Sogang University

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MottoObedire Veritati
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Formation1960
Type Private Research Liberal Arts
The oldest Catholic and Jesuit institution of higher education in South Korea.

Sogang University is a private research university in Seoul, South Korea. It was established in 1960 by the Wisconsin Province of the Society of Jesus. Sogang is the oldest Catholic and Jesuit institution of higher education in South Korea.

Reputation

Admission to Sogang University is highly selective and competitive in South Korea. Sogang's freshman intake belongs to the top 1% of their high school academic performance in the country, and the university is widely regarded as the top private university and one of the most prestigious elite schools in South Korea. However, the university's ranking lags behind its reputation and evaluation results because it has no medical school and fewer students than some other Korean universities.

Sogang Business School

In October 2009 Sogang University received accreditation in business from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) .[1]

It is among the top five business schools in Korea. Located near the financial hub in Seoul, it had the highest job-landing ratio for undergraduates among universities in Korea in 2006, 2007 and 2008: the percentages of employment in major companies measured by the Ministry of Education have been 55.1%, 53.3% and 54.9% for these years.

Notable alumni and faculty

Alumni

Politics

Park Geun-hye, the 18th President of the Republic of Korea

Business

Academia

Literature

Broadcasting and entertainment

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Notable faculty


 

An Alumnus on Wikispooks

PersonBornSummaryDescription
Park Geun-hye2 February 1952Puppet leader
Deep state functionary
Korean President who became spectacularly unpopular after been exposed as a deep state operative
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