Chronology

Seokwon Business Hall on Sejong Campus is completed.

Uncho-Seon Hall is completed.

The School of Journalism and Mass Communication is renamed the School of Media and Communication.
The Green School (Graduate School of Energy Environment Policy Technology) and Special Graduate School of Embedded Software are established.

Jimmy Carter (former US president) is conferred an honorary doctorate in politics.

The Commemoration of the 59th anniversary of the April Revolution is held.

The Center for Korean Literature and Language Education is established.

Ceremonial celebrations for the 105th anniversary of Korea University and KU People’s Day are held.

Sejong Campus’ 30th anniversary and proclamation ceremony is held.

Telecommunication Mathematics Research Institute is established.

Chonghaejin Training Center in Wando is completed.

The Institute of Basic Mathematics is established.

The Research Institute of Korean Studies and International Dunhuang Project (IDP) – Seoul Center are launched.

Anam Dormitory Frontier House is completed.

Dr. Kim Byoung-chul is inaugurated as the 18th KU President.

The Division of Art & Design is renamed School of Art & Design. The College of Information Management Engineering is renamed the Division of Industrial Management Engineering. The Graduate School of Management of Technology is established. The Graduate School of Information Management Engineering is renamed the Graduate School of Information Security. The College of Pharmacy and College of School of Sports and Leisure Studies is established.
The position of Vice President for External Affairs Office is established.

Kim Jun-yeop, 9th president of Korea University, dies.

The Research Building, College of Pharmacy is completed.

An agreement of cooperation between the Korean Army and the Department of Cyber Defense is concluded (30 freshmen accepted in March 2012).
The Institute for Translation Studies in the Humanities is established.

The Model United Nations Climate Change Conference (MUNCCC 2011) is held.

Medial Hall is completed.

The Robot Convergence Building is completed.

The Woo-jung College of Informatics is completed.

The College of Life Science Asan Hall is remodeled.

Tübingen Center for Korean Studies is established by the Research Institute of Korean Studies.

Kim Jae-ho is inaugurated as the 9th Chairman of the Korea University Foundation.

The College of Medicine Main Hall is extended.

The position of Vice President for External Affairs is retitled Vice President for Administrative External Affairs.

The KU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology is established.

Construction of the CJ Law Hall is completed.

Construction of the Research Institute for Bio-medical Engineering building in Osong is completed.

Construction of the College of Nursing Building is completed.

Anam Hospital and Guro Hospital are selected as government-designated research-oriented hospitals.

The ceremonial celebration for the 30th anniversary of Guro Hospital is held.

Construction of the Anam Global House is completed.

Construction of the Hyundai Motor Hall is completed.

The ceremonial celebration for the 50th anniversary of the College of Engineering is held.

The ceremonial celebration for the 60th anniversary of the College of Science is held.

The ceremonial celebration for the 60th anniversary of the College of Life Sciences is held.

Academic Regulations are reformed.
Admissions units are shifted to departments (College of Liberal Arts, College of Life Sciences, College of Science, College of Humanities, College of Science & Technology, College of Business & Economics).
The College of Informatics is established. The School of Biomedical Engineering, School of Biosystems and Biomedical Sciences, School of Health and Environmental Science, Division of Health Policy and Management within the College of Health Sciences are established.

The Mooksook Medical Science Center is completed.

The Cancer Center within Guro Hospital is completed.

The annual Ko-Yon Games are held; KU wins all five games for the first time in history.

A celebratory concert for the 80th anniversary of Korea University Anam Campus is held.

The Korea University Women’s Football Team is founded.

Construction of Hana Science Hall is completed.

Dr. Yeom Jae-ho is inaugurated as the 19th KU President.

The positions of Provost & Executive Vice President and Vice President for External Affairs are abolished and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Executive Vice President for Research Positions are established.

Ceremonial celebrations for 110th anniversary of Korea University and KU People’s Day are held.

The ceremonial celebration for 30th anniversary of Ansan Hospital is held.

The Graduate School for the Department of Software Convergence Engineering is renamed the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. The Contract Graduate Program-Department of Nanoscale Semiconductor Engineering is renamed the Department of Semiconductor System Engineering. The EURO-ASIA MBA within the Professional Graduate School of Business Administration is established. The Department of International Economic Law and Department of International Trade Law within the Graduate School of Legal Studies are replaced by the Department of International Legal Studies.

KU-MAGIC (MU-Medical Applied R&D Global Initiative Center) is established under the immediate control of the KU president.

Houi History Gallery in College of Medicine opens.

Scholarships for academic excellence are abolished as of spring 2016.

