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Seoul Cyber University

Coordinates: 37°37′47″N 127°01′38″E / 37.6298°N 127.0271°E / 37.6298; 127.0271
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Seoul Cyber University
서울사이버대학교
MottoFreemen with Christian Belief
TypePrivate
Established2000 (2000)
PresidentIn Kang
Academic staff
180
Students11000
Location,
Websitewww.iscu.ac.kr

Seoul Cyber University (SCU) (Korean: 서울사이버대학교) is a Korean online university.[1] SCU is located in Seoul, South Korea, where it has approximately 11,000 enrolled students and 100 faculty members among 9 schools. It has 19 departments.[2] It was selected as Korea's 'Best Cyber University' by the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology in 2007 [3] and acknowledged as a comprehensive university in 2008, according to the 'Higher Education Act'.[3]

Seoul Cyber University was established by the Law of Lifelong Education, accredited by Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MEST) in November 2000.[3]

The online university's headquarters is located in Mia-dong, Gangbuk-gu, Seoul, which is within the vicinity of Mia station on Seoul Subway Line 4.

The regional campuses are located in Incheon Metropolitan City Bupyeong-gu and Busan Metropolitan City Yeongdo, Daegu, Jung-gu, Gwangju, Seongnam, Gyeonggi, Anyang, Gangwon.[4]

History

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  • November 2000: Accredited by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Development[5]
  • June 2003 Acknowledged as educational contents of the highest quality by the MEST[6]
  • July 2007 Recognized as the best online university in Korea by the MEST[5]
  • October 2009 Awarded Grand Prize from Hankuk University Newspaper as having best educational contents[5]
  • May 2011 Won 2nd place of the IMS Learning Impact Award[7]
  • November 2011 Acquired a patent of SCU Learning Wave[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Korean Online University Archived 2012-11-04 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ http://www.academyinfo.kr/UIPISA/uipnh/unt/ipsrch/UntUnvAcdtSrchPupInr.do?schlId=0000323&svyYr=2012&schlDivCd=02
  3. ^ a b c "서울사이버대학교". terms.naver.com.
  4. ^ "서울사이버대학교". www.iscu.ac.kr.
  5. ^ a b c "Seoul Cyber University". Archived from the original on 2013-10-22. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
  6. ^ "서울사이버대, '최우수' 평가 받은 사이버대의 대명사". 26 November 2008.
  7. ^ "Learning Impact 2011 Award Winners | 1EdTech". www.1edtech.org.
  8. ^ "[사이버대 10년] 서울사이버대학교, 전담교수·멘토링 제도 운영". December 2011.

37°37′47″N 127°01′38″E / 37.6298°N 127.0271°E / 37.6298; 127.0271