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At a Chungju adoption event, rescued dogs approached the people they felt comfortable with before consultations.

2026.9.17

Yoo Yeon-seok talks with Sejong University officials at the university president's office. [SEJONG UNIVERSITY]

Passing the torch: Celebrities guide the next generation as professors in university classrooms

Walking around Sejong University's campus this semester, students might be able to run into actor Yoo Yeon-seok — not because he's filming a drama on campus, but because he is a professor.

2026.3.10

Korean researchers unveil rapid diagnostic test for pancreatic cancer

A Korean research team has developed rapid diagnostic technology that can detect pancreatic cancer within 15 minutes using a single drop of blood, Konkuk University announced Tuesday.

2026.3.3

Students gather at Konkuk University's K-Cube [KONKUK UNIVERSITY]

Student startups from Konkuk University target global markets with innovative solutions

Konkuk University aims to globalize its startup support, assisting student-founded startups to go abroad and international students in establishing their own businesses.

2025.10.22

Konkuk University in Gwangjin District, eastern Seoul [KONKUK UNIVERSITY]

Man booked for threatening to install antiaircraft gun at university

A man in his 20s was booked by the Gwangjin Police Precinct in eastern Seoul on Monday for allegedly posting an online threat involving an antiaircraft gun and Konkuk University in eastern Seoul.

2025.4.28

Won Jong-pil, president of Konkuk University, speaks during a vision declaration ceremony on March 5. [KONKUK UNIVERSITY]

Konkuk University outlines bold 2031 vision, aiming for top 100 global ranking

Konkuk University has announced grand ambitions to become one of Korea's top five universities and rank among the world's top 100 by 2031, while also aiming to host 5,000 international students.

2025.3.5

Konkuk University in Gwangjin District, eastern Seoul, placed fourth on the list of most preferred universities chosen by 800 high school students for The JoongAng University Rankings 2024. [KONKUK UNIVERSITY]

Location matters for students applying to Korea's universities, survey finds

If you can't go to one of Korea's most prestigious universities, try choosing one with a convenient location in Seoul.

2024.11.21

Han Dong-guk, a professor at Kookmin University's Department of Information Security, Cryptography and Mathematics, performs an experiment with a student at the university lab. [JOONGANG ILBO]

Specialized focus and research incentives help universities climb JoongAng rankings

From new cryptography majors to special incentives for faculty to focus on research, universities with unique programs that make them stand out rose in The JoongAng University Rankings 2024.

2024.11.19

Autonomous mobile robot “Neubie” moves around the Konkuk University Seoul Campus in Gwangjin District, eastern Seoul on Tuesday. Neubie primarily delivers food with the help of an algorithm that calculates the fastest route based on its data system, which includes information on entrances, exits, stairs and slopes. [YONHAP]

Autonomous mobile robot “Neubie” moves around the Konkuk University Seoul Campus in Gwangjin District, eastern Seoul. Neubie primarily delivers food with the help of an algorithm that calculates the fastest route based on its data system.

2023.10.31

The Falasol Clarinet Ensemble takes first place at the Great Music Festival, an annual festival showcasing musicians with developmental disabilities, for their performance of Libertango by Astor Piazzolla at Konkuk University's New Millenium Hall in Gwangjin District, eastern Seoul, on Tuesday. [PARK SANG-MOON]

Musicians from all walks of life shine at Great Music Festival

The six teams that performed Tuesday were a Nanta percussion band, two chamber music trios, a string quartet, a ten-person clarinet ensemble and a chamber orchestra with 23 musicians.

2023.9.26

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