Sangmyung University President Kim Chong-hee speaks during an interview with The Korea Times at her office on the university's campus in Jongno District, Seoul, June 10. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul
As Korean universities jostle for global standing, Sangmyung University is leaning into what sets it apart: a concentration in culture and the arts.
Three of the university's 10 colleges specialize in culture, the arts and design — a rare institutional structure among Korean universities that Sangmyung University President Kim Chong-hee sees as a strategic asset rather than a legacy to be outgrown.
“We are focusing our global partnerships on two key areas — artificial intelligence (AI), our new strategic priority, and culture and the arts, our traditional strength," she said in a recent interview with The Korea Times.
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