Seoul National University
national research university in Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Seoul National University is a national university[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of national university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,267 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: OpenPOWER Foundation[3], Association of Pacific Rim Universities[4], BESETOHA[5], Association of East Asian Research Universities[6], Flagship Korean National Universities[7], Korean Council for University Education[8], KESLI Consortium[9]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Gwanak District[10]
- Country: South Korea[11]
- Instance of: research university[12]
- Follows: Keijō Imperial University[13]
- Headquarters location: Seoul[14]
- Child organization or unit: Seoul National University Library[15], American Studies Institute[16], Seoul National University Hospital[17], Seoul National University Dental Hospital[18], Institute for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies[19]
- Commons category: Seoul National University[20]
- Inception: January 1, 1946[21]
- Official website: https://www.snu.ac.kr[22], http://useoul.edu/[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:Seoul National University[24]
- Ranking: 98[25], 94[26], 86[27], 36[28], 41[29], 29[30], 37[31], 35[32], 31[33], 62[34], 82[35]
- Replaces: Keijō Imperial University[36]
- Topic has template: Template:Seoul National University[37]
- Official name: 국립대학법인 서울대학교[38]
- Short name: 서울대[39], SNU[40]
- Different from: University of Seoul[41], Seoul National University of Education[42], Seoul National University of Science and Technology[43], Seoul Women's University[44]
- McCune–Reischauer romanization: Sŏul Taehakkyo[45]
- Revised Romanization: Seoul Daehakgyo[46]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Seoul National University include SKY[47], a triad[48], in South Korea[49] and Daehangno[50], a street[51], in South Korea[52].
Why It Matters
Seoul National University has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]
Entities named for it include SKY[47], a triad[48], in South Korea[49] and Daehangno[50], a street[51], in South Korea[52].