Contract Graduate programs including the Department of Smart Convergence and Doctoral Program in Global Public Policy and Management are established.
The Department of Digital Information & Media Engineering within the Graduate School of Computer & Information Technology is renamed the Department of Big Data Convergence.
The Department of Computer and Information Technology is renamed the Department of Software Security.
The Department of Architectural Engineering and the Department of Environment System Engineering merge and the Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering is established.
The Department of Electrical Engineering and the Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering merge and renamed the Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering. The flexible semester policy is adopted and implemented.

The Korea University Human Rights Center is established.

Symbols representing Colleges and Graduate Schools are developed.

The Korea University Daycare Center opens.

KU ranks 98th in the QS World University Rankings.
(first private comprehensive university in Korea to enter the top 100).

Construction of the entrepreneurial support facility π-Ville 99 (Pioneer Village) is completed.

Inchon Memorial Exhibition Hall opens.

Construction of the New Engineering Building is completed.

The International Winter School is established.

The Institute of Convergence Science under the immediate control of the Executive Vice President for Research is established.

The 110th Commencement Ceremony is held.

Undergraduate programs in Sejong Campus are restructured.
The College of Global Business, School of Public Administration, School of Culture and Sports, College of Science & Technology, and College of Pharmacy are reorganized as five independent schools.
The Specialized Graduate School of Public Administration is established.

Construction of the Heavy Ion Accelerator Testing Facility in Sejong Campus is completed.

The CJ Creator Library opens.

The ceremonial celebration for the 60th anniversary of the Asiatic Research Institute is held.

The Center for Gender Equality is renamed the Center for Gender Equity.

Construction of the Korean Language Education Center is completed.

KU Maker’s Space opens.

Construction of the Sudang-Samyang Faculty House is completed.

Construction of the Korea University Ansan Hospital Mirae Medical Support Building is completed.

Construction of the Korea University Guro Hospital Biomedical Research Institute is completed.

Maker’s Space X-Garage opens.

The Auditorium is remodeled.

Dr. Chung Jin-taek is inaugurated as the 20th KU President.

The 4. 18 National Salvation March in commemoration of the 59th anniversary of the 4.18 Korea University Student Movement is held.
The Commemorative Marathon Tournament is abolished as of 2019.

Ceremonial celebrations for the 114th anniversary of Korea University and KU People’s Day are held.

Construction of the Sejong Campus New Main Gate is completed.

The Korea’s first Department of Artificial Intelligence at Graduate School is established.

The Sejong Campus Culture and Sports Building construction is completed.

The SK Future Hall construction is completed.

The 113th Commencement Ceremony and 2020 Academic Year Matriculation Ceremony are cancelled due to the spread of 'COVID-19'

The first day of spring semester 2020 is postponed for two weeks (to March16) to prevent COVID-19.

The April 18 KU Student Movement 60th anniversary ceremony and April 18 Declaration Plaque unveiling ceremony are held.

KU Ranks 69th in the QS World University Rankings 2020 (1st among private universities in Asia).

The Mediheal Earth and Environment Sciences (EES) Hall construction is completed.

The Korea-Yonsei Games are cancelled due to COVID-19.

50th Anniversary Ceremony of Korea University-KIST Academic Cooperation

The Sejong Campus 40th anniversary ceremony is held.

11. 9. - 13.
The opening of Week of Cho Ji Hoon is declared in celebration of 100th anniversary of Cho Ji-hoon’s birth.

The 114th Commencement Ceremony is held online

The Department of Psychology under College of Liberal Arts is converted into School of Psychology
Department of Data Science, Division of Smart Security, and Department of Integrative Energy Engineering are established.

The first blockchain-based mobile ID system among universities in Korea is implemented

Construction of Jeongneung Mediscience Park and Cheongdam Koyoung Campus is completed

College of International Studies is established

College of Pharmacy is restructured into a 6-year program

50th Anniversary Ceremony of the College of Education

Completion ceremony for the Guro Hospital Future Hall is held

Hoit, Korea University's integrated mobile app, is launched

10.28~29

The annual Ko-Yon Games are held after a 3-year hiatus due to COVID-19

Dr. Kim Dong-One is inaugurated as the 21^st president of KU

The School of Smart Mobility is established

The 2023 Academic Year Matriculation Ceremony, the first fully in-person event in four years since the outbreak of COVID-19, is held

Declaration ceremony for the 120th Anniversary Commemorative Projects is held

Korea University's collections are inscribed in the UNESCO Memory of the World International Register

(Archives of the April 19 Revolution from the museum collection, Archives of the Donghak Peasant Revolution from the library collection)

The Development Committee commemorating the 120th anniversary is launched

Completion ceremony of Anam Hospital Medicomplex New Building is held

Merit scholarship is reinstated

University College is established