Kumoh National Institute of Technology

Kumoh National Institute of Technology
금오공과대학교
Official logo
Motto 진리, 창조, 정직
"Truth, Creativity, Honesty"
Type National
Established 1979 (founded 1979)
President Dr. Yeungshik Kim
Academic staff
 Full-time 207
Students 7,466
Undergraduates 6,816
Postgraduates 650
Location Gumi, North Gyeongsang, South Korea
Website www.kumoh.ac.kr
Korean name
Hangul 금오공과대학교
Hanja 金烏工科大學校
Revised Romanization Geumo Gonggwa Daehakgyo
McCune–Reischauer Kŭmo Konggwa Taehakkyo
Map of South Korea with Gumi highlighted

Kumoh National Institute of Technology (Acronym: KIT; Korean, 금오공과대학교, Kumoh Gonggwa Daehakgyo, colloquially KumohGongdae) is a national research and business development (R&BD) university in the Republic of Korea (South Korea). It is located in Gumi, Gyeongbuk, South Korea.

History

Kumoh National Institute of Technology was founded on December 31, 1979 by Park Chung-hee, the former President of South Korea.[1] In 1987, a graduate school was established for both master and Ph.D courses such as mechanical engineering, electronic engineering and civil engineering. KIT turned into a national institute on March 1990.[2] On December 30, 2004 KIT moved to the new campus located in Yangho-dong. KIT is presently the only national university for engineering in Korea.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Kumoh National Institute of Technology". Encyclopedia of Korean Culture. 2014. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
  2. ↑ "Kumoh National Institute of Technology". 한국향토문화전자대전. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
  3. ↑ "최고의 인재를 키우는 국내 유일 국립 특성화 공과대학". Daily UNN. 2015. Retrieved 2016-08-02.


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