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History

Sungkyunkwan University history

1398

  • The foundation of the first national education institute in Korea: Sungkyunkwan

1895

  • Sungkyunkwan converted to a modern four-year university

1953

  • The university is promoted to a comprehensity

1978

  • The Natural Sciences Campus is opened

1996

  • The Samsung Group joined the University Foundation

1998

  • 600th Anniversary

1999

  • The Medical Building is constructed

2000

  • The 600th Anniversary Building is constructed

2001

  • The Research Plaza is constructed

2002

  • The Electronic Microscope Complex is constructed

2003

  • The inauguration of the 18th President : Dr. Jung-Don Seo

2004

  • The Law Building is constructed
  • The International House is constructed

2008

  • Samsung Library is Constructed

2009

  • International Hall is Constructed

2011

  • The inauguration of the 19th President: Dr. Jun Young Kim

 

 

College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering History

1968

  • College of Agriculture and Animal Science is established (Changed to College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering in 2012. 3.)

1976

  • Department of Food Science and Biotechnology is established

1978

  • Department of Bio-Mechatronic Engineering is established

1980

  • Graduate degree is estabilished in College of Agriculture and Animal Science

1985

  • Department of Genetic Engineering is established

2006

  • 2 project-teams are selected as 2rd Brain Korea 21 Program
    -New Generation Digital Life New-materal Production Line Engineer Promoting Team
    -Generic Engineering Promoting Team

2013

  • 1 project-team is selected as 3rd Brain Korea 21+ Program
    - Creative Global Bio-medical Engineer Promoting Team)

2014

  • Academic Exchange Agreement with KRIBB
    (Korea Research Institute of Bioscience & Biotechnology)

2016

  • Industy-University Collaboration with the GE Healthcare Korea

2017

  • Graduate degree has been separated on each department

2018

  • Renaming the Department of Integrative Biotechnology

2022

  • Launching a next-generation biohealth convergence track (A School)