Korea University

Korea University (Korean: 고려대학교, Goryeo Daehakgyo), abbreviated KU, is a private research university in the Seongbuk District of Seoul, South Korea, and is one of the three "SKY" universities that dominate the country's higher education.高丽大学（韩文：고려대학교，罗马字 Goryeo Daehakgyo，简称 KU）是位于韩国首尔城北区的私立研究型大学，也是主导韩国高等教育的「SKY」三校之一。

Established on 5 May 1905 as Bosung College by Lee Yong-ik, Treasurer of the Royal Household of the Korean Empire, it is the nation's first modern private university and was renamed Korea University in 1946.该校于 1905 年 5 月 5 日由大韩帝国度支部大臣李容翊创办，初名普成专门学校，是韩国第一所现代私立大学，1946 年更名为高丽大学。

In the QS World University Rankings 2027 Korea University is placed 52nd in the world, and as of 2024 it enrolled 31,130 students, including 21,029 undergraduates and 10,101 postgraduates, supported by 4,443 faculty members.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，高丽大学位列世界第 52 位；截至 2024 年，该校共有学生 31,130 人，其中本科生 21,029 人、研究生 10,101 人，教员 4,443 人。

History

• Korea University was established on 5 May 1905 as Bosung College by Lee Yong-ik, the Treasurer of the Royal Household of the Korean Empire, using a royal grant from Emperor Gojong and adopting the banner "Education Saves the Country".1905 年 5 月 5 日，大韩帝国度支部大臣李容翊以高宗皇帝的赐金创办普成专门学校，并提出「教育救国」的口号。
• Although it had been intended to open with five departments, the college began with two two-year programmes in Law and Plutology, and its first president was Shin Hae-yeong, a former counsellor at the Ministry of Finance of the Korean Empire.学校原拟开设五个学科，最终以法律与经济学两个两年制课程起步；首任校长为曾任大韩帝国度支部参议的申海永。
• Its early classes were held in the former buildings of the National Russian Language School in Bak-dong, which served as the college's first campus in the heart of Seoul.学校早期在 Bak-dong 的国立俄语学校旧校舍上课，那里成为这所学院在首尔市中心的第一处校园。
• In 1907 the programmes were extended to three years and renamed the Department of Law and the Department of Economy, and the college awarded degrees to its first graduates in the same year.1907 年，课程延长为三年，并分别改名为法律系与经济系；同年学院向首批毕业生颁授学位。
• As an institution of nationalistic origin founded with Korean money, Bosung College was regarded as a symbol of national pride during the Japanese colonial period from 1910 to 1945.作为由韩国人自筹资金创办的民族主义学府，普成专门学校在 1910 至 1945 年日据时期被视为民族自尊的象征。
• In 1910 the Cheondogyo movement led by Sohn Byung-hee assumed control of Bosung College, and many of its professors and students, including Sohn, took part in the March 1st Movement of 1919.1910 年，孙秉熙领导的天道教接管了普成专门学校；包括孙秉熙在内的许多师生都参加了 1919 年的「三一运动」。
• In 1932 the Choongang Foundation led by Kim Seong-su, a businessman and later Vice President of the Republic of Korea, acquired the financially troubled college and improved its educational conditions dramatically.1932 年，由实业家、后来的韩国副总统金性洙领导的中央财团收购了陷入财政困境的学院，大幅改善了办学条件。
• Driven by national aspirations, Bosung College moved to the Anam campus in 1934, where the Main Hall was constructed with funds raised from across the country and the Main Library followed in 1937.出于民族自强的愿望，普成专门学校于 1934 年迁往安岩校区；其本馆由全国各地募款建成，主图书馆则于 1937 年落成。
• The Main Hall and the Main Library at Anam are now designated Historic Sites 285 and 286, and together they embody the spirit of the foundation and served as strong buttresses for the university's growth.安岩的本馆与主图书馆现已被指定为第 285 号与第 286 号史迹，二者共同体现创校精神，成为大学发展的坚实支柱。
