Sungkyunkwan University
Seoul, South KoreaQS #123
University profile
About
Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) is a private comprehensive university with campuses in Seoul and Suwon, South Korea. It traces its lineage to a historic Korean educational institution and today offers programmes across the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, engineering, and medicine. It is known for its humanities and liberal arts heritage as well as its more recent strengths in science and engineering. Its Natural Sciences Campus is located in Suwon, with the Humanities and Social Sciences Campus in Seoul.
Why international students choose it
- International students may value Sungkyunkwan University for its broad academic offering split across a Seoul and a Suwon campus
- It provides a range of English-taught courses and international programmes, though Korean is used widely across campus and in many courses, so it is not a fully English-medium institution
- The dual-campus setup offers access to both a major city and a large metropolitan science campus
- The university runs dedicated support services for international students
