Selected as an ‘Excellent Laboratory in Safety Management’ for three years in a row by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning

Wins awards of ‘Best Head Coach, Excellent Player(4 players) and Best Team’ in the ‘Korea University Soccer Association Award Ceremony 2016’

Signs a Contract with Medihue Inc. for technology transfer

The Law School conducts free legal consulting for local residents for 8 years in a row

Selected as an ‘Excellent Case of Career Education in 2016’ by the 55th University Education Policy Forum for tailor-made employment support based on the career road map system

Association of Yeungnam University Alumni in Seoul hosts ‘The 5th Welcome Reception for Newly Employed Alumni’

Hosts the ‘YU Creative Economy Academy-Industry Expo 2016’

Wins a Grand Prix in 2016 Engineering Festival

Inauguration of Dr. Jinsam Kim as the Acting President

Ranked on top for seven years in a row among private universities out of the capital area by the JungAng Daily University Assessment

Wins 5 gold medals, 4 silver medals and 5 bronze medals in the 97th National Sports Festival

Signs MOU for Industry-Academy cooperation program with Hiplaza Co., Ltd.

Ranked 16^th in the nation by THE World University Rankings

Hosts ‘2016 Yeungnam University Job Fair’ (~2016.09.08.)

Opens ‘Vehicular Functional Safety Software Research Center’

Co-Hosts ‘2016 Saemaul Development Program’ for Vietnamese Leaders with Cheongdo-gun(~2016.08.29.)

Yeungnam University soccer team wins the championship of the 27^th ‘Autumn National Soccer Competition’

Hosts ‘Saemaul Movement Training Session’ for agriculture experts from Paraguay and Kenya (~2016.07.23.)

Hosts ‘2016 International University Students Automobile Production Competition’ (~2016.07.16.)

Signs an MOU for academic cooperation with the Universidade de Brasilia

Co-hosts the ‘2016 Global Saemaul Undong Forum’ with the Global Saemaul Forum, the Gyeongsangbuk-do Provincial Government, the Global Development Foundation and the Global Saemaul Development Network

Signs an MOU for academic cooperation with the Universidade de Sao Paulo

Signs an MOU for academic cooperation with the Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile and Duoc UC

Signs an MOU for academic cooperation with the Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Signs an MOU for academic cooperation with the University of Delaware

Ranks 128^th in Asia and 22^nd in Korea in the 'QS-Chosun Ilbo Asian University Rankings 2016'

Ranks 16^th among comprehensive universities within Korea and 1^st among private comprehensive universities in non-capital areas in the assessment of colleges of Natural Science & Engineering during a 2016 survey conducted by The Korea Economic Daily

Selected as the University ICT Research Center by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning

Ranks 50^th in the world and 1^st in Korea in the field of Mathematics & Computer sciences by the 2016 Leiden Ranking

Selected for a project to support the universities dedication to the normalization of high school education by the Ministry of Education and the Korean Council for University Education in 2016 for two consecutive years

Hosts the 69^th anniversary of Yeungnam University

Selected for the Program for Industrial needs-Matched Education(PRIME) by the Ministry of Education

Selected as a participating university in the ‘Korean Online Open Course (K-MOOC)’ project led by the Ministry of Education

• Hosts the home coming day for alumni in Seoul and the capital area in 2016
• Hosts the award ceremony of ‘The proud alumnus of Yeungnam University’

Hosts the declaration ceremony of the 'Chunma Nalgae Fund' collection

Signs an agreement for technology relocation with ABOV Semiconductor Co., Ltd

• All 64 graduates of the Law School are qualified for the 5^th bar exam(the best qualification rate for the bar exam two years in a row)
• Selected as the best university in the field of metal and food by ‘the assessment of universities in the perspective of the industry’ conducted by the Ministry of Education in 2015
• Signs an MOU for the cooperation with Korean Standards Association for the education and specialization of human resource

Signs an MOU with the city of Gumi for the cooperation on the globalization of the Saemaul Movement