• Following national liberation in 1945, Bosung College was elevated to the status of a university in 1946 and renamed Korea University, incorporating the college and opening with a four-year curriculum.1945 年国家光复后，普成专门学校于 1946 年升格为大学并更名为高丽大学，收纳原学院并以四年制课程开学。
• In 1949 the university awarded its first bachelor's degrees and established a graduate school, laying the foundation for postgraduate education in the humanities and social sciences.1949 年，该校授予首批学士学位并成立研究生院，为人文与社会科学的研究生教育奠定基础。
• After reorganisations in April 1955 and April 1959, Korea University was composed of a graduate school and the colleges of Law, Business, Political Science and Economics, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Agriculture.在 1955 年 4 月与 1959 年 4 月的两次改组后，高丽大学由一个研究生院以及法学、商学、政治经济、文理与农学五个学院组成。
• On 18 April 1960 more than 3,000 Korea University students marched in protest against the autocratic regime, becoming the vanguard of the April 19 Revolution that toppled the government.1960 年 4 月 18 日，3000 余名高丽大学学生上街抗议独裁政权，成为推翻政府的「四月十九日革命」的先锋。
• In 1963 the university founded Korea's first research institute for business management, reflecting the growing importance of the study of commerce and economics to the country's development.1963 年，该校开办韩国首个商业管理研究所，反映商学与经济研究对国家发展日益重要。
• In 1971 the Korea University Foundation acquired Woosuk University, incorporating its College of Medicine and affiliated hospital, and Woosuk University was merged into Korea University in June 1972.1971 年，高丽大学财团收购牛石大学，将其医学院及附属医院并入；1972 年 6 月，牛石大学正式并入高丽大学。
• In March 1978 the university completed its University Central Library, then the largest in Korea, and in September 1983 the science library opened as a centre for science and engineering information.1978 年 3 月，该校建成当时韩国规模最大的大学中央图书馆；1983 年 9 月理科图书馆启用，成为理工科的学术信息中心。
• In January 1980 the university received accreditation for a new campus in Jochiwon, and the Sejong Campus opened in March 1980, later renamed the Seochang Campus in 1987.1980 年 1 月，该校位于鸟致院的新校区获得批准，世宗校区于 1980 年 3 月开办，1987 年又更名为瑞仓校区。
• In 1983 the university reorganised its medical school and hospitals into a university medical centre system with four affiliated hospitals, strengthening its clinical teaching and research.1983 年，该校重整医学院与医院体系，组建下辖四所附属医院的大学医疗中心系统，强化了临床教学与研究。
• In 1991 the College of Medicine and its affiliated hospitals moved from Hyehwa-dong to Anam-dong, establishing the Green Campus, and the Korean TechnoComplex was created for university-industry research.1991 年，医学院及其附属医院从惠化洞迁至安岩洞，形成「绿色校区」；该校同时创建韩国技术园区，用于产学研合作研究。
• In 2002 the university transformed its main athletic field into the Central Plaza, an underground complex of parking, reading rooms and shops beneath a grass park, creating Korea's first car-free campus.2002 年，该校把主体操场改造为「中央广场」——一处位于草坪之下的地下综合体，含停车场、自习室与商铺，造就韩国首个无车校园。
• Korea University joined Universitas 21 in 2004 and the Association of Pacific Rim Universities in 2008, and by the 2020s it had concluded academic exchange agreements with at least 850 universities and institutes in over ninety countries.该校于 2004 年加入 Universitas 21，2008 年加入环太平洋大学协会；至 2020 年代，已与九十多个国家的 850 多所院校签订学术交流协议。

