Best university in the architecture (construction) sector by the Ministry of Education's '2016 College Rankings by Industries'
Joined by employees of 30 companies including Samsung C&T, Hyundai Motors, evaluation of 2,991 corporate questionnaires
[April 19, 2017]
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‘What is the best university chosen by companies?‘
YU (President Sur Gil-soo) was selected as the 'best university' by the industrial sector.
The Ministry of Education announced the results of the '2016 College Rankings by Industries' on the 18th. In result, YU was selected as the 'best university' in the architecture (construction) sector. The YU School of Architecture was also selected as the best university in the 2012 evaluations, and being chosen once again as the best university proved yet again the superiority of its curriculum.
This evaluation was carried out in a total of five fields such as △architecture (construction) △civil engineering △mechanics △automobiles △shipbuilding and marine science, and a total of 39 universities (including multiple winners) were selected as best universities. When broken down, 20 schools were selected for architecture (construction), 11 for civil engineering, 13 for mechanics, 6 for automobiles, and 4 for shipbuilding and marine science.
The 'College Rankings by Industries' that the Ministry of Education has been carrying out together with economic organizations since 2008 evaluates colleges based on the perspective of the industrial sector. It evaluates how much the capacities of graduating students fit the capacities of personnel needed by industries. The industries propose the core capacities and relevant curricula for each sector, and it evaluates how well the universities reflect them in their curriculum.
This evaluation was joined by employees of 30 companies including Samsung C&T, Hyundai Motors, and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering and a total of 2,991 businesses participated in the surveys.
Universities selected as best universities in this evaluation will receive plaques under the name of the Ministry of Education, Five Major Economic Groups, and the Korean Council for University Education. Graduates of the winning universities are scheduled to receive employment incentives from member companies of the economic group.
Meanwhile, in the 2015 College Rankings by Industries, YU was selected as best university in the metal and food sectors, and was also selected in 2014 for the bio-pharmaceutical sector, 2013 for the electronic semiconductors and information communication sectors, and in the architecture sector in 2012.