16 alumni are elected as 20^th parliament members

Ranks 10^th in the number of executive officers at Hyundai Motor Group and 8^th in the number of executive officers at POSCO Group who graduated from the university in an analysis conducted by the weekly,“SISAJournal”

Selected for the ‘2016 Specialized University for the Love of the Nation’ by the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs

Signs an Agreement for International Academic Cooperation Project of China (2+2 Dual Degree Program) with Tonghua Normal University in China

Signs a cooperative MOU with the Korea Testing & Research Institute(KTR)

• Selected for the ‘2016 University Students Youth Education Support Project’ by the Korea Student Aid Foundation(KOSAF)
• Selected 8 years in a row for the ‘2016 Young Women Career Development Support Project’ by the Ministry of Gender Equality & Family
• Visited by a delegation of Ethiopian government officials to learn about the ‘Saemaul Development’ model

• Changes the name of Department of Mobile Information and Communication Engineering, College of Engineering into Department of Information and Communication Engineering
• Merges College of Natural Resources and School of Biotechnology into College of Life and Applied Sciences
• Merges Department of Food Resource Economics and Department of Food Service Industry, College of Natural Resources into Department of Food Economics and Service, College of Life and Applied Sciences
• Divides School of Biotechnology into Department of Biotechnology and Department of Medical Biotechnology, College of Life and Applied Sciences
• Merges Department of French Language & Literature and Department of German Language & Literature, College of Liberal Arts into Department of European Language & Culture
• Establishes Natural Museum of Yeungnam University
• Establishes Higher Education Policy Research Institute(HEPRI)
• Changes the affiliation of the farm, the experimental plantation and the food processing factory from the College of Natural Resources to the College of Life and Applied Sciences
• Establishes the undergraduate interdisciplinary programs: Finance and Insurance, Interdisciplinary Major in Technology Innovation & Entrepreneurship, and Major of Art Conservation

Holds the 2016 entrance ceremony

• Holds the 2016 entrance ceremony(~2016-02-24)
• Conducts education in the field of the Saemaul Movement to enhance the civil servants in the city of Awasa, Ethiopia

Holds the graduate school commencement ceremony for the first half of 2015

Signs a contract to share technologies with Hyunwoo Tech(mediated and supported by the Korea Technology Finance Corporation, KIBO and Daegu Technology Convergence Centers)

Confers Master’s degrees to the first class of Yeungnam University-KOICA Regional Community Leader’s Curriculum in the field of ‘Saemaul Regional Development’

Signs a cooperative MOU for education and research with the Zuyd University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands

Signs a cooperative MOU for education and research with the University of Starvanger, Norway

• Holds the opening ceremony for the first foreign ‘Department of Saemaul’ at Enderun Colleges located in the Philippines
• Signs MOUs for the ‘Saemaul Movement’ and regional development of Philippines with the 6 institutes including Enderun Colleges

All 83 students qualified on the National Test of Medical Doctor(41 student from the Medical School and 42 students from the Department of Medicine)

Signs an agreement of mutual cooperation for the ‘Saemaul Movement’ with the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation(MOAI) and the Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry, from the Republic of the Union of Myanma

Signs a MOU with Gumi City to select more students able to live in “Hyangtogwan”(Dormitory)

Pre-selected for the 'BK21 Plus Projects'

Signs an academic cooperative MOU with the Institute Governance of Home Affairs (IPDN)

Awarded Silver Prize in the Engineering Education FESTA for 2 consecutive years

Holds the 4th Chunma Welcoming Ceremony for alumni

Signs a MOU with Korea Minting, Security Printing & ID Card Operating Corp (KOMSCO) Monetary Plant

Holds the presidential meeting of 4 universities in the Yeungnam and Honam areas.

