History
Founded as Kangwon Provincial Chuncheon Agricultural College in 1947, KNU extended to comprehensive university in 1978 Kangwon National University is as a core national university representing Gangwon-do, nurturing global talents contributing to the advancement of the nation and region.
Education
Colleges:
- College of Business Administration
- College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
- College of Animal Life Sciences
- College of Art, Culture and Engineering
- College of Education
- College of Social Sciences
- College of Forest and Environmental Sciences
- College of Veterinary Medicine
- College of Pharmacy
- College of Nursing
- College of Biomedical Sciences
- College of Humanities
- College of Natural Sciences
- College of Information Technology
Research
Affiliated Research Institutes include:
- Health Care Research Center
- Institute of Industrial Technology of College of Art, Culture and Engineering
- Institute of Animal Medicine
- Institute of Molecular Science and Convergence Technology
- Institute of Gangwon Culture
- Social Integration Research Center
- Institute of Life Sciences
- Institute of New Drug Development Research
- Institute of Medical Sciences
- Institute of Bioscience & Biotechnology
- Institute of Telecommunications and Information
- Institute of Local Community
- Institute of Sports Science
- Institute of Oriental Medicine-bio
- Institute of Environmental Research
Short Courses
University Ranking
Academic Ranking of World Universities by Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2023
801
2022
801 -200
2021
601
ARWU World University rankings is the first world university ranking. It ranks the world's top 1000 colleges and universities based on objective indicator. They look at the number of award-winning (Fields Medals and Nobel Prize) scientists who are located there, how much of their research is cited and referenced around the world, and how much they've contributed to different academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, ARWU ranks the universities accordingly.
QS World University Rankings by TopUniversities
2024
1001
2023
1001
2022
1001
QS World University Rankings is one of the top international rankings measuring the popularity and performance of universities all over the world. They measure university reputation based on the impressions of higher education experts, companies who hire graduates, and teaching quality. QS also considers the ratio of international teachers and students present at universities, as well as the times research papers were mentioned by researchers. After calculating and comparing these criteria, QS ranks the universities accordingly.
World University Rankings by Times Higher Education
2024
1201
2023
1201
2022
1201
World University Rankings is a vital resource that provides the definitive list of the world's best universities. They look at how often they're producing new ideas, what their reputation is around the world, and how much they're contributing to science and academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, THE ranks the universities accordingly.
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report
2024
-
2023
1261 -139
2022
1122
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report presents all the top universities from the U.S. and 60 other countries around the world. They measure the rate of students going to their second year of studies, as well as the rate of students who graduate. It also asks university representatives on the performance of universities, and evaluates university resources, teacher salaries, graduation rates, student academic achievements and satisfaction. After calculating and comparing these criteria, U.S. News ranks the top international universities accordingly.
Library services
The Kangwon Central Library offers materials on the following subjects: Generalities, Philosophy, Religion, Social Science, Natural Science, Technical Science, Art, Language, Literature, History.
Medical services
- International students staying in Korea are subject to a mandatory subscription to National Health Insurance.
- The Public Health Center offers basic examinations, psychiatric consultations, first aid supplies and support and various types of medical check-ups.
Campus life
Kangwon National University has two campuses:
- KNU Samcheok Campus
- KNU Dogye Campus