World Education News and Reviews

August 2006

Korea

Korean Council for University Education (KCUE)

An assessment and ranking of universities was carried out by the Korean Council for University Education, an umbrella group for Korean four-year universities, and published by the Ministry of Education and Human Resources in 2005. The report and rankings were based on the University General Assessment, a series of inspections carried out in 2004. This ranking represents the first time the ministry has made such information publicly available.

The evaluation considered management, student/faculty ratio, research performance, and student satisfaction. It was conducted across three fields of study: mechanical engineering; biology and biotechnology; and mass communications, advertising and public relations.

Results

Overall

Rank	Institution	Score
1	Ewha Women’s University	97.75
2	Hanyang University, Seoul	96.76
3	Hanyang University, Ansan	95.6
4	Inha University	95
5*	Seoul Women’s University	93.92

* The top four universities are considered to constitute the “top university group.” Inclusion in this group requires an overall score of 95 or better.

Mechanical Engineering

Rank	Institution
1	Korea University
2	Hanyang University, Ansan
3	Chungnam National University
4	Korea University of Technology and Education
5	Yeungnam University

Based on an evaluation of 81 universities.

Biology and Biotechnology

Rank	Institution
1	Pohang University of Science and Technology
2	Ewha Women’s University

Based on an evaluation of 75 universities.

Mass Communications, Advertising and Public Relations

Rank	Institution
1	Ewha Women’s University
2	Yonsei University
3	Dong-eui university
4	Seoul Women’s University

Based on an evaluation of 58 universities.

Source: Ministry of Education and Human Resources, via a report in the Korea Times “Ewha Tops University Performance Ranking,” dated 2/21/2005.