Seoul National University

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/seoul-national-university

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. Where is Seoul National University?Seoul, South Korea
2. How many people live in Seoul National University?Approximately 28,000 students (17,000 undergraduate, 11,000 graduate)
3. How big is Seoul National University?Main campus in Gwanak, with additional campuses in Daehangno and Pyeongchang
4. What is the capital of Seoul National University?Seoul
5. What language do people speak in Seoul National University?Korean
6. How many students study at Seoul National University?About 17,000 students study there as undergraduates, and around 11,000 are graduate students. Many of them come from all over Korea and other countries.

Public Research University: A government-funded institution dedicated to both advanced teaching and the creation of new knowledge through scientific inquiry.
SKY Universities: An informal designation for the three most elite and competitive universities in South Korea: Seoul National University, Korea University, and Yonsei University.
Interdisciplinary Studies: Academic programs that combine knowledge and methods from two or more different fields of study.
Amalgamation: The process of combining or merging different institutions or entities into one.