Seoul National University

Summary

Seoul National University is a national university^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of national_university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,889 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Seoul National University was a member of OpenPOWER Foundation^[3].
• Seoul National University was a member of Association of Pacific Rim Universities^[4].
• Seoul National University was a member of BESETOHA^[5].
• Seoul National University was a member of Association of East Asian Research Universities^[6].
• Seoul National University was a member of Flagship Korean National Universities^[7].
• Seoul National University was a member of Korean Council for University Education^[8].
• Seoul National University is located in Gwanak District^[9].
• Seoul National University is in the country of South Korea^[10].
• Seoul National University's instance of is recorded as national university^[11].
• Seoul National University's instance of is recorded as research university^[12].
• Seoul National University followed Keijō Imperial University^[13].
• Seoul National University's headquarters location is recorded as Seoul^[14].
• Seoul National University's child organization or unit is recorded as Seoul National University Library^[15].
• Seoul National University's child organization or unit is recorded as American Studies Institute^[16].
• Seoul National University's child organization or unit is recorded as Seoul National University Hospital^[17].
• Seoul National University's child organization or unit is recorded as Seoul National University Dental Hospital^[18].
• Seoul National University's child organization or unit is recorded as Institute for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies^[19].
• Seoul National University's Commons category is recorded as Seoul National University^[20].
• January 1, 1946 marks the founding of Seoul National University^[21].
• Seoul National University's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.46, 'lon': 126.9525}^[22].
• Seoul National University's official website is recorded as https://www.snu.ac.kr^[23].
• Seoul National University's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Seoul National University^[24].
• Seoul National University's ranking is recorded as {'amount': '+98'}^[25].
• Seoul National University's ranking is recorded as {'amount': '+94'}^[26].
• Seoul National University's ranking is recorded as {'amount': '+86'}^[27].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1946 marks the founding of Seoul National University^[21].

Identity

Seoul National University's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '국립대학법인 서울대학교'}^[28]. It followed Keijō Imperial University^[13]. Short names include {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '서울대'}^[29] and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'SNU'}^[30].

Operations

Seoul National University's headquarters location is recorded as Seoul^[14]. Subsidiaries include Seoul National University Library^[15], an academic library^[31], in South Korea^[32]; American Studies Institute^[16], a research institute^[33], in South Korea^[34], founded in 1976^[35]; Seoul National University Hospital^[17], a hospital^[36], in South Korea^[37], founded in 1885^[38]; Seoul National University Dental Hospital^[18], a university hospital^[39], in South Korea^[40], founded in 1922^[41]; and Institute for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies^[19], a research institute^[42], in South Korea^[43], founded in 1989^[44].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Seoul National University include SKY^[45], a triad^[46], in South Korea^[47] and Daehangno^[48], a street^[49], in South Korea^[50].

Why It Matters

Seoul National University ranks in the top 2% of national_university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,889 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[51] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[52]

Entities named for it include SKY^[45], a triad^[46], in South Korea^[47] and Daehangno^[48], a street^[49], in South Korea^[50].