Chinese Executive Leaders join the 'Saemaul Education' via the Institute for International Development Cooperation

Holds a Homecoming Day for the CPA/CTA alumni in 2015

Ranked as having the lowest tuition fee and highest scholarship among private universities in the Daegu-GyeongBuk area in 2014. (According to the The information service of Higher Education in KOREA(“Daehak Alimi”))

The Energy and Materials Engineering Lab along with the Physics and Chemistry Lab obtain a Certificate of Safe Laboratory by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning

Hosts the 2015 YU Creative Economy Research Cooperation Expo

Ranked 9th among universities in number of alumni who became CEO's in Korea’s Top 30 Companies

YU baseball team wins gold at the 96th National Sports Festival

Ranked 1st among local private universities in the 2015 College Evaluations by “Joongang Ilbo”

Ranked 5th among Korean universities for Alumni as POSCO Executives

Awarded the Best Practice prize by the Youth Dream Center / Ministry of Employment & Labor

Opens the 'Smart Library Management System'

YU American football team wins the Fall Daegu-GyeongBuk League

Ranked 14th among Korean universities in THE World University Rankings.

Signed a MOU with the DUZON IT Group and the Korean Institute of Certified Public Accountants to educate specialized human resource in the field of business accounting and taxation.

Signed a MOU and held the opening ceremony for the Automotive Lighting LED-IT Convergence Education.

Signed a MOU with Sewon Group to establish a long-term internship program associated with employment.

Signed a MOU with Pyung Hwa Holdings Co. Ltd. for employment associated programs.

Signed a MOU with the National Archives of Korea.

• Yeungnam University’s Law School was ranked 1st in Korea for the employment rate amongst lawyers.
• Hosted the 2015 Global Saemaul Forum.
• Signed a MOU with Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology.

Selected as the ‘Youth Dream University 2015’ by the Dong-A Ilbo.

Hosted the 2015 job fair.

Opens the Research Institute for Military Affairs

Attained the highest grade of “A” from the Ministry of Education during the assessment of University Restructuring Reform in 2015

The 2015 Y-type Human Resource award ceremony was held.

Commencement ceremony held for the year 2014.

• Yeungnam University was ranked 3rd for the number of alumni who are CEOs of the Hyundai Motor Company in Korea.
• Signed a MOU with Chongqing University in the Republic of China to establish a student exchange program.
• Signed a MOU with Sichuan International Studies University in the Republic of China to establish a student exchange program.

• Signed a MOU with Chongqing University of Science & Technology from the Republic of China to enhance academic cooperation and to establish a student-exchange program.
• Discussed with the local government of Changshou District located in the Republic of China regarding the invitation of Chinese students to Korea and to increase cooperation with regional universities.

Hosted the 2015 International Competition of University Student-designed Automobiles.

Held a meeting for CEOs from outstanding local corporations.

The Industry University Cooperation Corp for Engineering Education Innovation was established for the first time in Korea.

Hosted the Korean Language & Culture workshop for public officials from 7 different countries including Nigeria and Laos.

Signed a cooperative agreement with the Office of Research Cooperation Foundation, Korea Technology Finance Corporation and Shinhan Bank to enhance the competitiveness of corporations moved in the Office of Research Cooperation Foundation and its subsidiary companies.

Signed a cooperative agreement between the Office of Research Cooperation Foundation and the Steinbeis Technology Innovation Center.

Selected as a host university for the ‘College Entrepreneur Center’

• Implemented a campus emergency rescue service called ‘YU Care Call’ based on smartphone utilization for the first time among universities in Korea
• Signed an MOU with the Korea Housing Management for improving education, research and cooperation

Ranked 135th in Asia by the 2015 QS-Chosun Ilbo Asian University Assessment

Awarded a ‘Front-Leading Research Center Support Project’ in basic medical area, the Medical Research Center (MRC) sponsored by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning and the National Research Foundation of Korea

Signed an MOU with Center for Creative Economy & Innovation for fostering local venture business ecosystem

Ranked the 41st in the world in the math and computer sectors in the ‘Leiden Ranking’

