Rose 41 in rank according to the QS Asian University Rankings, certified for 'Super-fast Growth'
Natural Science sector and Globalization sector in top 100
Achieved 'Grand Slam' for national projects in first half of 2012 including '1st in ACE'
[May 31, 2012]

 Yeungnam University (president Lee, Hyo-soo) was elevated as a new 'blue chip' in the '2012 QS Asian University Rankings' and was internationally recognized for its high-speed growth potential. QS is a world-acclaimed university evaluation institute based in England.

 YU rose in the ranks by 41 compared to the previous year in the QS Asian University Rankings and was ranked 150th overall. This is the third biggest jump among the universities ranked in Asia. This shows that the recent 'Audacious Change' of YU was recognized by a global university evaluation institute.

 In particular, YU was ranked 92nd among Asian universities in the Natural Science sector. Furthermore, it was ranked in the top 100 among Asian universities for the Globalization indices such as the △domestic→foreign exchange student ratio (36th), △foreign student ratio (86th), and △foreign→domestic exchange student ratio (93rd).

 President of YU Lee, Hyo-soo stated, "We were internationally recognized in this ranking for our efforts in pursuing complete paradigm shifts of the university in education, research, globalization, and volunteering fields based on our goal to become a world-class regional hub university since 2009." He added, "I would like to thank the YU members who participated in our Audacious Changes."

 In fact, YU swept 15 national projects in the education, research, and industry-academic cooperation fields that were emphasized by the government this year, and became the 'nation's only university to achieve a Grand Slam'. YU was also ranked first among the 65 universities analyzed in the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology's '2012 Advancement of College Education (ACE)' program, and was thus officially recognized as the 'Best Teaching University'. YU was also designated as the hub university for Yeungnam and the nation for 'Interdisciplinary Design College', 'National Human Resource Development', 'Innovation of Engineering Education', and 'Global Exchange' sectors, and has thus become a true 'hub university'.

 Thanks to such achievements, since Lee, Hyo-soo was appointed the president of the Yeungnam University in February 2009, YU raised an outside funding, including 223.8 billion won in national funding. Basically, major institutes including the government has invested about 6 billion won every month in the growth potential of YU.

 The level of the Globalization also grew considerably. Since 2009, the number of overseas sister schools grew from 120 to 209 in 2012, which is an increase of 89 schools. Furthermore, the number of countries where international students in YU are from represent grew from 18 nations to 42 nations. Furthermore, in March, YU opened the 'Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul' with the goal to eradicate the poverty of the world by fostering leaders for emerging countries. In addition, the YU Alumni Association in Vietnam was founded for Vietnamese graduates from YU, which is a first for Korean colleges, while it also became the first to launch the YU Alumni Association for Chinese graduates in Beijing, China on May 20. It is also scheduled to make a YU Alumni Association in Indonesia in the near future, and thus it is showing great progress in globalization.

 In addition, the Audacious Changes of YU are currently under progress in order for it to become a 'GIU (Glocal Initiative University)' by constructing the 'GGECN (Global Green Energy Cluster Network)' with the US, France and Australia, which are leaders in the green energy sector, building the Global Exchange Center, and constructing the 'B.E.S.T Campus'.

 Meanwhile, this year's QS Asian University Rankings was made on the four areas of research capacities (60%), education level (20%), reputation of graduates (10%), and globalization (10%).

 ※ QS(Quacquarelli Symonds): A global university evaluation institute of England that is acclaimed worldwide. It has published the World University Rankings through the US, German and French press since 2004, and began the Asian University Rankings since 2009.