Academics

• Korea University has 81 departments in 19 colleges and divisions, 18 undergraduate schools and colleges, and 22 graduate schools, offering programmes in the liberal arts, social sciences, business and economics, science and engineering.高丽大学设有 19 个学院与学部下的 81 个系、18 个本科学院以及 22 个研究生院，开设人文、社会科学、商业与经济、理科与工程等课程。
• As of 2024 the university enrolled 31,130 students, comprising 21,029 undergraduates and 10,101 postgraduates, and employed 4,443 faculty members with 1,101 administrative staff.截至 2024 年，该校共有学生 31,130 人，其中本科生 21,029 人、研究生 10,101 人，并有教员 4,443 人与行政人员 1,101 人。
• More than ninety-five per cent of its full-time faculty hold a doctoral degree or equivalent qualification, and the university maintains 232 research laboratories.该校逾百分之九十五的全职教员拥有博士学位或同等资历，大学设有 232 个研究实验室。
• Korea University Business School is especially prominent, and a survey of South Korea's largest companies found that it had produced the greatest number of chief executives among the country's Fortune 500 firms.高丽大学商学院尤为突出，一项针对韩国大型企业的调查显示，该校培养的韩国《财富》500 强企业首席执行官人数最多。
• The university has produced more than 370,000 graduates, and its alumni association comprises more than 280,000 members, one of the largest alumni networks in Korea.该校已培养出 37 万余名毕业生，其校友会拥有逾 28 万名成员，是韩国规模最大的校友网络之一。
• Its academic strengths include law, political science, economics, business administration, medicine, engineering, materials science and the humanities, supported by national research funding.该校的优势学科包括法学、政治学、经济学、工商管理、医学、工程学、材料科学与人文，并获得国家科研经费支持。
• The College of Medicine operates the Korea University Medical Center and its affiliated hospitals, which became a unified medical centre system with four hospitals in 1983.医学院运营高丽大学医疗中心及其附属医院，该体系于 1983 年整合为下辖四所医院的大学医疗中心系统。
• The Korean TechnoComplex, established in the 1990s, was the first such park in Korea to bring business, research institutes and the university together for collaborative research.该校于 1990 年代设立「韩国技术园区」，是韩国首个汇聚企业、研究机构与大学开展合作研究的园区。
• The university hosts the Seoul Centre of the Korea Basic Science Institute, equipped with advanced research instruments, and opened a Graduate School of International Studies to train specialists in international and area studies.该校设有配备先进研究设备的韩国基础科学支援研究院首尔中心，并开办国际学研究生院，培养国际与区域研究专才。
• Korea University libraries include the University Central Library, completed in 1978 and then the largest in the country, and the science library opened in 1983.该校图书馆包括 1978 年建成、当时全国规模最大的大学中央图书馆，以及 1983 年启用的理科图书馆。
• The university operates the Sejong Campus in Sejong City, which focuses on the humanities, science and technology, and business, in addition to the main Anam Campus in Seoul.除首尔的主校区安岩校区外，该校还在世宗市设有世宗校区，以人文、科学技术与商科为主。
• Korea University established a School of Life Science and Biotechnology to train specialists in the biosciences and has expanded its programmes in engineering and information technology.该校设立生命科学与生物技术学院，培养生物科学领域的专业人才，并扩充了工程与信息技术方面的课程。
• The university's medical and engineering faculties work with industry on applied research, and its science campus hosts institutes supported by the Korea Basic Science Institute and other national bodies.该校的医学与工程学科与企业合作开展应用研究，其理科校区设有由韩国基础科学支援研究院等国家机构支持的研究所。
• International programmes at graduate level include the Graduate School of International Studies and the business school's MBA and executive courses, which attract students from across Asia.该校的研究生国际项目包括国际学研究生院以及商学院的 MBA 与高管课程，吸引亚洲各地的学生。
• Korea University's professional schools in law, medicine and business are among the most selective in the country, and its graduates dominate the national judiciary, civil service and corporate leadership.该校的法学、医学与商学等专业学院录取竞争激烈，其毕业生在国内司法界、公职体系与企业高层中占据重要地位。
• The university runs joint and dual-degree programmes with several overseas institutions, including a partnership with Waseda University dating from 1973 that offers dual degrees at bachelor's and master's levels.该校与多所海外院校开设联合与双学位项目，其中包括自 1973 年起与早稻田大学的合作，在本科与硕士层面提供双学位。

Campus

• The main Anam Campus occupies 233.8 acres, or about 94.6 hectares, in Seongbuk District in eastern Seoul, and is organised around a green central axis in a dense urban setting.主校区安岩校区位于首尔东部的城北区，占地 233.8 英亩，约合 94.6 公顷，在密集的城市环境中以一条绿色中轴组织布局。
• The historic Main Hall, designated Historic Site 285, and the Main Library, designated Historic Site 286, were built in the 1930s with funds raised nationwide during the Japanese occupation.被列为第 285 号史迹的本馆与第 286 号史迹的主图书馆，是 1930 年代日据时期由全国各地募款建成。
• The Central Plaza, created in 2002 beneath a grass park, contains multi-level parking, reading rooms and convenience facilities and made the Anam Campus the first car-free campus in Korea.2002 年在草坪之下建成的中央广场，含多层停车场、自习室与便利设施，使安岩校区成为韩国首个无车校园。
• The Green Campus in Anam-dong was formed when the College of Medicine and its affiliated hospitals relocated there from Hyehwa-dong in 1991, concentrating medical education and care at Anam.1991 年医学院及附属医院由惠化洞迁入安岩洞后形成「绿色校区」，使医学教育与诊疗集中于安岩。
• The university provides dormitories including the CJ International House and Anam Global House, which accommodate international professors and students as part of its globalisation strategy.该校提供 CJ 国际馆与安岩国际馆等宿舍，作为其国际化战略的一部分，接待国际教授与学生。
• Korea University also maintains dormitories at partner universities abroad, including Renmin University of China and the University of British Columbia in Canada, as bridgeheads for student exchange.该校还在海外伙伴大学设有宿舍，包括中国人民大学与加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚大学，作为学生交流的据点。
• The Sejong Campus in Sejong City provides a second full campus away from Seoul, with colleges in the humanities and social sciences, science and technology, and business.位于世宗市的世宗校区是首尔以外的第二个完整校区，设有人文社会科学、科学技术与商科等学院。
• The Anam district around the main campus is a lively student quarter of cafés, bookshops and cheap eateries, and the campus is served by subway and bus links to central Seoul.主校区周边的安岩一带是充满活力的学生街区，遍布咖啡馆、书店与平价食肆，校区通过地铁与公交连接首尔市中心。