Signed an MOU with the Institute for Information & Communications Technology Promotion(IITP) for change of demand oriented university education

Selected as a biological diversity management agency sponsored by the Ministry of Environment

• Selected as the host institute for the ‘Automobile lighting LED-IT expert fostering project’ which is overseen by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology (KIAT).
• Selected for the ‘Renewable energy power and heat production / storage hybrid system human resources fostering project’ which is sponsored by the Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning

The annual valuation of Leaders in INdustry-university Cooperation(LINC) is deemed ‘Very Superior’

Signed an MOU with the Korea Minting, Security Printing & ID Card Operating Corp. (KOMSCO) for technical cooperation

The ‘YU Volunteer Day’ was proclaimed in vowing to practice volunteerism every year

Selected for the ‘Beyond Research Innovation and Development for Good Enterprises(BRIDGE)’ program which is overseen by the Ministry of Education & National Research Foundation of Korea

Completion of the solar power generator (YU SolGen 1)

Signed an MOU with Tecnologico de Monterrey Campus Queretaro for academic collaboration and exchange of cultural programs

Signed an MOU with the National Autonomous University of Mexico for academic collaboration and exchange of cultural programs

Ranked 3rd in the e-learning sector by the ‘The Wharton-QS Stars Reimagine Education Awards 2014’ which is co-hosted by the Wharton School of the United States and QS of the United Kingdom

Ranked 6th in the nation for producing CEOs in Top 100 Companies

The Law School’s pass rate for 4th bar exam is 1st in the nation

• Signed an MOU with Hochiminh City University of Foreign Languages and Information Technology for academic cooperation
• Signed an MOU with Mungyeong City for mutual cooperation

Completion ceremony held for the solar power generator program (YU SolGen 1)

The School of Biotechnology was selected as one of the best universities in the biomedical sector in the ‘2014 College Evaluation from Industrial Perspective’ by the Ministry of Education & Korean Council for University Education

Deemed 10th in the nation for producing executives in Top 10 Companies in terms of market capitalization

• Changed the name of the Department of Information and Communication Engineering to the Department of Mobile Information and Communication Engineering in the College of Engineering.
• Changed the name of the Department of Regional Development and Welfare Administration to the Department of Saemaul Studies and International Development in the College of Political Science and Public Administration.
• Changed the name of the Major of Food Science and Technology at the School of Food Science and Food Service Industry to the Department of Food Science and Technology in the College of Natural Resources.
• Changed the name of the Major of Food Service Industry at the School of Food Science and Food Service Industry to the Department of Food Service Industry at the College of Natural Resources.
• Changed the name of the Major of Sculpture at the School of Fine Arts to the Major of Trans Art at the School of Fine Arts, Department of Industrial and Interaction Design to Department of Industrial Design in College of Design & Arts.
• Changed the name of the Major of Voice at the School of Music to the Department of Vocal Music at the College of Music.
• The School of Business was separated into the College of Business and Economics and into the School of Business which was established at the college level. The School of Business now has the Department of Management and the Department of Accounting and Taxation.
• Unified the Major of Chinese Culture and Literature and the Major of Chinese Translation and Interpretation into the Department of Chinese Language and Culture.
• Unified the Department of Sociology and the Department of Korean History into the Department of History at the College of Liberal Arts.
• Unified the Department of Chemistry at the College of Natural Sciences and the Major of Molecular Life Science at the School of Biotechnology into the School of Chemistry and Biotechnology at the College of Natural Sciences.
• Unified the School of Chemical Engineering and the Department of Nano, Medical

Signed an MOU with the University of Strasbourg to implement further student Exchange programs

Signed an MOU with the University of Oxford to conduct research cooperation on new energy and novel material technologies

Signed an MOU with Anhalt University for practical education and the expansion of research Cooperation

Signed an MOU with the Martin-Luther University for practical education and the expansion of research cooperation

Signed an MOU with the Fraunhofer-Center for Silicon Photovoltaics CSP to conduct joint research on solar energy and advanced materials

