First Place
(First Place in Employment Rates Among 4 Year Colleges Nationwide)
- - The Ministry of Education announced that SeoulTech’s 2016 employment rate was 72.7%, ranking first among 'Na' group in the nation's four-year university (2000 to 3000 employed graduates)
- - Highest employment rate among 4 year colleges nationwide for 7 consecutive years excluding 2013 (3rd place)
- - Creating an environment in which students can focus on their studies → Highest employment rates for 7 years (1st~3rd place)
(First Place among National/Public Universities Nationwide in the Transparency Review)
Announced by the National Human Rights Commission in 2016
Highest score among 36 National/Public Universities
(First Place/"University of the Year’for the 2015 Engineering Education Festival)
- - Hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Korea Industry Technology Promotion Institute and the Engineering Education Innovation Committee
- - Selected as the best engineering educational institute among 65 universities nationwide
(Selected for 2 consecutive years as an Excellent University for the Ministry of Education’s Faculty Capability in 2015 & 2016)
(Selected as the Best University in the Emergency Safety Training Program in 2016)
Second Place
(2018 The World University Rankings, 2nd Place for Regional National/Public University)
- - Placed within the 801~1000 rankings worldwide in our first year
- - 4th Nationwide (5th place among national universities)
Top 3%
(Placed within the top 3% in the 2017 QS Global University Review)
Top 3% among 26,000 universities worldwide in the 2017 QS Global University Review
- - Quoted Papers per Professor (401st Worldwide, 23rd Nationwide), Academic Reputation (401st Worldwide, 24th Nationwide)
4 Consecutive Years
(Selected by the Ministry of Education for the National University Innovation Support Project for the 4th Consecutive Year)
- - Selected for the 2017 National University Innovation Support Project (PoINT) hosted by the Ministry of Education
- - Provided with 2 Billion KRW for 2 Year until 2018
- - Selected for 4 consecutive years after 2014, Contributed to the establishment of a state of the art educational environment and implementation of enhanced educational programs
- - Implemented the BEAR( Best Education for Applied Research) educational model, a 5 year practical education based undergraduate/graduate educational program
15th Place
(15th Place Nationwide for Papers Quoted in the SCI International Journal)
17th Place in Professor Research in the 2016 JoongAng Daily University Review
- - 15th Place in Number of Papers Quoted (Quality of Professor Research) in SCI Level International Journals
- - 19th Place in Number of Papers Published (Qunatity of Professor Research) in SCI Level International Scholastic Journals
- - 9th Place in Humanities and Social Science Papers Published
- - 10th Place in Number of Papers Published Domestically
- - 13th Place in Earnings for Technology Transfers for Science and Technology Professors
- - 12th Place for Industrial Academic Profits for Science and Technology Professors
21st Place
(21st Place in the JoongAng Daily University Review)
4th Place among National Universities Nationwide in the JoongAng Daily University Review
- - 32nd Place (2012) → 23rd Place (2013) → 20th Place (2014) → 23rd Place (2015) → 23rd Place (2016) → 21st Place (2017)
- - 15th Place in Student Education and Progress, 17th in Reputation allowed for a general strength in overall rankings through a strong sense of educational capacity and external reputation
- - For the sub-categories, SeoulTech ranked 1st for entrepreneurship education, 4th in entrepreneurship for graduates, 7th in diversity of foreign students, 9th in offerings of tuition vs scholarship rates, 12th in publishing of social sciences and humanities papers domestically, 13th in earnings for technology transfers for science and technology professors, 16th in universities employers favor to hire from and 17th in universities with future potential development
60%
Achieved tuition vs scholarship rates of 60% for 2016 allowing for a ‘50% tuition’ university
- - 29.4 Billion won (KRW) in annual scholarships (Average of 2.7 million Won (KRW) per student annually)
- - 61% of students receiving scholarships (21 internal and 27 external scholarships)
- - 9th Place in Scholarship Awards vs. Tuition Fees in the 2017 JoongAng Daily University Review
108 Years
(108 Years of Contributing to Korea’s Competitiveness and the Industrialization of Korea)
- - Established as a public practical educational institute under Emperor Gojong’s decree in 1910
- - Continued growth as a research focused university that represents Seoul and the main metropolitan area contributing to the national interest for the next 100 years
16 Billion KRW
(Different Types of Government Support Projects / Obtained More than Approx. 16 Billion KRW Annually)
- - Ministry of SMEs and Startups, Selection for a Leading University for Entrepreneurship (1.72 Billion KRW)
- - Ministry of SMEs and Startups, Selection for a New Operational Institute for Research Village Projects (2.3 Billion KRW)
- - Ministry of Education, Support Project for Life Long Educational Systems (1.75 Billion KRW)
- - Ministry of Education, Creative Korea Project for University Specialization (1.7 Billion KRW)
- - Ministry of Education, National University Innovation Support Project (PoINT) (1 Billion KRW)
- - Ministry of Education, Practical Applications of Creativity for University (BRIDGE) Support Project (100 Million KRW)
- - Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Engineering Education Innovation Support Project (430 Million KRW)
- - Ministry of Science and ICT, University TLO (United TMC) and University Technology Holding Company Support Project (400 Million KRW)
- - Ministry of Employment and Labor, IPP Type Education System Trial University Project (1 Billion KRW)
- - Ministry of Science and ICT, University ICT Research Training Project (800 Million KRW)
- - Ministry of Science and ICT, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Ministry of Employment and Labor, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, etc. / Workforce Training Project (12 Projects, 4.13 Billion KRW)
- - Engineering Education Center, Intellectual Property Leading University Project, etc. (3 Projects, 810 Million KRW)
- - SeoulTech continues to create state of the art educational research facilities and scholarships for students with a wide range of accomplishments for its graduate schools, affiliate groups, research institutes and projects
100 Billion KRW
(100 Billion KRW for Academic Investment Funds for Educational Infrastructure from 2014 ~ 2019)
- - Constructed or remodeled 12 educational facilities from 2008 to 2016, increasing the number of educational facilities by 2x (77% →145%)
※ Educational Facility Increase Rate: Number of educational/research facilities based on the number of students
- - Announced an investment plan to invest approx. 100 billion KRW until 2019. Expected to construct a new large scale Convergence Research Building similar to MIT’s Media Lab
510,000㎡
(SeoulTech Gongneung Campus Area)
- - Formerly the site of Seoul National University's College of Engineering and Common Education
- - 5th Largest University in Seoul (510,000㎡)
- - Park-type design in which nature and relaxation coexist amongst ponds, trees, and lawns (One of the most sought out places for filming dramas and movies)