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한국예술종합학교 | |
Type | National |
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Established | 1993 |
President | Kim Daejin |
Location | , 37°36′19.8″N127°3′22.0″E / 37.605500°N 127.056111°E |
Campus | Urban |
Website | http://www.karts.ac.kr/ |
Korea National University of Arts | |
Hangul | 한국예술종합학교 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Han-guk Yesul Jonghap Hakgyo |
McCune–Reischauer | Han'guk Yesul Chonghap Hakkyo |
Korea National University of Arts is a national university in Seoul,South Korea. Korea National University of Arts was established in 1993 by the Ministry of Culture,Sports and Tourism of Korea as the only national university of arts with an aim to serve as a leading institution which cultivates artists.[ citation needed ] It has 26 departments in six schools:Schools of Music,Drama,Film,TV &Multimedia,Dance,Visual Arts,and Korean Traditional Arts.
Korea National University of Arts was established by law in 1993. In 1990,the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Korea announced a 'Ten-Year Project for the Cultural Development',and the foundation of a national arts institution was the crucial provision of this project. Until the early 1980s,there was no specialized university in Korea that devoted its entire curriculum to artistic endeavors. Therefore,many budding artists who wanted to pursue professional training went abroad. The announcement of the foundation of the national university of arts in 1993 thus promoted artistic prosperity in Korea. It is the only national university in Asia dedicated exclusively to preparing young artists for the professions of all artistic genres.[ citation needed ] Korea National University of Arts encompasses all disciplines of arts including music,dance,theatre,film,TV,animation,fine art,design,architecture,and Korean traditional arts.
The university consists of six independent but correlative schools:the School of Music,the School of Drama,the School of Film,TV &Multimedia,the School of Dance,the School of Visual Arts,and the School of Korean Traditional Arts. K-ARTS offers bachelor's and master's degree programs while also providing pre-school training program for promising young students. As of 2003,there are about 2600 students enrolled in K-ARTS,and more than 730 professors and lecturers are teaching in the studios and classrooms.
Korea National University of Arts is made up of two Seoul-based campuses:the Seokgwan Campus and the Seocho Campus.
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