Reputation

• In the QS World University Rankings 2027 Korea University is ranked 52nd in the world, tying with another leading Asian university and marking one of its strongest results.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，高丽大学位列世界第 52 位，与另一所亚洲名校并列，是其最佳成绩之一。
• The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027 places Korea University 128th in the world, reflecting its established position among the leading research universities in Asia.2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名将高丽大学列为世界第 128 位，体现其作为亚洲领先研究型大学的稳固地位。
• The U.S. News Best Global Universities edition of 2026 to 2027 ranks Korea University 255th in the world, with its highest subject scores in the social sciences and engineering.2026 至 2027 年版美国新闻与世界报道最佳全球大学排名将高丽大学列为世界第 255 位，其社会科学与工程领域得分最高。
• The OpenAlex database attributes 131,382 works to Korea University with 10,363,001 citations, reflecting a substantial research output across the sciences, medicine and the social sciences.OpenAlex 数据库为高丽大学收录 131,382 篇成果、被引用 10,363,001 次，体现其在科学、医学与社会科学领域可观的科研产出。
• The university is ranked 12th in Asia in the QS Asia University Rankings, according to the university's own figures, and is consistently placed among the top three universities in South Korea.据校方数据，该校在 QS 亚洲大学排名中位列亚洲第 12 位，并长期位居韩国高校前三。
• Together with Seoul National University and Yonsei University, Korea University forms the "SKY" group that is widely regarded as the most prestigious tier of Korean higher education.高丽大学与首尔大学、延世大学共同构成「SKY」集团，被普遍视为韩国高等教育中最负盛名的第一梯队。
• Its business school and its law and medical faculties are repeatedly ranked among Korea's best, and its graduates hold a disproportionate share of leadership positions in Korean corporations and public life.其商学院以及法学、医学等专业学院屡次被评为韩国最佳之列，毕业生在韩国企业与公共领域的高层职位中占比突出。
• Korea University's research is supported by national programmes in science and technology, and its science campus hosts institutes equipped with advanced instruments from the Korea Basic Science Institute.高丽大学的科研得到国家科技计划的支持，其理科校区设有配备韩国基础科学支援研究院先进仪器设备的研究所。
• The university's fierce rivalry with Yonsei University in sport and academic reputation is one of the defining features of Korean higher education, and each institution is frequently compared with the other.该校与延世大学在体育与学术声誉上的激烈竞争，是韩国高等教育的一大特征，两校常被相互比较。

Student life

• The university motto is Libertas, Justitia, Veritas, or in Korean 자유, 정의, 진리, meaning Liberty, Justice and Truth, ideals that guide the institution's educational mission.该校校训为拉丁文「Libertas，Justitia，Veritas」，韩文作「자유，정의，진리」，意为自由、正义与真理，是指导其教育使命的理念。
• The university's athletic teams are known as the KU Tigers, whose mascot is the tiger Hwanho, and the teams compete in the U-League in basketball, football, baseball, ice hockey and rugby.该校的运动队称为「高丽大老虎队」（KU Tigers），吉祥物为老虎「Hwanho」，参加 U-League 的篮球、足球、棒球、冰球与橄榄球比赛。
• The Yon-Ko Games, the annual sporting contest between Korea University and Yonsei University that began in 1956, are the centrepiece of the student sporting calendar and draw large crowds.始于 1956 年的「延高战」是高丽大学与延世大学之间的年度体育对抗赛，是学生体育日程的重头戏，吸引大批观众。
• The crimson colour of the university, together with the tiger mascot, appears on team uniforms and student merchandise and symbolises the vitality and passion of the university community.该校的深红色校色与老虎吉祥物出现在队服与学生纪念品上，象征大学社群的活力与热情。
• The clearing of cars from the Anam Campus after the creation of the Central Plaza in 2002 gave students a greener, more walkable campus and made the underground plaza a hub of student activity.2002 年中央广场建成后，安岩校区实现无车化，为学生提供更绿色、更宜步行的校园，并使地下广场成为学生活动的中心。
• Korea University has a wide range of student clubs, academic societies, cultural groups and sports teams, and the Korea University Weekly and The Granite Tower are among its student publications.高丽大学拥有众多学生社团、学术团体、文化组织与运动队，其学生刊物包括《Korea University Weekly》与《The Granite Tower》。
• The Anam district around the campus is a well-known student neighbourhood with cafés, restaurants and study spaces, and much of student social life takes place there.校园周边的安岩一带是著名的学生街区，遍布咖啡馆、餐厅与自习空间，学生的社交生活多在此展开。
• The university's international dormitories, such as the CJ International House and Anam Global House, support a growing community of international students and visiting professors.该校的 CJ 国际馆与安岩国际馆等国际宿舍，为不断壮大的国际学生与访问教授社群提供支持。