Signed an MOU with Ethiopia SNNPR to impart expertise regarding the Saemaul Undong movement and to establish the Saemaul College

Signed an MOU with Sangsin Brake to foster greater human resources

Opening of the ARM Approved Training Center (ATC) which is a world-class corporation in the mobile embedded sector

Signed an additional agreement with Chilgok-Gun to select more students able to live in the Hyangtogwan (Dormitory)

Educated high profile civil servants from Ethiopia’s Southern Nation, Nationalities, and Peoples’ Region (SNNPR) about the Saemaul Undong.

Signed an agreement with Kookmin University for industrial-educational cooperation

College of Pharmacy was selected for the ‘Basic laboratory support project’ by Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning

Signed an industry-academy cooperation agreement with Korea South-East Power Co. and Companies specialized in the solar energy generation

Signed an MOU with Gyeongsangbukdo Creative Contents Agency

Education for the successful case study of the Saemaul Movement and rural development

Awarded silver prize as “The university of the year” at the 2014 Engineering Education Festival

• Signed a business cooperation agreement with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering CO., LTD.
• Signed a MOU for academic cooperation with the African-Asian Rural Development Organization (AARDO)

Signed a MOU for academic cooperation with Ural State University of Economics in Russia

Signed a MOU to carry out joint policy research to develop rural area with Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics in Vietnam

Education for the case study of the policy for tourism development to civil servants and experts from 20 countries worldwide

Selected as the only private university for the project of “Regional Leading University”

Water Treatment Lab was selected as an ‘excellent lab in security management’ by Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning

Signed an MOU with the Korean Institute of Industrial Technology to educate experts in Biotechnology

Opening of the 2014 ‘YU Creative Economy Industry-Academy Cooperation’ Expo

Convened the 4th ‘Korea-Turkey Democratization’ Workshop

Ranked as 1st among local universities by 2014 by the Joongang Daily University assessment

Signed an MOU for the education of youth international trade human resource in the Daegu-Gyeongbuk area with the Korea International Trade Association

Convened the ‘University Student Volunteer’ expo in 2014

Selected as the best university in knowledge sharing by the Korea Student Aid Foundation in 2014

Yeungnam University’s Institute of Clean Technology was selected as a priority research project by the National Research Foundation of Korea supported by the Ministry of Education

Opening of the 1st ‘Global Exchange Center’ in Korea

Yeungnam University marked the biggest number of 55th female ROTC cadets in Daegu-Geyongbuk region

Signed Aide Memoire with the UN IFAD (International Fund for Agricultural Development)

Selected as the best university in the capacity of supporting business start-ups and employment by the Donga Daily

Yeungnam University’s School of Business was assessed as being ‘excellent’ by the 2014 Joongang Daily University Assessment

• Selected as the best university in the field of employment and business establishment support capacity in the ‘2014 Youth Dream University’ of the Dong-A Daily
• Signing of the ‘Industry-Academy Cooperation Global’ MOU with the Korea-China Science & Technology Cooperation Center

Co-hosted the 2014 Global Saemaul Forum with Gyeongsangbuk-do and the Global Saemaul Forum

Commencement ceremony for the second half of 2013

Award ceremony for the Y-type Human Resource in 2014

Hosted the 2014 Daegu International Youth Camp

Haiti governmental officials joined ‘economic development strategy for Haiti and Saemaul Movement’ training

Regional development experts from 6 African countries (Malawi, Senegal, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania) joined intensive ‘Saemaul Movement’ training at Yeungnam University

Bolivian journalists joined a special seminar on the Saemaul Movement at Yeungnam University

Completion ceremony for the Yeungnam University Business Incubation Center

Selected for the local university characterization project (ranked 1st in the attraction of national funds)

Congratulatory ceremony for the alumni elected during the June 4th regional elections

Ceremony of the business agreement and presentation of the joint recruitment of public institutions in the Daegu-Gyeongbuk Innovation Cities

