Persons and Institutions of the Project

Konkuk University.

Konkuk University was founded in 1946 and is among  the TOP 8 Universities in South Korea. There are about 25.000 students in undergraduate and 5.000 in Graduate Programs. They are divided  into 20 Colleges, 13 Graduate Schools, 99 Undergraduate, 83 Graduate, 56 Doctoral Degrees and 7 Master and Doctoral degrees. Furthermore, there are about 50 research institutes!

In the year 2011 Konkuk University wants to be one of the five top universities in Korea. Since 1998 they are University partner of theRheinMain University of Applied Siences. Please find out more information  online at Konkuk University.

RheinMain University of Applied Sciences

Established in 1971, the RheinMain University of Applied Sciences is a public university in the privince Hesse. There are about 9.500 students in 46 faculties. The university offers an ideal education by combining its vocational opportunities, with its favorable geographical location, its consistent proximity to the market and society, its research activities and team spirit to a unique practice proximity to life. At the educational focus are the students themselves. A study at the  University of Applied Siences means preparation for modern professional fields, which means the application of scientific methods or artistic ability. You can find some more information visitng the website of RheinMain University.

Both universities are long-term sibiling universities. Some student exchanges of the departments of interior design & communication design in 1998 marked the start of the universities' cooperation. Later workshops, study tours and staff exchanges were added. Meanwhile, relations also exist for the Department of Social Affairs, the Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering and more recently a cooperation agreement with the Wiesbaden Business School. Since 2005, Konkuk University invites every year in July/August to the International Summer Program (ISP) lasting for four weeks. This year participated eight students of the RheinMain University of Applied Siences.

This project is planned for the duration of two years. During this time three students of Wiesbaden will stay at Konkuk University. Each of them will stay more than three months. Vise versa there are three students going from Korea to Germany for the time of  five months. They either attend the faculty of Architecture or Computer Sciences.

Likewise, the professors of  both universities and the two different departments will visit each other several times within these two years. Should you be interested in getting more detailed timetables, you can have a look at the calendar at the end of this blog.