Sending Universities

Konan University is a university at the foot of Mount Rokkō in Kobe, Japan. Konan is private university and was founded in 1951. The university traces its origin to 1918 when Konan Gaku-en Middle School was founded in Okamoto, Kobe, Japan. Hachisaburō Hirao, the founder and a former minister of Education, based the formation of the school on the ideals of character building, physical fitness, and respect for the individual. Konan University offers a variety of programs to students, as well as international exchange.

The Hirao School of Management focuses on the study of economics and organizational management. The School works to strengthen the ability of students to learn independently and in cooperation with others thus equipping students with perseverance and fortitude.

Konan Women's University is a private women's college in Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan. Since its founding in 1920, Konan Women's University has strived to realize its founding spirit - in accordance with its educational policy of "education for the whole person, respect for individuality, learning with an independent and creative spirit" - and it has graduated a large number of well-informed and confident women, thereby earning the trust and meeting the expectations of today's society. The school motto - "be pure in heart, be truthful, be kind, and be strong" - expresses their philosophy of humane education and reflects their wish that the students the school serve develop the ability to serve others and contribute to world peace and the welfare of humanity.

Established as a teacher-training college, Kongju National University continues its tradition of producing middle- and high-school teachers - and KNU's College of Education consistently has the most students passing the Teacher Certification Examinations, nationally. A university of three sites, KNU's TRI-CAMPUS offers science, education, and industry-focused undergraduate and postgraduate courses, and it runs an international studies program, taught in English, that focuses on economics, business, math, and statistics. KNU is the only national university near the new public administration complex city, Sejong, and has been recognized as a hub of National Human Resources Development, promising the university's steady growth in the 21st century.

The first private university established in modern Korea, Kookmin University continues its mission to create the competent professionals that industry and society needs. Now one of the top 20 universities in the country, it stays true to its four founding principles of humanism, nationalism, culturalism, and industrialism. Its lush surroundings of Bukhansan National Park belie its forward-thinking status as a Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning-named software-oriented university, with an award-winning Space and Environment Design Lab and a Silicon Valley Internship program to tempt Korea's top talent. KU has strong international links, with exchange programs, information shares, and joint research arrangements.

Korea Aerospace University is a private university located in Hwajeon-dong, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. As an educational institution was needed to pioneer the civil aviation field during the Korean War, it started as a special aviation department of a transportation high school under the Ministry of Transportation of the Republic of Korea in 1952, and was reorganized as Korea Aerospace University in 1968. Korea Aerospace University is a university specialized in the aerospace field. The university is training aerospace experts to work in government agencies.

Korea National University of Cultural Heritage was established in 2000 with the founding philosophy of ‘creating a culture of national self-reliance’. Introducing the Korea National University of Cultural Heritage, which is the only and best university in Korea that inherits and develops traditional culture and aims to become a world-class university related to cultural heritage.

The nation's leading private university, Korea University also stands among the top 100 universities worldwide in 22 of the 48 subject areas evaluated by QS World Ranking. KU courses range from liberal arts and sciences to professional fields of law, medicine, and business administration. Established in 1905, the globally-focused, research-driven KU is one of the nation's older and most prominent institutions of higher education. Following its tenets of liberty, justice, and truth, it continues to pioneer and innovate, challenging the norm of education and pushing the boundaries of research, internationally. Through its strong international relationships, it has exciting exchange programs and is part of Universitas 21, a collaboration of world-class universities.