting in first week of Mondays on March every year, and autumn semester usually starts in fourth week of Mondays in August. University life. Festival. Every year in May, Kangwon National University Students' Union is the main event of the school festival , which is held in Dae Dongje, which consists of clubs, flip-flops and other performances such as club performances, performances and invitations to famous entertainers. Chuncheon, Capital city of Gangwon province which proclaims as 'leisure city', affords its residents a wealth of recreational activities. Lakes in Chuncheon nearby (Soyang-ho, Chuncheon-ho and Uiam-ho) offers water skiing and boating facilities as well as several islands on these lakes. Hiking in the nearby mountains and snow skiing (in Gangchon) are less than an hour's reach from the university.