Gangneung–Wonju National University



Gangneung–Wonju National University (GWNU) is a national research university in Gangneung and Wonju in Korea. Founded in 1946, GWNU is situated on the East coast of South Korea and has risen to become one of the research universities in South Korea.

Following the merger between Kangnung National University and Wonju National College on March 1, 2007, the name of the university changed to Gangneung–Wonju National University. It is recognized as one of the preeminent research universities, ranked 1st among Korean universities and 6th among Asian universities in the number of research papers in the 2009 Asia QS Universities Evaluation.

Situated near the Sea of Japan (East Sea) coastal region, GWNU has taken advantage of its location, focusing its education on new materials, marine resources, tourism and information technology. In addition, the university, as a global exchange hub-university linking the East Asian region, has formed academic agreements with 27 countries, 73 foreign universities, pursuing academic exchanges with students, faculties and staff and is growing into an international research institution in the growing global community. Currently, GWNU has about 150 international students from China, Russia, Japan, South-east Asia and the United States.

Brief history

 * 1946. 11. 11 Kangnung College of Education opened
 * 1968. 03. 28 Kangnung Teacher's College opened
 * 1978. 03. 01 Kangnung Junior College opened
 * 1979. 03. 14 Kangnung National College opened
 * 1983. 02. 26 Change of address from Chodang-dong to Jibyeon
 * 1991. 03. 01 Promotion to Kangnung National University
 * 1997. 12. 23 Kangnung National University College of Dentistry Clinic opened
 * 2006. 11. 11 60th anniversary of opening
 * 2007. 03. 01 Union with Wonju National College
 * 2008. 08. 25 Selected as an excellent human resource training university in 2008
 * 2009. 03. 01 Renamed as Gangneung–Wonju National University
 * 2009. 05. 12 Asian University Evaluation 1st place in ‘number of citations per thesis’ in Korea, 6th in Asia
 * 2009. 06. 11 Selected as a second phase university-industry cooperation promotion university
 * 2010. 05. 17 4th place in Korea and 22nd Asia among small and medium-sized universities at 2010 Asia University Evaluation
 * 2011. 02. 22 Graduation ceremony for the 2010 academic year, the first graduate after integration
 * 2011. 03. 22 Opening ceremony for Wonju campus lecture and research hall
 * 2012. 04. 01 Selected as Leader in University-Industry Cooperation Project (LINC)
 * 2012. 05. 23 Opened Trekking ‘Hakisi Seupji-gil’ (Bau-gil section 16)
 * 2013. 03. 16 Poened Gangneung–Wonju National University PR center
 * 2013. 07. 30 Selected as a university education capacity enhancement project in 2013
 * 2013. 11. 01 Opening ceremony of Industry-Academic Cooperation Center
 * 2014. 05. 08 Selected as second phase Leader in University-Industry Cooperation Project (LINC)
 * 2014. 07. 01 Selected for Specialization Project for Regional University (Ck-1) (Largest support in Gangwon-do, ~2018)
 * 2014. 08. 01 Selected as the best university innovation support project in Korea (3 consecutive year by 2016)
 * 2016. 06. 16 1st place in Korea and 36th in Asia among small and medium-sized universities that do not have medical school at 2016 Asian University Evaluation
 * 2016. 11. 11 70th anniversary

Undergraduate
55 departments in 9 colleges

Gangneng Campus
 * College of Humanities
 * College of Social Science
 * College of Natural Science
 * College of Life Science
 * College of Engineering
 * College of Arts & Physical Education
 * College of Dentistry

Wonju Campus
 * College of Health and Welfare
 * College of Science and Technology

Graduate school
GWNU running 1 graduate school, 3 Professional graduate school.


 * Master program - provides 39 departments, 3 contract departments, 5 cooperative processes at Gangneung campus. Wonju campus has 13 departments, 1 contract department.
 * Master program at professional graduate school - 3 schools provide 39 departments at Gangneung campus, 18 departments at Wonju campus.
 * Doctorate program - provides 30 departments, 3 contract departments, 1 cooperative process at Gangneung campus. Wonju Campus has 10 departments.
 * Graduate School
 * Graduate School of Management and Policy Science
 * Graduate School of Education
 * Graduate School of Industry

International Student Program
GWNU has Korean Language School for international students. Duration is 10 weeks, 200 hours. Class starts at 10:10 AM, over at 3:00 PM.

Curriculum for Regular Course