Seoul National University
Seoul National University is a major university whose main campus is located in Seoul, South Korea. It is generally regarded among Koreans as the most prestigious institution of higher education in the country, and it routinely recruits the highest-scoring students in the annual South Korean university entrance examinations. The university's English name translates its former Korean name, "Gungnip Seoul Daehakgyo" (국립 서울 대학교); but the university's name in the Korean language is now simply "Seoul Daehakgyo" ("Seoul University"). HistorySeoul National University is not South Korea's oldest university. Its predecessor was founded in Seoul in 1924 as the sixth Imperial University of Japan. Its original name was "Keijo Imperial University" (京城帝国大学 Keijō Teikoku Daigaku, 경성제국대학 Gyeongseong Jeguk Daehak, abbreviated to 城大 Jōdai). After World War II, it was temporarily renamed to Gyeongseong University. Seoul National University was founded on October 15, 1946 by reorganizing Gyeongseong University and some technical schools. The university ignores its forerunners, although some colleges trace back their histories to Keijo Imperial University. Formerly located on Daehangno (University Street) in the Jongno-gu District, the university relocated to a new campus in Gwanak-gu in 1975. It is served by its own station on Line 2 (the Green Line) of the Seoul Metro. See alsoExternal link
ko:서울대학교 [[ja:国立ソウル大学校]] zh-tw:國立漢城大學
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