Selected for the ‘support project for universities dedicated to the normalization of high school education’ operated by the Ministry of Education and the Korean Council for University Education

Signing ceremony of the MOU for the Chunma Challenge 1000 Project

Visit from the Deputy Prime Minister of Cambodia and the Vice-Ministers of major departments to Yeungnam University

Selected as the Korean Language Education Institute for the Korean Government Scholarship Program of Graduate Students

Signed a MOU for the educational cooperation to improve personality of students with the Advanced Center for Korean Studies and Dosanseowon Sunbi Culture Training Center

• Department of electronic engineering and Department of information and communication engineering were selected as the best Departments in 2013 during a university assessment (industrial perspective) conducted by the Ministry of Education and the Korean Council for University Education
• Selected as the best university by Samsung Electronics

Signed a MOU for the education of global leaders with KOICA

Ranked in the 6th place in two years in a raw in the number of CEOs of KOSDAQ companies

Selected for 2 level of LINC project

Law School at Yeungnam University was ranked in the 2nd place in the ratio of successful bar examinee of the 3rd bar exam

Signed a MOU for human resource education and enhancement of employment with the Korea IT Convergence Technology Association

Opened regional respiratory system disease center at Yeungnam University

Signed a MOU for human resource education and industry-academy cooperation with Taegutec

Won the award of ‘2014 True Education Prize in Korea’ for the section of global innovation

Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul was selected for the 1st place of ‘Master’s program project for Developing Countries ‘ by KOICA

Signed a MOU for administrative cooperation with Gyeongsan city

Ranked in the 10th place in the number of CEOs at companies of 10 biggest market capitalization

Signed a MOU to educate human resource and create employment with Gyeonsangbuk Do and LG Display

Signed a MOU with ASEAN-Korea Forest Cooperation Secretariat(AFoCO)

Signed an agreement for academic cooperation and exchange of human resource with Korea Conformity Laboratories

Opened a Public Relations Center at the subway station for the first time in the region

Signed a MOU related to the establishment of ‘Forest of Environment’ with Gyeongju World Culture Expo

Signed a MOU for industry-academy cooperation with Korea Energy Economics Institute

Signed a MOU for mutual cooperation with Yeong Cheon city

• Established Department of Police Administration at College of Political Science and Public Administration
• Department of Military Studies at the College of Basic Studies transferred to the College of Political Science and Public Administration
• Abolished Graduate School of Art and Design
• Renamed the Department of Saemaul Study at Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul into the Department of Saemaul and International Development

Selected as an excellent volunteer service group by Ministry of Education in Cambodia

Medical School of Yeungnam University obtained ‘Certification of Medical Education Assessment in 2013’ from Korean Institute of Medical Education and Evaluation

Ranked top in student educational investment in 2012 among comprehensive private universities in Daegu-Gyeongbuk region (According to Daekah Alimi published in August, 2013)

Signed agreement with Korea Water Corporation for the development of water resources in developing countries and education of human resources

Combined Recruitment Camp with Hanyang University and University of Seoul

Gathering of YU Tech-Biz

Obtained ‘2013 Certification of University Assessment’ from Ministry of Education, Korean Council for University Education and Korean University Education Institute

Signed MOU with Korea East-West Power Co., LT for the social contribution plan based on Saemaul Movement

2013 Korea-Japan e-Presentation Contest with Friendship

Signed agreement with University of Agriculture, Faisalabad in Pakistan

• Won the championship of 2013 Caffe Bene U-league University Tournament
• Signed agreement with Korea Forest Service for a plan for afforestation in developing countries, and cooperation to educate human resources

Signing of Agreement with Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Pakistan for academic cooperation, Global Saemaul Movement, Farming area and Agriculture development

2013 YU Creative Economy Academy-Industry Cooperation Expo

Signing of MOU with Tzu Chi University, Taiwan, to facilitate academic cooperation

