KNU Enters Top 500 in QS World University Rankings, Rising 38 Places to Rank 481st Globally
The university ranks 211th worldwide in Faculty-Student Ratio and 355th in Sustainability. Kyungpook National University (KNU, President Young-Woo Heo) announced on June 18th that it ranked 481st globally in the "2027 QS World University Rankings," published by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), a global higher education evaluation agency based in the UK. KNU successfully climbed in..
Kyungpook National University Secures Two Major National Projects in AI-Driven Drug Discovery, Totaling KRW 64 Billion in Funding
The Bio-Convergence Research Institute at Kyungpook National University (KNU) has secured a total of KRW 64 billion in funding after being consecutively selected for two major national projects in the field of AI-driven drug discovery: the “AIxBio Innovation Research Hub Pilot Project”(KRW 54 billion) and the “AI-Based Long-Term Drug Toxicity Prediction Platform Project” (K..
KNU Petroleum Engineering Ranks 51st–100th Globally in QS World University Rankings by Subject
Kyungpook National University (KNU) announced that it has placed in the global top 51–100 for Petroleum Engineering in the "2026 QS World University Rankings by Subject," released by the UK-based global higher education evaluation agency QS. This year’s rankings analyzed 55 specific subjects across five broad fields (including Humanities, Engineering, and Natural Science..
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