The University of Ulsan (Korean: 울산대학교) (UOU) is a private university in Nam-gu, Ulsan, South Korea. It was founded on February 19, 1969 as the Ulsan Institute of Technology. The University was expanded into a four-year university on March 1, 1985. The University currently has approximately 10,500 students enrolled.
The city of Ulsan has been recognized as the Korean city which was built around the corporate base of the multinational Hyundai conglomerate. Thus, the Hyundai Conglomerate announced its plan to give 40 billion won to assist a variety of university-industry cooperation projects.
Academics
Even though it started as Ulsan Institute of Technology, University of Ulsan today offers programs in broad area through 12 colleges. There are 6 different graduate schools including the general Graduate School which offers Master's degrees in 29 different disciplines and Doctorate degrees in 19 different areas of study. In 2007, 12,614 undergraduate students and 1,637 graduate students are enrolled in the university.
A majority of colleges at the University of Ulsan have individual research institutes. The aim of these institutes is to promote research into various academic fields and to publish relevant findings resulting from these investigations. The research institutes provide a link for cooperation between the university, the industry, and the private and public sectors. The University of Ulsan has 15 research institutes.
Presidents
Dr. Kwan Lee, March 1, 1985 - March 15, 1988
Dr. Sang-Ju Lee, March 16, 1988 - February 28, 1996
Dr. Bon-Ho Koo, March 1, 1996 - March 9, 2000
Dr. Moo-Ki Bai, March 10, 2000 - June 30, 2003
Dr. Chung-Kil Chung, July 1, 2003 - June 23, 2008
Dr. Do-Yeon Kim, September 10, 2008 - March 10, 2011
