Kwangwoon University (KWU; Korean: 광운대학교; RR: Gwang-un Daehakgyo) is a comprehensive and private research university in Nowon-gu, Seoul, South Korea, offering undergraduate and graduate programs.
Chosun Radio Training Center, the predecessor of Kwangwoon University, was the first institution to teach electronic engineering studies in Korea.
[3] Kwangwoon University was ranked 56th in Asia in field of Engineering in the 2014 and 2015 by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)[4][5] and ranked 16th in Korea in field of Science and Engineering in 2015 by Korea Economic Daily (한국경제신문)[6] Kwangwoon started as Chosun Radio Training Center established to promote the advancement of radio technical knowledge.
Since 2011, freshmen have to achieve a degree of proficiency in a second foreign language (Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, or Russian) before graduation.
However, due to the education ministry's order, each department has been banned from accepting new students since 2016.