SKY is an acronym used to refer to the three most prestigious universities in South Korea: Seoul National University, Korea University, and Yonsei University. The term is widely used in South Korea, both in media broadcast and by the universities themselves.
In South Korea, admission to one of the SKY universities is widely considered as determining one's career and social status. Many of South Korea's most influential politicians, lawyers, physicians, engineers, journalists, professors, and policy makers(bureaucrats) have graduated from one of the SKY universities.
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History
- 1895: The former institute of Seoul National University College of Law was established.
- 1905: Bosung College established
- 1924: Headquarters and a preparatory departments of Keij? Imperial University was founded by Japan. This university is the main predecessor to Seoul National University.
- 1926: Three Departments (Law, Medical Sciences, and Human Sciences) of Keij? Imperial University were opened by Japan. These were the first modern university classes in Korea. This university was the only university in Korea at the time due to oppression by Japan. The Japanese government did not approve the establishment of any university except Keij? Imperial University.
- 1946 August: Seoul National University founded by merging several Japanese institutions - including Keij? Imperial University - of higher education around Seoul
- 1946 August : Bosung College renamed Korea University
- 1946 August: Yonhi College renamed Yonhi University
- 1957 January: Severance Medical College and Hospital and Yonhi University merged into Yonsei University
National recognition
In 2010, it was reported that 46.3% of high government officials and 50% of CEOs of major financial industries were graduates of SKY universities. Also, over 60% of the students who passed the 2010 Korean Bar examination were graduates of SKY universities. Being admitted in one of these universities typically requires students to be within 1% of the Korean College Scholastic Ability Test (the Korean equivalent to the SAT's) which means that these universities have acceptance rates as low as 2%.
Concerns
There have been a number of SKY university students who have dropped out of school to protest against South Korea's overheated academic elitism.
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