Notable people

• Lee Yong-ik, the Treasurer of the Royal Household of the Korean Empire, founded Bosung College on 5 May 1905 under the banner "Education Saves the Country" and is honoured as the founder of Korea University.大韩帝国度支部大臣李容翊于 1905 年 5 月 5 日以「教育救国」为号召创办普成专门学校，被尊为高丽大学的创办人。
• Kim Seong-su, a businessman and later Vice President of the Republic of Korea, acquired the struggling Bosung College in 1932 and built the Main Hall and Main Library, laying the foundation of the modern university.实业家、后来的韩国副总统金性洙于 1932 年收购陷入困境的普成专门学校，并兴建本馆与主图书馆，为现代高丽大学奠定基础。
• Sohn Byung-hee, the leader of the Cheondogyo movement who took over the college in 1910, and Shin Hae-yeong, the first president, were among the founding-period figures who sustained the institution through the colonial era.1910 年接管学院的天道教领袖孙秉熙，以及首任校长申海永，都是支撑学校度过日据时期的创校期人物。
• Lee Myung-bak, who earned a degree in business administration at Korea University in 1965, served as chief executive of Hyundai Construction and mayor of Seoul before becoming President of South Korea from 2008 to 2013.1965 年在高丽大学取得工商管理学位的李明博曾任现代建设首席执行官与首尔市长，其后于 2008 至 2013 年出任韩国总统。
• Oh Se-hoon, a graduate of the university's law school, has served as Mayor of Seoul since 2021, having previously held the office from 2006 to 2011.毕业于该校法学院的吴世勋自 2021 年起出任首尔市长，此前曾于 2006 至 2011 年担任该职。
• Chung Sye-kyun, an alumnus, served as Speaker of the National Assembly of South Korea, one of the highest offices in the country's legislature.校友丁世均曾任韩国国会议长，是该国立法机构中的最高职位之一。
• Chung Eui-sun, who studied business administration at Korea University, became chairman of the Hyundai Motor Group, one of the world's largest automakers.在高丽大学修读工商管理的郑义宣出任现代汽车集团会长，该集团是全球最大的汽车制造商之一。
• Yuna Kim, who studied physical education at Korea University, won the gold medal in figure skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics and the world championship in 2009 and 2013.在高丽大学修读体育教育的金妍儿于 2010 年冬季奥运会夺得花样滑冰金牌，并曾于 2009 年与 2013 年两度获得世界锦标赛冠军。
• Sohn Kee-chung, the first Korean to win an Olympic medal, took the gold medal in the marathon at the 1936 Berlin Olympics and later coached Korean distance runners.孙基祯是首位获得奥运奖牌的韩国人，在 1936 年柏林奥运会夺得马拉松金牌，其后执教韩国长跑运动员。
• Cha Bum-kun, who studied at Korea University, was named most valuable player of the German Bundesliga in the 1985 to 1986 season and is regarded as one of Asia's greatest footballers.曾就读于高丽大学的车范根在 1985 至 1986 赛季当选德国足球甲级联赛最有价值球员，被视为亚洲最伟大的足球运动员之一。
• Kim Hoon, a Korea University alumnus, is one of Korea's most acclaimed novelists, whose historical fiction has won major national literary prizes.高丽大学校友金薰是韩国最受赞誉的小说家之一，其历史小说曾获得韩国重要文学奖项。
• Do-ol, the philosopher Young-Oak Kim, has been associated with the university as an academic and public intellectual, and the ancient historian Kim Jung-bae, a professor emeritus at Korea University, founded the Goguryeo Research Society.哲学家「陶一」（金容沃）曾以学者与公共知识分子的身份与该校相关；该校历史学荣休教授金贞培则创办了高句丽研究会。