Kangnam University was founded in 1946 under the founding spirit of gyeongcheonaein (to worship the heavens and cherish humankind) and has been through Kangnam Social Welfare School in 1976, Kangnam College in 1989, and Kangnam University in 1992. KNU has fostered talented individuals who can drive Korean society's development, practice sharing and coexistence, and demonstrate civilized characteristics with the educational objectives of nurturing civilized individuals, professionals, and minds of service.
In particular, passing through the 1990s and 2000s facing quantitative expansion and qualitative growth, we have been building up the image of a small but strong university thanks to the entire KNU faculty, staff, and students' commitment and sincere efforts in order to respond to and lead the rapidly changing society and education market.
KNU has been selected as a participant of the Metropolitan-area University Specialization Support Project for five consecutive years and as a support university of the Development Project of University Education Competency and Admission Officer System Support Project for four years a row. And we also have been chosen to participate in various government projects such as the Job Support Project by the Ministry of Labor, Adolescents Work Experience Program, Innovative Small/Medium Business Experience Program for University Students, National Employee Students Scholarship Project, Support Project for Korea National Institute for the Gifted in Arts.
Also, Kangnam University has strived to establish an excellent campus such as Yongin Special Scroll and Yongin Kangnam School, co-founded by KNU, Gyeonggi-do Office, and Yongin-si Office. University pursues truth, freedom, equality, and welfare. It fosters talented individuals who practice gyeongcheonaein (to worship the heavens and cherish humankind) under the Christianity spirit and humanitarian ideal for society and humankind.
To tackle this challenge, KNU is putting utmost effort to overcome the current crisis by reforming the academic and administrative system and human resources network.
Kangnam University will continue to lay the foundation of moving forward with the image of a small but strong university by practicing innovative management such as improving educational/academic/administrative system and introducing advanced IT system and globalized campus and reformed human resources network.
And now University has well-established plans and preparation to level with fine universities abroad with academic characteristics and abilities along with local and abroad prestige schools.
Kangnam University will pursue NEW VISION 2020+ to become a small but strong university in the international community through mid-and long-term systematic development plans such as advanced education, globalization, the latest IT system, innovative management, and campus masterplan.
Kangnam University will continue our efforts to build on-campus globalization to be an excellent academic institute in the international community. In collaboration with abroad universities, we will promote our education program and attract international professors and students to establish the globalized campus and foster globally competitive leaders.
By improving the academic and administrative system and human resources network, we will optimize a university managing system and internally enhancing the efficiency of education, research, administration, and externally reinforce cooperative relationships with the school-business institute and play a critical role in the development of our community and nation.
Kangnam University will set an example of an advanced well-being campus by establishing a green campus and IT campus through environmentally-friendly energy sources, building a forest on campus, and expanding an online curriculum and real-time academic affairs service. This year Kangnam University marked its 70th anniversary. We have grown dramatically and will keep moving forward to the 100th anniversary. To this end, students, faculty, and staff will be going forward with passion and sincere belief and put their utmost efforts under the holy spirit of God.
Now we consist of about 7,000 students and 300 faculty members, and 100 staff, a medium-sized university in the capital area. Since the 1990s, when globalization became the future direction of Korea's secondary education, we have signed exchange agreements with 144 educational institutes of 37 countries. Our students have continued a journey of challenges across the world for a brighter future.
