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Korea stay at No. 22 in FIFA rankings, slight changes for World Cup foes

Korea remained at No. 22 in the first FIFA rankings of the new year released Tuesday, while two of their World Cup opponents had slight changes in their positions.

2026-01-20

National Museum of Korea logs 3rd most visitors worldwide at 6.5 million in 2025

The National Museum of Korea surpassed 6.5 million visitors in 2025, marking a 70 percent increase from the previous year, coming in behind only the Louvre Museum in Paris and the Vatican Museums.

2026-01-02

Sungkyunkwan aims for quantum leap in research with cross-boundary clusters

Sungkyunkwan University topped the JoongAng University Rankings 2025 list of external research funding per faculty member, part of its continuing efforts to make breakthroughs in such fields as quantum computing and immunotherapy.

2025-11-27

SNU tops The JoongAng University Rankings for 10th straight year, Hanyang climbs to third

Seoul National University (SNU) maintained its lead in The JoongAng University Rankings 2025, marking its 10th consecutive year at the top since science and engineering universities were evaluated separately.

2025-11-26

High-ranking schools boast high-quality research in JoongAng humanities subject ranking

The JoongAng University Rankings by Subject were announced on Tuesday. Ewha Womans University received an “excellent” rating in the social sciences and “exceptional” ratings in the humanities and business and economics.

2025-11-25

Schools with int'l research in natural sciences perform strongly in JoongAng University Rankings by Subject

In The JoongAng University Rankings by Subject 2025, universities that furthered research through international collaboration performed strongly in the two natural science fields: life sciences and chemistry, and mathematics and physics.

2025-11-25

Seoul National University again leads Korean institutions in QS 2026 rankings

Seoul National University again took the lead among Korean universities in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) 2026 World University Rankings, with Yonsei University following, as KAIST was excluded from this year's rankings.

2025-06-19

SNU and KAIST lead the way for Korean schools in QS subject rankings

Seoul National University (SNU) and KAIST have topped many categories in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025, with SNU and Yonsei University securing the country’s second-ever top 10 ranking in an individual discipline.

2025-03-13

Korean universities shine in world university subject rankings

Rankings of many Korean universities rose in the 2024 QS World University Rankings by Subject, with Seoul National University and KAIST leading the charge across the organization's five subject rankings lists.

2024-04-11

Presidential office rejects calls for return of Korean envoy to Australia

The presidential office said Monday it would be "inappropriate" for Lee Jong-sup to return from Canberra, standing by its controversial appointment of the former defense minister as the new ambassador to Australia.

2024-03-18