Assessed as 'best university' in architectural engineering sector by the industries
School of Mechanical Engineering also ranks top in 'Consistency of Industry Demands and Curriculum'
[May 27, 2013]

 The School of Architecture received the top evaluation by the industries in the architectural engineering sector.

 The Ministry of Education recently released the results of the '2012 Evaluation of University Education on the Perspective of Industry'. This evaluation was supervised by the Korean Council for University Education(KCUE) and carried out jointly by the Ministry of Education(MOE), Ministry of Strategy and Finance(MOSF), and 5 leading economic organizations. It was carried out for 103 departments in 42 universities wanting to participate in the 5 sectors of architectural engineering, mechanics, automobile, shipbuilding, and civil engineering(design).

 The evaluation items included ▲Industry-university relation education infrastructure (20), ▲Consistency of industry demands and curriculum (50), and ▲Education and technological development performance (30). 35 companies including Hyundai Motors, Daewoo E&C and Samsung Heavy Industries participated in the analysis, while 1,517 companies cooperated in the questionnaires.

 In result, YU was evaluated as 'overall best' in the architectural engineering sector. In particular, the consistency between YU School of Architecture curriculum and industry demands received the 'best' evaluation. They received top scores on reviews for the proportion and completion rate of curriculum demanded by the industry, operation system of curriculum demanded by the industry, and evaluation of the curriculum operation by alumni.

 The YU School of Architecture became the first in the nation in 2011 to acquire architecture certification. In 2002, it restructured it into a five-year architecture undergraduate program to facilitate international architect certification education recognized by the WTO system. Since 2009, it offered architectural design majors specialized for landscaping, urban, and interior architecture, independently according to each major, and it is judged to be the most successful in the nation. Last year, they raised one billion won for scholarships in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the department, while also organizing a 'development committee' and 'development advisor committee' made up of professors, alumni and experts in various parts of society. By doing so, it plans to actively respond to social demands, while taking another leap into becoming an independent department with international competitiveness.

 On this, professor Kang, Joo Won, dean of the YU School of Architecture said, "Since beginning university architecture education in 1952, which was the third university in Korea to do so, it has graduated over 5,000 students in the past 61 years and is contributing to the development of architecture in Korea. Our efforts and achievements have been recognized."

 Meanwhile, the YU School of Mechanical Engineering also received the top scores for the 'Consistency of industry demands and curriculum' in this evaluation.

 The Ministry of Education is planning to add industrial perspectives for electronic semiconductors, information and communications, computers, metal and steel, and the petrochemical sector in the 2013 evaluation.