Welcome ceremony for the second Chunma Alumni who were successfully employed after graduation

The fifth Yeungnam University Engineering Education Festival

Signing of MOA with Enderun Colleges, the Philippines, for the establishment of Saemaul Department

Signing ceremony for business cooperation between Yeungnam University and KOSPO

Signed an MOU for mutual cooperation between the Office of Research Cooperation Foundation at Yeungnam University, the Yeongcheon Chamber of Commerce & Industry and the Branch Office of Small & Medium Business Corporation in Gyeongbuk, Nambu region

Selected as the consignment organization for the ‘School Food Management & Support Center’ by Dong-Gu Daegu Metropolitan City

Signed an MOU for employment support cooperation with the Management Corporation for the Dalseong Industrial Complex

The LED-IT Center at Yeungnam University was accredited as the first international testing institute for LED illumination in the Daegu-Gyeongbuk region

Signed an MOU for mutual cooperation with Sangju City

• Signed an MOU for industry-academy cooperation with KOLMAR KOREA
• Signed a business MOU for international technology cooperation with the Korean Land & Housing Corporation

Signed an MOU with the Daegu Infrastructure Corporation

Inauguration of Mr. Lee, Chun Soo, the 18th Chair of the Board of Yeungnam University

Inaugural Masters of Saemaul study graduation

Signed an academic and research cooperation agreement with the Korean Research Institute for Human Settlements

Hosted ‘International Capstone Design Camp’ for the first time in Korea

Building completion ceremony for environmental improvement construction and the extension of the College of Education building

Signed a cooperative agreement with the University of Science & Technology

Signed a cooperative agreement with the Korean Environment Corporation

Opened Institute for International Development Cooperation at Yeungnam University

Signed an MOU with the Korean Army Academy at Yeongcheon

Groundbreaking ceremony for the ‘Gyeongbuk Global Exchange Center’.

Selected for the ‘2013 Leading University in International Cooperation Project’.

• Opened the Dokdo archive.
• Signed an agreement for business cooperation with the Korea Rural Community Corporation.

Hosted the strategic symposium and signed an MOU with nine national universities from seven South East Asian countries (Laos, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia and the Philippines).

Signed an MOU for business cooperation with Korea South East Power Co., Ltd.

Selected as the main university in the Yeungnam region for the ‘Mentoring project for Multi-culture and North Korean Asylum Students’ for three consecutive years.

Signed an agreement for business cooperation with KOTRA.

Hosted the 4th National Han-Shi contest.

Signed an agreement for industry-academy cooperation with the Korea Gas Corporation’s regional headquarters in Daegu-Gyeongbuk.

Signed an agreement for academic cooperation with Sejong University.

Signed an agreement for business cooperation with the Rural Development Administration.

Signed an agreement for business cooperation with the Korea Rural Economic Institute.

Signed an MOU with the Korea Ssireum Association.

Signed an MOU for mutual cooperation between Gyeongsangbuk-do Provincial Council and Yeungnam University

Signed an MOU for mutual development with Saemyung Hospital

Signed an MOU for cooperation with the Korea International Cooperation Agency

• Established “Green Car Studies” as a major field of study within undergraduate programs
• Changed Graduate School of Art & Design into Graduate School of Culture, Arts & Design
• Established the Department of Mathematics Education and Application, Department of Biomedical Science, Mechanical Engineering Science in Natural Science
• Established the Department of Interdisciplinary Programs of European Regions and Culture Studies, Department of Interdisciplinary Programs for East Asian Studies in the field of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
• Established the Department of Smart Industrial Safety, Department of LED Convergence Engineering and Department of Green Energy Convergence Engineering in the field of Engineering
• Established the Department of Photography and New Media in the field of art, music and physical education

Signed an MOU for global internship with the U.S.A. Taekwondo Association in New Jersey, U.S.A.

Inauguration of Dr. Noh, Seok Kyun, the 14th President of Yeungnam University

Obtained the accreditation for Law School assessment